Word For The Day, Tuesday, August 12, 2003

The Verbivores | 8/12/03 | 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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attenuate \at*ten*u*ate\, verb; adjective
attenuating, attenuates, attenuated; intransitive verb
attenuation; noun

1. To make slender, fine, or small: The drought attenuated the river to a narrow channel.
2. To reduce in force, value, amount, or degree; weaken: Medicine attentuated the fever's effect.
3. To lessen the density of; rarefy.
4. Biology: To make (bacteria or viruses) less virulent.
5. Electronics.: To reduce (the amplitude of an electrical signal) with little or no distortion.
6. To become thin, weak, or fine.
7. Reduced or weakened, as in strength, value, or virulence.
8. Botany: Gradually tapering to a slender point.

We may reject and reject till we attenuate history into sapless meagerness. --Sir F. Palgrave

Etymology: [Latin attenu re, attenu t- : ad-, ad- + tenu re, to make thin (from tenuis, thin. See ten- in Indo-European Roots).]

[xsmommy]

i am afeered of what i will find at home.

[Gabz]

I seem to be alright now.

[Laura Earl]

What a pain!

[Gabz]

Here's a good thread with good info about it.

W32 Blaster Worm

[Laura Earl]

Flurry, did you forget xs's lunch?

[honeygrl]

They are only $70 on ebay. :-p

[xsmommy]

hey! that's not fair! what'd ya get me?

[Laura Earl]

taco salad...don't eat the shell, and it is pretty much carb-free.

[xsmommy]

yumEE

[Laura Earl]

Mine was quite tasty!

[VRWCmember]

why. are you # 7 ? ; )

I would hope I rank higher on the list.

[VRWCmember]

They are only $70 on ebay. :-p

The article said they will be $39.99 at KB Toys.

[VRWCmember]

Says the Post: "For just $39.99, you get a plastic model of Bush wearing flight suit, survival vest and parachute harness, jauntily carrying helmet and oxygen mask - just as Bush did on May 1 after climbing out of his S-3B Viking aircraft. The Bush doll joins many other Navy Seals, Blue Angels and World War II aviators in Blue Box's 'Elite Force' series."

So what genius is going to pay $50 to $70 on eBay?

[honeygrl]

But wasn't it in another country? (i must have misread)

[honeygrl]

Just to clarify though, I wouldn't spend $50-$70 on any toy with the exception of my gameboy. Any toy my kids have that are that expensive comes from my mom.

[Conspiracy Guy]

I can't find any good pics.

[Laura Earl]

Well, shoot!

[Texan5]

Thanks for the off, but my son-in-law is a carpenter,and hubby does finish carpentry and builds furniture on the weekends and his days off from his regular job, but if you are planning on moving here, I'm sure I can find someone who does.

[Conspiracy Guy]

I'm tired of Telecom after all these years. I can do anything with wood. Keep thinking about going back to it.

[Laura Earl]

Mrs Antichrist Speaks!