Our judges are busy picking a worthy winner and some runner ups out of these 55 funny and creative finalists. We said we’d announce the results by the 10th but to give the judges enough time we’re aiming for the 13th cause we’re nice like that.
Enjoy!
ACCESSIBLE (adj) - Approachable; easy to get to
ABSTAIN (v) - To hold oneself back voluntarily
CLANDESTINE (adj) - Surreptitious; kept or done in secret
DEFACE (v) - To mar or disfigure the face or external surface of
TRANSMUTE (v) - To change in nature, substance, or form
ASPERSION (n) - a curse, expression of ill-will
FABRICATE (v) - To make or create; to invent in order to deceive
INIMICAL (adj) - Adverse; unfavorable; antagonistic
DEFILE (v) - To make unclean, impure
ESCHEW (v) - to abstain or keep away from; shun, avoid
Avenge (v) - to seek revenge
Pathos (n) - Quality of being able to evoke pity or sympathy
Renown (n) - Honor, acclaim
Clemency (n) - Mercy
Indolent (adj) - Habitually inactive or idle
animated: (adj) lively; (v) to give life to
garish (adj): gaudy, in bad taste
gratuitous (adj): Unnecessary; free, voluntary; without reason or cause
aberration (n): The act of departing from the normal course; the act of deviating from the usual type
despondent (adj): Discouraged; disheartened
quandary (n): A puzzling predicament
adhere (v): to stick to something ; to follow devoutly
lethargic (adj): sluggish, weary, apathetic
somnolent (adj): Sleepy, drowsy
vocation (n): A particular occupation or profession; calling
Assess (v) - To determine the value of
Excavate (v) - To remove by digging or scooping out
Meritorious (adj) - Deserving of praise or merit
Fatuous (adj) - Idiotic; stupid; without sense of reality
Dour (adj) - Stern, joyless
LEWD - (adj) Obscene or indecent; characterized by lust or lasciviousness
HARROWING - (adj) Agonizing, distressing
BELLIGERENT - (adj) Warlike; given to waging war
FETID - (adj) Having a foul odor
SYCOPHANT - (noun) A flatterer seeking the approval of others; yes man; brown noser
MENDACIOUS - (adj) Lying; false
EXPUNGE - (v) to obliterate, eradicate
VITUPERATE - (v) to berate, use harsh language
DISPERSE - (v) to scatter or to cause to scatter (with an object); to be scattered (without an object)
ZEALOUS (adj) -fervent, filled with eagerness in pursuit of something
ANESTHESIA - (n) loss of sensation
APPALLING - (adj) inspiring shock, horror, disgust
COERCE (v) - To force to think or behave in a certain way by use of pressure or intimidation (specifically, by one person to one or more others)
ABNEGATION - (noun) denial of comfort to oneself
INNOCUOUS - (adj) Harmless
ABORT (v) - To give up unfinished
ACERBIC (adj) - Biting, bitter in tone or taste
CAJOLE (v) - To impose on or dupe by flattering speech
EXEMPLARY (adj) - Serving as a model or example worthy of copying
ILLICIT (adj) - Illegal
NO SOURCE STATED FOR THE BRAINYPIC FOR “ILLICIT”.
MALEDICTION (n) - Utterance of a curse
NADIR (n) - Lowest point
PACIFY (v) - To bring into a peaceful state; to appease, calm
NO SOURCE STATED FOR THE BRAINYPIC FOR “PACIFY”.
PRESUMPTUOUS (adj) - Assuming too much
PUNCTILIOUS (adj) - Very attentive to following rules
