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Word! Pretentious
Main Entry: pre·ten·tious Pronunciation: pri-'ten(t)-sh&s Function: adjective Etymology: French prétentieux, from prétention pretension, from Medieval Latin praetention-, praetentio, from Latin praetendere Date: 1837 1 : characterized by pretension : as a : making usually unjustified or excessive claims (as of value or standing) b : expressive of affected, unwarranted, or exaggerated importance, worth, or stature 2 : making demands on one's skill, ability, or means : AMBITIOUS synonym see SHOWY http://www.m-w.com/home.htm . [This message was edited Sat Feb 8 21:32:12 PST 2003 by LaVisHh] | |
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my mutha...
but the word pedantic comes to mind more often than naught!! ~Live Free ... Be Wyld~AlwaysOnlyMakeBelieve - LiveUrLyfe... laissez le bon temps rouler...vivre sans être sauvage...हमेशा ही बना विश्वास ~Change and do so CONSTANTLY... | |
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LaVisHh said: Pretentious
Main Entry: pre·ten·tious Pronunciation: pri-'ten(t)-sh&s Function: adjective Etymology: French prétentieux, from prétention pretension, from Medieval Latin praetention-, praetentio, from Latin praetendere Date: 1837 1 : characterized by pretension : as a : making usually unjustified or excessive claims (as of value or standing) b : expressive of affected, unwarranted, or exaggerated importance, worth, or stature 2 : making demands on one's skill, ability, or means : AMBITIOUS synonym see SHOWY http://www.m-w.com/home.htm Anyone YOU know? Gotta love those pretentious folk! sub·tle ( P ) Pronunciation Key (stl) adj. sub·tler, sub·tlest So slight as to be difficult to detect or describe; elusive Characterized by skill or ingenuity; clever. Crafty or sly; devious. Operating in a hidden, usually injurious way; insidious: a subtle poison. | |
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Mistake
Main Entry: 1mis·take Pronunciation: m&-'stAk Function: verb Inflected Form(s): mis·took /-'stuk/; mis·tak·en /-'stA-k&n/; mis·tak·ing Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse mistaka to take by mistake, from mis- + taka to take -- more at TAKE Date: 14th century transitive senses 1 : to blunder in the choice of 2 a : to misunderstand the meaning or intention of : MISINTERPRET b : to make a wrong judgment of the character or ability of 3 : to identify wrongly : confuse with another intransitive senses : to be wrong [This message was edited Sat Feb 8 19:35:58 PST 2003 by LaVisHh] | |
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Slander
Main Entry: 1slan·der Pronunciation: 'slan-d&r Function: transitive verb Inflected Form(s): slan·dered; slan·der·ing /-d(&-)ri[ng]/ Date: 13th century : to utter slander against : DEFAME | |
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Rumor
Main Entry: 1ru·mor Pronunciation: 'rü-m&r Function: noun Etymology: Middle English rumour, from Middle French, from Latin rumor clamor, gossip; akin to Old English rEon to lament, Sanskrit rauti he roars Date: 14th century 1 : talk or opinion widely disseminated with no discernible source 2 : a statement or report current without known authority for its truth 3 archaic : talk or report of a notable person or event 4 : a soft low indistinct sound : MURMUR | |
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Assume
Main Entry: as·sume Pronunciation: &-'süm Function: transitive verb Inflected Form(s): as·sumed; as·sum·ing Etymology: Middle English, from Latin assumere, from ad- + sumere to take -- more at CONSUME Date: 15th century 1 a : to take up or in : RECEIVE b : to take into partnership, employment, or use 2 a : to take to or upon oneself : UNDERTAKE b : PUT ON, DON 3 : to take control of 4 : to pretend to have or be : FEIGN 5 : to take as granted or true : SUPPOSE 6 : to take over (the debts of another) as one's own | |
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Truth
Main Entry: truth Pronunciation: 'trüth Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural truths /'trü[th]z, 'trüths/ Etymology: Middle English trewthe, from Old English trEowth fidelity; akin to Old English trEowe faithful -- more at TRUE Date: before 12th century 1 a archaic : FIDELITY, CONSTANCY b : sincerity in action, character, and utterance 2 a (1) : the state of being the case : FACT (2) : the body of real things, events, and facts : ACTUALITY (3) often capitalized : a transcendent fundamental or spiritual reality b : a judgment, proposition, or idea that is true or accepted as true c : the body of true statements and propositions 3 a : the property (as of a statement) of being in accord with fact or reality b chiefly British : TRUE 2 c : fidelity to an original or to a standard 4 capitalized, Christian Science : GOD - in truth : in accordance with fact : ACTUALLY | |
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Innocent
Main Entry: in·no·cent Pronunciation: 'i-n&-s&nt Function: adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin innocent-, innocens, from in- + nocent-, nocens wicked, from present participle of nocEre to harm -- more at NOXIOUS Date: 14th century 1 a : free from guilt or sin especially through lack of knowledge of evil : BLAMELESS b : harmless in effect or intention ; also : CANDID c : free from legal guilt or fault; also : LAWFUL 2 a : lacking or reflecting a lack of sophistication, guile, or self-consciousness : ARTLESS, INGENUOUS b : IGNORANT ; also : UNAWARE 3 : lacking or deprived of something | |
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AzureStar said: You absolute nut. [This message was edited Sat Feb 8 20:02:39 PST 2003 by LaVisHh] | |
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snafu[1,noun]snafu[2,adjective]snafu[3,transitive verb]
Main Entry: 1sna·fu Pronunciation: sna-'fü, 'sna-"fü Function: noun Etymology: situation normal all fucked up (fouled up) Date: circa 1941 : CONFUSION, MUDDLE | |
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v. cod·ed, cod·ing, codes
v. tr. To systematize and arrange (laws and regulations) into a code. To convert (a message, for example) into code. | |
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Reality
Main Entry: re·al·i·ty Pronunciation: rE-'a-l&-tE Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural -ties Date: 1550 1 : the quality or state of being real 2 a (1) : a real event, entity, or state of affairs (2) : the totality of real things and events b : something that is neither derivative nor dependent but exists necessarily - in reality : in actual fact | |
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Conclusion
Main Entry: con·clu·sion Pronunciation: k&n-'klü-zh&n Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin conclusion-, conclusio, from concludere Date: 14th century 1 a : a reasoned judgment : INFERENCE b : the necessary consequence of two or more propositions taken as premises; especially : the inferred proposition of a syllogism 2 : the last part of something: as a : RESULT, OUTCOME b plural : trial of strength or skill -- used in the phrase try conclusions c : a final summation d : the final decision in a law case e : the final part of a pleading in law 3 : an act or instance of concluding | |
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Main Entry: C
Pronunciation: 'sE Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural c's or cs /'sEz/ Usage: often capitalized, often attributive 1 a : the 3rd letter of the English alphabet b : a graphic representation of this letter c : a speech counterpart of orthographic c 2 a : one hundred -- see NUMBER table b slang : a sum of $100 3 : the keynote of a C-major scale 4 : a graphic device for reproducing the letter c 5 : one designated c especially as the 3rd in order or class 6 a : a grade rating a student's work as fair or mediocre in quality b : one graded or rated with a C 7 : something shaped like the letter C 8 : a structured programming language designed to produce a compact and efficient translation of a program into machine language | |
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well hell gurl...
thats the blasted ORG pretentious mistaken rumours slander - libel in our case innocent - well they aren't represented here at this site but maybe another locale truth is in the word of the speaker errr... i mean eye of the beholder!! yeah! ASSume - thats what this is all about... oh lets not forgo petulant obstinate, boorish, we can cause trauma if observed daily! WELCOME u have ACCESSED PRINCE.ORG ~Live Free ... Be Wyld~AlwaysOnlyMakeBelieve - LiveUrLyfe... laissez le bon temps rouler...vivre sans être sauvage...हमेशा ही बना विश्वास ~Change and do so CONSTANTLY... | |
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Fun
Main Entry: 1fun Pronunciation: 'f&n Function: noun Etymology: English dialect fun to hoax, perhaps alteration of Middle English fonnen, from fonne dupe Date: 1727 1 : what provides amusement or enjoyment; specifically : playful often boisterous action or speech 2 : a mood for finding or making amusement 3 a : AMUSEMENT, ENJOYMENT b : derisive jest : SPORT, RIDICULE 4 : violent or excited activity or argument synonyms FUN, JEST, SPORT, GAME, PLAY mean action or speech that provides amusement or arouses laughter. FUN usually implies laughter or gaiety but may imply merely a lack of serious or ulterior purpose . JEST implies lack of earnestness in what is said or done and may suggest a hoaxing or teasing . SPORT applies especially to the arousing of laughter against someone . GAME is close to SPORT, and often stresses mischievous or malicious fun . PLAY stresses the opposition to earnest without implying malice or mischief . | |
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Main Entry: Bad
Pronunciation: 'bad Function: adjective Inflected Form(s): worse /'w&rs/; worst /'w&rst/ Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century 1 a : failing to reach an acceptable standard : POOR b : UNFAVORABLE c : not fresh : SPOILED d : not sound : DILAPIDATED 2 a : morally objectionable b : MISCHIEVOUS, DISOBEDIENT 3 : inadequate or unsuited to a purpose 4 : DISAGREEABLE, UNPLEASANT 5 a : INJURIOUS, HARMFUL b : SERIOUS, SEVERE 6 : INCORRECT, FAULTY 7 a : suffering pain or distress b : UNHEALTHY, DISEASED 8 : SORROWFUL, SORRY 9 : INVALID, VOID 10 bad·der bad·dest slang a : GOOD, GREAT b : TOUGH, MEAN - bad·ness noun | |
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Super
Main Entry: 1su·per Pronunciation: 'sü-p&r Function: adjective Etymology: super- Date: 1837 1 a -- used as a generalized term of approval b : of high grade or quality 2 : very large or powerful 3 : exhibiting the characteristics of its type to an extreme or excessive degree | |
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Lavish
Main Entry: 1lav·ish Pronunciation: 'la-vish Function: adjective Etymology: Middle English lavas abundance, from Middle French lavasse downpour of rain, from laver to wash -- more at LAVAGE Date: 15th century 1 : expending or bestowing profusely : PRODIGAL 2 a : expended or produced in abundance b : marked by profusion or excess | |
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see these are the areas that the women of the ORG rule as we are BAD ass SuperFUN (**FINE**) chicas!!
and we definitely LaVisHh...a good many things Up in here!! [This message was edited Sat Feb 8 19:53:50 PST 2003 by ScarLett] ~Live Free ... Be Wyld~AlwaysOnlyMakeBelieve - LiveUrLyfe... laissez le bon temps rouler...vivre sans être sauvage...हमेशा ही बना विश्वास ~Change and do so CONSTANTLY... | |
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