Word of the Day

By Rich Kozlovich

My word for the day is: Invidious, (adjective (in·​vid·​i·​ous, in-ˈvi-dē-əs) - Of an unpleasant or objectionable nature, obnoxious remarks, of a kind to cause harm or resentment, an invidious comparison, tending to cause discontent, animosity, or envy the invidious task of arbitration.

When reading posts dealing with the corrupt left that are certain words which are so apt in describing them, and invidious is one of them.  We need to accept this one incontrovertible fact: Leftism is based on lies, hate, greed, envy, lust, jealousy, and ultimately, violence.   

First there are the lies of commission.  These are blatant falsehoods, to which Biden and company excel beyond all the other leftist liars combined.  

Then there are lies of omission.  If they can't use outright lies they will twist language and reality by leaving important information out in order for everyone to draw the wrong conclusion.  The left plays that card constantly and that's the regime media's foremost skill.   

For the left the narrative is everything.  Not truth, not facts, not results.  Narrative, even if the narrative of the moment is diametrically opposed to their last narrative of the moment, no matter how invidious, insidious, or mendacious that narrative may be. 

 

Word of the Day

By Rich Kozlovich

Because of writing so much about Anthropogenic Global Warming I’ve used the word Medieval often.  Discussion of the Medieval Warming, and Roman Warming periods are necessary because both were substantially warmer than it is today, and much more of Greenland really was green, and we know that from the historical records regarding the agricultural practices of the Vikings who settled there.  But, invariably, I misspell it, because in my mind, even though I know better, I’m saying Midevil, and I'm not alone in this: 

Common Misspellings: medeival, medievel, medeivel, midevil, mid-evil, medival, mideval, midieval, midievel, mideival, mideivel

In reality, Midevil, along with the others listed above, aren't words at all. The right term is actually Middle Ages.  Which is what Medieval means.  

Fortunately, I’ve come to stop worrying about misspelling it because we now have spell check, to which I’m eternally grateful, especially since at 74 I’m having difficulty remembering how to spell so many more words now.  Or for that matter, even remembering them.  Senility starts slowly, but in most cases, it’s inevitable, and I’m having my share of difficulties with it.  As my wife, queen of my heart that she is, is fond of pointing out (actually enjoys pointing out)  – You’re losing it!

However, I’ve always liked words, and I also liked knowing their origins.  As an example, the word awful means something terrible or at least bad.  Originally it meant to be filled with awe, or awe inspiring.  Sincere was taken from two Latin words, sine "without" and cera, "wax".  Contractors used to hollow out marble pillars to make smaller marble pillars and filled the holes with wax, thus a pillar that was sine cera, or sincere, had no wax in it. 

As I’ve said, the word medieval means Middle Ages, but has its origins in the Latin term medium aevum ("middle age") and first came into use in the 19th century, which makes me wonder why they needed to make up a word to define an era.  But, truth be told, I like it better than Middle Ages. 

I hope now that I've written about it, I'll remember how to spell it.

 

Word of the Day

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impecunious: im·pe·cu·ni·ous/ˌimpəˈkyo͞onēəs/adjective - having little or no money.
Learn to pronounce 

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obloquy - strong public criticism or verbal abuse.

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Demshevik - Term used to describe the Democrat party as the idological comrads of communists.

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Kakistocracy (kak·i·sto·cra·cy) - "Government by the least suitable or competent citizens of a state. " "A system of government which is run by the worst, least qualified, or most unscrupulous citizens."

Word of the Day: Obscurantism

obscurantism - ob·scu·rant·ism - noun:

The practice of deliberately preventing the facts of some subject matter from becoming known. There are two historical and intellectual denotations of Obscurantism:

(1) the deliberate restriction of knowledge—opposition to disseminating knowledge; and,
(2) deliberate obscurity—an abstruse style (as in literature and art) characterized by deliberate vagueness.^[3][4]

Therefore, an obscurantist is someone who actively opposes enlightenment and the consequent social reform, a type of anti-intellectual.^[5]

 

Word of the Day

floccinaucinihilipilification - the action or habit of estimating something as worthless.

Normally words such as this are nothing more than curiosities, and even one

 

- pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis -

 

cited as the longest word in the Oxford English Dictionary, and allegedly created to address grave medical problems, it is none the less a "factitious" word and created purely for the purpose of being the longest word, and is not in official use anywhere. 

However, floccinaucinihilipilification is an actual word in use - not often I have no doubt and normally used to confuse and impress - but an actual word never the less.  I chose to highlight it because the first thing I thought of when reading the definition was the way in which leftists, especially environmentalists, so haughtily dismiss the need for pesticides, pharmacueticals, vaccinations, synthetic fertilizers, "fossil" fuels and all else that makes modern living possible.

Okay, now for the best part - how does anyone pronounce it? 

floccinaucinihilipilification
flocci            nauci         ni   hili     pili     fica    tion
Flock sea    gnaw sea    ni   hilly   pilli    fikay  shun.

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 misandry -

dislike of, contempt for, or ingrained prejudice against men

Word of the Day!

remora

rem·o·ra - noun: plural noun: remoras

1. a slender marine fish that attaches itself to large fish by means of a sucker on top of its head. It generally feeds on the host's external parasites.

Word used by Jonah Goldberg to describe the relationship between Hillary and Bill Clinton.  Seems fitting! RK

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Fungible | Definition of Fungible by Merriam-Webster www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/

Definition of fungible. 1 : being of such a nature that one part or quantity may be replaced by another equal part or quantity in the satisfaction of an obligation fungible commodities 2 : interchangeable.

(Editor's Note:  Since I've voiced my opinions of the Fox News crowd in "My Take" of this linked article -  Conservatives Look For a New Network -  I've found more who agree.  I had trouble finding the word I really needed to describe their "conservative" claims versus their actual views until today.  This word appears in one of the articles I've linked, Megyn Kelly: The Last Straw.  I think it fits.....their views are fungible. RK)

Word for the Day!

oligopoly - oli-gop-oly -   a state of limited competition, in which a market is shared by a small number of producers or sellers.    An oligopoly (from Ancient Greek ὀλίγος (olígos), meaning "few", and πωλεῖν (polein), meaning "to sell") is a market form in which a market or industry is dominated by a small number of sellers (oligopolists). Oligopolies can result from various forms of collusion which reduce competition and lead to higher prices for consumers. Oligopoly has its own market structure.^[1] With few sellers, each oligopolist is likely to be aware of the actions of the others. According to game theory, the decisions of one firm therefore influence and are influenced by decisions of other firms. Strategic planning by oligopolists needs to take into account the likely responses of the other market participants........Oligopolistic competition can give rise to a wide range of different outcomes. In some situations, the firms may employ restrictive trade practices (collusion, market sharing etc.) to raise prices and restrict production in much the same way as a monopoly. Where there is a formal agreement for such collusion, this is known as a cartel. A primary example of such a cartel is OPEC which has a profound influence on the international price of oil.

Word for the Day: Heuristic

Heuristic - enabling a person to discover or learn something for themselves. "a “hands-on” or interactive heuristic approach to learning".  Computing - proceeding to a solution by trial and error or by rules that are only loosely defined.

 

Wikipedia

Heuristic (/hjʉˈrɪstɨk/; Greek: "Εὑρίσκω", "find" or "discover") refers to experience-based techniques for problem solving, learning, and discovery that finds a solution which is not guaranteed to be optimal, but good enough for a given set of goals. Where the exhaustive search is impractical, heuristic methods are used to speed up the process of finding a satisfactory solution via mental shortcuts to ease the cognitive load of making a decision. Examples of this method include using a rule of thumb, an educated guess, an intuitive judgment, stereotyping, or common sense.  More precisely, heuristics are strategies using readily accessible, though loosely applicable, information to control problem solving in human beings and machines.

"heuristic"  Listen to the audio pronunciation again \hyu̇-ˈris-tik\