Posted on 12/07/2005 6:09:18 AM PST by VRWCmember
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".
malversation \mal-ver-SAY-shun\ noun
1. misbehavior and especially corruption in an office, trust, or commission *
2. corrupt administration
*Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentence.
A picture of bill clinton appears next to this word in the dictionary
Example sentence:
The governor was finally convicted of malversation, after years of rumors about kickbacks and illegal contracts.
Did you know?
The form "mal-" is often a bad sign in a word, and "malversation" is no exception. In Middle French, "mal-" (meaning "bad," from the Latin word for "bad," "malus") teamed up with "verser" ("to turn, handle," from the Latin verb "vertere," "to turn ") to create "malverser," a verb meaning "to be corrupt." This in turn led to "malversation," which was adopted by English speakers in the mid-16th century. Some other "mal-" descendants are "maladroit" ("inept"), "malcontent" ("discontented"), and "maltreat" ("to treat badly").
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....
Review Threads:
Review Thread One: Word For The Day, Thursday 11/14/02: Raffish (Be SURE to check out posts #92 and #111 on this thread!)
Review Thread Two: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/14/03: Roister
Review Thread Three: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/28/03: Obdurate
Review Thread Four: Word For the Day, Friday 7/25/03: Potation
Review Thread Five: Word For the Day, Monday 8/19/03: Stolid
Review Thread Six: Word for the Day, Tuesday 11/09/2004: Peripatetic (Post #125 may be my best anagram post ever)
Should be like this:
There once was a malversation
That wreaked havoc on the nation
Bubba got BJ's in the Oval Office
OBL scoffed, "This guy's gonna stop us?"
Thank God he's out of the equation.
i couldn't deal with that mentality. rest assured xshub will make the news if they tried that crap at any of xskids schools.
In the Clinton years, pure malversation
Not much action, just trite conversation
I could never condone
His getting laid, yanked and blown
A poster boy for penile amputation
If you shall believe him in this, O youth, by Bacchus, you will be like the sons of Hippocrates, and they will call you a booby.
One of the local talk show guys is saying that if your school has winter break instead of Christams break you should take the entire winter off and when questioned about it just say the school said it was a "winter break" so they gave me the idea that I get winter off.
No kidding.
A whole winter away from politically correct and functionally moronic teachers, oh joy!
Most guys see big guns like that and they aren't thinking about propagating the species, just about getting laid.
I figured since we were on Boobies, it seemed appropriate....lol...
It seemd quite ironic to me, that I happened to be reading Clouds at that point where Unjust Cause speaks that line this morning....
Proof, then of I.D....Since the actor unwittingly enough fulfills the purpose.....lol
Anyone watch "Curb your Enthusiasm"? The season finale was hilarious. I especially cracked up at how Larry David acted entirely different when he thought he was a Gentile.
Damn...I missed it. I'll have to catch it on the repeat.
Best one of the year. I missed it originally, but I caught it yesterday on OnDemand.
spent about an hour with COX just now. finally the DVR is installed. Dang i tell ya, nothing is EVER easy with this crap. i had to help the guy, now is that pathetic or what????
That is pathetic.
Hell, you should have called me. Firstly I last far longer than that, and Secondly, I am always good to go, no help required....At Hobbes' Park, the amusments are always ready to ride.....
i don't have time to search out the eye rolling gif, but consider them rolled. RMFE>
If you can find an old copy, read "The Descent of Woman".
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