Word For The Day, Monday, August 4, 2003

The Verbivores | 8/4/03 | Teacher

[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. Practice makes perfect.....post on....

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elucidate \ih-LOO-si-dayt\, verb
elucidates; elucidating; elucidated: intransitive verb
elucidation; elucidator: noun
elucidative: adjective

1. To make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify.
2. To give an explanation that serves to clarify
3. Shed light on.
4. Make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear

He thought that film's promise and purpose was to elucidate the real, to reveal the patterns already before us, and he believed that unity of space and time were paramount.
--Nancy Reisman, House Fires

Etymology: [Late Latin l cid re, l cid t- : Latin -, ex-, intensive pref.; see ex- + Latin l cidus, bright (from l c re, to shine. See leuk- in Indo-European Roots).]

[VRWCmember]

Xs2pup has an adoring public : )

And yet, you'll snip him and deny him the pleasures that HD's dog had last week?

[xsmommy]

the vet said that his testicles may not descend, which will make his neutering more complicated, but it definitely has to be done, for his own health.

[secret garden]

He has won xshub over completely now. Offering his own sweatshirt to smuggle him into the hotel? That's proof.

[xsmommy]

those sodomous urges still giving ya fits? poor thing....

[Hegewisch Dupa]

That is all very good to hear. You guys deserve a break after the doggy hell you went thru.

I also think it's cool you inceased your population of sweater puppies by 50%...

i said i wasn't sure if they permitted dogs, he said smuggle him in, in my sweatshirt.

[xsmommy]

xshub will still deny it, when i mentioned his being so solicitious he said he was merely protecting his $1500 investment and figured if the dog croaked in there, i would insist on getting another one...RME....

[xsmommy]

i brazenly walked into the lobby with him visible. it would have looked ludicrous had i had him inside the sweatshirt...

[secret garden]

Please tell me HD is not an Episcopal bishop.

[Gabz]

I would be lost without a library card!!!!

[Hegewisch Dupa]

OOOPS - I (of course) was thinking of XS's sweatshirt. Ignore previous post...

[secret garden]

Too late for him to deny it. I've already seen the evidence of him cuddling the pup. :-)

[xsmommy]

apparently he is well qualified to be such....

[secret garden]

Sure you were...

[Gabz]

That sounds great!!!!

I picked up 3 books when I was there, 1 fiction and 2 non-fiction - all about Virginia!!! The non-fiction are specific to the Eastern Shore and the novel is about the Virginia tobacco industry - go figure!!!!

[xsmommy]

i have sent that pic to every friend and associate of his, that knows of his aversion to dogs...

[xsmommy]

just so HD doesn't become enamored of the plumbers crack style of jeanswear...

[Gabz]

I wanna see it!!!!!!!!!!!

[secret garden]

Your girl won her suit.

[xsmommy]

didn't i send you that one??? at first i thought you were responding to the post about HD's plumbers crack.....; )

[honeygrl]

At one of the Christmas Parties at my old church we had a beauty pagent with the men dressed as women.. it was hysterical. I know we have pics of it someplace, but they are likely at my mom's house. I also saw a video once of the pastor's son-in-law dressed as a female aerobics instructor, making an aerobics tape for his wife to 80's music. I laughed for days. (and yes, he did it to make her laugh, not just to dress as a woman)