Word For The Day, Thursday, August 7, 2003

The Verbivores | 8/7/03 | 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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tenacious \ten*a*shus\, adjective
tenaciously; adverb
tenaciousness; noun

1. Holding or tending to hold persistently to something, such as a point of view.
2. Holding together firmly; cohesive:
3. Clinging to another object or surface; adhesive
4. Tending to retain; retentive:
5. Niggardly; closefisted; miserly. --Ainsworth.
6. Holding stoutly to one's opinion or purpose; obstinate; stubborn..

They are free men, tenacious of their liberties and alert to lurking danger. - Ray V Denslow

Etymology: [From Latin ten x, ten c-, holding fast, from ten re, to hold. See ten- in Indo-European Roots.]

[xsmommy]

hm

[xsmommy]

thought i recognized that ear!

[gas_dr]

good job of posting by the way. i am sure it was MY refresher, rather than hobbes that did the trick, hmmmm??

Yes, darling, it was your refresher that did the trick for me. I am in deep need of our tutoring, can I have some more private sessions, please?

[secret garden]

I expected a jazzier cap for you. ;) And the guy sitting down needs a pulse ox!

[hobbes1]

Quote of the Day!

"Of course Gray Davis knows how to run a dirty campaign, but he doesn't know how to run a state".
The Next Governor of California.

[Texan5]

Good for him! Our neighbors down the road are both attorneys, and they were certainly helpful in persuading another neighbor to control their trespassing dog and kids a couple of months ago-perhaps they might have been a bit too persuasive-the offending family has put their house up for sale. No great loss, but they have it priced so far into the upper atmosphere that I don't see it selling any time soon.

[hobbes1]

mr. longwinded.

Yes...would you prefer a minute man, or a 60 minute man? or a 240 minute man....?

[xsmommy]

i will help in anyway i can gas, but i think hobbes may be better suited for DEEP needs...; )

[hobbes1]

The voice of experience ; )

[xsmommy]

i fell in love with the orthopod that did my dad's surgery several years back, when i met him he was wearing a steeler's head rag. turned out he went to Pitt and was in med school when i was there undergrad. small world, considering this was at Fairfax hosp in VA>

[Conspiracy Guy]

fer sur

[NeoCaveman]

The Gender Gap will be dripping.

If R's get 50% of the women vote they'd have a landslide victory.

[Texan5]

I like that!

[Conspiracy Guy]

Laura Earl can speak for me.

[xsmommy]

you are a jack@$$.

[hobbes1]

From your Mouth to Karl Roves ears.

[hobbes1]

I was merely pointing out where your HTML knowledge came from....sheesh.

[xsmommy]

i learned from both you and ceej. give proper credit.

[Conspiracy Guy]

It's those blue gay guys.

[secret garden]

He reminds me of a cartoon