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In honor of page 15 we have two special supplemental words for today.
The first Supplemental Word of the Day for March 12 is
bob /'bäb/ (verb)
transitive senses 1 : to strike with a quick light blow : rap 2 : to move up and down in a short quick movement 3 : to polish with a bob : buff intransitive senses 1 a : to move up and down briefly or repeatedly 1 b : to emerge, arise, or appear suddenly or unexpectedly 2 : to nod or curtsy briefly 3 : to try to seize a suspended or floating object with the teeth
impetuous \im-PECH-wuss or im-PEH-chuh-wuss\ (adjective) 1 : marked by impulsive vehemence or passion 2 : marked by force and violence of movement or action
lambent \LAM-bunt\ (adjective) 1 : playing lightly on or over a surface : flickering 2 : softly bright or radiant 3 : marked by lightness or brilliance especially of expression
shenanigan \shuh-NAN-ih-gun\ (noun) 1 : a devious trick used especially for an underhand purpose 2 a : tricky or questionable practices or conduct 2 b : high-spirited or mischievous activity
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Some viewed his behavior as youthful shenanigans, while others were of the opinion that they rose to the level of criminal acts. Posts: 22497 | Registered: Sep 2000
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The U.S. Justice Department charged Arthur Andersen with obstruction of justice Thursday for his shenanigans involving the shredding of tons of Enron Corp. documents.
"But I told my secretary over my cell phone to 'Ship the Enron documents to the Feds.' The words she thought she heard were 'Rip the Enron documents to shreds.' You see–it was all a case of bad cellular!" (Adapted from a recent humorous takeoff on Sprint Cellular ads.)
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There was a great erumpent of laughter when our teacher walked in this morning. (She was wearing her slippers.)
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The joyous high school senior emitted erumpent exclamations and whoops of joy the first time she was accepted into a university.
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detoxify \dee-TAHK-suh-fye\ (verb) 1 : to remove a poison or toxin or the effect of such from 2 : to free (as a drug user) from an intoxicating or addictive substance or from dependence on it 3 : neutralize
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Many have tried to detoxify the various Christianity and homosexuality threads on Hatrack. Many have failed. Posts: 22497 | Registered: Sep 2000
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impeccable \im-PEH-kuh-bul\ (adjective) 1 : not capable of sinning or liable to sin 2 : free from fault or blame : flawless Posts: 1127 | Registered: Aug 2000
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parochial \puh-ROH-kee-ul\ (adjective) 1 : of or relating to a church parish 2 : of or relating to a parish as a unit of local government 3 : confined or restricted as if within the borders of a parish : limited in range or scope (as to a narrow area or region) : provincial, narrow
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It had nothing to do with catholic thought patterns, I was enrolled in a parochial prision camp.
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....Accompanied by the skirl of bag pipes, floating eerily over the night-blackened, fetid moors, where lay the bloated bodies of warriors, defeated when last the sun shone. Thus sounded the stygian lovesong, as a final triumph over the slayers of Braveheart.
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The other day, while surfing the inter-net from my computer in my domicile, I was accosted by an annoying spam regarding Entropia.
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exemplary \ig-ZEM-pluh-ree\ (adjective) 1 a : serving as a pattern 1 b : deserving imitation : commendable : also, deserving imitation because of excellence 2 : serving as a warning : monitory 3 : serving as an example, instance, or illustration Posts: 1127 | Registered: Aug 2000
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Sidney Poitier was awarded an Oscar last night for his exlemplary accomplishments throughout his career as an actor and film-maker.
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tenacious \tuh-NAY-shuss\ (adjective) 1 a : not easily pulled apart : cohesive 1 b : tending to adhere or cling especially to another substance 2 a : persistent in maintaining or adhering to something valued or habitual 2 b : retentive Posts: 1127 | Registered: Aug 2000
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