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Friday, November 5, 2010
IMPUGN
impugn: to assail or attack by words or arguments; to gainsay; oppose as false
Example: Even though it is nowhere alleged that disclosures of sinful activity by priests impugn the integrity of the entire ministry, that nevertheless is the passing legacy of the current scandals. [Reference: William F. Buckley Jr., "The House of Disillusion", National Review , May 14, 2002]
Example: Even though it is nowhere alleged that disclosures of sinful activity by priests impugn the integrity of the entire ministry, that nevertheless is the passing legacy of the current scandals. [Reference: William F. Buckley Jr., "The House of Disillusion", National Review , May 14, 2002]
COMPORT
comport:
- to be fitting; accord
- conduct or behave in a particular manner conformable to what is right or expected
Example: Considered friendly and funny in private, the queen has a formal, remote air in public that some people attribute to shyness and others say is a reflection of her belief that, as monarch, she should comport herself with dignity and restraint. [Reference: Sarah Lyall, "Tradition and Personality Keep Elizabeth Far From Her Subjects", New York Times , September 5, 1997]
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- to be fitting; accord
- conduct or behave in a particular manner conformable to what is right or expected
Example: Considered friendly and funny in private, the queen has a formal, remote air in public that some people attribute to shyness and others say is a reflection of her belief that, as monarch, she should comport herself with dignity and restraint. [Reference: Sarah Lyall, "Tradition and Personality Keep Elizabeth Far From Her Subjects", New York Times , September 5, 1997]
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BETE NOIRE
bete noire: someone or something detested or avoided; a bugbear
Example: Even more regrettable, as far as Dame Edna is concerned, is the presence of her old bete noire , the extravagantly disgusting Sir Les Patterson. [Reference: "The Dame's New Man", Daily Telegraph , April 18, 1998]
Example: Even more regrettable, as far as Dame Edna is concerned, is the presence of her old bete noire , the extravagantly disgusting Sir Les Patterson. [Reference: "The Dame's New Man", Daily Telegraph , April 18, 1998]
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