Tuesday, October 15, 2019
Execrate this one
Execrable \Ex"e*cra*ble\, a. [L. execrabilis, exsecrabilis: cf.
F. ex['e]crable. See {Execrate}.]
Deserving to be execrated; accursed; damnable; detestable;
abominable; as, an execrable wretch. ``Execrable pride.''
--Hooker. -- {Ex"e*cra*ble*ness}, n. -- {Ex"e*cra*bly}, adv.
This one causes discomfort
Discomfit \Dis*com"fit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discomfited}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Discomfiting}.] [OF. desconfit, p. p. of
desconfire, F. d['e]confire; fr. L. dis- + conficere to make
ready, prepare, bring about. See {Comfit}, {Fact}.]
1. To scatter in fight; to put to rout; to defeat.
And his proud foes discomfit in victorious field.
--Spenser.
2. To break up and frustrate the plans of; to balk? to throw
into perplexity and dejection; to disconcert.
Well, go with me and be not so discomfited. --Shak.
Syn: To defeat; overthrow; overpower; vanquish; conquer;
baffle; frustrate; confound; discourage.
I honestly love Asserrate
Asseverate \As*sev"er*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Asseverated};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Asseverating}.] [L. asseveratus, p. p. of
asseverare to assert seriously or earnestly; ad + severus.
See {Severe}.]
To affirm or aver positively, or with solemnity.
Syn: To affirm; aver; protest; declare. See {Affirm}.
Sunday, September 29, 2019
Obstreperous: A Good Word for Children
Obstreperous
/əbˈstrɛp(ə)rəs/
Adjective.
Noisy and difficult to control.
"Mrs. Callahan, as your son's teacher I regret to
inform you that he has proved both obstreperous and anti-social..."
The word is derived from the Latin obstrepere, composed of
ob (against) and strepere (make a noise). It has become one of my absolute favourite words in recent times.
Septentrional: Hope you don't feel boreal-ed to death by this one, mate
Septentrional, meaning
"of the north", is a word rarely used in English, but is commonly used
in Latin and in the Romance languages. The term septentrional usually is found on maps, mostly those made before 1700.
Saturday, September 28, 2019
Apotropaic posts will be proof against spambots
adjective
supposedly having the power to avert evil influences or bad luck.
We are living in a materiel world
noun
military materials and equipment.
"the shipping of materiel south into the battle zone"
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