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Stay Mad for Life 202 words

July 28, 2009 By T-Mack. (West Chester, PA)
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  1. savage
    without civilizing influences
  2. destitute
    poor enough to need help from others
  3. impending
    close in time; about to occur
  4. shrill
    having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones
  5. bemoan
    regret strongly
  6. decadent
    a person who has fallen into a decadent state (morally or artistically)
  7. facile
    arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth
  8. sneer
    a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls
  9. harangue
    a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
  10. avert
    turn away or aside
  11. hemorrhage
    the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
  12. impoverish
    make poor
  13. crusade
    a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
  14. tantalizing
    arousing desire or expectation for something unattainable or mockingly out of reach
  15. tinge
    color lightly
  16. coffer
    a chest especially for storing valuables
  17. excise
    remove by cutting
  18. dictate
    a guiding principle
  19. solvent
    capable of meeting financial obligations
  20. metastasize
    spread throughout the body
  21. remission
    (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court)
  22. curmudgeon
    a crusty irascible cantankerous old person full of stubborn ideas
  23. discretionary
    having or using the ability to act or decide according to your own discretion or judgment
  24. stringently
    in a stringent manner
  25. cobble
    repair or mend
  26. automate
    make automatic or control or operate automatically
  27. granular
    composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency
  28. divert
    turn aside; turn away from
  29. pauper
    a person who is very poor
  30. adhere
    stick to firmly
  31. pessimist
    a person who expects the worst
  32. recurring
    coming back
  33. ostentatious
    intended to attract notice and impress others
  34. bulwark
    an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
  35. jaundice
    yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes caused by an accumulation of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood; can be a symptom of gallstones or liver infection or anemia
  36. fiasco
    a sudden and violent collapse
  37. counterintuitive
    contrary to what common sense would suggest
  38. abhor
    find repugnant
  39. misnomer
    an incorrect or unsuitable name
  40. spry
    moving quickly and lightly
  41. soporific
    sleep inducing
  42. blatantly
    in a blatant manner
  43. brazenly
    in a brazen manner
  44. toil
    work hard
  45. erroneously
    in a mistaken manner
  46. dole
    a share of money or food or clothing that has been charitably given
  47. fret
    be agitated or irritated
  48. horde
    a vast multitude
  49. premise
    a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
  50. caveat
    a warning against certain acts
  51. unequivocally
    in an unambiguous manner
  52. extol
    praise, glorify, or honor
  53. vest
    a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat
  54. prospectus
    a formal written offer to sell securities (filed with the SEC) that sets forth a plan for a (proposed) business enterprise
  55. adept
    having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
  56. agitate
    move or cause to move back and forth
  57. proxy
    a person authorized to act for another
  58. realm
    a domain in which something is dominant
  59. preposterous
    incongruous;inviting ridicule
  60. malfeasance
    wrongful conduct by a public official
  61. quintuple
    having five units or components
  62. enthralled
    filled with wonder and delight
  63. conducive
    tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
  64. perverse
    deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good
  65. deem
    keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view
  66. paltry
    contemptibly small in amount
  67. conventional
    following accepted customs and proprieties
  68. dolt
    a person who is not very bright
  69. ploy
    a maneuver in a game or conversation
  70. divest
    take away possessions from someone
  71. obviate
    do away with
  72. memoir
    an account of the author's personal experiences
  73. fret
    be agitated or irritated
  74. devour
    eat immoderately
  75. trough
    a long narrow shallow receptacle
  76. cynical
    believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others
  77. cusp
    point formed by two intersecting arcs (as from the intrados of a Gothic arch)
  78. looting
    plundering during riots or in wartime
  79. ardent
    characterized by intense emotion
  80. plethora
    extreme excess
  81. bulge
    swell or protrude outwards
  82. prudent
    careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment
  83. pare
    strip the skin off
  84. speculative
    not based on fact or investigation
  85. pensive
    deeply or seriously thoughtful
  86. reflective
    capable of physically reflecting light or sound
  87. catalyst
    (chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected
  88. lull
    make calm or still
  89. dibs
    a claim of rights
  90. opine
    express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation
  91. obscure
    not clearly understood or expressed
  92. agglomeration
    the act of collecting in a mass; the act of agglomerating
  93. mystified
    totally perplexed and mixed up
  94. voracious
    devouring or craving food in great quantities
  95. hemorrhage
    the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
  96. excruciating
    extremely painful
  97. gouge
    an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)
  98. moot
    of no legal significance (as having been previously decided)
  99. percolate
    cause (a solvent) to pass through a permeable substance in order to extract a soluble constituent
  100. truncated
    cut short in duration
  101. inundated
    covered with water
  102. missive
    a written message addressed to a person or organization
  103. siege
    the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
  104. sabbatical
    a leave usually taken every seventh year
  105. succulent
    full of juice
  106. succumb
    consent reluctantly
  107. adamant
    very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem
  108. dismay
    the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
  109. imminent
    close in time; about to occur
  110. amply
    sufficiently; more than adequately
  111. prescient
    perceiving the significance of events before they occur
  112. unrelenting
    not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
  113. wholly
    to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')
  114. volatile
    a volatile substance; a substance that changes readily from solid or liquid to a vapor
  115. jettison
    throw away, of something encumbering
  116. pristine
    immaculately clean and unused
  117. vindicated
    freed from any question of guilt
  118. scourge
    something causing misery or death
  119. bountiful
    producing in abundance
  120. contrive
    make or work out a plan for; devise
  121. enamored
    marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness
  122. remote
    located far away spatially
  123. incessant
    uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
  124. oblige
    force somebody to do something
  125. charismatic
    possessing an extraordinary ability to attract
  126. spur
    a sharp prod fixed to a rider's heel and used to urge a horse onward
  127. rankle
    gnaw into; make resentful or angry
  128. crimp
    make ridges into by pinching together
  129. slump
    fall or sink heavily
  130. console
    give moral or emotional strength to
  131. alibi
    (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question
  132. dexterity
    adroitness in using the hands
  133. ephemeral
    anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day in its winged form
  134. vociferous
    conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry
  135. glean
    gather, as of natural products
  136. glaring
    shining intensely
  137. ameliorate
    to make better
  138. retrospect
    contemplation of things past
  139. cull
    remove something that has been rejected
  140. trouncing
    a sound defeat
  141. unfathomable
    impossible to come to understand
  142. ken
    range of what one can know or understand
  143. jargon
    specialized technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject
  144. opaque
    not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy; impenetrable to sight
  145. gaff
    an iron hook with a handle; used for landing large fish
  146. adherent
    someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
  147. prudence
    discretion in practical affairs
  148. debacle
    a sudden and violent collapse
  149. galled
    painful from having the skin abraded
  150. empirical
    derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
  151. dud
    an explosion that fails to occur
  152. agony
    intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain
  153. mantra
    (Sanskrit) literally a `sacred utterance' in Vedism; one of a collection of orally transmitted poetic hymns
  154. centric
    having or situated at or near a center
  155. secular
    someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person
  156. vicissitude
    a variation in circumstances or fortune at different times in your life or in the development of something
  157. cohort
    a band of warriors (originally a unit of a Roman Legion)
  158. stodgy
    excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull
  159. crude
    belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness
  160. surge
    rise and move, as in waves or billows
  161. relent
    give in, as to influence or pressure
  162. infrastructure
    the basic structure or features of a system or organization
  163. baton
    a hollow metal rod that is wielded or twirled by a drum major or drum majorette
  164. loathe
    find repugnant
  165. loath
    (usually followed by `to') strongly opposed
  166. vanity
    feelings of excessive pride
  167. staid
    characterized by dignity and propriety
  168. dwarf
    a plant or animal that is atypically small
  169. quintessence
    the purest and most concentrated essence of something
  170. enviable
    causing envy
  171. prestigious
    having an illustrious reputation; respected
  172. paucity
    an insufficient quantity or number
  173. stutter
    speak haltingly
  174. sweltering
    excessively hot and humid or marked by sweating and faintness
  175. dowdy
    lacking in smartness or taste
  176. sheer
    so thin as to transmit light
  177. prowess
    a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation
  178. squeamish
    excessively fastidious and easily disgusted
  179. ineluctable
    impossible to avoid or evade:"inescapable conclusion"
  180. cadent
    marked by a rhythmical cadence
  181. induce
    cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
  182. definitive
    clearly defined or formulated
  183. anemic
    relating to anemia or suffering from anemia
  184. pablum
    worthless or oversimplified ideas
  185. demystify
    make less mysterious or remove the mystery from
  186. intuitive
    spontaneously derived from or prompted by a natural tendency
  187. helm
    steering mechanism for a vessel; a mechanical device by which a vessel is steered
  188. alas
    by bad luck
  189. opaque
    not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy; impenetrable to sight
  190. predictive
    of or relating to prediction; having value for making predictions
  191. stellar
    being or relating to or resembling or emanating from stars
  192. lag
    hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
  193. peg
    a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
  194. obscene
    offensive to the mind
  195. eradicate
    destroy completely, as if down to the roots
  196. puny
    (used especially of persons) of inferior size
  197. stewardship
    the position of steward
  198. conviction
    an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence
  199. fad
    an interest followed with exaggerated zeal
  200. consequential
    having important issues or results
  201. staggering
    so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm
  202. appall
    strike with disgust or revulsion