Some News Words
Posted by Bored on Jun 10, 2008
apathetic
poise
rampage
angst
turbine
ironic
Massachusetts
malignant
lobe
neurosurgeon
resigned
chuck
guzzler
woe - weal
platitude
deviation
pharmaceutical
line up
stand sb up
charisma
pancake
orator
mint
thrust
convoluted
rattle
suicidal
Some Words from CNN News
Posted by Bored on Jun 9, 2008
spree
stump
caucus
clinch
coalition
sergeant
nab
forfeit
pledge
unpledged
New Words
Posted by Bored on Jun 8, 2008
tenure
reconvene
intimidate
arraign
privy
viking
starlet
meek
vanquish
vengeful
dartboard
hygiene
hygienist
hymen
hypnosis
hypnotherapy
hypothesis
hysteria
dud
duel
fowl
pimple
burly
New Words
Posted by Bored on Jun 5, 2008
spew
lava
contraption
freckle
trespass
defamation
fugitive
custodial
interrogation
insurrection
second-guess
Elizabeth
From Lost
I like this article about white collar crime, it should help to understand many movies.
New Words
Posted by Bored on Jun 4, 2008
thesaurus
philander
sleazy
blatant
insinuation
rebuttal
blistering
presumptive
tawdry
Toronto
New Words
Posted by Bored on Jun 2, 2008
en route
cordon
negligent
legality
precipitate
phenomena
demarcate
jurisdiction
phrase
allusion
evade
roller coaster
maniac
mascara
moped
chauffeur
exorbitant
errand
equitable
requisite
exquisite
New Words
Posted by Bored on Jun 2, 2008
resuscitate
paramedic
siren
giddy
mustard
cushion
aquarium
remorse
viable
giraffe
gobbledygook, jargon
livestock
carpool, hitchhike
New Words
Posted by Bored on Jun 1, 2008
entrepreneur
pulpit
librarian
dictator
dictate
dictation
dictatorship
upbeat (downbeat)
subsidize
feral
maim
heed
upstart
The following words are from the sitcom Lost third season:
rotund
confiscate
quid
take a vow of
penance
gauze
fetus=foetus
trimester
spineless
communion (with)
mole
flip (a switch)
slugging and slug
Posted by Bored on May 31, 2008
Watched a program about slugging on CNN, it’s the first time I heard of this word.
slugging n. Commuting to work by accepting a ride from a stranger who requires one or more extra passengers to legally qualify to drive in a high occupancy vehicle lane.
—slug n. A person who commutes in this way. —v.
WordSpy has a very detailed explanation. And this website for slugs .
New Words
Posted by Bored on May 31, 2008
ulcer
curtail
whack
gall
shell shock
gouge
concede
markup
levy
paradigm
cheerleader - A member of a cheer leading team, not the captain. Most English-Chinese dictionaries gave the wrong explanations.
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/05/30/brazil.tribes/index.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maloca
thatch
communal
hut
crane
indigenous
encroachment
Peru
Brazil
decimate
logging
ancestral
compartment
patrilineal
far-fetched
Prophet
neologism
creep