Word of the Day: SPURIOUS

spu·ri·ous

adjective \ˈspyu̇r-ē-əs\

Full Definition of SPURIOUS

1 :  of illegitimate birth :  bastard

2 :  outwardly similar or corresponding to something without having its genuine qualities :  false ... <N. Spero claims the spurious eminence of the pop celebrity>

3 a :  of falsified or erroneously attributed origin :  forged

  b :  of a deceitful nature or quality <spurious excuses>

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Word of the Day: CALUMNY

cal·um·ny

noun \ˈka-ləm-nē also ˈkal-yəm-\

: an untrue statement that is made to damage someone’s reputation; also : the act of making such statements

Examples of CALUMNY

1. They uttered calumnies against him.
2. RJ was the target of calumny for his unpopular statement. (Most jews do in fact look white.)
3. The “hairdryer” comments by Spero were a childish calumny toward WR.
4. The calumny bread has used to blame WR for his own degenerate Flickr account has worked on the feeble minds at mami’s.

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Word of the Day: SUPERTERRESTRIAL

Su`per`ter`res´tri`al

a.

1.

Being above the earth, or above what belongs to the earth.

Examples H.L. Mencken, “DAMN! A Book of Calumny”, pg. 15 More

Gun facts suggest Hunter S. Thompson was murdered

   If police reports are correct, gun experts have provided insight into the weapon used by Dr. Hunter S. Thompson in his alleged suicide suggesting that law enforcement authorities have ignored strong evidence that Thompson was murdered. Police reports say that the pistol Hunter Thompson used to allegedly kill himself was found with six rounds in the magazine but none in the firing chamber. Experts quizzed by this reporter have pointed out that the Smith & Wesson 645 semi-automatic pistol does not have a "manual cycle," the feature in a gun which was cited by law enforcement in an article by Deborah Frazier and Jeff Kass, of the Rocky Mountain News on March 2, 2005, to explain how the Thompson pistol could have been found with six rounds in the clip (the magazine) but none in the chamber. The experts said that in every firing event, the S&W 645 will cycle a new round into the chamber as long as there are bullets in the clip.
Police performed no ballistic tests to confirm that the round which killed Thompson was fired from the weapon found at his feet. More here.

Word of the Day: SEMANTICS

se·man·tics

noun plural but singular or plural in construction \si-ˈman-tiks\

: the study of the meanings of words and phrases in language

: the meanings of words and phrases in a particular context

Examples of SEMANTICS

1. Zap should use semantics before accusing people of defaming someone in the comment section of mami's.

semantics

(Concise Encyclopedia)

Study of meaning, one of the major areas of linguistic study (see linguistics). Linguists have approached it in a variety of ways. Members of the school of interpretive semantics study the structures of language independent of their conditions of use. In contrast, the advocates of generative semantics insist that the meaning of sentences is a function of their use. Still another group maintains that semantics will not advance until theorists take into account the psychological questions of how people form concepts and how these relate to word meanings.
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Word of the Day: INTEGRITY

in·teg·ri·ty

noun \in-ˈte-grə-tē\

: the quality of being honest and fair

: the state of being complete or whole

Examples of INTEGRITY

1. He’s a man of the highest integrity.
2. Removing RJ as an admin/mod at mami's showed a lack of integrity on their part.
3. By blaming others for his own indiscretions, bread has no moral or intellectual integrity.

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Word of the Day: DEFAME

de·fame

verb \di-ˈfām, dē-\

: to hurt the reputation of (someone or something) especially by saying things that are false or unfair

Examples of DEFAME

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Word of tthe Day: INTERLOPER

in·ter·lop·er

noun \ˌin-tər-ˈlō-pər, ˈin-tər-ˌ\

: a person who is not wanted or welcome by the other people in a situation or place

First Known Use of INTERLOPER

circa 1590

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Word of the Day: EGREGIOUS

Full Definition of EGREGIOUS

1 archaic :  distinguished

2 :  conspicuous; especially :  conspicuously bad :  flagrant <egregious errors> <egregious padding of the evidence — Christopher Hitchens>

— egre·gious·ly adverb

— egre·gious·ness noun

Synonyms

blatant, conspicuous, flagrant, glaring, gross, obvious, patent, pronounced, rank, striking

 Great example of a word whose definition changed dramatically from its original meaning. We should take notice of these changes and how they are used to change historical facts and twist context. -WR

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Word of the Day: CIRCUMSPECT

cir·cum·spect

adjective \ˈsər-k^əm-ˌspekt\

: thinking carefully about possible risks before doing or saying something

Examples of CIRCUMSPECT

1. <she has a reputation for being quiet and circumspect in investigating charges of child abuse>
2. Anons in the “troof movement” are never circumspect when posting.
3. Posting self-nudies in his Flickr account, showed lack of circumspection by Spero.

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Word of the Day: HEURISTIC

heu·ris·tic

Definition:

: involving or serving as an aid to learning, discovery, or problem-solving by experimental and especially trial-and-error methods

Example:

“There are two basic mechanisms involved in picking up new words. First there is the heuristic approach, in which the child is able to infer the meaning of a word when it is spoken by relying on external cues, such as following the gaze of the speaker – or having the object described by the word pointed out to them…” — Jennifer Ouellette, ScientificAmerican.com, August 6, 2013

About the Word:

Heuristic methods help solve problems (as when the evaluation of feedback improves performance in a heuristic computer program).
This investigative approach to problem solving is found in the ancestry of heuristic: the Greek heuriskein “to discover” shares a common ancestor with the Old Irish fuar, meaning “I have found.”
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Word of the Day: SUPERCILIOUS

su·per·cil·ious

adjective \ˌsü-pər-ˈsi-lē-əs, -ˈsil-yəs\

: having or showing the proud and unpleasant attitude of people who think that they are better or more important than other people

 Examples of SUPERCILIOUS

• <the supercilious art dealer rolled her eyes when we asked if she had anything for under $1,000>
• BnC had a supercilious attitude by claiming celebrity status upon public discovery of his 2009 Flickr account.

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