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LIST 8. Repugnant—adj. extremely distasteful to one's senses or principles. The leftovers from two weeks ago were totally repugnant with mold and slime growing all over it. Repugnancy— noun. REPUGNANT !!!. Ubiquitous—adj . being or appearing to be in all places at the same time.
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Repugnant—adj. extremely distasteful to one's senses or principles The leftovers from two weeks ago were totally repugnant with mold and slime growing all over it. Repugnancy— noun
Ubiquitous—adj. being or appearing to be in all places at the same time The biggest annoyance with summer is the ubiquitous mosquitoes. Ubiquity—noun http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_O_2CSL_RY
Prolific computer hacker gets 13 years in prison Friday, February 12, 2010 By TorstenOve, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette One of the most prolific computer hackers in U.S. history was sentenced this morning to 13 years in federal prison for stealing nearly 2 million credit card numbers in a wire fraud case that cost banks an estimated $86 million.
Prolific—adj. creating new works or ideas in abundance; productive Stephen King has been a prolific writer having written hundreds of books. Prolifically—adv. Prolificacy—noun
Benign—adj. of a kind or gentle nature; not harmful The neighbor’s dog was big but very benign and would never hurt anyone. Benignly—adv.
Eclectic—adj. consisting of a wide variety Harold had an eclectic collection of music ranging from country to rock to jazz and hip hop. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uAl5myRW-0
Top U.S. talk-show host Jay Leno loves cars but also considers himself an environmentalist. To reconcile these two passions The Tonight Show host has tried to make his collection of 240 cars as green as possible. "When I buy old cars I buy the story as much as I buy the car. What I have is pretty eclectic and there is no rhyme or reason to how we do any of it.“ (CNN.com)
"AgynessDeyn had to take the crown. Her influentially eclectic look, trailblazing ability to segue between style personalities and pure fashion nous has had us captivated for months." Quite. However, one notably absent face from the top ten list is the ubiquitous fashion maven Kate Moss who has lost out to American actresses and other Brit models. I'm equally pleased and disappointed by choices that made the top ten, I have to say. What do you reckon? And are you surprised by the lack of our usual go-to Brit fashion icon the list? __________