Weekly Vocab #1.1.9 (repost #1)

Last posted: May 24th, 2002

> From: Aidan Grey <grey@...>
>
>    It's magically delicious!! (adjectives>adverbs and spiritual/magical ideas)
>
>    More so than other topics I've presented, this exercise might require
> significant tweaking on your part....
>
>     1. bless
>
>       She blessed me softly (i.e. in a soft voice).
>
>     2. curse
>
>        We cursed them quickly because they wounded us.
>
>     3. charm / amulet / talisman / lucky charm
>
>        I made a beautifully carved amulet from the bone that I found.
>
>     4. sorcerer / wizard / magician / shaman
>
>         That sorcerer usually blesses our charms for us.
>
>     5. magic (n or adj)
>
>         This charm was made with magic.
>    or   This magically blessed charm is powerful.
>
>     6. rite / ritual / ceremony
>
>         She curses them every day.
>
>     7.  chant (n or v)
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>         She is a sorceress, and she usually chants magical words.
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>     8.  bestow
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>         This charm bestows happiness.
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>     9.  amazing
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>          Zaphod says that it is amazingly amazing!
>
>     10.  prayer
>
>          Prayer is powerful magic.
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:

  - black economy, n.
    a hidden sector of the economy where private cash transactions go
    unreported; "no one knows how large the black economy really is"

  - squeeze for, v.
    squeeze someone for money, information, etc.

Fiant verba!

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