Wrath: A Dictionary for the Enraged (6 page)
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sadistic
(suh-DISS-tik)
ADJECTIVE:
Finding pleasure in inflicting violence or cruelty upon others; brutal.
(SANG-gwuh-nayr-ee)
ADJECTIVE:
Pertaining to death or involving bloodshed.
(sar-DON-ik)
ADJECTIVE:
Extremely sarcastic or mocking; scornful.
That response to my emotional and heartfelt confession was SARDONIC and will not be taken seriously.
(SAT-ur-neen)
ADJECTIVE:
Sluggish or morose.
(SAV-ij-ree)
NOUN:
A state of being barbarous or uncivil; brutality.
(SKAY-thing)
ADJECTIVE:
Extremely critical or contemptuous; derisive.
(SHAH-dun-froy-duh)
NOUN:
Finding pleasure in the misery or misfortune of others.
He seemed to derive such SCHADENFREUDE from cashing his generous paycheck in front of those begging for food.
(skuhrj)
NOUN:
A source of affliction or devastation; the word also refers to a whip used for punishment.
(SKUR-ih-luss)
ADJECTIVE:
Verbally abusive or insulting; slanderous.
(seeth)
VERB:
To remain in a state of unexpressed anger; fume.
(shroo)
NOUN:
A violent or tempestuous woman.
(shun)
VERB:
To intentionally avoid or spurn a person, thing, or idea.
(SIN-uh-ster)
ADJECTIVE:
Describes something that is menacing and has the potential for violence; evil.
(skull-DUG-uh-ree)
NOUN:
Trickery or deceit; cheating.
I would be wary of playing cards with them; they’re known for SKULLDUGGERY, and there are plenty of honest games to be found elsewhere.
(SLAN-dur)
VERB:
To make a knowingly untrue statement or accusation against someone in an attempt to damage his or her reputation.
Life being what it is,
one dreams of revenge.
—P
AUL
G
AUGUIN
(snit)
NOUN:
An irritable state or bad mood.
(SOL-ip-siz-um)
NOUN:
The belief that the only thing that exists—or can be proven to exist—is oneself; self-absorption.
(SOM-ber)
ADJECTIVE:
Grave or depressing.
The SOMBER atmosphere of the funeral soon gave way to anger as many vowed to avenge his death.
(SOF-iz-uhm)
NOUN:
A flawed argument that is intentionally misleading or deceiving; fallacy.
(suh-RAHWR-uh-syd)
NOUN:
The act of killing one’s sister.
(spyt)
NOUN:
Ill will toward a person or thing; malice.
(spurn)
VERB:
To scornfully snub a person, thing, or idea; rebuff.
(SKWOB-uhl)
NOUN:
A petty argument or quarrel; as a verb, it refers to the act of having such an argument.
(skwawl)
NOUN:
A brief commotion.
(STIG-muh-tyz)
VERB:
To label a person, thing, or idea as evil or undesirable.
(SUL-ee)
VERB:
To pollute or spoil something, particularly one’s reputation; vilify.
It would soon SULLY her reputation when people discovered how she sought such violent revenge on her ex-husband.
(SUR-lee)
ADJECTIVE:
Ill-humored and gruff; rude.
tantrum
(TAN-truhm)
NOUN:
A sudden or violent outburst of frustration or bad behavior.
(TAHR-nish)
VERB:
To destroy the purity of; to stain; to sully.
(tem-uh-RAIR-ee-uhs)
ADJECTIVE:
Reckless or impetuous.
(tuh-MAYR-uh-tee)
NOUN:
Behavior that could be considered bold or rash; audacity.
(TEM-per)
NOUN:
Heat of mind or passion, often displayed in outbursts of anger or resentment.
(TEM-pist)
NOUN OR VERB:
As a noun, a violent windstorm; a violent commotion; a disturbance; a tumult. As a verb, to disturb violently.
(tem-PESS-choo-uss)
ADJECTIVE:
Prone to violence or extreme emotion; turbulent.
(TEN-uh-bruhss)
ADJECTIVE:
Dark; ominous.
Genevieve watched over the hills as TENEBROUS clouds began forming; there would be a storm tonight.
(TER-muh-guhnt)
NOUN:
A violent, brawling woman; a shrew.
(thrash)
VERB:
To beat soundly in punishment; to defeat thoroughly; to force.
(tihf)
NOUN:
An argument or petty quarrel; a fit of annoyance; a bad mood; a spat, scrap, misunderstanding, or difference in opinions.
(TIE-raid)
NOUN:
A verbal attack against a person, thing, or idea; outburst.
In her uninterrupted and very public TIRADE, she ranted about the government, her neighbors, and her marriage.
(TAWR-cher)
NOUN OR VERB:
As a noun, the act of inflicting excruciating pain. As a verb, to subject to
torture
; to afflict with severe pain of body or mind; to force or extort; to punish.
(truh-DOOSS)
VERB:
To knowingly make false accusations against a person; disparage.
(TROU-muh)
NOUN:
A body wound caused by sudden injury whether intentionally violent or accidental in nature.
(TRAW-muh-tyz)
VERB:
To inflict psychological damage on someone; devastate.
(TROG-luh-dyt)
NOUN:
A person who behaves in an uncivilized, beastly manner.
(TRUK-yuh-lunt)
ADJECTIVE:
Prone toward hostility or defiance; argumentative.
(TAY-runt)
NOUN:
A ruler who uses abuses power; any person in a position of power who exercises power oppressively; a tyrannical influence.
In taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior.
—S
IR
F
RANCIS
B
ACON
umbrage
(UM-brihj)
NOUN:
Resentment or offense.
(un-KONSH-un-uh-bul)
ADJECTIVE:
Without conscience; immoral or unscrupulous.
(UN-dur-hand-id)
ADJECTIVE:
Sneaky or deceitful in nature; devious.
(UN-dur-myn)
VERB:
To weaken something over time by chipping away at it, including a person’s sense of self or importance.
Georgia found that it wasn’t difficult to UNDERMINE her boss; with his soft-spoken voice, she was easily able to talk over him and change the plans he’d made.
(un-SAY-vuh-ree)
ADJECTIVE:
Unpleasant or unappetizing; immoral.
He that studieth revenge keepeth his own wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well.
—J
OHN
M
ILTON
(un-SEEM-lee)
VERB:
Unbecoming or inappropriate; uncouth.
(uk-SOR-ih-syd)
NOUN:
The act of murdering one’s wife.
vanquish
(VAN-kwish)
VERB:
To defeat an opponent; annihilate.
(VEN-juhns)
NOUN:
Inflicted punishment in retribution for a past wrongdoing; revenge.
(vent wuhnz spleen)
PHRASE:
Annoyance or a bad temper.
(VIL-ih-fie)
VERB:
To make false accusations or statements against someone in order to make him or her seem villainous; malign.
Part of her attempt at defense was to VILIFY her husband; by making him seem like a horrible person she thought she would be able to justify his murder and escape punishment.
(vin-DIK-tiv)
ADJECTIVE:
Motivated by revenge; vengeful.
(vi-RAH-go)
NOUN:
A tempestuous, loud, or domineering woman.
(VEER-yuh-lent)
ADJECTIVE:
A person or thing that is extremely hostile or poisonous; bitter.
(vit-ree-OL-ik)
ADJECTIVE:
Characterized by hate or spite; acerbic.
(vie-TOO-per-uh-tiv)
ADJECTIVE:
Behavior or speech that is insulting and abusive; slanderous.
(VOL-uh-tull)
ADJECTIVE:
Prone to sudden changes or outbursts; unpredictable.
The situation with their government is VOLATILE; it’s unwise to travel there until we know exactly what is going to happen.
wangle
(WANG-gul)
VERB:
To manipulate a situation through deceit or trickery; finagle.
She was easily able to WANGLE her way out of being charged with theft by crafting a story interesting enough to distract the investigator.
(WAYR-ee)
ADJECTIVE:
Suspicious or leery.
(WAH-spish)
ADJECTIVE:
Easily irritated or bothered; spiteful.
(RATH-full)
ADJECTIVE:
Full of anger or spite; enraged.
(rest)
VERB:
To take something away from someone using force.
(roth)
ADJECTIVE:
Wrathful or spiteful.
Anger is one of the sinews of the soul; he that wants it hath a maimed mind.
—T
HOMAS
F
ULLER
Xanthippe
(zan-TIP-ee)
NOUN:
A reference to Socrates’ wife, a
Xanthippe
is a shrewish, ill-tempered woman.
(YAH-hoo)
NOUN:
A crude, coarse, or brutish person. In Swift’s
Gulliver’s Travels
, one of a race of brutes having the form and all vices of humans.
(yel)
VERB:
To cry out of scream with anger, fright, or pain.
(yob)
NOUN:
A thug or hooligan.
You may run to the store around the corner, but watch out for the YOB hanging by the door; he’s likely to knock you down and take your money.
(yuhk)
INTERJECTION/
slang: An expression of strong dislike or disgust.
(zap)
VERB:
To kill; to shoot; to attack or destroy with sudden speed and force.
(zoundz)
INTERJECTION:
Used to express anger or indignation.