parsimonious
[par-suh-MOH-nee-uhs]
adjective
Sparing in expenditure; frugal to excess.
Ricky Perrine was almost entirely parsimonious in his ways, save his 900 dollar a week whore habit.
supplant
[suh-plant]
verb (used with object)
To take the place of (another), as through force, scheming, strategy, or the like…
cabal
[kuh-BAL]
noun
A secret, conspiratorial association of plotters.
Fox News is run by a cabal of rich nutcases hell-bent on providing the poor with enough anger to turn them into mindless drones.
sedulous
/ˈsɛdʒələs/
adjective
1 Diligent in application or pursuit; constant. 2 steady, and persevering in business, or in endeavors to effect an object…
fractious
[FRAK-shuhs]
adjective
Irritable; snappish; cranky.
The holidays are almost here and that means the nice people at the TSA get to deal with all of us fractious, over-protective-of-our-genitals folk.
excogitate
[eks-KOJ-i-teyt]
verb
To think out; devise; invent.
Let’s excogitate a way out of our miserable, shit-kicking existences.
inveterate
[in-VET-uhr-it]
adjective
Firmly established by long persistence.
Isn’t the “accidental” overdose of washed up celebrities from the 80’s an inveterate event at this point?