Monday, November 29, 2010

F.451 Vocab #5

Convoluted - adj. - extremely complex and difficult to follow
The teachers train of thought was convoluted.
Perpetual - adj. - never ending or changing
The woman was in perpetual motion, never seeming to stop for anything like food or water during the day.
Beatific - adj. - blissfully happy
The gay man way beatific after a large shopping spree.
Torrent - noun - a strong and fast-moving stream of water or other liquid, rapid
The feminist teacher let out a torrent of angry words when he heard about the dress code, which required girls to wear skirts.
Invigorate - verb - give strength or energy to
The morning cup of coffe invigorated the tired, zombie like college student.
Perfunctory - adj. - an action carried out with minimum effort/or caring
The perfunctory attitude of a bored office worker is depressing.
Insidious - adj. - proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effect
The insidious plan was brilliant, it strerched over years,  working slowly but effectively.
Skepticism - noun - doubt of opinions, views, facts
The skepticism was obvious in the teachers voice when he replied, "You're going to build a time-traveling machine for the science fair."
Suffused - verb - gradually spread through or over
The leftover soup in the container suffused through the backpack, after escaping through a small hole in it's prison.

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