Posted on 03/23/2006 5:22:18 AM PST by secret garden
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".
succor \SUH-kuhr\, noun:
1. Aid; help; assistance; especially, assistance that relieves and delivers from difficulty, want, or distress.
2. The person or thing that brings relief.
transitive verb:
1. To help or relieve when in difficulty, want, or distress; to assist and deliver from suffering; to relieve.
Example sentence:
There was some talk about the perils of the sea, and a landsman delivered himself of the customary nonsense about the poor mariner wandering in far oceans, tempest-tossed, pursued by dangers, every storm blast and thunderbolt in the home skies moving the friends by snug firesides to compassion for that poor mariner, and prayers for his succor.
-- Mark Twain, "Some Rambling Notes of an Idle Excursion," The Atlantic, November 1877
Etymology: Succor derives from Latin succurrere, "to run under, to run or hasten to the aid or assistance of someone," from sub-, "under" + currere, "to run."
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!
or if a majority of male Freepers would have HIT IT when they were that age. RME.
LMAO. i love the way you cut right to the heart of that, mik!
Thus is the long history of Louisiana politicians. And probably politicians all over the place.
:^)
Oh shoot, I forgot how much you dislike the poem! LOL
Well, how about roses, any better?? ;)
arghy you are balm for my soul!
Roses are swell. Wordsworth and his damn daffodils aren't. (I used to bug Miss Coteblanche about Wordsworth and his daffodils a lot. She probably figured I was some savage utterly lacking in couth and suavity :^)).
Yes you are! You must be a in a good mood since the Spurs were outscored last night.
It was irresistible!
we know better. daffodils are cheesy little flowers aren't they?
Hello feathery one. Any snow today?
Only if you brought the Capri suns and orange slices. ;)
Good times, huh? ;)
WOW!
Vastie, try again.
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Hi Slippy. This word has such potential, doesn't it?
So she had met you in person?
A+ for you! Today is the last day of school before spring break here. I am not ready!
A for you Grimmy!
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