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 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!
'Speedskater chicks: Thigh-a-licious......"
(interesting Over-the-banner headline too)
well that's not too depressing....
Thank you! Unfortunately, the mechanic couldn't get the gearshift to lock up for anything-he said if it malfunctions again, replacing a stupid little $10.00 solenoid will probably fix it-I'm hoping it does NOT lock up again...
I've only seen those commercials a couple of times, and that is a couple of times too many-I like them as much as I like the one for that Pediasure stuff has the little girl in the cart vetoing every food item her mother puts in it ("I don't LIKE chicken", etc)-it seems to imply that a pre-packaged liquid is a substitute for real food and you should let your kids sip it instead of making them eat stuff they don't want to. The kid in that commercial would get a radically different response from me if I was playing the mom's part-namely, eat what is put in front of you or go hungry...
You should have had him read the Amnesty int'l webiste for 1998-2002, and ask him how any Muslim could let that happen.
Or the tried and true favorite response to whines at the table "You get what you get!"
Absolutely! No wonder so many kids are overweight-they've never been told to eat what is on the table or go hungry.
You live in a hotbed of jihadism. Probably five or six cells targeting you at anytime.
Robert squints ......
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