21 09 2006
on a forum, i have been posting on a thread and on it i post a word and what it means, or several words. here's what i've done so far:
Awesome:
1. inspiring or characterized by awe. 2. slang very impressive.
Respect:
1. a particular; detail. 2. relation; reference: inquiries with respect to a route. 3. esteem; admiration. 4. proper couresty. 5. the condition of being esteemed. 6. respects, a formal expression of esteem or deference. 7. to hold in esteem. 8. to refrain from intruding upon; to respect a persons' privacy. 9. to have reference to; concern.
it also means, like, thinking of other people. you know, considering them.
AWOL:
absent without leave.
MIA:
missing in action.
R&R
rest and recreation.
pyromaniac:
a compulsion to set things on fire
up-and-coming:
likely to succeed; promising.
vain:
1. excessivley proud of or concerned about ones' own appearance or acheivements. 2. unsuccessful; futile. 3. without signifigance or value
retort:
1. to replyto, esp. sharply. 2. to return (and accusation epithet, etc.) upon the person uttering it. 3. a sharp, incisive, or witty reply.
forsake:
1. to quit or leave entirely; abandon. 2. to give up; renounce.
fortuitous:
1. happening or produced by chance; accidental. 2. lucky.
frivolous:
1. characterized by lack of seriousness or sense. 2. not worthy of serious notice; trival.
senseless:
1. unconscious. 2. stupid; foolish. 3. meaningless; nonsensical.
privy:
1. having knowledge of something private or secret: many people were privy to the plot
profess:
1. to declare openly
profound:
1. showing deep insight or understanding. 2. complete and provasive: a profound silence
profuse:
1. extravagantly generous.
puerile:
1. immature; silly
psychopath:
1. a person having a character disorder distinguished by amoral or antisocial behavior.
futile:
1. incapable of producing a useful result; vain. 2. trifling; frivolous.
fulsome:
offensive to good taste, esp. as being excessive or insincere; sickening
nice list