Advanced Vocabulary List 8
- adroit
- Dexterous; deft.
So what is the standard of competence and performance that we implicitly have in mind when we deploy the standards of "adroit" and "clumsy" when it comes to physical performances? - Archive 2009-05-01
Google Wiktionary - bogus
- Not true; fake.
The politician's allegations against the prime minister were completely bogus.
Google Wiktionary - impede
- To retard or obstruct the progress of. See Synonyms at hinder1.
Belle - My comment not a criticism of the writer (you) as regards "impede" - I took it as quote from the "officials" and Best Buy people and it really lit my fire. - Best Buy to Get New Intersection, Light on 29N at cvillenews.com
Google Wiktionary - loathe
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Jesus do I loathe it, I am all up for discussions on plots character development, the reasons behind the motives of the character, things that influenced the film or if the film is some sort of fable or allegory, but I friggin loathe how people can analyze great pieces of art, to smithereens. - Lady Gaga’s “Telephone” Video Features the Pussy Wagon From Kill Bill | /Film
Google Wiktionary - revere
- To regard with awe, deference, and devotion.
In his current column at Politico, the oh-so-funny Mike Allen asks: Do reporters 'revere' Senator Clinton? - Archive 2007-11-01
Google Wiktionary - rudimentary
- Being in the earliest stages of development; incipient.
ETA: * as in rudimentary step-by-step instructions as if you were speaking to your 5 year old dog. - Questions about MySpace and Facebook
Google Wiktionary - skirmish
- A minor or preliminary conflict or dispute: a skirmish over the rules before the debate began.
I143 Inf.Oct. 8, '623killed in skirmish Shenandoah Val., - Living in Dryden: May 2004 Archives
Google Wiktionary - terse
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Ms. Diallo's lawyers received what one of them called a "terse" letter Friday inviting her to meet with prosecutors at 3 p.m. to discuss what will happen in court Tuesday. - Strauss-Kahn Case May Be Dropped
Google Wiktionary - trivial
- Ordinary; commonplace.
The though of someone deciding to send my innocent 6 year old girl to a reform school for something so trivial is infuriating. - School Suspends Six-Year-Old Boy For Bringing Folding Silverware to Lunch
Google Wiktionary - verify
- To prove the truth of by presentation of evidence or testimony; substantiate.
Now its falling back to saving firmen, policemen and teachers jobs and at that the number they quote and can't even verify is 150,000. - Obama defends $787B stimulus bill
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