;Posted on 09/16/2013 5:27:06 AM PDT by xsmommy
Word For The Day, Monday, 9/16/13
;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".
Abjure; verb
1. to renounce, repudiate, or retract, especially with formal solemnity; recant: to abjure one's errors. 2. to renounce or give up under oath; forswear: to abjure allegiance. 3. to avoid or shun
Etymology:1400–50; late Middle English < Latin abjūrāre to deny on oath, equivalent to ab- ab- + jūrāre to swear; see jury1
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....
Here is my example with WFTD.
Even the unions abjure obamacare, but still we are marching towards that cliff.
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
No pushing at the door please!
morning. busy weekend, i’m tired.
Now even Big Labor abjures the bogus “Affordable Care Act”!!!!
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3067320/posts
PHOOEY to obamacare!!!! Defund, impeach, and repeal!!!!
Mornin!
I’m waiting for the plumbers to call. We’ve got a clog in the lines somewhere and water backing up from under the basement toilet when we flush upstairs.
you kinda copied my homework, but that’s ok ; ) A+++
morning, what ridiculous outfit have you trussed your poor dog up into today?
YOIKS that is very not good!
Me too. That's why I'm ready to abjure the weekend and go to work where I can rest up.
that’s about right! A+++
A superman shirt from Build-aBear,
A+++ morons
Plumber? Go get a snake?
And gloves.
Kant sucks anyway. I hope the guy that got shot was the Kantian.
oh ok, so his norm is going to be clothed from now on, like a human? RME. Halloween costume is ok, a sweater when it’s freezing outside is ok, but daily garb? buy a damn DOLL for heaven’s sake.
No, we are keeping the windows open, and its chilly.
he's got big sharp pointy.....
and he can leap about
LOOK AT THE BONES MAN!
I know my strengths and weaknesses. I’ll add outlets and switches any day, but i am not going to remove a toilet.
do not blame you in the slightest!
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