WORDS
1.Obscure - To make dim or indistinct; cut off from sight: block; deficient in brightness; far from centers of human population; liable to more than one interpretation; not known or not widely known by name; of undistinguished or humble station or reputation
2. Pusillanimous - Lacking courage; cowardly; without spirit or bravery
3. Titillate - To stimulate by touching lightly; tickle; to excite (another) pleasurably, superficially or erotically
4. Prodigal - Rashly or wastefully extravagant; giving or given in abundance; lavish or profuse; wasteful; a recklessly extravagant consumer
5. Unwonted - Not habitual or ordinary; unusual; not accustomed; unused; rare
6. Minuet - A slow, stately pattern dance in 3/4 time for groups of couples, originating in 17th-century France; a movement in 3/4 time that is usually the third, but sometimes the second, of a four-movement symphony or string quartet
7.Sunder - To break or wrench apart; sever; a division or separation; to crack or split into two or more fragments by means of or as a result of force, a blow, or strain.
8. Remorseful - Feeling or expressing regret for one's sins or misdeeds; guilty, ashamed
9. Sate - To satisfy (an appetite) fully; to satisfy to excess; fill to satisfaction
10. Devious - Marked by treachery or deceit; not taking a direct or straight line or course; without a fixed or regular course; crooked; indirect; dishonest, crafty
11. Egregious - Conspicuously bad or offensive; outstandingly bad; outrageous
12. Malady - An unwholesome condition; a disease, a disorder, or an ailment
13. Aggrieve - To distress; afflict; to inflict an injury or injuries on; to cause suffering or painful sorrow to; feeling burdened
14. Dab - To spread with a greasy, sticky, or dirty substance; a tiny amount; a person with a high degree of knowledge or skill in a particular field
15. Irk - To be irritating, wearisome, or vexing to
ISSUE TOPICS
1. The arts (painting, music, literature, etc.) reveal the otherwise hidden ideas and impulses of a society
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
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