Post by Mr. Wells on Mar 3, 2008 21:24:49 GMT -5
1. visceral - adj. - Relating to, situated in, or affecting the viscera. Perceived in or as if in the viscera; profound. Instinctive.
"I had a visceral (and irrational) distrust of corporations and institutions like the University of Chicago." - provided by Stephanie Torres
"When you're watching Psycho, there' s that moment when you have a visceral reaction to watching someone being stabbed. And then you have the intellectual revelation that you're not, and that's where the celebration comes in." - Penn Jillette
2. indefatigable - adj- incapable of being tired out; not yielding to fatigue; untiring.
"We are truly indefatigable in providing for the needs of the body, but we starve the soul." - Ellen Wood
"The optimism of a healthy mind is indefatigable." - Margery Allingham
3. clandestine- adj. - characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, esp. for purposes of subversion or deception; private or surreptitious
"Their clandestine meetings went undiscovered for two years." - Dictionary.com
"Racism is a much more clandestine, much more hidden kind of phenomenon, but at the same time it's perhaps far more terrible than it's ever been." - Angela Davis
4. hackneyed - adj. - cliched, worn out by overuse.
"Despite a hackneyed theme and a predictable storyline, the play received rave reviews." - provided by Cathelene Koshy
"Napoleon Dynamite references are incredibly hackneyed." - UrbanDictionary.com
5. augment - v. - to make larger; enlarge in size, number, strength, or extent; increase:
"His salary is augmented by a small inheritance." - Dictionary.com
"There are two ways of being happy: We must either diminish our wants or augment our means - either may do - the result is the same and it is for each man to decide for himself and to do that which happens to be easier." - Benjamin Franklin
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"I had a visceral (and irrational) distrust of corporations and institutions like the University of Chicago." - provided by Stephanie Torres
"When you're watching Psycho, there' s that moment when you have a visceral reaction to watching someone being stabbed. And then you have the intellectual revelation that you're not, and that's where the celebration comes in." - Penn Jillette
2. indefatigable - adj- incapable of being tired out; not yielding to fatigue; untiring.
"We are truly indefatigable in providing for the needs of the body, but we starve the soul." - Ellen Wood
"The optimism of a healthy mind is indefatigable." - Margery Allingham
3. clandestine- adj. - characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, esp. for purposes of subversion or deception; private or surreptitious
"Their clandestine meetings went undiscovered for two years." - Dictionary.com
"Racism is a much more clandestine, much more hidden kind of phenomenon, but at the same time it's perhaps far more terrible than it's ever been." - Angela Davis
4. hackneyed - adj. - cliched, worn out by overuse.
"Despite a hackneyed theme and a predictable storyline, the play received rave reviews." - provided by Cathelene Koshy
"Napoleon Dynamite references are incredibly hackneyed." - UrbanDictionary.com
5. augment - v. - to make larger; enlarge in size, number, strength, or extent; increase:
"His salary is augmented by a small inheritance." - Dictionary.com
"There are two ways of being happy: We must either diminish our wants or augment our means - either may do - the result is the same and it is for each man to decide for himself and to do that which happens to be easier." - Benjamin Franklin
All quotes retrieved from www.BrainyQuote.com unless otherwise specified.