Declaim | Define Declaim at Dictionary.com

de·claim

–verb (used without object)

1.

to speak aloud in an oratorical manner; make a formal speech: Brutus declaimed from the steps of the Roman senate building.

2.

to inveigh (usually followed by against ): He declaimed against the high rents in slums.

3.

to speak or write for oratorical effect, as without sincerity or sound argument.

–verb (used with object)

4.

to utter aloud in an oratorical manner: to declaim a speech.

Origin:

1350–1400; Middle English declamen < Latin dēclāmāre, equivalent to dē- de- + clāmāre to cry, shout; see claim

—Related forms

de·claim·er, noun

un·de·claimed, adjective

un·de·claim·ing, adjective

—Can be confused:  declaim, disclaim.

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Stalking-Horse Bid Definition

 

An initial bid on a bankrupt company’s assets from an interested buyer chosen by the bankrupt company. From a pool of bidders, the bankrupt company chooses the stalking horse to make the first bid.

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This method allows the distressed company to avoid low bids on its assets. Once the stalking horse has made its bid, other potential buyers may submit competing bids for the bankrupt company’s assets. In essence, the stalking horse sets the bar so that other bidders can’t low-ball the purchase price.

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hal·lu·ci·na·tion

–noun

1.

a sensory experience of something that does not exist outside the mind, caused by various physical and mental disorders, or by reaction to certain toxic substances, and usually manifested as visual or auditory images.

2.

the sensation caused by a hallucinatory condition or the object or scene visualized.

3.

a false notion, belief, or impression; illusion; delusion.

Origin:

1640–50; < Latin hallūcinātiōn- (stem of ( h ) allūcinātiō ) a wandering of the mind. See hallucinate, -ion

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hal·lu·ci·na·tion·al, hal·lu·ci·na·tive  /həˈlusəˌneɪtɪv, -nətɪv/ Show Spelled[huh-loo-suh-ney-tiv, -nuh-tiv] Show IPA, adjective

non·hal·lu·ci·na·tion, noun

—Can be confused:  allusion, delusion, elusion, hallucination, illusion (see synonym note at illusion).

—Synonyms

1. phantasm, aberration. See illusion.

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Declaratory Judgment

…A is probably going to end up suing B

In a declaratory judgment situation ct. says “we don’t really know what would happen, but we are going to HALLUCINATE…what we think claim would be…claim by A against B…A would be the π, what would be in his complaint

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be·lea·guer

–verb (used with object)

1.

to surround with military forces.

2.

to surround or beset, as with troubles.

Origin:

1580–90; be- + leaguer1

—Related forms

be·lea·guer·er, noun

—Synonyms

2. harass, pester, badger, bother, vex, annoy, plague, hector.

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The Mottley case illustrated and applies the well-pleaded complaint rule, but provides the beleaguered student with previous little to explain its rationale.

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per·verse

–adjective

1.

willfully determined or disposed to go counter to what is expected or desired; contrary.

2.

characterized by or proceeding from such a determination or disposition: a perverse mood.

3.

wayward or cantankerous.

4.

persistent or obstinate in what is wrong.

5.

turned away from or rejecting what is right, good, or proper; wicked or corrupt.

Origin:

1325–75; Middle English < Latin perversus facing the wrong way, askew, orig. past participle of pervertere. See pervert

—Related forms

per·verse·ly, adverb

per·verse·ness, noun

non·per·verse, adjective

non·per·verse·ly, adverb

non·per·verse·ness, noun

un·per·verse, adjective

un·per·verse·ly, adverb

—Synonyms

1. contumacious, disobedient. 4. stubborn, headstrong. See willful. 5. evil, bad, sinful.

—Antonyms

1. agreeable. 4. tractable.

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In New York, the court of the lowest authority of the 3 main courts, perversely, is called the Supreme Court.

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in·ter·ne·cine

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–adjective

1.

of or pertaining to conflict or struggle within a group: an internecine feud among proxy holders.

2.

mutually destructive.

3.

characterized by great slaughter; deadly.

Also, in·ter·ne·cive  /ˌɪntɛrˈnisɪv, -ˈnɛsɪv/ Show Spelled[in-ter-nee-siv, -nes-iv] Show IPA.

Origin:

1655–65; < Latin internecīnus, internecīvus murderous, equivalent to internec ( āre ) to kill out, exterminate ( inter- inter- + necāre to kill) + -īnus -ine1 , -īvus -ive

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But despite the metal walls and unbreakable windows, when Hayden arrived the NSA’s vast city was a land under siege. Congress was lobbing mortar rounds. Morale was lower than a buried fiber-optic cable. Senior managers had become “warlords” and were locked in endless internecine battles.

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kitsch

–noun

something of tawdry design, appearance, or content created to appeal to popular or undiscriminating taste.

Origin:

1925–30; < German, derivative of kitschen to throw together (a work of art)

—Related forms

kitsch·y, adjective

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Those of you who believe that this whole Lounge thing is just a boring, kitschy, resurrection of a once deservedly dead joke should check out Pink Martini.

Adulatory | Define Adulatory at Dictionary.com

ad·u·late

–verb (used with object), -lat·ed, -lat·ing.

to show excessive admiration or devotion to; flatter or admire servilely.

Origin:

1770–80; back formation from adulation, Middle English < Middle French < Latin adūlātiōn- (stem of adūlātiō ) servile flattery, fawning, equivalent to adūlāt ( us ), past participle of adūlārī, -āre to fawn upon (of dogs), apparently a nominal derivative, with ad- ad-, of an otherwise unattested base + -iōn- -ion

—Related forms

ad·u·la·tion, noun

ad·u·la·tor, noun

ad·u·la·to·ry  /ˈædʒələˌtɔri, -ˌtoʊri/ Show Spelled[aj-uh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] Show IPA, adjective

self-ad·u·la·tion, noun

self-ad·u·la·to·ry, adjective

un·ad·u·lat·ing, adjective

un·ad·u·la·to·ry, adjective

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Fans of our Tiger Mom Book Club may be interested to know that Amy Chua’s eldest, Sophia, was accepted at Harvard.  The ATL piece is adulatory: ….You can criticize all you want, but you can’t argue with success.