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Word For The Day, Friday, 6/28/02
The Verbivores
| 6/28/02
| Teacher
Posted on 06/28/2002 6:59:46 AM PDT by RikaStrom
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”. Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the “word of 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....
avidity \ah-vid-i-ty\, noun:
avidities; noun, plural
1. Ardent desire or craving; eagerness.
2. Keen interest or enthusiasm: followed the tournament with avidity.
3.Chemistry.
A. The dissociation-dependent strength of an acid or base.
B. Degree of affinity.
4. A positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
Etymology: [L. aviditas, fr. avidus: cf. F. avidit['e]. See Avid.]. Date: 15th Century.
TOPICS: Education; Humor; Word For The Day
KEYWORDS: 62802; friday; students; wordfortheday
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No one understands me : (
181
posted on
06/28/2002 11:11:26 AM PDT
by
hobbes1
To: RikaStrom
You don't get a grade! (muttering back)....Catch her off guard once, and she tweaks you forever....
182
posted on
06/28/2002 11:12:29 AM PDT
by
hobbes1
To: hobbes1
poor baby : (
183
posted on
06/28/2002 11:12:34 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: xsmommy
Don't feel sad for me....It's just that (excepting Robt, Dubya CJ, and Max), my well developed intellect, is sometimes incomprhensible to those of your ilk gender.
184
posted on
06/28/2002 11:14:50 AM PDT
by
hobbes1
To: hobbes1
It defidently is the man's burden.
To: xsmommy; hobbes1
Actually, I did. We were just discussing it on another thread. ;)
To: RikaStrom
I guess she wanted to take advantage of the morbidity
avidity...
187
posted on
06/28/2002 11:17:58 AM PDT
by
hobbes1
To: dubyaismypresident
Sadly.
188
posted on
06/28/2002 11:18:15 AM PDT
by
hobbes1
To: SeaDragon
good for you!
189
posted on
06/28/2002 11:18:37 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: SeaDragon
Yes...And I can be quite appreciative....
190
posted on
06/28/2002 11:18:42 AM PDT
by
hobbes1
To: hobbes1
191
posted on
06/28/2002 11:26:05 AM PDT
by
hobbes1
To: hobbes1
Well I would certainly hope so, sweetness....
I would hate to feel that my efforts are wasted.
To: M Kehoe
LOL, you and me both! Actually I have to watch for the dog trying to get the Scotch too. She's a lush.
To: hobbes1; RikaStrom
"No one understands me Hey!
I resemble that remark........ (Psst. You "are" talkin' about that couple that gassed themselves in NY while porking their car while nekkid in the closed garage right?)
To: Robert A. Cook, PE
Yes...
195
posted on
06/28/2002 11:30:14 AM PDT
by
hobbes1
To: SeaDragon
I would hate to feel that my efforts are wasted. Never Most Lovely Seamistress, they only result in a redoubling of effort on my part! ;)
196
posted on
06/28/2002 11:32:12 AM PDT
by
hobbes1
To: dubyaismypresident
ROFLOL!
To: Robert A. Cook, PE; hobbes1; xsmommy
"So are you rising on the run, or running on the rise?Are we off on a different tangent altogether?
Well I don't know... we could just come at this from another angle and see what intersects.
To: hobbes1
Uh huh... sure.
Ok, it was extremely clever, and you did give the link.
A+
To: hobbes1
Eeewwwwww..... A+ (you can have two today)
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