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Word For The Day, Wednesday, December 7, 2005 - malversation
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary ^ | 12/07/2005 | The Janitor

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)


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To: Argh

yeah all kinds of chutzpah now that he is in court and not living in the spider hole he was cowering in!


61 posted on 12/07/2005 7:01:39 AM PST by xsmommy
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To: secret garden

i loved your sentence!


62 posted on 12/07/2005 7:02:23 AM PST by xsmommy
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To: Argh

she bears a passing resemblance to hillary.


63 posted on 12/07/2005 7:03:07 AM PST by xsmommy
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To: xsmommy

And those of us that you describe as elegant WASPY types bemoaned our flat chests..............


64 posted on 12/07/2005 7:03:35 AM PST by Gabz
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To: xsmommy

Nazis of a feather flock together. Actually, that's not fair, I don't know anything much about this German woman.


65 posted on 12/07/2005 7:06:53 AM PST by Argh
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To: Fierce Allegiance

that never stopped ya before ; )


66 posted on 12/07/2005 7:07:58 AM PST by xsmommy
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To: VRWCmember

Forgive me if this conversation,
Imbues me with great aversation,
For President Forty-two;
Whose legacy we all rue,
Engaging in such malversation.


67 posted on 12/07/2005 7:12:59 AM PST by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN - 3rd Bn. Fifth Marines RVN 1969)
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To: xsmommy
that never stopped ya before ; )

Cease and Desist orders are a powerful motivator.

68 posted on 12/07/2005 7:16:05 AM PST by Fierce Allegiance (I will prevail. I miss my best friend.)
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To: xsmommy; All; martin_fierro; VRWCmember; Fierce Allegiance; WhyisaTexasgirlinPA; Gabz; ...
why is it ALL ABOUT THE DANG BOOBS?

There's an old theory that the boobs are a frontal reflection/projection of a proffered derrière, hence the attraction. But evolutionary psychology says the instinct reacts to large breasts because it (the instinct, not our rational minds, which are thinking of nothing at the moment of noticing large breasts) considers large breasts to be a sign of the ability to produce much milk, that is, nourishment, and therefore the offspring will have a better chance of survival, and, therefore, the genes stand a better chance of getting spread farther and wider. Which is how the race survives, by spreading them ol' genes around. We don't have these thoughts in our minds when the instinct kicks in, this is just an attempt to explain why the instinct reacts to large bosoms. You're welcome. Please send me $20.00 U.S. for this brilliant exposition. And your autographed picture of Ronald Reagan. Thank you. You're welcome.

69 posted on 12/07/2005 7:16:58 AM PST by Argh
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To: Argh

Thank you for your insight, Count Chestula.


70 posted on 12/07/2005 7:19:40 AM PST by secret garden (bless your heart)
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To: pissant; Salamander; Xenalyte; teenyelliott

I just know you guys want to be pinged to # 69. Miss Xena, are we ever going to see your wedding pictures? Or did I just miss them?


71 posted on 12/07/2005 7:20:07 AM PST by Argh
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To: secret garden

BWWAAAAHAHAHAHahahahaaaa....


72 posted on 12/07/2005 7:20:38 AM PST by Argh
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To: Argh; martin_fierro; Fierce Allegiance

i swear i read that in a National Geographic once. i appreciate the intellectual effort to answer my question, rather than the grunts and moans that issued from Marteen and FA when i asked the question... : )


73 posted on 12/07/2005 7:21:14 AM PST by xsmommy
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To: xsmommy

You've got me cracking up here.


74 posted on 12/07/2005 7:22:46 AM PST by Argh
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To: secret garden

Actually, I do believe I could use a bite. Or two.


75 posted on 12/07/2005 7:23:18 AM PST by Argh
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To: Argh; xsmommy; All; martin_fierro; VRWCmember; Fierce Allegiance; WhyisaTexasgirlinPA; Gabz; ...

An autogrpahed photo of Ronald Reagan?

(WhynotanautogrpahedphotoofWhyisatexasgirlwearingboobsinPA?)

(HowareatexasgirlwearingboobsinPA?)

(HowdoesatexasgirlwearboobsinPA?)


76 posted on 12/07/2005 7:23:30 AM PST by Robert A Cook PE (-I contribute to FR monthly, but ABBCNNBCBS supports Hillary's Secular Sexual Socialism every day.)
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To: Warthogtjm

Excellent, excellent.


77 posted on 12/07/2005 7:24:08 AM PST by Robert A Cook PE (-I contribute to FR monthly, but ABBCNNBCBS supports Hillary's Secular Sexual Socialism every day.)
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To: xsmommy; Argh; Fierce Allegiance
Unnngh.

Not cool, man. NOT COOL!

78 posted on 12/07/2005 7:25:37 AM PST by martin_fierro (94.236% of all statistics are made up on the spot)
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To: Robert A. Cook, PE; WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
I have been officially informed by the "lady" in question that the answer is "spectacularly".

No, Robt., I didn't believe it either.

79 posted on 12/07/2005 7:25:46 AM PST by Argh
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To: Argh

face it, you are the most erudite of the lot. marteen and FA basically said boobs=good, which is hardly compelling logic ; )


80 posted on 12/07/2005 7:26:36 AM PST by xsmommy
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