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 Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 8:34 pm
Plethora
~Noun~
1. Extreme excess; "an embarrassment of riches"
2. Pathology Archaic. a morbid condition due to excess of red corpuscles in the blood or increase in the quantity of blood.
Synonyms: deluge, flood, glut, many, much, overabundance, overflow, overmuch, plenty, superabundance, surfeit, surplus
Antonyms: dearth, lack
On games like zelda, if you collect ruppes for hours at a time, you'll end up having a plethora of them, to the point you could buy every store out.
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Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 7:55 pm
Calamity
~Noun~
1. A great misfortune or disaster, as a flood or serious injury.
2. Grievous affliction; adversity; misery: the calamity of war.
Sure war, death, violence, just being an idiot can bring great misery, but I think the biggest calamity of them all is stop reading, and more importantly, stop imagining.
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Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 9:20 pm
Chagrin
~Noun~
1. Strong feelings of embarrassment
~Verb~
1. Cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"
Synonym: Humiliate
I am chagrined because I just realized that I haven't put up yesterdays word, so tomorrow, to strengthen my pride once again, I am going to post up two and change this silly sentence ^_^.
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Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 6:38 pm
Canter
~Noun~
1. A smooth gait, especially of a horse, that is slower than a gallop but faster than a trot.
(I'll do all the other stuff for it after a while, the other one will be put up later tonight ^_^)
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Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 9:08 pm
Eccentric
~Adjective~
1. Departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern.
2. Deviating from a circular form or path, as in an elliptical orbit.
~Noun~
1. One that deviates markedly from an established norm, especially a person of odd or unconventional behavior.
Synonyms: strange, weird, bizarre.
Antonyms: normal, regular, ordinary, customary, conventional.
One could say that the Captain is one eccentric man when pitted against any normal person, I wonder if he really is off his rocker.
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Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 9:12 pm
Bode
–verb (used with object)
1.to be an omen of; portend: The news bodes evil days for him.
2.Archaic. to announce beforehand; predict.
–verb (used without object)
3.to portend: The news bodes well for him.
(again stuff will be added at a later time)
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Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 12:24 pm
((My turn then?))
♪Lunula♪
Pronunciation [loo-nyuh-luh]
§ NOUN
1. something shaped like a narrow crescent, as the small, pale area at the base of the fingernail
2. a crescent-shaped metal ornament of the Bronze Age
Synonyms: half-moon
Antonyms: line
((These are far-fetched and not definite...))
There's really no sentence I can say that includes the word 'lunula' because it describes a part of a fingernail or a metal ornament.
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Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2007 8:40 pm
♪Harridan♪
§ NOUN
a scolding, vicious woman; hag; shrew
Synonyms: biddy, sorcerous, vixen, virago, witch, beldam, crone, hellcat, she-devil, fishwife, harpy, siren, spitfire
Antonyms: None
In the "Fallen Star RP" (the General RP forum), the character Carmen could be considered a harridan, in the vixen context.
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♪Lugubrious♪
§ ADJ
mournful, dismal, or gloomy, esp. in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner
Synonyms: pessimistic, morose, crestfallen, dejected, woebegone, ghastly, gruesome, despondant, desolate, inauspicious, lamentable, painful
Antonyms: bright, cheeful, happy, light, lively, pleasant, sunny, uplifting, optimistic, euphoric, glad, gleeful, elated, upbeat, hopeful
Cleaning up after World War 2 (and 1) was lugubrious work.
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Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 4:05 pm
((I'm sorry that I haven't posted words for a while!! I owe you guys 5 or so! But I don't have time right now... I will soon!!))
♪Frisson♪
§ NOUN
a sudden, passing sensation of excitement; a shudder of emotion; thrill
Synonyms: none
Antonyms: none
The frisson that their kiss had created had them stealing another kiss.
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♪Quandary♪
§ NOUN
a state of perplexity or uncertainty, esp. as to what to do; dilemma
Synonyms: catch 22, bind, difficulty, uncertainty, indecisiveness
Antonyms: certainty, decisiveness, calm, serentiy, peace of mind
The quandary presented before Queen Alyss proved so great that she did not think of a solution until 2 lunar cycles had passed.
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♪Curette♪
§ NOUN
1. a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus
§ VERB (used with object)
2. to scrape with a curette
Synonyms: none
Antonyms: none
"Curette!" demanded the doctor, as he worked on the woman at his hands.
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♪Dodo♪
§ NOUN
1. any of several clumsy, flightless, extinct birds of the genera Raphus and Pezophaps, related to pigeons but about the size of a turkey, formerly inhabiting the islands of Mauritius, Réunion, and Rodriguez.
2. Slang: a dull-witted, slow-reacting person.
3. a person with old-fashioned, conservative, or outmoded ideas.
4. a thing that is outmoded or obsolete
Synonyms: dolt, dunce, oaf, idiot, clod, dense, dim-witted, moronic
Antonyms: genius, intellect, whiz, brilliant, sharp, smart, intelligent
The daughter rolled her eyes when her dodo of a mother tried to offer the teen an 1880s styled dress for prom.
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♪Lustral♪
§ ADJ
1. of, pertaining to, or employed in the lustrum, or rite of purification.
2. occurring every five years; quinquennial
Synonyms: none
Antonyms: none
I cannot for the life of me think of anything that is lustral and occurring every five years or pertaining to lustrum.
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♪Gonzo♪
§ ADJ
1. (of journalism, reportage, etc.) filled with bizarre or subjective ideas, commentary, or the like.
2. crazy; eccentric
§ NOUN
3. eccentricity, weirdness, or craziness
Synonyms: crazy, far-fetched, odd, unconventional, flummoxed
Antonyms: clear-headed, normal, sane, sensible, regular, usual
The gonzo girl was known school-wide for her exotic apparel and style.
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Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 7:31 pm
[[You always find such great words Zeally ^_^, thanks for taking up an additional week. Nova was going to do it, but her internet connection is down, so you're a life safer! Thanks!]]
Peril
~Noun~
1. Exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger: They faced the peril of falling rocks.
2. Something that causes or may cause injury, loss, or destruction.
~Verb~ (used with object)
3. To expose to danger; imperil; risk.
Synonyms: Dangerous, hazard, risky.
Antonyms: Safe, comfort
And there it was, the dare devil of the century, oh how he road his bike up and down the ramp as he prepared for the perils trek over the 20 buses below..
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Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 9:27 pm
Torrent
~Noun~
1. A heavy rain
2. A violently fast stream of water (or other liquid); "the houses were swept away in the torrent"
3. An overwhelming number or amount; "a flood of requests"; "a torrent of abuse"
Synonymous: Niagara, cataclysm, deluge, downpour, effusion, flood, flooding, flux, gush, outburst, overflow, pour, rush, shower, spate, stream, tide, waterfall
Antonymous: Drip, deficient, insufficient, lack
It seemed that the flood gates of heaven ripped open, and a torrent of rain cascaded quickly down hindering all sight except for the drops themselves.
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Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 8:31 pm
Rancid
~Adjective~
1. Having a rank, unpleasant, stale smell or taste, as through decomposition, esp. of fats or oils: rancid butter.
2. (of an odor or taste) rank, unpleasant, and stale: a rancid smell.
3. Offensive or nasty; disagreeable.
Synonyms: Bad, contaminated, curdled, decomposing, disagreeable, disgusting, evil-smelling, feculent, fetid, foul, impure, loathsome, moldy, musty, nasty, noxious, offensive, polluted, putrefactive, putrefied, putrescent, putrid, rank, reeky, repulsive, smelly, sour, soured, stale, stinking, strong, tainted, turned, unhealthy, whiffy
Antonyms: Fresh, good.
John Evans was about to enter into the twilight zone of torture, the deepest part of it, where even though a milk carton was not past the expiration date it was still rancid...why? Because his son left it out over night...in the twilight zone!
(sorry random fascination over the twilight zone...other words of the day coming soon!)
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Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 6:30 pm
[Mortal... Where are the words? hahahahaha! I'm going to post one... You can steal it from me... Or you can delete it... But it's my attempt to breathe a breath of life into the guild! ^^]
♪Bibulous♪
§ ADJ
1. fond of or addicted to drink; given to or marked by the consumption of alcoholic drink
2. absorbent; spongy; very absorbent
Synonyms: porous, absorptive, dry, imbibing, thirsty, absorbent
Antonyms: impermeable, waterproof, watertight, moistureproof
The bibulous men always went to the pub afterwork every Friday, making it a bibulous evening.
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