Word For The Day, 11/30/02

11/30/02 | Mistress Bella

[Bella_Bru]

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”. Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the “word of 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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Today is going to a bit different here at WFTD. I call it "the ultimate review". I have linked the WFTD from everyday since September. Students will be required to submit homework that uses a MINIMUM of 3 words from previous WFTD's. The more words you use in your homework, the better your grade. Extra credit will be given to those who submit examples, in the form of links to outside web sites, photos, or other images, along with their homework. Extra credit will also be given to our more poetically inclined students. Hand in your homework in the form of a poem, and your grade will go up.

I will be strict about grading today, so, hand in homework only using the minimum of 3 words, and you will get a minimum effort grade of a C. Failure to turn in homework will result in a meeting with principal JimRob.

Students who have many absences over the past few weeks might want to use this day to improve their overall grades.

You may use any of the forms (noun, adjective, etc.) given that day. I am only listing the first form.

Here are the links:
dilatory
Brobdingnagian
dilettante
animadversion>
assiduous
eleemosynary
precocious
quondam
cynosure
hegemony
raffish
epiphenomenal
atrabilious
atelier
ambit
stentorian
qua
vulgar
bibulous
vituperate
ebullient
lubricious
substantive
moribund
slue\slew
ignominy
felicitate
supercilious
nugatory
circumambient
trammel
jejune
aver
enervate
insouciant
raffish
appetence
munificent
recrudescence
revanche
coruscate
salacious
bouleversement
minatory
desuetude
invidious
promulgate
ineluctable

Good Morning Class. Welcome to School!

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

Well, with your permission..........lol

[RikaStrom]

Miss Bella, I'm a little late, but I humblely submit my homework.

Here we have a curious quandary; the Clintons, those quacks qua criminals, those quondam quasi queens' of kitsch, are selling ornaments not fit for a ditch. Those vile, vituperate, villainous vermin, with their vicious venal vacuous vapidity … I'm not buying that bastion of bellicosity, the bridge of doom.

[Robert A Cook PE]

Teach! Teach!

(That isn't fair ... I'm tellin'!)

Teach!

(Waves hand again...)

Whyisa is gonna be drinkin' with her honey and goin' to bed and sleepin' and all that.

And she isn't gonna share with the class.

That's not fair!

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

robert....... if I find your damn ladder against my window again I'm going to have to...uh.... to.....something......

[Bella_Bru]

Robert, tattling isn't something we promote here. Now, if you are concerned that you are getting the fuzzy end of the lollipop, perhaps you should ask Whysa to share her "special" coffee with you.

Whyis, please stop taunting poor Robert. You both do not want a grade reduction, do you?

[Robert A Cook PE]

Oh, she's not taunting me ...

(All my lines are tight enough as-is already....)

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

I had heard you were tight Robert, but I thought they meant like a vise on your wallet tight........... ;^)

[Robert A Cook PE]

Wellllllll, hmmmmmmmn.

Since all 4 of my vises are downstairs, and the bedroom is upstairs on the first floor, I guess I'll have to keep my wallet downstares so I can look at it more closely when I play with devices downstairs .....

[SeaDragon]

Oh my! Cupcake, you are amazing...............

[RikaStrom]

Oh, she's not taunting me ...
(All my lines are tight enough as-is already....)

That's odd, I could have sworn that you weren't tight enough, as you unravel with the ease of an apron string.

But perhaps you were just a frayed knot?

[Robert A Cook PE]

"But perhaps you were just a frayed knot? .."

Excuse me, took a few minutes to answer. I was just tied up downstairs...

Er, uhm. Tied down upstares?

[RikaStrom]

Excuse me, took a few minutes to answer. I was just tied up downstairs...
Er, uhm. Tied down upstares?

I knew you were just bound and determined to chain yourself to the action. You really need to cuff that enthusiasm of yours.

[Bella_Bru]

Because of your faithful service as teacher/referee to these miscreants, I have decided to overlook your lateness in turning in hw. I have cancelled your appointment with Pincipal JimRob. However, I am forced to deduct from your grade slighty, and give you an A+. Arghie really took the cake this time......

[Robert A Cook PE]

"A frayed knot?"

(Gets worried look for second, then checks shoe laces.)

Whoah - I was gettin' scared there that I might trippe up and get a bad recording of this fracas.

(Wouldn't want to blow it ya know.)

[RikaStrom]

Oh well shoot! I will have to do better..... and lock Arghie in the closet!.

(sing song voice)Thank you Miss Teacher!!!! </sing song voice)

[Bella_Bru]

:-P

How was your Turkey Day?

[NeoCaveman]

So this is where everyone is....

ND 6
USC 0

End of first quarter. Go Irish

[Robert A Cook PE]

Hmmmmmn.

Speaking of loose strings and untied laces .... I just noticed.

WOW!

Er, uhm, could you, uh, turn, I mean, rotate your monitor down just a tad more .....

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

Thank you for the back up Ms. Rika........

[Robert A Cook PE]

Well heck!

Backup indeed..... (As if I were toast.... or even sliced bread. Like "I" need butterin' up around here. Hmmph.)

Shoot, iffen you'd turn the the other cheek I'd be able to compliment your backside as well.

Butt then again, we know you're always the shy one..