Word of the Day

IGNOMINIOUS

Definition: disgraceful and dishonorable

Example: The team suffered an IGNOMINIOUS defeat at the hands of its rival.

Synonyms: opprobrious, shameful

This Day in History

June 17, 1994         O.J. Simpson drove his Ford Bronco across Los Angeles with police in pursuit and millions of people watching live on television. After the slow speed chase ended Simpson was arrested and charged with the murders of Nicole Simpson and Ronald Goldman.

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We each have all the time there is; our mental and moral status is determined by what we do with it.

- — Mary Blake

Word of the Day

SUPERANNUATED

Definition: too old, obsolete, outdated

Example: The manual typewriter has become SUPERANNUATED, although a few loyal diehards still swear by it.

Synonyms: outmoded, old-fashioned

This Day in History

June 16, 1858       In a speech in Springfield, IL, U.S. Senate candidate, Abraham Lincoln, said the slavery issue had to be resolved. He declared, “A house divided against itself cannot stand.”

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They talk of a man betraying his country, his friends, his sweetheart. There must be a moral bond first. All a man can betray is his conscience.

Joseph Conrad

Word of the Day

profanation

Definition: Blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character.

Synonyms: blasphemy, desecration, sacrilege

Example: This holiest of spots was defended from profanation by the strictest edicts of the all-pervading “taboo.”

This Day in History

June 9, 1931           Robert H. Goddard patented a rocket-fueled aircraft design.

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There is work that is work and there is play that is play; there is play that is work and work that is play. And in only one of these lie happiness.

Gelett Burgess

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purblind

Definition: (adjective) Slow in understanding or discernment; dull.

Example: The one result obtained was the expression of purblind opinion by the authorities…which pointed to Isabel, or to one of the servants, as the undiscovered thief.

Synonyms: obtuse

This Day in History

June 7, 1775           The United Colonies changed their name to the United States.

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Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns.

I am thankful that thorns have roses.

– Allophones Karr

Word of the Day

CAVIL

Definition: to raise trivial objections

Example: Because of the members’ tendency to CAVIL endlessly over trivialities, they seldom accomplished anything noteworthy.

Synonyms: quibble, carp

This Day in History

June 4, 1896           Henry Ford made a successful test drive of his new car in Detroit, MI.

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The glory of friendship is . . .  the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when he discovers

that someone else believes in him  and is willing to trust him with his friendship.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Word of the Day

faux

Definition: Not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article.

Synonyms: fake, false, imitation, simulated

Example: Her faux pearls were so well-made that everyone at the party thought they were real.

This Day in History

June 3, 1979           The world’s worst oil spill occurred when an exploratory oil well, Ixtoc 1, blew out, spilling over 140 million gallons of oil into the Bay of Campeche off the coast of Mexico.

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It is dangerous to be sincere unless you are also stupid.

George Bernard Shaw

Word of the Day

OBSTREPEROUS

Definition: marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness

Example: The OBSTREPEROUS youth couldn’t stop talking in class.

Synonyms: clamorous, vociferous

This Day in History

June 2, 1924           All American Indians were granted U.S. citizenship by the U.S. Congress.

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Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.

Teddy Roosevelt