;Posted on 03/08/2016 6:46:26 PM PST by Louis Foxwell
;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".
ADUMBRATE [ad UM brate]
verb
To adumbrate something is to foreshadow it. To give a hint of what is coming to pass.
The noun adumbration means a "faint sketch" or "outline."
The English prelate, Samuel Horsley, (1733-1806), a scientist become bishop, wrote of the visible phenomenon of the universe as "elegant adumbrations of 'sacred truth'."
Both words are from Latin adumbratus (sketched; by extension, shadowy, imperfect), past participle of adumbrare (to sketch, especially in words), based on prefix ad- (towards)plus umbra (shade, shadow), from which we get, among other things, umbrella.
Adumbrations of anxiety. Reagan was at precisely the same point vis a vis Carter in March 1980. He never rose more than about 52% in that election, enough to win.
the plane, the plane, to Cuba - 
Penumbrations of cultural suicide emanate from this particular administration.
I had read about Adams’ attacks on Hamilton’s reputation in several biographies of Hamilton, but reading some of the actual correspondence was interesting because it shows how deeply ingrained and consuming Adams’ hatred of Hamilton was even decades after Hamilton’s death and Adams’ retirement from the political scene. Talk about holding a grudge!
Read more. Not for the fainthearted.
Wel, yes it is. Yes, indeed. An abomination we all suffer and “they” want to know why we are done with the lot of them. It is just so; we don’t like their ham and eggs.
Although I DO like “Green Ham and Eggs”.
I ran between raindrops to do and estimate-and it started raining as I opened the gate and pulled into my driveway, and has rained off and on since...
Hillary claims her innocence-
Or her ignorance at the least
To every question about E-mail
At every driveby media feast
All she does is to adumbrate
How she will once more stain
The reputation of all nearby
If she and Bill get to reign
His sexcapades and her lying
Already make the sordid tale-
Let Bill get paid for speeches
While Hillary gets sent to jail...
Weather-wise, today is one of those days you were talking about a few days ago-last night, it was misting and still nearly 70 at 10pm-a wet cold front moved in at about midnight, and is parked here-at 7am it was 60, and it is 53 now and isn’t supposed to get any warmer...
Thank you!
“Adum Brate, paging Adum Brate.”
Rush adumbrates quite well our political descent:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3407249/posts
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