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
I used to request that song at Jimmy Buffet night at the BoatYard, shame they closed the place. That was a great way to spend a summer Wednesday night.
Slip, with all the talent around this class room, we should do something to make a lot of money$$$
Bonds and S&P are way too volatile for me right now. And I just love to trade!
Once we get past the big bankrupcies, Enron and Kmart, we can finally begin the next Bull Market... I hope.
Well, we have alot of talented students, we should figure out away to make some cash....
When I wasn't doting on her I was at the Black Jack tables....they were very good to me this trip and I left with lots of the Beau Rivage money! Wahooooo!
Now I'm ready for CPAC! Can't wait!
I haven't gone over it word for word, just briefly scanned it. And there is more coming. It's interesting, to say the least.
LMAO! well girls are more fun to buy for than boys anyway. nothing like buying baby girl clothes! not much in the way of studly clothes for boy babies, everything is pastel and femmy.
My daughter's extra-curricular music ensemble aranged and performed a 28 piece percussion arrangement of that song a couple of years ago.....
6 marimba's, four xylophones, couple of gongs, a few chimes, 3 drum sets, 7 other drums, two full tympany sets of 5 and more other shakin', rattlin', and rolling going on than you'd ever believe.
Sounded wonderful.
They did six different percussion arrangements of Santana's songs in all during the competition.
Sometimes they are a "bit" squirrely though.....
And sometimes their "shapen" are shapen very curvy ....
But never misshapen.
Correction to above.
Exsexmommy's shapen is NOT remotely squirrely.
I will not imply that this means she claims she is closely squirrelly.
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