rack·e·teer noun \ˌra-kə-ˈtir\: a person who makes money through illegal activities. One who obtains money by an illegal enterprise usually involving intimidation.
Synonyms: blackmailer, extortioner, extortionist.
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queer adjective kwi(ə)r/1.strange; odd. “She had a queer feeling that they were being watched.”
synonyms: odd, strange, unusual, peculiar, curious, bizarre, weird, uncanny, freakish, eerie, unnatural.
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por·ten·tous adjective \pȯr-ˈten-təs\: giving a sign or warning that something usually bad or unpleasant is going to happen: trying to seem important, serious, or impressive.
1: of, relating to, or constituting a portent <suspense, portentous foreshadowing, hints of sinister and violent mysteries — Francine Prose>. 2: eliciting amazement or wonder : prodigious. 3 a: being a grave or serious matter <portentous decisions> b: self-consciously solemn or important : pompous<portentous declamation unsalted by the least trace of humor — W. H. Pritchard>. c: ponderously excessive <that discipline’s overwrought, portentous phrases — R. M. Coles>
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om·i·nous adjective \ˈä-mə-nəs\: suggesting that something bad is going to happen in the future. Being or exhibiting an omen : portentous; especially: foreboding or foreshadowing evil : inauspicious.
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ne·far·i·ous adjective \ni-ˈfer-ē-əs\: evil or immoral. Flagrantly wicked or impious : evil.
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I thought I’d start off the month of October with some wicked words. We’ll see how long I can keep this theme going in alphabetical order.
1mis·cre·ant adjective \ˈmis-krē-ənt\: 1. unbelieving, heretical. 2. depraved, villainous <miscreant behavior>.
2miscreant noun : a person who does something that is illegal or morally wrong. 1. infidel, heretic. 2. : one who behaves criminally or viciously.
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log·o·phile noun ˈlôgəˌfīl,ˈlägə-/: a lover of words.
Here is what I found when I opened my fortune cookie from a recent lunch. Oh, and there’s my lucky number: 13. 🙂
I’ll have to tell my daughter the synonym for this word and see if she remembers it when we get to “p.”
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jab·ber·wocky noun \ˈja-bər-ˌwä-kē\: meaningless speech or writing.
Here’s a scene from A Christmas Story where the father speaks in jabberwocky/profanities. It makes me laugh every time.
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