Posted on 05/31/2006 6:08:11 AM PDT 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".
pellucid • \puh-LOO-sid\ • adjective
1. admitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion *
2. reflecting light evenly from all surfaces
3. easy to understand
* Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentence.
Example sentence:
The coastal waters were clean and pellucid, allowing us to easily identify the marine life on the ocean floor.
Did you know?
"Pellucid" ultimately derives from the Latin "lucçre" ("to shine"), which in turn contains the root "luc-" ("light"). "Pellucid" is formed from "per" ("through") plus "lucidus" ("lucid, clear"). "Pellucid" has many shining relatives in English. Among the offspring of "lucçre" are "translucent" (essentially, "clear enough to allow light to pass through"), "elucidate" ("to make clear, explain"), "lucent" ("luminous" or "clear"), and of course "lucid" itself (which can mean "shining," "mentally sound," or "easily understood"). Another related word is "Lucifer" (literally, "light-bearer"). Other relatives—such as "lackluster" ("lacking brightness"), "illustrate" (originally, "to make bright"), and "lustrous" ("shining" or "radiant")—trace from the related verb "lustrare" ("to brighten"). Clearly, "pellucid" is just one of a family of brilliant terms.
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)
If the hair was dyed the only unnatural shade of brown in the color spectrum, I'd swear that was my MIL.
HAH!!
Home at last-
Think how lovely it would be
If the 'rat party's aims were clear
Then we'd be able to listen to them
Without needing to go open a beer
If their schemes were as pellucid
As their individual actions are
They'd be just like an open book
Or the windshield of your car
You wouldn't have to figure out
What their parsing is supposed to do-
You'd know whatever they wanted
Was not to benefit you
I'm disgusted, but not really surprised-do you think anyone but Fox will bring this Carter fiasco to light (snort)? That idiot was a worse president than X42 and Nixon combined.
Oh-and add LBJ-I almost forgot that crook...
My alleged pellucid writing about dragons can be attributed to having used onionskin paper.
Is that clear enough?
LOL
Works for me.
Onionskin papers.....
OK.
(Robt hopes he did not tear up too much writing on those crly-que'd pages ....)
They were a little wrinkly, now that you mention it. The only problem I had was that my pen kept getting clogged.
I should write and complain to the manufacturer. Where the heck is Vidalia?
All the dragon depictions I see are similar in one aspect. Remove the wings and the beast looks properly proportioned to be a dinosaur, except for the overly long tail, which is evidently a paean to the concept of flight.
The wings are shown as similar to bat-wings, but little effort is given to explain how such a creature could fly. Even pterodactyls had more wing musculature.
I explain dragonflight by making the utterly rash assumption that it has to do with their ability to breathe fire. I claim that dragons fly by using a form of internal combustion to power their wings. The same fuel which gives them a flame-throwing knack can also power their wing-strokes.
Thus they would need very strong sinews and bones, but little in the way of wing muscles.
That's my story -- or it will be, soon enough -- and I'm sticking to it.
For me, it's got to be plausible. I'm sure, for you, that will make it even more fun, as long as I don't go heavy on the details.
I don't plan to. I'll just use my own theories as background for how they behave and appear.
Which is why I was suggesting that you be as patient with me as possible.
I have so many disparate elements to weave together. They have scales, but are they mammals? What is their origin? -- Natural or artificial? What other marvelous abilities will they possess, and how will they interact with humans?
One problem I have is that I have set them up as background, but I want them to be woven into the story more; to have a more important role to play in it.
I have much to think about ...
Atty has been found and okay. Receiving medical treatment, I pray that all is well!
Let's keep this our little secret...not a word to CG!! ;)
I really have no idea what you are asking here.
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