Wordcount Ranking: 35709 (between permeable and ponders)Ī reduction to an absurdity the refutation of a proposition by demonstrating the inevitably absurd conclusion to which it would logically lead.ĭisproof of a proposition by showing that it leads to absurd and untenable conclusions. taciturnitas) “a being or keeping silent”, from taciturnus “disposed to be silent”, from taciturnus “disposed to be silent”, from tacitus “silent”. “habitually silent,” 1771, back-formation from taciturnity (1450), from M.Fr. The loquacious man is at times silent one who is taciturn may now and then make an effort at conversation. A man may be silent from the circumstances he is taciturn from disposition.
Silent has reference to the act taciturn, to the habit. Habitually silent not given to converse not apt to talk or speak. Not speaking freely or openly: close, close-mouthed, incommunicable, incommunicative, reserved, reticent, silent, tight-lipped, uncommunicable, uncommunicative. Synonyms: silent, uncommunicative, reticent, quiet. dour, stern, and silent in expression and manner.inclined to silence reserved in speech reluctant to join in conversation.
gaggle “to cackle,” used of geese, attested from 1399). as distinctive collectives referring to particular animals or classes of persons.” Possibly of imitative origin (cf. gagl “goose ” OED calls it “one of the many artificial terms invented in the 15th c. The nickname is thought to stem from the idea that these more freewheeling press sessions, where the talk is much more rapid and free-form, are like a “gaggle of geese” honking.Ĭ.1470, gagyll, with ref. In military aviation, a “gaggle” is a large, loosely organized formation of aircraft.Ī gaggle or press gaggle is the nickname given to the White House Press Secretary press conference which is on the record, but disallows videography. In military slang the term gaggle is often used to describe An unorganized group doing nothing. an often noisy or disorderly group or gathering: a politician followed by a gaggle of supporters.Ī gaggle is a term used to describe a flock of geese that isn’t in flight.The first -a- inserted to ease Romance pronunciation of Gmc. aringo “public square, platform”, from Goth *hriggs (pronounced “hrings”), from P.Gmc.
VERB: To speak in a loud, pompous, or prolonged manner: declaim, mouth, perorate, rant, rave.Ĭ. NOUN: A long, violent, or blustering speech, usually of censure and denunciation: diatribe, fulmination, jeremiad, philippic, tirade.
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