Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Stereotypical Arabs know their words.

Begnign: adj.

1. having a kindly disposition; gracious: a benign king.

2. showing or expressive of gentleness or kindness: a benign smile.

3. favorable; propitious: a series of benign omens and configurations in the heavens.

Inculcated: v.

1. to implant by repeated statement or admonition; teach persistently and earnestly (usually fol. by upon or in): to inculcate virtue in the young.

2. to cause or influence (someone) to accept an idea or feeling (usually fol. by with): Socrates inculcated his pupils with the love of truth.

Traduced: v.

1. to speak maliciously and falsely of; slander; defame: to traduce someone's character.

Blandishments: n.

1. Often, blandishments. something, as an action or speech, that tends to flatter, coax, entice, etc.: Our blandishments left him unmoved. We succumbed to the blandishments of tropical living.

1 comment:

Nataloo said...

I would like to "We succumb to the blandishments of tropical living." Great word choices. Thanks!