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Comment by mystery on December 19, 2013 at 9:23pm

We have all used or read or heard these words somewhere in our daily lives I am sure, but have we ever bothered to look them up and see there true meaning? I had not until it dawned on me to do so after I heard some asinine politician say "It was a ruse of some kind, he was sure."

So there we are folks straight out of our very own dictionary .......RUSE

an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy

Comment by mystery on December 19, 2013 at 9:11pm

RUSE :

a trick or act that is used to fool someone

Full Definition of RUSE

:  a wily subterfuge

Examples of RUSE

His act was just a clever ruse to get me to go out with him.

Origin of RUSE

French, from Old French, roundabout path taken by fleeing game, trickery, from reuser

First Known Use: 1625

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sub·ter·fuge

noun \ˈsəb-tər-ˌfyüj\

: the use of tricks especially to hide, avoid, or get something

Full Definition of SUBTERFUGE

1

:  deception by artifice or strategem in order to conceal, escape, or evade

2

:  a deceptive device or stratagem

Examples of SUBTERFUGE

1. They obtained the documents by subterfuge.

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stratagem

strat·a·gem

noun \ˈstra-tə-jəm, -ˌjem\

: a trick or plan for deceiving an enemy or for achieving a goal

Full Definition of STRATAGEM

an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy

  a cleverly contrived trick or scheme for gaining an end

skill in ruses or trickery

Comment by mystery on December 19, 2013 at 8:54pm

Site *ADMINS* put up your word for the day.

Comment by mystery on December 18, 2013 at 10:09pm

con·note

kəˈnōt/

verb

verb: connote; 3rd person present: connotes; past tense: connoted; past participle: connoted; gerund or present participle: connoting

1.

(of a word) imply or suggest (an idea or feeling) in addition to the literal or primary meaning.

"the term “modern science” usually connotes a complete openness to empirical testing"

Comment by mystery on December 18, 2013 at 10:04pm

Tory:

A Tory holds a political philosophy (Toryism) based on the traditionalism and conservatism originating with the Cavalier faction during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. This ideology is prominent in the politics of the United Kingdom, and also appears in parts of The Commonwealth, particularly in Canada. It also had exponents in parts of the former British Empire, such as the Loyalists of British America who opposed American independence during the American Revolutionary War. The Tory ethos has been summed up with the phrase 'God, King and Country.'^[1] Tories generally advocate monarchism, are usually of a High Church Anglican religious heritage,^[2][3] and are opposed to the radical liberalism of the Whig faction.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tory

Comment by mystery on December 18, 2013 at 7:27pm

Comment by Tara on December 18, 2013 at 7:09pm

dog·ma
 (dôgm, dg-)

n. pl.  dog·mas or  dog·ma·ta (-m-t)

1. A doctrine or a corpus of doctrines relating to matters such as morality and faith, set forth in an authoritative manner by a church.

2. An authoritative principle, belief, or statement of ideas or opinion, especially one considered to be absolutely true. See Synonyms at doctrine.

3. A principle or belief or a group of them: "The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present" (Abraham Lincoln).

Comment by Tara on December 18, 2013 at 6:32pm

Definition of asinine (adj)

• ridiculous: utterly ridiculous or lacking sense
• like ass: relating to or resembling an ass

Comment by mystery on December 17, 2013 at 10:36pm

White Friar

Noun

1.

White Friar - a Roman Catholic friar wearing the white cloak of the Carmelite order; mendicant preachers Carmelite Carmelite order, Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel - a Roman Catholic mendicant order founded in the 12th century friar, mendicant - a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms

Comment by mystery on December 17, 2013 at 10:27pm

banal: ba·nal

ˈbānl,bəˈnal,-ˈnäl/

adjective: banal

1.

so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring.

"songs with banal, repeated words"

2. Repeated to often,over-familiar through overuse.

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