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Word For The Day, Monday, 1/21/02, Third Annual Day of Repudiation
The Verbivores | 1/21/02 | Teacher

Posted on 01/21/2002 6:01:33 AM PST 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....


repudiate \re*pyoo"dee*ate\ transitive verb
repudiated, repudiating, repudiates
repudiative; adjective
repudiation; noun
repudiator; noun

1. To reject the validity or authority of: “Chaucer... not only came to doubt the worth of his extraordinary body of work, but repudiated it” (Joyce Carol Oates).
2. To reject emphatically as unfounded, untrue, or unjust: repudiated the accusation.
3. To refuse to recognize or pay: repudiate a debt.
4a. To disown (a child, for example).
4b. To refuse to have any dealings with.
5. To cast off; to disavow; to have nothing to do with; to renounce; to reject.
Servitude is to be repudiated with greater care. --Prynne.
6. To divorce, put away, or discard, as a wife, or a woman one has promised to marry.
His separation from Terentis, whom he repudiated not long afterward. --Bolingbroke.
7. To refuse to acknowledge or to pay; to disclaim; as, the State has repudiated its debts.

Etymology: Latin repudiatus, past participle of repudiare, from repudium rejection of a prospective spouse, divorce, probably from re- + pudEre to shame. Date: 1545



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To: Argh;rikastrom
only you are obsessed with her sore behind, argh....
301 posted on 01/21/2002 1:06:25 PM PST by xsmommy
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To: CholeraJoe
We WISH they got sucked into oblivion!
302 posted on 01/21/2002 1:06:26 PM PST by Argh
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To: dubyaismypresident
i worked my behind off today, i will have you know!
303 posted on 01/21/2002 1:07:13 PM PST by xsmommy
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To: xsmommy
Just repeat after me:

The appellant's argument is a pile of crap. Your Honor, the defense rests.

304 posted on 01/21/2002 1:07:28 PM PST by CholeraJoe
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To: CholeraJoe
well that is what i said, but i had to put in a buncha cites to cases that stood for the proposition that their argument was crap and i had to put some footnotes in, to make it look more thorough, but yes, it can be synopsized by saying the appellant's arguments are a pile of crap....
305 posted on 01/21/2002 1:08:57 PM PST by xsmommy
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To: Argh
Oblivion? I think I knew her. Little hispanic respiratory therapist on 15 East.
306 posted on 01/21/2002 1:09:05 PM PST by CholeraJoe
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To: xsmommy; RikaStrom
Only because I'm truly solicitous with respect to her comfort...especially considering her heroic efforts on behalf of the little boy. I'm not so sure everyone around here is equally solicitous..."PET". :^)
307 posted on 01/21/2002 1:10:43 PM PST by Argh
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To: CholeraJoe
Respiratory therapist, good choice, Doc!
308 posted on 01/21/2002 1:12:53 PM PST by Argh
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To: dubyaismypresident
Told ya! Reply #91
309 posted on 01/21/2002 1:13:31 PM PST by RikaStrom
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To: RikaStrom
Told ya! Reply #91

291, and yes some people you do have to wxplain the obvious to them :-)

310 posted on 01/21/2002 1:16:09 PM PST by NeoCaveman
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To: CholeraJoe
OUcHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
311 posted on 01/21/2002 1:16:37 PM PST by Gabz
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To: one_particular_harbour
God, it would be cool to argue against you OPH, i would eat your lunch!
313 posted on 01/21/2002 1:18:32 PM PST by xsmommy
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To: dubyaismypresident
While the rest of us WORK

Uhhhhhhhhhhhh,,,,,,,,,,,,,...............have you taken a look at her nick, lately???? It is an indication that she works 28 hours per day, 8 days per week. As do I.

Speaking of work, I didn't get that job. Not exactly sure why, though.

314 posted on 01/21/2002 1:19:34 PM PST by Gabz
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To: Gabz
I'm sorry, it sounded like your chances were good, from what you said.
316 posted on 01/21/2002 1:20:27 PM PST by Argh
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To: Gabz
oh Gabz, i am sorry! it might not hurt to call and ask why not.
317 posted on 01/21/2002 1:20:28 PM PST by xsmommy
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To: one_particular_harbour
ROFLMAO!!!!!

That's rich, very rich!!!!

318 posted on 01/21/2002 1:21:13 PM PST by Gabz
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To: Gabz; xsmommy
Well of course she works. I'm just making the old "your an employee of the FED gubbiment" joke :-)
319 posted on 01/21/2002 1:21:17 PM PST by NeoCaveman
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To: xsmommy; one_particular_harbour
i would eat your lunch!

Never heard it called THAT on a guy before.

320 posted on 01/21/2002 1:21:30 PM PST by CholeraJoe
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