;Posted on 09/25/2013 5:54:02 AM PDT by TruthShallSetYouFree
Word For The Day, Wednesday, September 25, 2013-- oppugn
;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".
oppugn [uh-pyoon]
verb, transitive
1. To oppose, contradict, or call into question.
2. To fight against; to attack; to be in conflict with; to oppose; to resist.
3. Call into question; challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of.
4. Tending to awaken hostility; hostile; opposing; warring. ``Oppugnant forces.''
5. To pronounce; to declare by judicial sentence.
Origin: Middle English, from Latin oppugnare, from ob- against + pugnare to fight. Date: 15th century
Related forms
oppugning, oppugns, oppugned
oppugner, oppugnancy; noun
oppugnant; adjective
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.
I dont know who still is watching, but Schumer is Satan,
There isn’t a fire hot enough for that evil bastard.
Her hair was just filthy looking all the time, as though she washed it once a week. It needed daily washing.
I truly appreciate that!
I can’t watch Chuck. I’m listening to Cruz on Rush now.
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Excellent!
Thank you!
Hey Everybody! Guess what day it is!
In the past, U.S. Administrations would decisively oppugn a Pyongyang pronouncement, but with Obama’s group you can’t be sure what they’ll do regarding North Korea or any foreign threat...
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Nice!
They’ll probably send “Ambassador” Rodman.
They’ll probably send “Ambassador” Rodman.
That was weird. I only hit post one time.
I wonder if the lack of reply means they are all engaging in said activity ;)
The classroom is very responsive. You hit it once, and being about the desired results multiple times, lol.
I finally did the run and saw 2 turkeys and a doe. It was worth it. One of my friends is encouraging me to try yoga and I don’t think I want to do that. I’m all for flexibility but the poses are a lot like my PT which doesn’t feel like real exercise.
I am sure you would get used to it, i tried it for a while, but always preferred to lift so I could never convince my self to stick with it, because at my hour in the gym that would have been the tradeoff,
Thats funny, I saw a bevy of Turkeys and a Doe on the morning dropoffs this morning
I’m thinking maybe that is something I could do on Sundays since I always take off one day a week. Tomorrow the little dog is having another eye surgery so my schedule will be messed up again. I did Pilates for a while but it didn’t help my back.
You just made that up !
Oh, poor puppy!
Sorry!
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