Friday, May 27, 2011

Palatable

pal·at·able

adj \ˈpa-lə-tə-bəl\

: Agreeable to the palate or taste.
: Agreeable or acceptable to the mind.


All of the food in the buffet was so palatable that I ate and ate until I felt like I was going to explode. This buffet looks extremely nice! I wish the buffets around here were this nice...

Wane

wane

verb \ˈwān\

To decrease in size, extent, or degree.


Everytime I take a bite of my burger it wanes. This isn't really my burger & honestly I don't think I could of ate this, the meat looks too undercooked. Ewwww.

Sovereign

sov·er·eign


noun \ˈsä-v(ə-)rən, -vərn also ˈsə-\


One possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty.


The King is a sovereign to his country... or in this case Burger King?

Gawker

gawk

verb

To gape or stare stupidly.


These two guys are gawkers. They obviously are looking at fine women and they just couldn't help but stare.

Posterity

pos·ter·i·ty

noun \pä-ˈster-ə-tē\

All future generations.



Michael Jordan was the greatest basketball player EVER! Nobody could stop him. He led the Chicago Bulls to 6 championships. Posterity will remember him as the greatest basketball player of ALL TIME.

Paradox

par·a·dox

noun \ˈper-ə-ˌdäks, ˈpa-rə-\

A statement that is seemingly contradictory or opposed to common sense and yet is perhaps true.



As an actor, he's a paradox—he loves being in the public eye but also deeply values and protects his privacy. Seth Green is the MAN!

P.S. Sorry I couldn't post the video up, but there is the link. :)

Nullify

nul·li·fy

verb \ˈnə-lə-ˌfī\

To make of no value or consequence.


This play by Luol Deng from the Chicago Bulls led to 2 points but sadly he commited an offensive foul on Lebron James and it nullified the shot.