amaranthine
[am-uh-RAN-thin]
adj
Unfading; everlasting.
I hope this strain of mushrooms gives us an amaranthine high.
scofflaw
One who habitually violates minor laws, rules, conventions or accepted practices.
The result of a Prohibition era contest that sought a new word to describe “a lawless drinker of illegally made or illegally obtained liquor,” scoff + law.
upbraid
[uhp-BRAYD]
trans
verb. To scold or criticize harshly.
After I failed to get an erection, Grace upbraided me for my drunkenness.
irate
[ahy-reyt]
adjective
Angry; enraged. Arising from or characterized by anger.
Did that irate, wife-beating son of a bitch Chris Brown win big at the Grammy’s this year?
prevaricate
[prih-VAIR-uh-kayt]
intrans
verb. To depart from or evade the truth; to speak with equivocation…
renege
[rih-NIG]
intransitive verb
To go back on a promise.
Our friend managed to renege on a series of eBay deals for his girlfriend’s well worn panties, burning bridges with weird fuckers all over town.
languor
[LANG-guhr]
noun
Mental or physical weariness or fatigue.
I’ll wine ‘em and dine ‘em, but pillow talk after sex causes me great languor.