This week's theme: words related to repartee. ad lib (ad LIB) noun
Improvised speech or music. verb tr. To perform music, speech, etc. spontaneously. verb intr. To improvise. adjective Improvised, impromptu. [From Latin ad libitum (at pleasure).] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=ad+lib "From delivery of scripted material to covering slip-ups to ad-libbing, Aznil is probably one of the few in the business who has a sixth sense, comedy wise." Awards: Wide-skrin Disasters at Anugerah; Malay Mail (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia); Aug 28, 2003. Sponsored by: 101 questions answered! Why do hurricanes happen? Who put New Orleans where it is? How many stars are in the sky? http://knowledgenews.net/s?s=aw012406 Monthly French, German, Italian and Spanish cultural audio magazines for intermediate-to-advanced learners. http://web.champs-elysees.com/wsmith1 ............................................................................ In the republic of mediocrity genius is dangerous. -Robert G. Ingersoll, lawyer and orator (1833-1899) 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/ad_lib.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/ad_lib.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/ad_lib.html This message was sent to "[email protected]".
