english words i know now.

wrangle

sergey — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 17:22:41 +0000

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

sergey — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 17:07:07 +0000

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 work for”; “The professor scorns the students who don’t catch on immediately”

contempt: lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; “he was held in contempt”; “the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary”

condescension: a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient

reject: reject with contempt; “She spurned his advances”
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go-getter

sergey — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 16:49:35 +0000

… 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 life
Can be tough-minded when necessary
Think of themselves as enthusiastic, determined and alert
May become frustrated by rules and routines

Definitions of go-getter on the Web:

A self-propelled star that flies randomly in the air
www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/entertainment/12036947.htm

someone whose career progresses rapidly
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bigot

sergey — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 16:46:11 +0000

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 dismised by critics as a “piss-a-bed Cockney scribbler”, he is now considered one of the greatest poets who ever lived. Eugenics was a 19th and early 20th century movement aimed at purifying the human race by weeding out undesirable people. …
www.embassy.org.nz/encycl/b2encyc.htm