How About Some Vocabulary For Today

Good day to all! It is still raining outside. The plants, trees and flowers in our garden are happy having the rain pouring on them for the first time during the spring season. It has been a long time that I was not able to share some vocabulary..How about one for today. I also need it sometimes because even I know some English, some words are still strange for me! let's learn and have fun! here it is..

VOCABULARY FOR TODAY:
chimerical \ky-MER-ih-kuhl; -MIR-; kih-\ (adjective) - 1 : Merely imaginary; produced by or as if by a wildly fanciful imagination; fantastic; improbable or unrealistic. 2 : Given to or indulging in unrealistic fantasies or fantastic schemes.

"...At the same time he could not believe that that trove, supposing it had ever existed, still existed, and though he considered the treasure as by no means chimerical, he believed it was no longer there." -- Alexandre Dumas, 'The Count of Monte Cristo'

Chimerical is ultimately derived from Greek khimaira, "she-goat" or "chimera," which in Greek mythology was a monster having the head of a lion, the body of a goat, and the tail of a dragon.

Let's practice our Vocabulary

I always love vocabulary and grammar..I know I still have to learn about this since I'm done with College....besides I always believed that "Life is always a process of learning". It is just good to know words that sometimes we don't hear or usually use....so here is our word for today..courtesy of arcamax...thought of sharing this before I delete it....Oh well, practice your vocabulary too!! TGIF...Wish you in advance a happy weekend!!..any comments or correction to my sentence is greatly appreciated!!

My own sentence:

Since I stay at home, I usually redact my thoughts, ideas, opinions and experiences through blogging. I am even addicted to it now....wink!!

Today's Word "redact"

redact \rih-DAKT\ (transitive verb) - 1 : To draw up or frame (a statement, proclamation, etc.); to put in writing. 2 : To make ready and put in shape for publication; to edit.

"Back when we were in college, we used to lie in bed and regularly redact a mutual fantasy about how someday we could run a cafe or a hotel in some distant country..." -- Peter Gadol, 'Light at Dusk'

Redact derives from Latin redactus, past participle of redigere, to drive back, from re-, red-, "again, back" + agere, "to put in motion, to drive."

Vocabulary for today

I guess today's vocabulary forwarded to my mail by arcamax.com is quite interesting. I want to also practice my vocabulary...here is my sample sentence..

I already went to my lawyer to sue a former friend who betrayed me but due to my clemency, I did not pursue the case anymore. At least, I learned some lessons of what had happened. I hope she also learn some.

Today's Word "clemency"

clemency \KLEM-uhn-see\ (noun) - 1 : Disposition to forgive and spare, as offenders; mercy. 2 : An act or instance of mercy or leniency. 3 : Mildness, especially of weather.

"If the buccaneers surrendered, he would give them clemency -- if they did not he would sail to Maracaibo and would destroy the bucsaneers utterly." -- Shirlee Busbee, 'Spanish Rose'

Clemency comes from Latin clementia, from clemens, "mild, merciful."

Most Important Law in Germany

I just want to share one of the most important Law in Germany. I believed this is good to share especially to those persons who live in Germany whether you are a German citizen or not. In my own opinion, as long as you live in this country, you must also respect and follow the German Laws especially the basic ones.

As I made my German Oath of Citizenship, I was given a Book entitled "Grundgesetz für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland". This means in English "The Basic Law of the Federal Republic of Germany".
I am specifically sharing below Basic Right which is stated in page 111 of this Book.

The first basic law of Germany is this;

I. DIE GRUNDRECHTE

Artikel 1

(1) Die Würde des Menschen ist unantastbar. Sie zu achten und zu schützen ist Verpflichtung aller staatlichen Gewalt.

Below is the translation of this right in English;

I. Basic Rights

Article 1 [Human dignity]

(1) Human dignity shall be inviolable. To respect and protect it shall be the duty of all state authority.

I believed this law is very clear stating that we must respect the honour and dignity of a person. Not doing so will violate the above basic law. I believed, it is not only Germany who have this kind of law but all countries around the world who believed in the rights and protection of its people. Even Philippines have the same basic law.

For those who cannot stop their tongues in telling other people's life and affair especially by not telling the truth and does damages the personality of a certain person, You don't have the right to do that especially if you really don't know that person. "makakarma din kayo or baka dumating na nga ang karma sa inyo". You don't have the right to destroy other people's life.

So please "LEARN TO HOLD YOUR TONGUE ABOUT THE LIFE AND AFFAIR OF OTHERS UNLESS YOUR DUTY OBLIGE YOU TO SPEAK". Pero kung magtsitsismis ka naman , please naman yung totoo at purong katotohanan... Huwag yung kasinungalingan!!!

By legal means, the law will oblige you to speak for the Truth. So just be ready to depend for the Truth and don't tell lies!! Truth hurts but it is the only means to set us free. I am not afraid to tell the Truth and I will defend for it especially if my own honour and reputation is at risk. "Hindi ko talaga yan mapapalampas"

"THE BEST DEFENSE IS SIMPLY TRUTH"....I remember this saying that I copied now from one of my friend's website...sorry friend but I need this saying now..leave a message in your tag board to ask for permission!!! thanks!!

I hope what I share here now will serve as a lesson to all especially to those people who don't can hold their tongues. "Kung wala man kayong masabing maganda, itikom na lang ninyo ang mga bunganga nyo lalo't ang sinasabi nyo ay pawang kasinungalingan lang!!!! Pahabol pa, bago kayo magsalita ng kung ano-ano sa ibang tao, tingnan nyo muna ang sarili nyo!!! Perpekto ba kayo????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

have a nice evening to all!!

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Some Vocabulary for today!!

There are just some words sometimes that we already heard but don't know the meaning..I do the same...and even would look up and say 'what is that'..I am also sharing to you a word below..and will also give my an example in a sentence..

Sentence sample:

She abominate his father because he molested her when she was young.

Today's Word "abominate"

abominate \uh-BOM-uh-nayt\ (transitive verb) - To hate in the highest degree; to detest intensely; to loathe; to abhor.

"I despise and abominate him, because he is a man without honor; he knows that I do not love him, and yet he insists upon marrying me." -- Louise Muhlbach, 'Old Fritz and the New Era'

Abominate comes from Latin abominari, "to deprecate as a bad omen, to hate, to detest," from ab- + omen, "an omen."

Today's Word "ennui"

ennui \on-WEE\ (noun) - A feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction arising from lack of interest; boredom.

"The day at Swampscott passed in ennui, the lack of activity causing the three attorneys to make constant calls to their offices in the hopes that someone wanted their services..." -- Robert Ludlum, 'The Road to Omaha'

Ennui is from the French, from Old French enui, "annoyance," from enuier, "to annoy, to bore," from the Latin phrase in odium, "in hatred or dislike."

Today's Word "aberrant"

aberrant \a-BERR-unt; AB-ur-unt\ (adjective) - Markedly different from an accepted norm; Deviating from the ordinary or natural type; abnormal.

"Another factor the court had to consider was whether the crime was part of a single period of aberrant behavior." -- Nancy Taylor Rosenberg, 'Sullivan's Evidence'

That which is aberrant is literally that which "wanders away from" what is accepted, ordinary, normal, natural, etc., aberrant being from Latin aberro, aberrare, to wander off, to lose one's way, from ab, away from + erro, errare, to wander.

Today's Word "edacious"

edacious \i-DAY-shus\ (adjective) - Given to eating; voracious; devouring.

"Occasionally the road must be set back, and once the lighthouse was moved back from the cliffs, eaten away by the edacious tooth of the sea." -- Henry White Warren, 'Among The Forces'

Edacious is from Latin edax, edac-, gluttonous, consuming, from edo, edere, to eat.

Today's Word "perspicacity"

perspicacity \pur-spuh-KAS-uh-tee\ (noun) - Clearness of understanding or insight; penetration, discernment.

"Such a horse gives its rider discernment and perspicacity, if not clairvoyance. It will save you from being surprised by your enemies." -- Sudhin N. Ghose, 'Folk Tales and Fairy Stories from India'

Perspicacity comes from Latin perspicax, perspicac-, "sharp-sighted," from perspicere, "to look through," from per, "through" + specere, "to look."

Today's Word "contumely"

contumely \kon-TYOO-muh-lee; -TOO-; KON-tyoo-mee-lee; -too-; KON-tum-lee\ (noun) - 1 : Rudeness or rough treatment arising from haughtiness and contempt; scornful insolence. 2 : An instance of contemptuousness in act or speech.

"But surely it would be desperate unkindness to add contumely to our self-protection, unless, indeed, we believe that contumely is one of our best means of self-protection." -- Samuel Butler, 'Erewhon'

Contumely comes ultimately from Latin contumelia, outrage, insult.

Today's Word "hauteur"

hauteur \haw-TUR; (h)oh-\ (noun) - Haughty manner, spirit, or bearing; haughtiness; arrogance.

"She was unremarkable in every way save for the hauteur with which she regarded him." -- Karen Robards, 'Scandalous'

Hauteur is from the French, from haut, "high," from Latin altus, "high." It is thus related to altitude.

Today's Word "juju"

juju \JOO-joo\ (noun) - 1 : An object superstitiously believed to embody magical powers.

2 : The power associated with a juju. "They have powerful juju.

They can make juju to kill all of us." -- T. M. Aluko, 'One Man, One Matchet' Juju is of West African origin, akin to Hausa djudju, fetish, evil spirit.

Today's Word "autodidact"

autodidact \aw-toh-DY-dakt\ (noun) - One who is self-taught. "I'm an autodidact and a good one, because I'll kick my own (butt) if I don't learn, which is a sight to see with this leg brace." -- Dean Koontz, 'One Door Away from Heaven' Autodidact is from Greek autodidaktos, "self-taught," from auto-, "self" + didaktos, "taught," from didaskein, "to teach."

Today's Word "specious"

specious \SPEE-shuhs\ (adjective) - 1 : Apparently right; superficially fair, just, or correct, but not so in reality; as, "specious reasoning; a specious argument." 2 : Deceptively pleasing or attractive.

"Our breach of hospitality went to my conscience a little; but I quickly silenced that monitor by two or three specious reasons, which served to satisfy and reconcile me to myself.

" -- Oliver Goldsmith, 'The Vicar of Wakefield' Specious is from Latin speciosus, from species, "appearance," from specere, "to look at."

Today's Word "edify"

edify \ED-uh-fy\ (transitive verb) - To instruct and improve, especially in moral and religious knowledge; to teach. --edifying, adjective

"He attended like holiness itself; He attended to edify the people with His example, to teach them His doctrine, and to favor men with His grace." -- José Joaquín Fernández de Lizardi, 'The Mangy Parrot: The Life and Times of Periquillo Sarniento'

Edify is from Old French edifier, from Latin aedifico, aedificare, to build.

Today's Word "galvanic"

galvanic \gal-VAN-ik\ (adjective) - 1 : Of, pertaining to, or producing a direct current of electricity, especially when produced chemically. 2 : Affecting or affected as if by an electric shock; startling; shocking. 3 : Stimulating; energizing.

"I can feel in my face that I have turned either bright red or ghost white, with the same galvanic tingle that would send a polygraph machine off the edge of the paper." -- Edward Allen, 'Mustang Sally'

Galvanic is derived from the name of Luigi Galvani, a professor of physiology at Bologna, whose experiments established the presence of bioelectric forces in animal tissue.

Today's Word "stoic"

stoic \STOH-ik\ (noun) - 1 : (Capitalized). A member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno holding that one should be free from passion, unmoved by joy or grief, and should submit without complaint to unavoidable necessity. 2 : Hence, one who is apparently or professedly indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain, joy or grief.

(adjective) - 1 : Of or pertaining to the Stoics; resembling the Stoics or their doctrines. 2 : Not affected by passion; being or appearing indifferent to pleasure or pain, joy or grief.

"A Stoic never evaded life: he faced it. A Stoic never avoided responsibility: he accepted it. A Stoic not only believed in liberty: he practised it." -- H. J. Duteil, 'The Great American Parade'

Stoic comes from Greek stoikos, literally "of or pertaining to a colonnade or porch," from stoa, "a roofed colonnade, a porch, especially, a porch in Athens where Zeno and his successors taught."

Today's Word "desideratum"

desideratum \dih-sid-uh-RAY-tum; -RAH-\ (noun) - Something desired or considered necessary. plural desiderata

"I went, had admittance, and offered him my service as a master of the Greek language, which I had been told was a desideratum in this university." -- Oliver Goldsmith, 'The Vicar of Wakefield'

Desideratum is from Latin desideratum, "a thing desired," from desiderare, "to desire."

Today's Word "inimical"

inimical \ih-NIM-ih-kul\ (adjective) - 1 : Having the disposition or temper of an enemy; unfriendly; unfavorable. 2 : Opposed in tendency, influence, or effects; antagonistic; adverse.

"The gods did not care -- or rather, were inimical. Beyond question, they were inimical to him." -- Gene Wolfe, 'Litany of the Long Sun'

nimical comes from Late Latin inimicalis, from Latin inimicus, unfriendly, adverse, hostile, from in-, not + amicus, friendly, well-wishing, favorable to, from amare, to love.

To 'E' or Not to 'E'

Q. What is the difference between the suffixes "-or" and "-er"? That is, if one paints, he is a "painter," but, if one acts, he is an "actor." -- Harry R. Wess, Sr., McKeesport, Pa.

A. The choice of "-or" or "-er" has bedeviled many painters and actors, not to mention ALL writers. Standards of spelling, like those of painting and acting, are sometimes a matter of taste.

At the school where I teach, for instance, we've been debating for years whether the teachers who advise our students are "advisors" or "advisers"; for now, we're sticking with "advisors."

I wish I could give you a simple rule to guide your "or/er" choices. I can tell you that, traditionally, words derived from Latin take "-or" endings, while words of Anglo-Saxon origin take "-er" endings.

Thus, "act," the root of "actor," is derived from the Latin "actus," past participle of "agere" (to drive, do). Other Latin-derived "-or" nouns include "investor" (from "investire"), "distributor" (from "tribuere") and "educator" (from "educare").

By contrast, "read/reader," "sit/sitter" and "walk/walker" are derived from the Old English words "raedan," "sittan" and "wealcan" respectively, so they have "-er" endings.

Of course, unless you're a Latin scholar or have time to research the origin of every word you use, this Latin/Anglo-Saxon rule isn't very useful.

To further confuse matters, many Latin-based words have become so thoroughly Anglicized, they've been taken to the "ER" for reconstructive surgery, e.g. "promoter," "digester," "eraser." This also applies to "painter," which, despite its Latin origin ("pingere"), ends in "-er."

Likewise, "arrester" seems to be winning out over "arrestor"; "vender" over "vendor"; "adapter" over "adaptor"; "imposter" over "impostor"; "corrupter" over "corruptor"; "conjurer" over "conjuror"; "adviser" over "advisor," with most dictionaries now listing both spellings of each word.

Just for fun, let's see whether you can choose the correct ending for each of these "er/or" words:

1. eradicator/eradicater

2. idolator/idolater

3. facilitator/facilitater

4. counselor/counseler

5. dispersor/disperser

6. lecturor/lecturer

7. detestor/detester

8. dispensor/dispenser

9. elucidator/elucidater

10. burser/bursor

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Answers:

1. eradicator

2. idolater

3. facilitator

4. counselor

5. disperser

6. lecturer

7. detester

8. dispenser

9. elucidator

10. Trick question! -- it's "bursar"


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