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

Insignia list

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