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Definition of assiduous: showing great care, attention, and effort :marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application assiduous planning an assiduous book collector She tended her garden with assiduous attention. — assiduously adverb — assiduousness noun First Known Use: circa 1552

A fourth grade teacher at Pittsburgh King PreK-8 was hospitalized Wednesday after being followed and beaten by a student’s mother after confiscating the child’s cell phone during class. Daishonta Marie Williams, 29, was arrested Thursday morning and charged with aggravated assault, stalking, terroristic threats and recklessly endangering another person.

REFRACTORY re·frac·to·ry rəˈfrakt(ə)rē/ adjective formal adjective: refractory 1. stubborn or unmanageable. "his refractory pony" synonyms: obstinate, stubborn, mulish, pigheaded, obdurate, headstrong, self-willed, wayward, willful, perverse, contrary, recalcitrant, obstreperous, disobedient, difficult; More informal balky; archaic contumacious, froward "their refractory children" antonyms: obedient 2. resistant to a process or stimulus. "some granules are refractory to secretory stimuli" Medicine (of a person, illness, or diseased tissue) not yielding to treatment. "healing of previously refractory ulcers" Medicine rare (of a person or animal) resistant to infection. technical (of a substance) resistant to heat; hard to melt or fuse. noun technical noun: refractory; plural noun:...

ab·ne·ga·tion ˌabnəˈɡāSH(ə)n/ noun noun: abnegation; plural noun: abnegations the act of renouncing or rejecting something. "abnegation of political lawmaking power" synonyms: renunciation, rejection, refusal, abandonment, abdication, surrender, relinquishment, repudiation, denial; formal abjuration "a serious abnegation of their responsibilities" self-denial. synonyms: self-denial, self-sacrifice, abstinence, temperance, continence, asceticism, austerity, abstemiousness "people capable of abnegation and unselfishness" Origin: Middle English: from Latin abnegatio(n-), from the verb abnegare (see abnegate). ==================================================================================================== Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence. The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day........

vi·ti·ate ˈviSHēˌāt/ verb formal verb: vitiate; 3rd person present: vitiates; past tense: vitiated; past participle: vitiated; gerund or present participle: vitiating 1. spoil or impair the quality or efficiency of. "development programs have been vitiated by the rise in population" 2. destroy or impair the legal validity of. Origin: mid 16th century: from Latin vitiat- ‘impaired,’ from the verb vitiare, from vitium (see vice).

========================================================================================= STULTIFY stul·ti·fy ˈstəltəˌfī/ verb verb: stultify; 3rd person present: stultifies; past tense: stultified; past participle: stultified; gerund or present participle: stultifying 1. cause to lose enthusiasm and initiative, especially as a result of a tedious or restrictive routine. "the mentally stultifying effects of a disadvantaged home" synonyms: hamper, impede, thwart, frustrate, foil, suppress, smother More "social welfare was stultified by international trade regulations" bore, make bored, dull, numb, benumb, stupefy "he stultifies her with too much gentleness" 2. cause (someone) to appear foolish or absurd. "Counsel is not expected to stultify himself in an attempt to advance his client's...

corybantic [kawr-uh-ban-tik, kor-] Word Origin adjective 1. frenzied; agitated; unrestrained. 2. (initial capital letter). Also, Corybantian [kawr-uh-ban-shuh n, kor-] (Show IPA), Corybantine [kawr-uh-ban-tin, -tahyn, kor-] (Show IPA). of or relating to a Corybant. Origin of corybantic: 1635-1645 First recorded in 1635-45; Corybant + -ic Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence. The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day........

============================================================================================== di·dac·tic dīˈdaktik/ adjective Adjective: didactic intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive. "a didactic novel that set out to expose social injustice" synonyms: instructive, instructional, educational, educative, informative, informational, edifying, improving, preceptive, pedagogic, moralistic "the reforming, didactic function of art" in the manner of a teacher, particularly so as to treat someone in a patronizing way. "slow-paced, didactic lecturing" Origin mid 17th century: from Greek didaktikos, from didaskein ‘teach.’ ========================================================================================== Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence. The sentence must, in some way, relate to the...

; 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". IRREFRAGABLE [phonetic]hear it pronounced adjective Not to be confused with irrefrangible (unbreakable, as in a rule of etiquette). This adjective applies to whatever cannot be refuted or denied. Initially applied to early Christian apologists and systematic theology. "Irrefragable" does not mean "doctrinaire" or "dogmatic." It applies to stunning, heart-stopping invincible TRUTH. As in, "Trump is president."

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”. roorback or roorbach [roo r-bak] Word Origin U.S. noun 1. a false and more or less damaging report circulated for political effect, usually about a candidate seeking an office. Origin of roorback: 1844, Americanism; after a fictitious Baron von Roorback, in whose travelogue occurred an account of an incident damaging to the character of James K. Polk British: /ˈrʊəˌbæk/ noun 1. (US) a false or distorted report or account, used to obtain political advantage...

im·pre·cate ˈimprəˌkāt/ verb; archaic verb: imprecate; 3rd person present: imprecates; past tense: imprecated; past participle: imprecated; gerund or present participle: imprecating utter (a curse) or invoke (evil) against someone or something. Origin early 17th century: from Latin imprecat- ‘invoked,’ from the verb imprecari . I'm BACK! Had a rather serious MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT on July 4th and haven't been up to my old self for the last three weeks, but am feeling much better now. Road Rash on both arms, left shoulder and left leg, mostly healed but still tender. Bruised ribs and hip, fractured shoulder blade still bothers me enough...

Inspirational meditation, with a beautiful mourning dove & it's coo, over looking a scenic brook/river in Autumn.

Meditate in Good's word, truth for all.

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”. ennui [ahn-wee, ahn-wee; French ahn-nwee] noun: 1. a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom: Example: The endless lecture produced an unbearable ennui. Word Origin: Mid 18th century: French, from Latin mihi in odio est ‘it is hateful to me.’ Compare with annoy. Synonyms for ennui noun boredom apathy languor melancholy sadness tedium weariness blahs blues dejection depression dissatisfaction doldrums dumps fatigue lassitude listlessness satiety spiritlessness surfeit...

Remember George Lakoff (rhymes with)? He was a wordsmith for Democrat Party. This goes back to the Clinton years, and this is a guy that had meetings with Democrats to tell them what words to use in public. “Protections” is the new word for “regulations.” Where they always used to talk about “regulations,” the Democrats are now supposed to talk about “protections.” Be it in housing, be it in any kind of business, be it environmental, it’s all now gonna be called “protections.” And right there it is (shuffling paper), in the New York Times: “President Trump appears on the...

Why Did the Second Person of the Trinity Become Incarnate Rather Than the Father or the Holy Spirit? Msgr. Charles Pope • December 19, 2016 • As we continue to await the fast-approaching Feast of Holy Christmas, it is good to ponder some aspects of the Incarnation. Among the questions for us to consider is why it was the Son, the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity, that became incarnate, rather than the Father or the Holy Spirit.Most people have never even thought of this question let alone sought to answer it. God could have chosen many different ways...

Our laptop recently died. The new one does not have a word processor and is a 64 bit memory. Question 1) is there a way around having to rent Word on the cloud? Question 2) Our old files are in 32 bit memory format. Can they be converted to 64 bit format?

Our laptop recently died. The new one does not have a word processor and is a 64 bit memory. Question 1) is there a way around having to rent Word on the cloud? Question 2) Our old files are in 32 bit memory format. Can they be converted to 64 bit format?

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". BletNoun (Plant Pathology) a state of softness or decay in certain fruits, such as the medlar, brought about by overripening Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for 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.... Review Threads: Review Thread One: Word For The Day, Thursday 11/14/02: Raffish...

trumpery noun trum·pery \ˈtrəm-p(ə-)rē\ Definition of TRUMPERY 1 a : worthless nonsense b : trivial or useless articles : junk 2 archaic : tawdry finery — trumpery adjective See trumpery defined for kids Examples of TRUMPERY