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August 2011
I have returned to THE ANSWER B!TCH PODCAST just...
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(jemanden/etwas) besiegen (v.)
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- to beat
He thought of all the times he had beaten the machine. - Er dachte an alle Situationen in denen er die Maschine besiegte.
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
For sleep, riches and health to be truly enjoyed, they must be interrupted. -Jean Paul Richter, writer (1763-1825)
PERSPICUOUS
perspicuous
PRONUNCIATION:(puhr-SPIK-yoo-uhs) MEANING:adjective: Clearly expressed; easy to understand. ETYMOLOGY:From Latin perspicuus (transparent), from perspicere (to see through), from per- (through) + -spicere, combining form of specere (to look). Ultimately from the Indo-European root spek- (to observe), which is also the ancestor of such words as suspect, spectrum, bishop (literally,...
METAPHRASTIC
metaphrastic \met-uh-FRAST-ik, adjective:
Having the quality of a literary work that has been translated or changed from one form to another, as prose into verse.
In a word, the whole place was involved in the maze of a metaphrastic mystery; it enchanted our wanderers, and tempted them into fields of speculation. — Arthur Edward Waite, Belle and the Dragon
By this maneuver, the mind...
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“Never let go of hope. One day you will see that it all has finally come...”
– Unknown (via brokenmachine)
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“If we exterminate ourselves as a species, and vaporize our beautiful world, the...”
– Belief in Nothing, What is Nihilism? by Vijay Prozak (via theclappinghands)
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A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much of life. So aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something. -Henry David Thoreau, naturalist and author (1817-1862)
“I’m sick of everything, and of the everythingness of everything.”
– Fernado Pessoa (via narcosis)
“The cradle rocks above an abyss, and common sense tells us that our existence is...”
– Vladimir Nabokov (via coven)
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unhöflich (a.)
deutschoftheday:
- impolite / rude
Ein Junge war unhöflich zu dem Bürgermeister und musste die Stadt verlassen. - A boy was impolite/rude to the mayor and had to leave the town.
PARERGON
parergon \pa-RUR-gon, noun:
1. Work undertaken in addition to one’s principal work. 2. Something that is an accessory to a main work or subject; embellishment.
This labor resulted in a side adventure or parergon: On his way to the chase, Heracles was entertained by the centaur Pholus, who set before him a jar of wine that belonged to all the centaurs in common. — P. O. Morford,...
CICATRIZE
cicatrize
PRONUNCIATION:(SIK-uh-tryz) MEANING:verb, tr., intr.: To heal or become healed by forming a scar. ETYMOLOGY:From Latin cicatrizare (to form a scar), from cicatrix (scar). Earliest documented use: 1563. USAGE:”Let’s make the Katyn wound finally heal and cicatrize.” Lech Kaczynski; Seventy Years On, It is Time the Wounds of Katyn Were Healed; The Independent (London,...
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“But I think it’s very healthy to spend time alone. You need to know how to be...”
– Olivia Wilde (via musingsinfemininity)
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“Real loneliness is not necessarily limited to when you are alone.”
– Charles Bukowski (via coolcooldeath)
HOMOLOGATE
homologate \huh-MOL-uh-geyt, verb:
1. To approve; confirm or ratify. 2. To register (a specific make of automobile in general production) so as to make it eligible for international racing competition.
Now, my lord, as a true Scottish man, and educated at the Mareschal College of Aberdeen, I was bound to uphold the mass to be an act of blinded papistry and utter idolatry, whilk I was...
FLOUNCE
flounce \FLOUNS, verb:
1. To go with impatient, exaggerated movements.
noun: 1. A strip of material gathered or pleated and attached at one edge, with the other edge left loose or hanging
verb: 1. To throw the body about spasmodically.
Witches keen, movie stars flounce off with tarnished auras. — Salman Rushdie, East, West
“It would please me no end,” she said, as I...
RECONDITE
recondite
PRONUNCIATION:(REK-uhn-dyt, ri-KON-dyt) MEANING:adjective: 1. Concerned with a profound, esoteric, or difficult subject. 2. Little known; obscure. ETYMOLOGY:From Latin recondere (to hide), re- (back) + condere (to put together), from con- (with) + -dere (to put). Earliest documented use: 1619. USAGE:”With its fragmented words, multilingual puns and recondite allusions, the verse...
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“That’s the problem with drinking, I thought, as I poured myself a drink. If...”
– Charles Bukowski (via coolcooldeath)
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Die Grippe (n.)
deutschoftheday:
- flue
Viele Leute haben die Grippe wenn es kalt ist. - Many people are having a flue when it’s cold.
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“Let no one come to you without leaving better and happier.”
– Mother Theresa (via keepcalmandcarryaquotebook)
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I LOVE POTATOES
longlivethequeen:
frankenteen:
acheleheya / bottleofeverything:
French Fries
Potato Chips
Hash Brown
Tater tots
Mashed Potatoes
Potato Salad
Fried Potatoes
BAKED POTATOES!
heaven is a post on my dash
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