Members pneu-engine Posted September 26, 2008 Members Share Posted September 26, 2008 That's another great one' date=' pneu-engine. There's just something about the word [i']paradigm that makes its user sound erudite... Thanks; I'll take that as a compliment. :Green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Salyan Posted September 26, 2008 Moderators Share Posted September 26, 2008 OK, I'll bite... erudite? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators HappyChristian Posted September 26, 2008 Administrators Share Posted September 26, 2008 OK' date=' I'll bite... erudite?[/quote'] No, no - this isn't a poetry thread, sal!! (erudite means having or showing profound or wide knowledge) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Salyan Posted September 26, 2008 Moderators Share Posted September 26, 2008 What?! Oh.. lol.. never even noticed that. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chev1958 Posted September 26, 2008 Members Share Posted September 26, 2008 How about "misology" (n)? Here's a hint: "Misology cannot solve problems; only better reasoning can." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators HappyChristian Posted September 26, 2008 Administrators Share Posted September 26, 2008 How about "misology" (n)? Here's a hint: "Misology cannot solve problems; only better reasoning can." Hey - you talking about Democrats again? j/k - many of the Reps suffer from it, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members deafnva77 Posted September 26, 2008 Members Share Posted September 26, 2008 ever had a word that you thought it mean something, but when you looked it up, you find out you were wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bakershalfdozen Posted September 26, 2008 Author Members Share Posted September 26, 2008 Friday, September 26 Alimantado posted this word today:Impoverished - Deprived of natural richness or strength; limited or depletedHow impoverished this forum would be without your posts, Jerry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JerryNumbers Posted September 27, 2008 Members Share Posted September 27, 2008 Friday' date=' September 26[/b'] Alimantado posted this word today: Impoverished - Deprived of natural richness or strength; limited or depletedHow impoverished this forum would be without your posts, Jerry. Me! :hide Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members matie-k Posted September 27, 2008 Members Share Posted September 27, 2008 Here's two that me and my hubby ran into today - both in old children's books! comfit and swivet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bakershalfdozen Posted September 27, 2008 Author Members Share Posted September 27, 2008 Comfit Noun 1. comfit - candy containing a fruit or nut confection, sweet - a food rich in sugar Verb 1. comfit - make into a confection; In the Middle East, comfits are often offered to guests at weddings.Swivet Noun 1. swivet - a panic or extreme discomposure; affright, panic, terror - an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxietyIt threw her into a swivet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Annie Posted September 27, 2008 Members Share Posted September 27, 2008 Comfit Noun 1. comfit - candy containing a fruit or nut confection, sweet - a food rich in sugar Verb 1. comfit - make into a confection; In the Middle East, comfits are often offered to guests at weddings. Thanks for defining this word, BHD. I remember seeing this word every time I read through The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis. I never knew what it meant, but I remember thinking it sounded "comfortable," and since it was listed along with lullabies, poppets, and toys, I thought it was something to play with. Now I really know...thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bakershalfdozen Posted September 27, 2008 Author Members Share Posted September 27, 2008 You're welcome. Before I looked up the definition for "comfit", I assumed it was the opposite of "discomfit" which means to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment. Imagine my discomfiture had I posted the incorrect definition. :bleh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bakershalfdozen Posted September 28, 2008 Author Members Share Posted September 28, 2008 Mm, good words! PE wrote these two words about Barack Obama: I think it's a lost cause to expect him to put away his sophomoric, puerile, and other childish attitudes.Sophomoric - Conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immaturePuerile - Juvenile, childish, silly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bakershalfdozen Posted October 1, 2008 Author Members Share Posted October 1, 2008 Very good word from HappyChristian today! I had never heard this word used in this context before; thanks for the learning experience, LuAnne! :thumb In the brainwashing thread, LuAnne wrote: "Teaching them a song that says that Obama's going to bring freedom goes beyond the pale."Pale: A wooden stake; A fence, especially one made from wooden stakes; A territory or defensive area that one nation holds in another country, e.g., Britain?s medieval control of Calais in France or Dublin in Ireland; The jurisdiction (territorial or otherwise) of an authority; The bounds of ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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