Word for the Day, Monday, April 7, 2014-- iniquity

4/7/14 | xs

[xsmommy]

Word For The Day, Monday, 4/7/14

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In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".

iniquity; noun

noun, plural in·iq·ui·ties. 1. gross injustice or wickedness. 2. a violation of right or duty; wicked act; sin. Can be confused with INEQUITY. in'iquitous

— adj

in'iquitously

— adv

in'iquitousness

— n

Synonyms 1. evildoing, infamy, depravity, knavery.

Etymology: 1300–50; Middle English < Latin inīquitās unevenness, unfairness, equivalent to inīqu ( us ) uneven, unfair ( in- in-3 + -īquus, combining form of aequus even, equal) + -itās -ity

Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence.
The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day.

The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-)
Practice makes perfect.....post on....

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[xsmommy]

the pix of the lunch trays look pathetic! A+++

[SoothingDave]

Looks like someone forgot today was Tuesday.

If someone wants to post for me today, that would be great. I’m halfway to Nashville.

[VRWCmember]

Handwriting looks the same for the teacher and the student. Mmmm

Not really. The "u" and the "s" and the "e" show fairly distninct differences in handwriting style. Also, the student's handwriting has a bit of a back-slant, characteristic of left handed writing, while the teacher's comment has a more "traditional" slight forward slant.

[Texan5]

How stupid does it get-either those parents were being “friends” instead of parents, or they are the poster children for cluelessness. Either way, they are ignorant...

[Texan5]

I can’t believe those are lunches-they must be whatever the CIA replaced waterboarding with.

I commented on the thread that there is very little real nutrition in the pictured lunches-just an overload of cheap carbs made from bleached flour. Our taxes are paying for stuff my dog would turn her nose up at...