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Word For The Day, Friday, August 22, 2003
The Verbivores
| 8/22/03
| Teacher
Posted on 08/22/2003 5:20:15 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. Practice makes perfect.....post on....
rapacious \ruh-PAY-shus\, adjective:
rapaciousness, rapacity; noun
rapaciously; adverb
1. Given to plunder; disposed or accustomed to seize by violence; seizing by force.
2. Accustomed to seize food; subsisting on prey, or animals seized by violence.
3. Avaricious; grasping; extortionate; also, greedy; ravenous; voracious.
[Thy Lord] redeem thee from Death's rapacious claim
--Milton.
Etymology: [From Latin rap x, rap c-, from rapere, to seize. See rep- in Indo-European Roots.]
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To: Gabz
A billion seconds ago it was 1959.
Jeez, I'm a billion seconds old!
141
posted on
08/22/2003 7:43:04 AM PDT
by
Laura Earl
(Never wear panties to a party!)
To: Texan5
I say you guys will be able to get at best two more exchanges in before Hobbs weighs in on "the best moisturizer ever"....
To: RikaStrom
When government waxes capacious,
And taxmen grow ever rapacious,
It is hell to reverse,
The effects of the curse,
And the effort is truly hellacious!
To: Gabz
You and I have that condition in common, having moved into new houses within days of each other. Sticker shock is a disabling condition as well...
144
posted on
08/22/2003 7:43:47 AM PDT
by
Texan5
To: dixie sass
Those are great...will be adding to my vocabulary!
145
posted on
08/22/2003 7:43:54 AM PDT
by
Laura Earl
(Never wear panties to a party!)
To: Texan5
I have a very muscular face. I think I'll oil it up and flex my forehead.
146
posted on
08/22/2003 7:44:05 AM PDT
by
Conspiracy Guy
(If John Kerry was a bobble head doll, he'd need a smaller head.)
To: Flurry
You have a baseball player's butt!
147
posted on
08/22/2003 7:45:39 AM PDT
by
Laura Earl
(Never wear panties to a party!)
To: Texan5
Yes.
I'm dreading the sticker shock I'm going to get when I price the lattice type stuff I want for the deck............
148
posted on
08/22/2003 7:45:54 AM PDT
by
Gabz
(anti-smokers - personification of everything wrong in this country.)
To: TruthShallSetYouFree
Good one!
To: Flurry
We were talking about "Botox", not "buttocks", but I'll be sure to ask her just the same.
150
posted on
08/22/2003 7:46:04 AM PDT
by
Texan5
To: Laura Earl
Should I give it back to the baseball player?
151
posted on
08/22/2003 7:47:38 AM PDT
by
Conspiracy Guy
(If John Kerry was a bobble head doll, he'd need a smaller head.)
To: Texan5
I used to watch "Dark Shadows" in the summertime when I was out of school. I did too. I believe it was done live, or else it wasn't edited, so when someone flubbed their lines, that's the way it ran. And that flying "bat" was priceless!
To: Flurry
I'm getting sick of all these damn computer viruses...I've had to update my antivirus every day this week.
153
posted on
08/22/2003 7:48:40 AM PDT
by
Laura Earl
(Never wear panties to a party!)
To: Texan5
Well I must have a hearing problem this morning I heard buttocks. Sorry.
154
posted on
08/22/2003 7:48:57 AM PDT
by
Conspiracy Guy
(If John Kerry was a bobble head doll, he'd need a smaller head.)
To: Flurry
Is he complaining?
155
posted on
08/22/2003 7:49:12 AM PDT
by
Laura Earl
(Never wear panties to a party!)
To: Gabz
Are you using treated 2x3/4 treated wood lattice, or are you springing for the nice, expensive vinyl? I wanted it for the arbor I'm going to put on the side deck, but it was too rich for my blood. I ended up with the treated wood lattice, instead.
156
posted on
08/22/2003 7:49:21 AM PDT
by
Texan5
To: Laura Earl
Gabz got the "Dang dog shut off the CPU" virus the other day. But we fixed it with duct tape.
157
posted on
08/22/2003 7:50:27 AM PDT
by
Conspiracy Guy
(If John Kerry was a bobble head doll, he'd need a smaller head.)
To: dixie sass
Boron: someone with the wit of a six-year-old.
To: Laura Earl
I just don't feel right thinking it belongs to someone else.
159
posted on
08/22/2003 7:51:22 AM PDT
by
Conspiracy Guy
(If John Kerry was a bobble head doll, he'd need a smaller head.)
To: Agnes Heep
It was live, indeed. There were some really classic bloopers on it, too. I'll have to go see if anyone has them listed on a website. The bat was definately low tech, even for the time.
160
posted on
08/22/2003 7:52:28 AM PDT
by
Texan5
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