Politics Words
Posted by Bored on Jun 13, 2008
chronicle
chronic
shoddy
karat
pear
loath
deteriorate
twister (weather meaning)
jab
cynical
subtext
lay off (the meaning of ‘leave one alone’)
liaison
stroke (health meaning)
impeccable
quirky
wry
mince
sheath
stark
heroic
tattered
bunkhouse
sprain
gash
bluff
fraternity - brotherhood
detestable
Tennessee
interject
utterance
purport (different pronunciations as different parts of speech).
hypocrite
restoration
defray
Some Economic Words
Posted by Bored on Jun 12, 2008
primacy
outlay
procurement
demographic
liquidation
latitude (the freedom meaning)
antagonism
eclectic
franchise
rhythm
referendum
furor
Flood Vocab
Posted by Bored on Jun 12, 2008
From Iowans sandbag as floods move south
Iowa
inundate
Wisconsin
crest
levee
meteorologist
South Dakota
reservoir
dry spell
——–
tee
adage
pundit
prequel
dampen
ethanol
pasture
Military Vocabulary
Posted by Bored on Jun 11, 2008
Major - Colonel - Lieutenant - Brigadier General - Corporal
Army - Corps - Division - Brigade - Regiment - Battalion - Company - Platoon - Squad
insignia
Detailed list of US Military Ranks and Units
jostle
boot camp
amphibious
combatant
seaborne
erroneous
rhetoric
atrocity
outpatient
sanction
rehab
crude (oil)
threshold
Sewage treatment terms
Posted by Bored on Jun 11, 2008
septic tank
sewage treatment
aerobic treatment system
effluent
swindler
scrawl
hood
etch
mash
heinous
stash
Words from a news report about real estate market
Posted by Bored on Jun 11, 2008
crunch
foreclosure
vouch
pitchman
posh
outpost
ritzy
fabled
mansion
Minneapolis
top-drawer
mogul
convertible
rebate
heckle
unremarkable
comeback
recession
ramble
petrol
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
Common Health Words in Movies
Posted by Bored on Jun 6, 2008
insomnia
nausea
migraine
sterilize
amnesia
dementia
hysteria
melancholic
maniac
leukemia
chemotherapy
recuperate
tinnitus
stroke
malignant - benign
diarrhea