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)
You both get an extra couple of plusses on your grade.
For some reason, the extra plusses just aren't as much fun as x's XXX's.
Thanks Vastie!!!
If two democrats are lying (er, talking) to each other, is it always a case of malversation?
Or conversation?
Now, if a mad lawyer and her upset client are reviewing a case in prison, that's clearly a case for mal-con-con-con-versation.
man, have you gone soft....
You're just J
i got a real good laugh out of the last line of this letter to the editor this morning:
Politically correct erase references to Christmas
For most of us it's still Christmas, the middle of the year's biggest shopping season. We see terms like holiday cards, holiday shopping, even holiday trees. If it wasn't so sad, it would be funny. Let's not offend the few who don't like the word "Christmas."
All of the stores, newspapers and TV are bending over backwards to be politically correct. We have taken God from our lives because of a few radicals. Now they are taking Christ out of Christmas. Walk around the Christiana Mall and count the number of times the word "Christmas" is seen. Where are the bell ringers, the mangers, carolers or Santa Claus?
Maybe it should change its name to Holidaiana Mall.
Whaddo I win, whaddo I win? I hope she's got a large chest.
cute!
Tsk, tsk.
Silly xs misses the entire point.
so the point is some weird looking 50s type chick with her boobs hanging out?
They don't look that pointy to me.
In fact, I'd say she appears to be a well-rounded gal.
men and their boob fixation. i guess God made them that way for some reason : )
OK, yeah.
(you make it sound so dirrrrrty)
They're just over grown babies who were bottlefed and feel deprived :)
okay, i am curious. if there is a woman who is totally stacked but seriously homely otherwise, do men still consider her attractive?
well i know that is xshub's excuse... ; )
OOOPS................
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