February 03, 2010

1. Flabbergast- surprised, astonished, a you-have-got-to-be-kidding-me sort of expression.

2. Cask- a container usually made of expensive wood like oak and used to age, ferment of store drink such as wine, whiskey, beer and spirits.

3. Cynical- an attitude; if a person is cynical that means that he is distrustful of others,always thinks that people have a bad or selfish motive for doing something, even a good deed.

4. Accumulate- to gather, to collect items, often in very large amounts.

5. Provisions- supplies, often used to describe food or military rations, if you are going on a long trip on a mountain, you will need provisions.

6. Ominous- a signal that something bad is going to happen. Ex- "The dark bank of ominous rain clouds hinted a storm."

7. Subvert- to intentionally sabotage a machine of a plan so not everything goes according to plan.

8. Congregate- to get together at a specific place and time, a meeting of sorts.

9. Adversary- your enemy, your opponent. Classic examples would be Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader or The Joker and Batman.

10. Contradict- to disagree, to correct, often in a rude way.  

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