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Mitch Powell (United States of America)
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  1. smooch
    an enthusiastic kiss
    DOG EARED BOOKS WE LOVE
    "Vex, Hex, Smash, Smooch": A New Book on the Power of Verbs
    October 19, 2012
    Constance Hale, author of Sin and Syntax, has an entertaining new book out called Vex, Hex, Smash, Smooch: Let Verbs Power Your Writing.
  2. verb
    a word denoting an action, occurrence, or state of existence
    DOG EARED BOOKS WE LOVE
    "Vex, Hex, Smash, Smooch": A New Book on the Power of Verbs
    October 19, 2012
    Constance Hale, author of Sin and Syntax, has an entertaining new book out called Vex, Hex, Smash, Smooch: Let Verbs Power Your Writing.
  3. vex
    disturb, especially by minor irritations
    DOG EARED BOOKS WE LOVE
    "Vex, Hex, Smash, Smooch": A New Book on the Power of Verbs
    October 19, 2012
    Constance Hale, author of Sin and Syntax, has an entertaining new book out called Vex, Hex, Smash, Smooch: Let Verbs Power Your Writing.
  4. Hale
    a soldier of the American Revolution who was hanged as a spy by the British; his last words were supposed to have been `I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country' (1755-1776)
    DOG EARED BOOKS WE LOVE
    "Vex, Hex, Smash, Smooch": A New Book on the Power of Verbs
    October 19, 2012
    Constance Hale, author of Sin and Syntax, has an entertaining new book out called Vex, Hex, Smash, Smooch: Let Verbs Power Your Writing.
  5. excerpt
    a passage selected from a larger work
    In this excerpt, Hale focuses on choosing the right verbs, and avoiding getting confused by "headache verbs."
  6. syntax
    the study of the rules for forming admissible sentences
    DOG EARED BOOKS WE LOVE
    "Vex, Hex, Smash, Smooch": A New Book on the Power of Verbs
    October 19, 2012
    Constance Hale, author of Sin and Syntax, has an entertaining new book out called Vex, Hex, Smash, Smooch: Let Verbs Power Your Writing.
  7. vibrant
    vigorous and animated
    Verbs, she writes, are "vital, vibrant, voluptuous, and, yes, sometimes vexing."
  8. confuse
    mistake one thing for another
    In this excerpt, Hale focuses on choosing the right verbs, and avoiding getting confused by "headache verbs."
  9. Constance
    a lake in southeastern Germany on the northern side of the Swiss Alps; forms part of the Rhine River
    DOG EARED BOOKS WE LOVE
    "Vex, Hex, Smash, Smooch": A New Book on the Power of Verbs
    October 19, 2012
    Constance Hale, author of Sin and Syntax, has an entertaining new book out called Vex, Hex, Smash, Smooch: Let Verbs Power Your Writing.
  10. entertain
    provide amusement for
    DOG EARED BOOKS WE LOVE
    "Vex, Hex, Smash, Smooch": A New Book on the Power of Verbs
    October 19, 2012
    Constance Hale, author of Sin and Syntax, has an entertaining new book out called Vex, Hex, Smash, Smooch: Let Verbs Power Your Writing.
  11. focus
    the concentration of attention or energy on something
    In this excerpt, Hale focuses on choosing the right verbs, and avoiding getting confused by "headache verbs."
  12. vital
    performing an essential function in the living body
    Verbs, she writes, are "vital, vibrant, voluptuous, and, yes, sometimes vexing."
  13. author
    a person who writes professionally
    DOG EARED BOOKS WE LOVE
    "Vex, Hex, Smash, Smooch": A New Book on the Power of Verbs
    October 19, 2012
    Constance Hale, author of Sin and Syntax, has an entertaining new book out called Vex, Hex, Smash, Smooch: Let Verbs Power Your Writing.
Created on Fri Oct 19 03:59:44 EDT 2012 (updated Fri Oct 19 04:03:21 EDT 2012)

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