Words from Flocabulary's "Rhyme Rehab" rap

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  1. addict
    to cause to become dependent
    I’m an addict, which means I have to have it.
  2. cold turkey
    complete and abrupt withdrawal of all addictive drugs or anything else on which you have become dependent
    When I try to go cold turkey, it only worsens,
    So immediate action is needed, it’s urgent!
  3. magnetic attraction
    attraction for iron
    I feel a magnetic attraction to verses,
    I steal rhymes from Biggie, but I’d never snatch purses.
  4. rhyme
    correspondence in the final sounds of two or more lines
    I’ve got a twisted mind, and my bad habit is rhymes!
  5. firebrand
    a piece of wood that has been burned or is burning
    Better yet, call a firebrand!
  6. nauseous
    causing a sick feeling
    I need to be more wary and more cautious,
    About what I eat so I don’t get nauseous.
  7. hearse
    a vehicle for carrying a coffin to a church or a cemetery
    I’d climb into a hearse made from a Ford Taurus,
    I like when people gather to sing in a chorus.
  8. toxic
    of or relating to or caused by a poison
    See, too much of a good thing can be toxic,
    I once ate a whole jar of mustard and got sick.
  9. conjure
    summon into action or bring into existence
    I need to conjure up a cure for rhyme sickness,
    I must create a remedy with magical quickness.
  10. quench
    satisfy, as thirst
    Rhymes satisfy and quench my thirst,
    If nothing rhymed with "thirst" that would be the worst.
  11. analyze
    break down into components or essential features
    It’s something subtle, it’s diffi cult to analyze,
    Like the right amount of salt to put on your French fries.
  12. aspire
    have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
    I aspire to quit, I really hope I can stop,
    But no matter what I try, another rhyme just pops
    Into my head and then falls out of my voice,
    I really am a rhyme addict and it’s not by choice.
  13. metaphor
    a figure of speech that suggests a non-literal similarity
    My pen and my pad’s like my shield and my sword,
    And I’m ready to conquer any enemy with my metaphors.
  14. lyric
    of or relating to poetry that expresses emotion
    I’m like a sailor on dry land until I get my hands
    On lyrics that sound like they line-dance.
  15. wary
    marked by keen caution and watchful prudence
    I need to be more wary and more cautious,
    About what I eat so I don’t get nauseous.
  16. sullen
    showing a brooding ill humor
    If I can’t, I get sullen, quiet, and mad,
    I can’t stop; I’m a word nerd like Tupac.
  17. mirth
    great merriment
    I feel mirth and joy,
    And happiness, you know, when I acquire,
    When I somehow get the rhymes I desire.
  18. conquer
    take possession of by force, as after an invasion
    My pen and my pad’s like my shield and my sword,
    And I’m ready to conquer any enemy with my metaphors.
  19. urgent
    compelling immediate action
    When I try to go cold turkey, it only worsens,
    So immediate action is needed, it’s urgent!
  20. acquire
    come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
    I feel mirth and joy,
    And happiness, you know, when I acquire,
    When I somehow get the rhymes I desire.
  21. gravity
    the force of attraction between all masses in the universe
    Give me a pen and a pad,
    I’m ready to rap and write, so get ready for that.
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    I know a few rhyme addicts, but I think none are bad as me,
    The need to rhyme pulls me in like gravity.
  22. subtle
    difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
    It’s something subtle, it’s diffi cult to analyze,
    Like the right amount of salt to put on your French fries.
  23. remedy
    a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieves pain
    I need to conjure up a cure for rhyme sickness,
    I must create a remedy with magical quickness.
  24. chorus
    actors who comment on the action in a classical Greek play
    I’d climb into a hearse made from a Ford Taurus,
    I like when people gather to sing in a chorus.
  25. verse
    literature in metrical form
    I feel a magnetic attraction to verses,
    I steal rhymes from Biggie, but I’d never snatch purses.
  26. immediate
    directly before or after as in a chain of cause and effect
    When I try to go cold turkey, it only worsens,
    So immediate action is needed, it’s urgent!
Created on Wed Oct 05 12:12:01 EDT 2011 (updated Fri Oct 07 11:19:12 EDT 2011)

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