Sunday, January 23, 2005

Word Bank

List of words I have come across...and now being shared to the world.




  1. Wretched
    Very unhappy; full of misery

  2. Stark
    Bare or blunt; complete or utter; extreme; harsh, grim

  3. Gash
    A long deep cut

  4. Succulent
    Full of juice or sap; Highly interesting or enjoyable

  5. Meager
    Deficient in quantity; barely adequate

  6. Unbeknownst
    Without the knowledge of the specified party; Used with "to"

  7. Semaphore
    A visual system for sending information by means of two flags that are held one in each hand, using an alphabetic code based on the position of the signaler's arms.

  8. Crevice
    A narrow crack or opening; a fissure or cleft.

  9. Voyeurism
    A person who derives sexual gratification from observing the naked bodies or sexual acts of others, especially from a secret vantage point.

  10. Shoestring
    A small sum of money; capital that is barely adequate.

  11. Throe
    A severe pang or spasm of pain, as in childbirth.

Taken from "The Catcher in the Rye"

  1. Crock
    Foolish talk; non-sense; worn-out

  2. Poney
    A small glass of beer

  3. Galosh
    A waterproof overshoe

  4. Snotty
    Impertinent, arrogant, conceited; dirty with nasal discharge