"Craven"

[SouthoftheBorderPaul]

Up until about 3 weeks ago, I thought craven meant wantonly vicious or violent. The definition, according to Dictionary.com is "characterized by abject fear; cowardly."

This changes everything, especially how I plan to use the word in the future.

You got a good vocab word you can throw my way? Shoot....

[jpgray]

1. So your craigslist offering a craven night of sex is out?

[SouthoftheBorderPaul]

2. Shit no....

I want to get naked with someone and the cower and quake. Maybe pee myself.

[jpgray]

5. The autoerotic golden shower... I mastered that in my infancy

[SouthoftheBorderPaul]

9. Ah, the golden years...

[Taverner]

3. It's also the surname of an OK horror director...

Who gets praised way too much for the original "Hills Have Eyes" and "Scream" and doesn't get half the recognition he should get for "The Serpent and the Rainbow"

[SouthoftheBorderPaul]

6. Actually, I think that's why I has the definition mixed up

Because of Wes Craven. I didn't know he directed the original version of that. I thought his breakout film was Nightmare on Elm Street. Learn something every day.

[stirlingsliver]

4. Comprise

Comprises = Includes.

The United States comprises 50 states and the District of Columbia.

50 states and the District of Columbia compose the United States.

[SouthoftheBorderPaul]

7. Good one....

I found this one when looking up craven:

pusillanimous – adjective

1. lacking courage or resolution; cowardly; faint-hearted; timid.
2. proceeding from or indicating a cowardly spirit.

[myrna minx]

8. I love the word insipid.

insipid
Main Entry: in·sip·id
Pronunciation: in-'si-p&d
Function: adjective
Etymology: French & Late Latin; French insipide, from Late Latin insipidus, from Latin in- + sapidus savory, from sapere to taste -- more at SAGE
1 : lacking taste or savor : TASTELESS <insipid food>
2 : lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge : DULL, FLAT <insipid prose>