termagant
/ˈtɜr mə gənt/
noun
1 a boisterous, brawling, turbulent person (formerly applied to both sexes, now only to women)…
mollify
[mol-uh-fahy]
verb (used with object)
To soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease…
sedition
[si-dish-uhn]
noun
Incitement of discontent against a government. Rebellious disorder.
Letterbombing is a brand new, digital act of sedition that’s pretty fucking cool…
hauteur
[haw-TUR]
noun
Haughty manner, spirit; arrogance.
Three drinks and my roommate gains the hauteur of a juice head from Long fucking Island.
cicatrix
[sik-uh-triks]
noun
New tissue that forms over a wound and later contracts into a scar.
That giant cicatrix on Padma Lakshmi’s arm is oddly attractive to me.
abject
Sunk to a low condition; down in spirit or hope; degraded.
That Michele Bachmann was a cunning congresswoman was not in doubt. However, it was clear to all but her most rabid supporters that a President Bachmann would quickly lead the United States to abject ruin…
palimpsest
[PAL-imp-sest]
noun
An object or place whose older layers or aspects are apparent beneath its surface…