-----Original Message----- From: Wordsmith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 12:46 AM To: [email protected] Subject: A.Word.A.Day--dissemble
dissemble (di-SEM-buhl) verb tr., intr. To hide true feelings, motives, or the facts. [By alteration of Middle English dissimulen, from Latin dissimulare, from simulare, from similis (similar).] >From The Devil's Dictionary: Dissemble, v.i. To put a clean shirt upon the character. Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=dissemble "So when should you be honest and when should you dissemble? 'You don't want to trick them and tell them later about the onions in the soup because they'll learn not to trust you,' advises Chambliss." Barbara Rowley; 7 Rules For a Peaceful Home; Parenting (San Francisco); Dec 2001/Jan 2002. This week's theme: words from The Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce. Sponsored by: ThatWordGame SYZYGY. Perfect word game to use all those words we learn and love. Order Today. http://www.ThatWordGame.com Visit http://www.remittag.com for great Vocabulary Software. Super Words for all ages. Up to seven Game Formats. Performance Reports, Flash/Snap/Quiz Cards. ............................................................................ Those who put out the people's eyes, reproach them for their blindness. -John Milton, poet (1608-1674) Share the magic of words. Send a gift subscription of A.Word.A.Day: http://wordsmith.org/awad/gift.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/dissemble.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/dissemble.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/dissemble.html This message was sent to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]". _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [email protected] http://fes.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
