Archive for August, 2007

wrangle

Sunday, August 5th, 2007

Definitions of wrangle on the Web:

quarrel: an angry dispute; “they had a quarrel”; “they had words”
brawl: to quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively; “The bar keeper threw them out, but they continued to wrangle on down the street”
haggle: an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)
herd and care for; “wrangle horses”
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disdain

Saturday, August 4th, 2007

 So the Bush administration has cast aside with disdain both experts and expertise…
… We are plagued with a politics of humiliation that begins with disdain and verbal put-downs.
Definitions of disdain on the Web:

contemn: look down on with disdain; “He despises the people he has to [...]

go-getter

Saturday, August 4th, 2007

… he has such a strident and aggressive manner that it’s difficult to talk with him for any length of time without feeling that you are under attack. Brian likes it that way and his hostile manner is entirely intentional. You see, Brian is a go-getter.
Summary of Go-getters

Inventive, resourceful problem solvers with a love of [...]

bigot

Saturday, August 4th, 2007

Colin is the local language bigot, whose language of preference is C++.
Definitions of bigot on the Web:

A bigot is a prejudiced person who is intolerant of any opinions differing from their own.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bigot

Person extremely intolerant of others and irrespective of reasoning. The Poor and welfare Beneficiaries are often targets of bigots. When alive John Keats was [...]


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