Repechage (French: repêchage, lit. re-fishing), meaning "to rescue" or "to save", is a practice amongst ladder competitions that allows participants that failed to meet qualifying standards by a small margin to continue to the next round.
In track athletics, automatic qualification for the next round is given to the best competitors in each heat. Other competitors with the best times may also qualify for the next round indirectly as "fastest losers" as a result of the repechage. If a particular heat was significantly faster than the others, the repechage spots can be all taken by athletes from that heat.

 

Tyrant :
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For other uses, see Tyrant (disambiguation) and Tyranny (disambiguation).
In modern usage a tyrant is a single ruler holding vast, if not absolute power through a state or in an organization. The term carries modern connotations of a harsh and cruel ruler who places his or her own interests or the interests of a small oligarchy over the best interests of the general population which the tyrant governs or controls. However, in the classical sense, the word simply means one who has taken power by their own means as opposed to hereditary or constitutional power (and generally without the modern connotations). This mode of rule is referred to as tyranny. Many individual rulers or government officials are accused of tyranny, with the label almost always a matter of controversy.
The word derives from Latin tyrannus meaning "illegitimate ruler", and ultimately from Greek τύραννος tyrannos, meaning "sovereign, master, or despot", although the latter was not pejorative and applicable to both good and bad leaders alike.[1][2]

 

Definitions: Canvass

Canvass

Noun

1. The setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account; "the crowded canvas of history;" "the movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound".
2. An inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people.
3. A large piece of fabric (as canvas) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel.
4. A tent made of canvas.
5. An oil painting on canvas.
6. The mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete; "the boxer picked himself up off the canvas".
7. Heavy closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents).
Verb

1. Get the opinions of people, for example.
2. Solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign.
3. Consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives

 

Anachronism


An anachronism (from the Greek "anti" "ανά", "against", and "chronos" "χρόνος", "time") is anything that is temporally incongruous in the time period it has been placed in—that is, it appears in a temporal context in which it seems sufficiently out of place as to be peculiar, incomprehensible or impossible. The item is often an object, but may be a verbal expression, a technology, a philosophical idea, a musical style, a material, a custom, or anything else closely enough bound to a particular period as to seem odd outside it.

 

even with the explaination i dont get that word .. use it in a sentence please

 

I remember it from Shakespeare. Often he would use a clock tolling in a society that had not acheived clock work technology. Therefore the clock chiming was an anachronism. In modern day it is most common in movies. Say a movie about ancient Egypt when one of the extras is caught wearing a watch in a scene. The watch would be an anachronism for that era. You could also apply to people. If a person is so 'old school' as to be an anachronism, they are really, really old school. Or you could say it about an old person in modern times. Some may feel John McCain is an anachronism, or say Ronald Reagan. Someone really ancient and out of place in a modern time.

I loved Reagan though, but the media considered him a very big anachronism.

 

IMHO: Its as simple as a microbus load of hippies traveling through your town today on the way to see the Woodstock concert!! CalStang

 

i see said the blind man ..

 

1.something or someone that is not in its correct historical or chronological time, esp. a thing or person that belongs to an earlier time: The sword is an anachronism in modern warfare.

2.an error in chronology in which a person, object, event, etc., is assigned a date or period other than the correct one: To assign Michelangelo to the 14th century is an anachronism.

 

groovy

 

carapace \KAIR-uh-pace\, noun:


1. The thick shell that covers the back of the turtle, the crab, and other animals.
2. Something likened to a shell that serves to protect or isolate from external influence.

 

confiscate

1.to seize as forfeited to the public domain; appropriate, by way of penalty, for public use.

2.to seize by or as if by authority; appropriate summarily: The border guards confiscated our movie cameras.

 

No doubt the word of the day inspired by Danny's 'kill' story.

 

confiscate


Over My Dead Body !

 

pukka \PUHK-uh\, adjective:

1. Authentic; genuine.

2. Good of its kind; first-class.

 

pestiferous \pes-TIF-uh-ruhs\, adjective:

1. Bearing or bringing disease.

2. Infected with or contaminated by a pestilential disease.

3. Morally evil or dangerous to society; pernicious.

4. Bothersome; troublesome; annoying.

 

supercilious \soo-puhr-SIL-ee-uhs\, adjective:

Disdainfully arrogant; haughty.

The girl has a supercilious expression, and seems to be looking down her nose at the camera.

 

pining

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pine[2,intransitive verb]

Main Entry: 2pine Function: intransitive verb Inflected Form(s): pined; pin·ing Etymology: Middle English, from Old English pīnian to suffer, from *pīn punishment, from Latin poena — more at pain Date: 14th century 1 : to lose vigor, health, or flesh (as through grief) : languish 2 : to yearn intensely and persistently especially for something unattainable <they still pined for their lost wealth> synonyms see long

 

Patriotism

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Patriotism is commonly defined as the love for or devotion to one's country. The word comes from the Latin patria, and Greek patris, πατρίς.[1] However, "patriotism," or the love of one's country, has come to have different meanings over time. Thus, the meaning of patriotism can be highly dependent upon context, geography and philosophy.
Although patriotism is presently used in certain vernaculars as a synonym for nationalism, nationalism is not considered an inherent part of patriotism.[2][3] Among the ancient Greeks, patriotism is comprised of notions about Greek ethics, law, morality, devotion to the common good, and ancient Greek religions rather than pure identification with a nation-state.[4] [5] Scholar J. Peter Euben writes that for the Greek philosopher Socrates, "patriotism does not require one to agree with everything that his country does and would actually promote analytical questioning in a quest to make the country the best it possibly can be."[6]
During the 18th century Age of Enlightenment, the notion of patriotism continues to be separate from the notion of nationalism. Instead, patriotism is defined as devotion to humanity and beneficence.[7] For example, providing charity, criticizing slavery, and denouncing excessive penal laws is considered patriotic. [8] In both ancient and modern visions of patriotism, individual responsibility to fellow citizens are inherent components of patriotism.
Many contemporary notions of patriotism are influenced by 19th century ideas about nationalism. During the 19th century, "being patriotic" becomes increasingly conflated with nationalism, and even jingoism.[9] However, some notions of contemporary patriotism reject nationalism in favor of a more classic version of the idea of patriotism which includes social responsibility.[10]

 

Kevin gets my vote !