Monday, February 8, 2010

Word Generator

NOUNS

approbation, noun;
1. The act of approving; formal or official approval.
2. Praise; commendation.

taw , noun;
1. A large marble used for shooting in the game of marbles.

languor, noun;
1.Mental or physical weariness or fatigue.
2.Listless indolence, especially the indolence of one who is satiated by a life of luxury or pleasure.
3.A heaviness or oppressive stillness of the air.

indigence, noun;
1.A state of extreme poverty or destitution.

tattoo noun;
1.A rapid, rhythmic drumming or rapping.
2.A beat of a drum, or sound of a trumpet or bugle, giving notice to soldiers to go to their quarters at night.
3.A display of military exercises given as evening entertainment.



ADJECTIVES


alfresco adjective:
1.Taking place or located in the open air; outdoor

sui generis adjective;
1.Being the only example of its kind; constituting a class of its own; unique.

quixotic\kwik-SOT-ik\ , adjective;
1.Caught up in the romance of noble deeds and the pursuit of unreachable goals; foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals.
2.Capricious; impulsive; unpredictable.

grandiloquent adjective;
1.Lofty in style; pompous; bombastic.

refractory , adjective;
1.Stubbornly disobedient; unmanageable.
2.Resisting ordinary treatment or cure.
3.Difficult to melt or work; capable of enduring high temperature.

Verb

hector .transitive verb:
1.To intimidate or harass in a blustering way; to bully.

mulct, verb:
1.To punish for an offense or misdemeanor by imposing a fine or demanding a forfeiture.
2.To obtain by fraud or deception.
3.To defraud; to swindle.

debouch, intransitive verb;
1.To march out (as from a wood, defile, or other narrow or confined spot) into the open.
2.To emerge; to issue.

vivify transitive verb;
1.To endue with life; to make alive; to animate.
2.To make more lively or intense.

cavort intransitive verb;
1.To bound or prance about.
2.To have lively or boisterous fun; to behave in a high-spirited, festive manner.

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