Tuesday, October 9, 2007

Top Ten Vocab...

1. Debacle-A complete Failure
Her cake was an utter debacle after she forgot to add the sugar and burned it to a crisp.

2. Bestial- Savage, brutal
The bestial coach made his team run until every one of them puked.

3. Ephemeral-Short lived
Her ephemeral crush on Brad Pitt disappeared once she saw him in Troy.

4. Deviate- To stray from a course
Sometimes when you deviate from your training routine, the best results are attained.

5. Perspicacity- Keenness of judgement
I wanted to buy the car, but my perspicacity told me to ask for a better price.

6. Enervate- To weaken
His constant apologies enervated my resolve to stay angry at him forever.

7. Pedestrian-Ordinary
He dressed in pedestrian clothing to avoid being noticed by his adoring fans.

8. Diaphanous- Sheer, light
The diaphanous look of the cloth identified it as expensive.

9. Parochial- Local, narrow
The small towns only restaurant offered only a parochial range in it's cuisine.

10. Carrion- Dead flesh
The carrion on the dessert highway let off a terrible stench.

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