Saturday, February 9, 2008

Words.

I consider myself somewhat of an amateur wordsmith and every now and then I wil read or hear a word that sticks out as a really cool one. So I am taking this opportunity to share some of those words that have struck me in my life. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do but if you don't I really could care less.

1. Nefarious- adjective
extremely wicked or villainous; iniquitous: a nefarious plot.

2.Malevolent- adjective
a.
wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will; ill-disposed; malicious: His failures made him malevolent toward those who were successful.
b.
evil; harmful; injurious: a malevolent inclination to destroy the happiness of others.
c.
Astrology. evil or malign in influence.

3. Puhlcritude- noun
physical beauty; comeliness.

4. Svelte- adjective, svelt·er, svelt·est.
a.
slender, esp. gracefully slender in figure; lithe.
b.
suave; blandly urbane.

5. Asinine-
a.
foolish, unintelligent, or silly; stupid: It is surprising that supposedly intelligent people can make such asinine statements.
b.
of or like an ass: asinine obstinacy; asinine features.

6. Gorked- See above.

That's all for now. I'll post more at a later time

Til' we meet again

Paul

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