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vacuous: showing no intelligence or thought (BS)
unconscionable: not influenced or guided by conscience (J)
sallow: having a sickly, yellowish color (NL)
rancor: extreme hatred or spite (J)
qualitative: concerned with quality or qualities (SC)
pandiculation: an instinctive stretching, as on awakening or yawning (AJR)
obscure: hard to understand (JC)
narcolepsy: a disorder characterize by uncontrollable bouts of sleepiness during the daytime (AJR)
iconoclast: a person who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions as foolish or wrong (J)
hapless: unfortunate (J)
fastidious: extremely refined or critical (SC)
eclectic: selecting and using what seems best from various sources or systems (AG)
beleaguer: to surround with troops (We beleaguered J's house.)
yegg: a burglar who robs safes (if you relax your definition of 'safe', NL)
oblique: not straightforward (JC)
laggard: a person or thing that moves too slowly or falls behind (NL)
jaded: worn out (AJR)
dastard: a mean coward
caitiff: a mean, cowardly person
emollient: something that softens or soothes (AJR)
amatory: expressing love, especially sexual (AJR)
frowzy: dirty and untidy
horripilation: the act or process of the hair bristling on the skin, as from cold or fear
epicure: a person who is very particular in partaking in fine foods and beverages (SC)
otiose: lazy (BS)
aficionado: an enthusiastic admirer (AJR)
circumlocution: the use of many words to express an idea that might be expressed by few (AG)
implacable: not to be appeased (J)
rubicund: inclining to redness (J)
slugabed: one who stays in bed until a late hour (AG)
verbiage: an abundance of words (AG)
panache: dash or flamboyance in manner or style (AJR)
melee: a fight or hand-to-hand struggle in which the combatants are mingled in one confused mass (BS, AJR, J, AG, JC, SC, NL)
undulate: to move in, or have, waves (AJR)
tintinnabulation: a tinkling sound, as of a bell or bells (AJR)
torrid: characterized by intense emotion (J)
plaintive: expressive of sorrow or melancholy (J)
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Wow not a totally weird "Paradissimo" entry! I actually wanted to read one for once. Probably only because I am selfish and it's applicable to me, but still, good job Alex.
ReplyDeleteScott is definitely an epicure. But I like the ones for J the best. I like "rancor" and "rubicund" the most, I think. Actually scratch that it's just rubicund. I've never heard that word, but J = rubicund. Isn't it ironic though that it has the first four letters of my last name? I should have had red hair I guess. Also you need more for JC.
Oh and I do NOT embody tintinnabulation. Absolutely not.
ReplyDeleteI also greatly enjoyed this post. However, mine were obvious, boring, already-known, and harsh.
ReplyDeleteps adam is a tinkler
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