skewer
n.
: a long piece of wood or metal used for holding pieces of food, typically meat, together during cooking
v.
: fasten together or pierce with a pin or skewer
They nibbled chunks of Cheddar cheese skewered with toothpicks.
: informal: criticize (someone) sharply
Sunday, July 19, 2009
skewer
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ardent
ardent
adj.
: enthusiastic or passionate
an ardent baseball fan
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compendious
compendious
adj.
: presenting the essential facts of something in a comprenhensive but concise way
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Wednesday, July 8, 2009
innocuous
adj.
: not harmful or offensive
It was an innocuous question.
Both mushrooms look innocuous but are in fact deadly.
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scruple
n.
: (usually scruples) a feeling of doubt or hesitation with regard to the morality or propriety of a course of action
I had no scruples about eavesdropping.
Without scruple, these politicians use fear as a persuasion weapon.
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uptight
adj.
: informal: anxious or angry in a tense and overly controlled way
Don't get so uptight about everything.
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