Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Words of the Day (Sept. 15)

Annul- vb.
The marriage was annulled after Romeo and Juliet found out that they were related.

The judge decided to annul the prosecutor's evidence because it was collected with out gloves.

Anecdote- n.
The anecdote he told about killing the bear invoked humor from his audience.

The teacher's anecdote about when he learned geometry did not ease the classes nervousness.

Insolence- n.
Insolence in not tolerated in the Marines.

The boarding school does not accept insolence.


Churlish- adj.
The churlish boy pulled the little girl's pig tails.


Irate- adj.
The irate king banished the peasant because he took the king's pie.

Efficacy- n.
The efficacy of the jury was in favor of the defendant. ???

Cajole- vb.
You cajole my sister to climb the mountain with you.

Dastardly- adj.
The evil villain had the dastardly plan to eat everyone's pie.

Pummel- vb.
The coach told the team to pummel the opponents into the court.

Perspicacity- adj.
The fortune teller's perspicacity....
you must have the perspicacity of a super alien mutant to go to Harvard.

Quell- vb
Fielding quell the fight
The owner put a quell to the fighting pets.

Chagrin- n
To his chagrin, the bodybuilder just got beat up by a 6 year old girl.

Assiduously- adv.
The doctor assiduously told his wife the story of the time he saved the president's life.

Maliciously- adj.
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