Weekly Vocab #2.1.14 (repost #1)

Last posted: July 6th, 2003

> From: Christopher Wright <faceloran@...>
>
> I missed a week. So sorry![1]
> 1. chin
> That man just broke my chin!
>
> 2. shirt
> Now there's blood on my shirt.
>
> 3. vowel
> Of course, I can't say any of this, since I can only pronounce one vowel
> with a broken jaw.
>
> 4. to cause, incite
> This has incited me to throw the man around the room.
>
> 5. weak
> Of course, I am too weak to do so.
>
> 6. pain
> To the pain in my chin is added the pain of broken ribs.
>
> 7. faith
> I have faith, though, that I will be miraculously healed.
>
> 8. to reward
> After one week, it has become apparent that God does not reward people for
> losing brawls.
>
> 9. offense
> Still, I meant no offense in likening his girlfriend to Regis Philbin.
>
> 10. sympathy
> You'd think God would have some sympathy for that reason.
>
> [1] Actually, it's a truth that I don't mean. See _The Sirens of Titan_.
>
> ~Wright
Bonus Vocab from WordNet:
This is randomly selected automatically, so in case it offends you
or you disagree, please either ignore or be inspired to make up
different words and/or phrases:

  - nail-tailed wallaby, n.
    small wallabies with a horny nail on the tip of the tail

  - counter-drill, v.
    drill in an opposite direction

Fiant verba!

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