Mr. Mxy's Word Corner

[Fraggle]

Tanxs1 doesn't know what specious means.



Omg nao I gotta think of a real one. Errr......

Can't think :( .

*tanxs1 makes a silent exit  *

Can't think? C'mon Tanxs, that's a specious excuse at best...

[Tanxs1]

LOL

[BFM_SüprM@ñ]

Ack, I missed a word! Here goes....

At first, most might feel the film had a great sense of Guignol to it, but upon a second and third viewing everyone felt that it was much more specious than anything else.

I hope that works for ya. = )

[BFM_JANE]

The presidential candidate grabbed the nearest baby and turned toward the cameras. His rolled-up sleeves, specious smile and apparent interest in the future of our great country was on the front page of every newspaper, and we all loved him then.


* This is not referring to any actual person. I read somewhere, maybe a book called Boomsday but I don't remember, about political candidates trying to get pictures taken of themselves holding babies or with a tear on their cheek... Was aiming for satirical

[Trekstr]

*bumb

[BFM_SüprM@ñ]

The presidential candidate grabbed the nearest baby and turned toward the cameras. His rolled-up sleeves, specious smile and apparent interest in the future of our great country was on the front page of every newspaper, and we all loved him then.


* This is not referring to any actual person. I read somewhere, maybe a book called Boomsday but I don't remember, about political candidates trying to get pictures taken of themselves holding babies or with a tear on their cheek... Was aiming for satirical

Shaking hands and kissing babies is a rather common phrase for a reason. xD

[MrMxyzptlk]

I just came upon this word and had to put it at the top of the list!:


ter·gi·ver·sate [ tur-ji-ver-seyt ]


–verb (used without object), -sat·ed, -sat·ing.
1. to change repeatedly one's attitude or opinions with respect to a cause, subject, etc.; equivocate.
2. to turn renegade.


1645–55;  < L tergiversātus  (ptp. of tergiversārī  to turn one's back), equiv. to tergi-  (comb. form of tergum  back) + versātus,  ptp. of versāre,  freq. of vertere  to turn; see -ate¹

Watching the politician trying to explain his actions, I realized that I'd never heard such tergiversation in all my years....

[Tanxs1]

The Government's operative went tergiversation. (?)

[MrMxyzptlk]

The Government's operative went tergiversation. (?)

 


Try again....

(Read the words in the definition IN PLACE OF the word itself, and see if that makes sense....)

[Trekstr]

The congressman tergiversated my opinion of health care in his speech several times.

[BFM_SüprM@ñ]

When determining the necessity of the new rule, Elvis constantly tergiversated with each new pro and con.

[Tanxs1]

Sticking to it  . I don't mind making no sense! >: D

[Fraggle]

When confronted with the news that things were not going well, the leader would equivocate in his addresses to his people in order that they were kept oblivious to the true nature of his progress, otherwise he would find them tergiversating with each new development as each new event would have a beneficial or a detrimental effect on his popularity and the strength/credulity of his leadership.

a situation that he could ill afford if he intended to last.

[MrMxyzptlk]

vnice, Fraggle!

 

[-shiNe!]

We need a new word!