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Word For The Day, Thursday, February 23, 2006 - repugn
dictionaries ad nauseum, internet | February 23, 2006 | secret garden

Posted on 02/23/2006 4:47:01 AM PST by secret garden

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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".

repugn • \rih-PYOON\ • verb
: to contend against : oppose

Example sentence:
"First and chief. . . . let the others repugn as they will: all Titles of Nobility, from Duke to Esquire, or lower, are henceforth abolished." (Thomas Carlyle, The French Revolution: A History)

Etymology: "Repugn" is a word that was relatively common in English in the 16th and 17th centuries. These days, however, English speakers are more likely to be familiar with one of its close relatives, namely, the adjective "repugnant," which formerly meant "hostile" but today most commonly means "exciting distaste or aversion." The Latin root for both of these words is "pugnare," meaning "to fight." Other English derivatives from this root are "pugnacious," meaning "belligerent," and "impugn," meaning "to assail with words or arguments." Even "pungent" is a relative of "pugnare." Therefore, don't try to repugn, or impugn for that matter, the influence of "pugnare" on our language—lest you appear pugnacious!

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

WFB's attempt to emulate us ; ) No pushing at the door please!


TOPICS: Word For The Day
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To: xsmommy

Yes. But I think you knew that.


21 posted on 02/23/2006 5:38:28 AM PST by TheGrimReaper (Mary Jo Kopechne was unavailable for comment.)
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To: martin_fierro

Safely home from the 'Burgh? A+ and third place.


22 posted on 02/23/2006 5:39:27 AM PST by secret garden (Dubiety reigns here)
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To: TheGrimReaper

do you ever have days when words don't look right to you?


23 posted on 02/23/2006 5:39:31 AM PST by xsmommy
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To: martin_fierro

we need pix and stories from the Burgh trip!


24 posted on 02/23/2006 5:39:51 AM PST by xsmommy
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To: Knitting A Conundrum

Never thought I'd see dissing in one of your posts. ;) A+ for you.


25 posted on 02/23/2006 5:40:12 AM PST by secret garden (Dubiety reigns here)
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To: TruthShallSetYouFree
Can I dig it? I know that I can. /deep FM radio voice
A+ for you!
26 posted on 02/23/2006 5:41:51 AM PST by secret garden (Dubiety reigns here)
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To: TheGrimReaper

Top Five!


27 posted on 02/23/2006 5:42:21 AM PST by secret garden (Dubiety reigns here)
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To: xsmommy

Thank you for reminding everyone!


28 posted on 02/23/2006 5:43:00 AM PST by secret garden (Dubiety reigns here)
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To: secret garden

All words are free game in my brain...all I could think of was reporters whining about Cheney...

Dis is also the greek name of one of the gods of the Underworld.

Disagreeable to disrespect to disrupt to disreputable to the underworld, all in one slangy term.

My mind is perverse.


29 posted on 02/23/2006 5:44:12 AM PST by Knitting A Conundrum (Act Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly With God Micah 6:8)
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To: secret garden; martin_fierro

do you know how to make the big dark letters? bc i can't recall how to do that. let's make a big sign saying if you want included on WFTD sign up on the thread! marteen surely has some glitzy special effect to call attention to this for us!


30 posted on 02/23/2006 5:44:49 AM PST by xsmommy
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To: Knitting A Conundrum
My mind is perverse.

Which is why you fit in so nicely here at WFTD. ;)
31 posted on 02/23/2006 5:45:33 AM PST by secret garden (Dubiety reigns here)
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To: xsmommy
I have days when nothing looks quite right.
And they're occurring with increasing frequency.
32 posted on 02/23/2006 5:46:05 AM PST by TheGrimReaper (Mary Jo Kopechne was unavailable for comment.)
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To: xsmommy

It's all I can do to post a thread and do links, images, italics, small and bold. I did not go to the HTML seminar class. :-(


33 posted on 02/23/2006 5:47:15 AM PST by secret garden (Dubiety reigns here)
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To: xsmommy
What big dark letters?
34 posted on 02/23/2006 5:47:42 AM PST by TheGrimReaper (Mary Jo Kopechne was unavailable for comment.)
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To: TheGrimReaper

Show-off.


35 posted on 02/23/2006 5:48:12 AM PST by secret garden (Dubiety reigns here)
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To: secret garden; martin_fierro

i am going to beg marteen to help us with this, bc i am too tired to walk down the hall to the HTML class to look it up!


36 posted on 02/23/2006 5:48:12 AM PST by xsmommy
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To: TheGrimReaper

ok, so then say what we want you to say!


37 posted on 02/23/2006 5:48:34 AM PST by xsmommy
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To: secret garden

Morning!

Queen Hillary and the other 'rats
Repugn school vouchers as a bad thing
That schools of the white supremist
And jihad is what they will bring

Never mind that her precious daughter
Went to high dollar private schools-
They want you to do as they say
While they follow different rules

I think we can guess the reason
For their hawking public education-
If their voters have quality learning
They'll pack up and leave the plantation

I'm taking my car to have the gearshift gremlin identified and hopefully banished, then I'm off to a customer's house-back later...


38 posted on 02/23/2006 5:50:21 AM PST by Texan5 (You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line..)
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To: xsmommy
Alrightee then....

If you want to be included on WFTD sign up on the thread!

(THIS thread, I assume)

39 posted on 02/23/2006 5:51:25 AM PST by TheGrimReaper (Mary Jo Kopechne was unavailable for comment.)
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To: TheGrimReaper

thank you grimmy, you get a kiss for being a good boy!


40 posted on 02/23/2006 5:51:55 AM PST by xsmommy
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