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Posted:Mar 20, 2013 11:25 pm
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Today's word is GNOMIC.
Gnomic [NOH-mik] adjective
1: characterized by aphorism
2: given to the composition of aphoristic writing
Example:
Many critics have applauded the young woman's work of gnomic whisperings, but others say that her quiet reflections are simply pretentious trash.
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A gnome is an aphorism—that is, an observation or sentiment reduced to the form of a saying. Gnomes are sometimes couched in metaphorical or figurative language, they are often quite clever, and they are always concise. We borrowed the word "gnome" in the 16th century from the Greeks, who based their "gnōmē" on the verb "gignōskein," meaning "to know." (That other "gnome"—the dwarf of folklore—comes from New Latin and is unrelated to today's word.) We began using "gnomic," the adjective form of "gnome," in the early 19th century. It describes a style of writing (or sometimes speech) characterized by pithy phrases, which are often terse to the point of mysteriousness.
Interesting word in my opinion. Has a bit of an edge to it I think. Anyway I'm super tired tonight and this morning I even slept through part of my alarm going off so I'm gonna hit the pillow and snuggle with my blankie and drift off to sleep thinking of my man laying next to me. Hope y'all had a fantastic hump day 
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Posted:Mar 19, 2013 11:09 pm
Last Updated:Mar 20, 2013 11:10 pm
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Today's word is MERITORIOUS.
Meritorious [mair-uh-TOR-ee-us] adjective: worthy of reward, gratitude, honor, or esteem
Example:
He was a quiet hero and didn't like to much attention for his actions, but she noticed his metal and asked him to see it. When he handed it to her she was very impressed and gushed about it and thanked him for his meritorious actions during his service to their country.
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People who demonstrate meritorious behavior certainly "earn" our respect, and you can use that fact to remember that "meritorious" ultimately traces to the Latin verb "merēre," which means "to earn." Nowadays, the rewards earned for meritorious acts are likely to be of an immaterial nature: gratitude, admiration, praise, etc. But that wasn't always so. The history of "meritorious" recalls a reward more concrete in nature: money. The Latin word "meritorius," an ancestor of the English "meritorious," literally means "bringing in money."
That's a cool word! I like it So another practice just warming the bench tonight, but I did take come pics for coach since he wasn't there tonight. I can hardly wait to get my skates! Scared but excited to finally get moving and start improving so I can start learning the things I need to so I can pass the tests. I might not be playing any games this coming fall/season but I will be that much better come next year! Oh and um, ya ever notice how when someone annoys you and you seem to notice if they make their presence known even more they just seem to really fucking irritate you even more? Yeah...this is the only place I can bitch about my co-workers lol. But on a positive note....tomorrow is hump day! Happy humping peeps 
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Posted:Mar 18, 2013 10:59 pm
Last Updated:Mar 26, 2013 7:58 am
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Today's word is KATZENJAMMER.
Katzenjammer [KAT-sun-jam-er] noun
1: hangover
2: distress
3: a discordant clamor
Example:
Too much green beer on St. Patrick's Day can give you a katzenjammer the next day, so hope y'all didn't drink too much yesterday.
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Have you ever heard a cat wailing and felt that you could relate? Apparently some hungover German speakers once did. "Katzenjammer" comes from German "Katze" (meaning "cat") and "Jammer" (meaning "distress"). English speakers borrowed the word for their hangovers (and other distressful inner states) in the 19th century and eventually applied it to outer commotion as well. The word isn't as popular in English today as it was around the mid-20th century, but it's well-known to many because of the "Katzenjammer ," a long-running comic strip featuring the incorrigibly mischievous twins Hans and Fritz.
Haha this word cracks me up! Anyway I totally spaced yesterday and had a few things going on so didn't get to post it but it seemed more appropriate for today anyway lol. We had a beautiful weekend here and it sucked to see a bit of snow today. Must be spring in southeast Alaska, its sunny one minute and snowing the next lol. I have a bit of exciting news but I don't wanna jinx it so I'm gonna sit on it for a bit and see if it pans out and where it goes. Oh but I will share I should be getting my derby gear this weekend!!! Pretty fucking excited to get that and finally start to get better at skating so I can learn how to be a roller girl! Hope y'all had a great Monday. Tie me up Tuesday tomorrow
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Posted:Mar 15, 2013 11:39 pm
Last Updated:Mar 16, 2013 7:17 pm
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Today's word is PALTRY.
Paltry [PAWL-tree] adjective
1: inferior, trashy
2: mean, despicable
3: trivial
4: meager, measly
Example:
I was unhappy and tired of the paltry things that seemed to have filled my days and when I was asked to join the roller girls I jumped at the chance to have something more meaningful in my life.
Did you know?
Before "paltry" was an adjective, it was a noun meaning "trash." That now obsolete noun in turn came from "palt" or "pelt," dialect terms meaning "a piece of coarse cloth," or broadly, "trash." The adjective "paltry" first meant "trashy," but it currently has a number of senses, all generally meaning "no good." A "paltry house" might be run-down and unfit for occupancy; a "paltry trick" is a trick that is low-down and dirty; a "paltry excuse" is a trivial one; and a "paltry sum" is small and insufficient.
I like this word and am going to try and remember to use it. Its been a long week and a bit of an intense evening. I'm super tired and even tried to watch a thing on the flix place online about roller girls in Portland and almost fell asleep. I think I'm headed for bed soon. Hope y'all had a fantabulous Friday!
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Posted:Mar 14, 2013 11:24 pm
Last Updated:Mar 15, 2013 9:52 pm
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Today's word is ABANDON.
Abandon [uh-BAN-dun] noun: a thorough yielding to natural impulses; especially: enthusiasm, exuberance
Example:
She tried to hold back and be demure and controlled but when he touched her she melted like ice on a hot summer day and tossed all abandon to the wind and gave into her passion and desires.
Did you know?
The sense of "abandon" defined above is a relative newcomer to the English language, dating from the early 1800s, but the noun itself is about 200 years older, having been first used in the 1600s in the sense of "the act of abandoning." The earlier sense was influenced by the verb "abandon," which was borrowed by Middle English in the 1300s from Anglo-French "abandoner." The Anglo-French term in turn came from the phrase "(mettre) a bandun," meaning "to hand over" or "put in someone's control." The newer sense has been more directly influenced by French "abandon," which means not only "abandonment or surrender," but also "freedom from constraint."
I love this word. I think that life should be lived every day with a bit of abandon. Like a lives, fully and without fear and letting the positive fill us. I watched practice tonight from the bench again because my gear probably won't be here until next weekend and am wondering yet again if I have bitten off more than I can chew lol. It was a bit more of the advanced stuff and it was actual contact practice and well it looked a bit scary to be honest lol. Lots of falling on asses and knees...damn. Ok its late and I just haven't been feeling 100% this week for some reason. could be the time change or it could be my sinuses are fucked up I'm not sure. Hope y'all had a great Thursday
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Posted:Mar 13, 2013 10:39 pm
Last Updated:Mar 14, 2013 7:10 pm
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Today's word is THIMBLERIG.
Thimblerig [THIM-bul-rig] verb
1: to cheat by trickery
2: to swindle by a trick in which a small ball or pea is quickly shifted from under one to another of three small cups to fool the spectator guessing its location.
Example:
She thought she had been so clever in tricking him into her bed, but it was her who had been thimblerigged by him and she was left with nothing but a wet spot and a cold bed.
Did you know?
The game of thimblerig seems innocent enough. The thimblerigger places a little ball, pea, or other small object under one of three thimbles or cups. He or she deftly scoots the cups around on a table, then asks the player to bet on which one hides the object. But thimbleriggers are masters of sleight of hand and can move and manipulate the object unfairly—so the guileless player doesn't stand a chance of winning. (The poor bettor is probably unaware that "rig" has meant "to manipulate or control usually by deceptive or dishonest means" since the 1800s.) When the same sham is played with nutshells, it's called a "shell game," and there's a related game played with cards known as "three-card monte.
So what is the actual game called? I'm curious. That game always ticks me off cuz I never win, but then does anyone ever win that game? Anyway its been a super long week and I'm so looking forward to the weekend. My gear should be here by next weekend hopefully then I'll have my skates and my pads and be able to finally get on my wheels and start to get better and learn the skills I need to pass the tests! Sunday we're having our first St Patrick's Day parade in town and the league has been invited to join in the short walk from the Discovery Center to O'Brian's Pub and I think since I don't have skates that I'll wear something new I've bought so I at least look like a roller girl Should be fun and I hear the weather is going to be decent. So come out and join the fun and have a beer when its over at the pub with the roller girls! Hope y'all have a fantastic Wednesday!
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Posted:Mar 12, 2013 11:48 pm
Last Updated:Mar 13, 2013 10:08 pm
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Today's word is CLEPSYDRA.
Clepsydra [KLEP-suh-druh] noun: an instrument designed to measure time by the fall or flow of a quantity of water: water clock
Example:
The ancient Greeks sometimes used a clepsydra to time political speeches, when the water was gone, the oration was over.
Did you know?
In ancient times the sun was used to measure time during the day, but sundials weren't much help after dark, so peoples around the world invented clocks that used dripping water to mark the hours. In one kind of water clock, possibly invented by the Chaldeans, a vessel was filled with water that was allowed to escape through a hole. The vessel's inside was marked with graduated lines, and the time was read by measuring the level of the remaining water. The ancient Greeks called their water clocks "klepsydra" ("water thief"), which comes from "kleptein" ("to steal") and "hydōr" ("water"). English speakers stole "clepsydra" from the Greeks in the 16th century. Actual water clocks have become increasingly rare and we now use the word primarily in historical references.
Cool word. So these days of staying busy and working out and going to practice really can wear you out. I'm exhausted tonight so I'm headed off to meet up with my pillow and blankie. I hope y'all had a fabulous Tied up Tuesday!
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Posted:Mar 11, 2013 11:32 pm
Last Updated:Mar 13, 2013 10:08 pm
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Today's word is TCHOTCHKE.
Tchotchke [CHAHCH-kuh] noun: knickknack, trinket
Example:
Entering grandma's house was like walking into a treasure room, it was full of tchotchkes of every sort and it was always a great time going through them and looking at them. If we were good and quiet and minded, she would even let us hold them sometimes.
Did you know?
Just as trinkets can dress up your shelves or coffee table, many words for "miscellaneous objects" or "nondescript junk" decorate our language. "Knickknack," "doodad," "gewgaw," and "whatnot" are some of the more common ones. While many such words are of unknown origin, we know that "tchotchke" comes from the Yiddish "tshatshke" of the same meaning, and ultimately from a now-obsolete Polish word, "czaczko." "Tchotchke" is a pretty popular word these days, but it wasn't commonly used in English until the 1970s.
I have always loved this word and yes my grandma, god rest her soul, had these cool blown glass figurines that I always loved playing with and she would only let me touch them if I'd been good. Anyway, I myself don't have many but I do have a few. I even have one of her's that my mom gave me after grandma passed on. Hope y'all have a freakin awesome Monday! Mine...well mine sucked but I do honestly try to make the best of it. I'm super tired of putting up with the women at work that irritate the fuck outta me! I really hope that my friend leaves her job soon so I can apply and get the fuck outta the office I'm in now. Have a great Tie-Me-Up Tuesday
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Posted:Mar 10, 2013 3:09 pm
Last Updated:Mar 26, 2013 7:59 am
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Today's word is IDIOPATHIC.
Idiopathic [id-ee-uh-PATH-ik] adjective
1: arising spontaneously or from an obscure or unknown cause
2: peculiar to the individual
Example:
Her idiopathic actions could only be traced back to the fact that she'd been pushed to far and she could no longer take the pressure or stress and went on a bender and dropped out of sight for 3 days.
Did you know?
"Idiopathic" joins the combining form "idio-" (from Greek "idios," meaning "one's own" or "private") with "-pathic," a form that suggests the effects of disease. The combining form "idio-" is typically found in technical terms. Examples include "idiographic," meaning "relating to or dealing with something concrete, individual, or unique"; "idiolect," meaning "the language or speech pattern of one individual at a particular period of life"; and "idiotype," meaning "the molecular structure and conformation of an antibody that confers its antigenic specificity." A more common "idio-" word is "idiosyncrasy," which most commonly refers to an unusual way in which a person behaves or thinks, or to an unusual part or feature of something.
I won't be around tonight so I'm posting this a bit early. I invite anyone in Ketchikan to come down to the Arctic Bar tonight and join the party! Its the 69th day of the year and the Ketchikan Rainforest Rollergirls are having a fund raiser. Happy Bears in Their Jammies Come on down and buy some booze infused gummybears! You can meet some of the roller derby girls and help the league out. Hope y'all have a great day
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Posted:Mar 8, 2013 11:30 pm
Last Updated:Mar 10, 2013 12:06 am
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Today's word is ROSEATE.
Roseate [ROH-zee-ut] adjective
1: resembling a rose especially in having a pink color
2: overly optimistic: viewed favorably
Example:
After they'd been divorced for a few years he still looked back on things as being quite roseate. She on the other hand lived in reality and remembered things being a bit more gritty and not so pretty.
Did you know?
"Everything's coming up roses." "He views the world through rose-tinted glasses." "She has a rosy outlook on life." In English, we tend to associate roses and rose color with optimism, and "roseate" is no exception. "Roseate" comes from the Latin adjective "roseus," and ultimately from the noun "rosa," meaning "rose." Figurative use of "roseate" began in the 19th century, and the literal sense of the term has been in the language since the 16th century. Literal uses of "roseate" are often found in descriptions of sunrises and sunsets. "Through yon peaks of cloud-like snow / The roseate sunlight quivers," wrote Shelley in Prometheus Unbound. And in an early short story, Edith Wharton wrote, "The sunset was perfect and a roseate light, transfiguring the distant spire, lingered late in the west."
So very glad that Friday has arrived and tomorrow I can sleep a bit. Feeling very run down and tired today. It's been a super long week. I hope y'all had a good Thursday and Friday. Anyone wanna share some weekend plans with me? I'd love to hear what everyone is doing
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Posted:Mar 6, 2013 11:40 pm
Last Updated:Mar 8, 2013 12:35 am
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Today's word is EPHEMERAL.
Ephemeral [ih-FEM-uh-rul] adjective: lasting a very short time
Example:
Once they had made their way into the bedroom and clothing had been stripped off, what happened next was ephemeral and once it was done she excused herself and quickly got dressed and left. He turned out to be an insensitive lover and was only interested in his own pleasure seeking self and she didn't need anything like that in her life.
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The mayfly (order Ephemeroptera) typically hatches, matures, mates, and dies within the span of a few short hours (though the longest-lived species may survive a record two days); poets sometimes use this insect to symbolize life's ephemeral nature. When "ephemeral" (from the Greek word "ephēmeros," meaning "lasting a day") first appeared in print in English in the late 16th century, it was a scientific term applied to short-term fevers, and later, to organisms (such as insects and flowers) with very short life spans. Soon after that, it acquired an extended sense referring to anything fleeting and short-lived (as in "ephemeral pleasures").
I have always liked this word. It was nice to have a night off so I stayed home and didn't even go to the rec center. I should have my gear in the next couple weeks and then I'll be working my butt off to catch up with the other girls in the league. Sorta scared shitless but I am so excited at the same time and want this so much. Be one with your skates is the advice I'm getting from others...it'll happen! K I'm off to get some sleep. Hope y'all have a fabulous hump day
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Posted:Mar 5, 2013 11:45 pm
Last Updated:Mar 6, 2013 10:21 pm
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Today's word is PORTEND.
Portend [por-TEND] verb
1: to give an omen or anticipatory sign of
2: indicate, signify
Example:
In the short story, the appearance of a black cat portends danger for the protagonist.
Did you know?
"Portend" has been used in English in the context of signs of things to come since the 15th century. The word derives from the Latin verb "portendere," which means "to predict or foretell." That verb, in turn, developed as a combination of the prefix "por-" (meaning "forward") and the verb "tendere" (meaning "to stretch"). So you can think of "portend" as having a literal meaning of "stretching forward to predict." Additional descendants of "tendere" include "extend," "tendon," and "tension," among others.
Sorry, I used the example from the site I get my words from. I'm so very tired tonight and gonna head there now. Hope y'all had a great day
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Posted:Mar 4, 2013 11:35 pm
Last Updated:Mar 5, 2013 11:39 pm
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Today's word is CLAMANT.
Clamant [KLAY-munt] adjective
1: clamorous, blatant
2: demanding attention: urgent
Example:
He wasn't sure how he got home and he was pretty hung over but it was the clamant group of women hanging around his pool that worried him and the fact that he had only his cowboy boots and hat on.
Did you know?
"Clamant" is considerably less common than its synonym "clamorous." As the similarities in spelling might suggest, these two words are etymologically related, both coming from the Latin verb "clamare," meaning "to cry out or shout." Another relative is the noun "claimant," meaning "one that asserts a right or title." The paths from "clamare" to "clamorous" and "claimant" follow routes that lead through Anglo-French. "Clamant," however, comes directly from Latin, deriving from "clamant-, clamans," the present participle of the verb "clamare."
Amazing weekend! Helped my incredible man celebrate his birthday. He loved his presents and the dinner I made him. Back to work and Monday today and I guess you could say it was successful because I still have a job and I didn't bite anyone today Things are tense, or maybe its just me I'm not sure. I just don't really want to work there anymore and am just biding my time until the other job comes open. On a good note, I should be getting my derby gear soon and my sweet man bought skates to skate with me when he's here and is letting me borrow them until I get mine. Yeah I know its a little weird we wear the same size shoe lol. Off to bed, hope y'all had a fabulous day. Its tie-me-up Tuesday tomorrow
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