Posted on 01/17/2007 7:23:54 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".
consanguineous • \kahn-san-GWIN-ee-us\ • adjective
of the same blood or origin; specifically, descended from the same ancestor
Example sentence:
Brent hadn't believed that the man who claimed to be his long-lost cousin was telling the truth, but the documents proved that the two men were consanguineous.
Did you know?
"Consanguineous" is part of a family of "blood" relatives that all descend from the Latin noun "sanguis," meaning "blood." Some of these relatives are found on the literal branch of the family tree, as "exsanguination," a term for the draining or removal of blood. Others are on the figurative side of the family, such as "sanguine," a word that can mean "bloodred" or "ruddy" but that is more often used with the meaning "cheerful" or "optimistic." There is also "sangfroid," a French word (literally meaning "cold blood") that was borrowed into English to refer to self-control under stress. "Consanguineous" relies on the "kinship" sense of "blood," bringing together "sanguis" with the Latin prefix "con-," meaning "with," to form a word used to describe two or more organisms that descend from the same ancestor.
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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 so, it would only be through the blood of his Mother, Mary, which was also shared by his half-brothers (and half-sisters if he had any).
you don't have to convince me darling, i know all about it. but it does seem untoward, the disbelief directed toward this woman, which would not be engendered by the same situation, were she the male and the 21 yo the female.
Told you I'd crack an egg or two...
ok dan brown, go make your omelette now... ; )
No, the progeny of His half-brothers like James and Jude and whatever other children Joseph and Mary had after Jesus was born. Can you imagine being one of those kids and hearing all your life "why can't you be more like Jesus? He always eats his vegetables, makes his bed, washes his dishes, etc. etc."?
oh i know, i had to crack like an egg, lest TheD be disappointed!
Oh, don't get me wrong: a 36 y/o man who thinks a 21 y/o girl is going to make a partner in a successful relationship is fooling himself and might as well just empty out his wallet and bank account and be done with it.
you see them on all of the woman-bashing threads on FR, the embittered guys who think all women are vile, money grubbing b!tches, and why? because they thought if she was hot/good in bed/ big boobs, that she would make a wonderful life partner. Doesn't matter that they didn't bother to determine whether the woman had character to go along with the big boobs, bc hey, she was hot and they could HIT IT nightly. well geez, what a fine kettle of fish that turned out to be.
It's not mythical, it's endocrinology. But there is plenty of individual variation. Don't get all flustered. ;)
Are members of the family Spheniscidae
consanguineous as well as conpenguineous?
As a wise man once said "No matter how good she looks, there's some man somewhere who's tired of her....
yeah, but you'd hit it!....
I have some serious doubts even about that age..........
I resemble that remark ......
8<)
Cool! I've got to find a version that a bit's mroe readible to send to my mom.
I suppose it is because all of my grandparents came off the boat from eastern europe that i have never seen the point of genealogy. my first job offer in DC was from the DAR and they were paying some ridiculously minuscule salary but assured me i could trace my ancestry for FREE! well i said, that really isn't much of a benefit considering there is no tracing it in this country! all in all i found it odd that people would get off on claiming the fame and achievements of long dead people that they were supposedly descended from, i don't see the point of claiming achievements based on CONSANGUINITY.
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