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First, some words that I like and kinda describe me: (the definition that describes me
is in RED.
aficionado n 1: a person who likes,
knows about, and appreciates an interest or activity : devotee (this activity for me is computers)
assiduous adj 1: marked by careful and
persistent attention or application
audacious adj
1: intrepidly daring: adventurous : recklessly
bold 2: contemptuous of law, religion, or decorum : insolent.
brusque adj 1: markedly short and abrupt
2: blunt in a manner of speech often to the point of harshness.
indomitable adj 1: incapable of being subdued : unconquerable
persnickety adj 1a: fussy about small details : fastidious b: snobbish
2: requiring great precision.
stoic adj
1: not affected by or showing passion or feeling; especially :
firmly restraining to pain.
veracity n 1: devotion to truth: truthfulness 2: conformity with fact: accuracy 3: something true
Now some other words that I like.
anachronism n 1: the error of placing a person or thing in
the wrong time period 2: one that is chronologically out of place
bindle stiff n 1: hobo; especially : one who carries his
clothes or bedding in a bundle
disavow v 1: to deny responsibility for : repudiate 2: to
refuse to acknowledge : disclaim
jackleg adj 1a: lacking skill or training b: characterized by
unscrupulousness or dishonesty 2: makeshift
kakistocracy n 1: government by the worst men
myrmidon n 1: a loyal follower 2: a subordinate who executes
orders unquestioningly or unscrupulously
scrofulous adj 1a: having a diseased run-down appearance b:
morally contaminated
Svengali n 1: one who attempts usually with evil intentions
to force another to do his bidding
tatterdemalion adj 1: ragged or disreputable in appearance 2: being in
a decayed condition: dilapidated
tenacious adj 1: not easily pulled apart : cohesive, tough 2:
persistent in maintaining or adhering to something valued or habitual
thanatology n 1: the description or study of the phenomena of
death and of psychological mechanisms for coping with them
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