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Word For The Day, Monday, January 26, 2004
The Verbivores
| 1/26/04
| Teacher
Posted on 01/26/2004 5:17:39 AM PST by RikaStrom
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....
coruscate \kor*es*kate\ verb
coruscating, coruscates, coruscated; transitive verb
coruscation; noun
1. To give forth flashes of light; sparkle and glitter.
2. To exhibit sparkling virtuosity;
3. A flash of intellectual brilliancy.
A very vivid but exceeding short-lived splender, not to call ta little coruscation.
--Boyle.
Etymology: [Latin corusc re, corusc t-, to flash.]
TOPICS: Education; Humor; Poetry; Word For The Day
KEYWORDS: students; wftd
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To: TruthShallSetYouFree
Beautifully said, Truth.
To: MeekOneGOP
Yes, but is going to retire from television??
To: will1776
Wow, you're creative today!
Excellent.
A+
To: martin_fierro
Uh huh... sure he did.
;-)
To: NicknamedBob
LOL, oh you are a bad bad Bob!
A+
To: RikaStrom
Beautifully said, Truth. Beauty is truth, truth beauty. That is all ye know on Earth, and all ye need to know."
-- John Keats
To: doubled
That could make Thanksgiving a troubled time!
A+
To: RikaStrom
Thanks!
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01/26/2004 11:41:25 AM PST
by
WinOne4TheGipper
(Appease "my-way-or-the-highway" conservatives. Build new roads.)
To: dixie sass
LOL
Hello Dixie... did you survive??
To: theDentist
That would require that someone be logical, we can't have that.
A+
To: PoorMuttly
LOL, you are demented Muttly.
To: Texan5
LOL, oh perfect!
A+
To: mikrofon
ROFLOL!
A+
To: sciencediet
OMG! ROFLOL
A+
To: trussell; EternalVigilance
I haven't seen that one in a while. Always a goody.
You should ask EV about the ditz at his booth this weekend who didn't know how to count change back so kept trying to argue with Mrs. EV about the change. Unreal.
A+
To: dubyaismypresident
She certainly rocked the house.
A+
To: Laura Earl
Yeah actually, it was.
But now I have to fetch Fuzzy home from the kennel. :-)
To: RikaStrom
LOL, per the bribe ..... A+
;-)
Imagine how many free A+ grades I'd get if I'd bought a whole six-pack! ;)
To: RikaStrom
I know what you mean. I thought on 1-20-2001 that we wouldn't have to
see or listen to bill clintoon any more too. But now we know differently.
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01/26/2004 12:15:48 PM PST
by
MeekOneGOP
(Check out this HILARIOUS story !! haha!: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1060580/posts)
To: RikaStrom
Ooooo, go get that baby!
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