Posted on 08/31/2011 4:42:37 AM PDT by xsmommy
Word For The Day, Wednesday, 8/31/11
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".
sequacious; adj.
following with smooth or logical regularity. 2. Archaic . following, imitating, or serving another person, especially unreasoningly <1. Conformist, following others in thought and behavior rather than leading. 2. Following a logically consistent direction, as a sequacious argument or line of reasoning. Sequacious is both lovelier and more descriptive than conformist, making it the perfect substitute, "The tattoo trade thrives on a sequacious youth trying to be iconoclastic." Don't forget that this word also refers to consistency in thought and behavior: "Trying to diet over the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays doesn't strike me as completely sequacious."
Etymology: Today's word comes from Latin, as do so many English words. This one is based on the Latin sequax (sequac-s) "following, pursuing", the present participle of sequi "to follow". In Sanskrit, the ancient ancestor of Hindi and a language related to Latin and English, it became sak- "to follow" and sakis "friend". The original root also took on the suffix -ondo- (sekw-ondo-), becoming secundus "following, coming next, second" in Latin, whence English borrowed it for our word second.
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The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day.
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you can be happy with your buggywhip, but i love my iphone. doubt i could see much on a BB screen. i will never have an apple comp, but i love their toys.
I concur. Washing out of an Ivy League school. Gravy Train of HP over. Remind you of anyone?
Yes, what she said.
xsboy had three Android phones [verizon] in the past year, each one had some difficulty and was replaced no questions asked by verizon via fed ex, the following day. But this past time he said, hmmm.. mom has not had any problems with her iphone in the past year, i’m going to go with that instead. He preferred his Android apps, but was persuaded by my problem-free experience.
i think she looks adorable.
She was awesome in "The Help."
i’m just commenting on her haircut. i don’t even know this other Emma and don’t have any basis to opine on relative talent or their personal frames of mind.
I don’t care for young boy haircuts on girls or women. I don’t like girly hair on guys either.
Congratulations on bringing another conservative baby into the world into a FAMILY!
That made me a troll unworthy of FR even after 11 years of interactions here.
I truly hate this portion of the campaign
The funniest part is I don't care who I nominee is at this point - I would vote for SP, Perry, hell, I'd even vote for Ron Paul if he was our nominee - I don't care who it is - I just want bammy out!
Vote. Hell I'd phone bank for any of those. SCOAMF got to go.
Oh yes. It gets, intesne. Remember the night of the bug zapper where all the Rudyites got the zot? So far, this is tame compared to that.
further indicia of the sarahbot lunacy. i will vote for the republican nominee. no. matter. who. it. is. but i continue to maintain i don’t see her being that nominee.
There are exceptions to every rule, but who were you voting for when you had ultra short hair?
Yeah I think the guy yesterday was hoping Jim would do the same again..... very sad to want to zot long time freepers because you don’t agree or think you don’t agree at this point.
No one in my family chose McCain in the last primary. And we didn’t vote alike, just in our distrust of the nutjob.
if i was graduating law school i was a democrat. that has absolutely no bearing on the hairstyle. i’d have that same style today were i not too old for it! i thought geraldine ferraro looked damn good in it that style too. we all have our own biases i guess. i have often maintained that i think women well into middle-age look like they are trying too hard to hang onto youth when they have long hair. Personally i look better in shorter hair than in long. I haven’t had hair past my shoulders since 9th grade.
Folks who depend on racism for a job are perpetuating racism
that’s one of the thing that flabbergasts me. the vitriol directed at those who are not worshipping at the altar of Palin by the sarahbots rivals that of that directed to Obama voters. and they expect to gain supporters for her that way?
beyond reprehensible!
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