Good morning everyone. It is time once again to stretch those vocab muscles. As we did quite a bit of closet clearing this weekend, those are currently the only muscles I have that don’t ache. So it is time to put them to work. As always the only rule is that all five words have to be used. I will post the definitions below hopefully to inspire you to think of familiar words in different ways (and there were some interesting definitions this time). So…
Today’s Words: Penury, Pulsed, Whipped, Star, Sting
Penury: 1. a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) especially : severe poverty 2. : extreme and often stingy frugality
Pulsed: 1a: the regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart, b: the palpable beat resulting from such pulse as detected in a superficial artery also : the number of individual beats in a specified time period (such as one minute) 2. a: rhythmical beating, vibrating, or sounding, b: beat, throb, 3. a: underlying sentiment or opinion or an indication of it, b: vitality, 4. a: a transient variation of a quantity (such as electric current or voltage) whose value is normally constant, b(1): an electromagnetic wave or modulation thereof of brief duration or (2): a brief disturbance of pressure in a medium especially : a sound wave or short train of sound waves, 5: a dose of a substance especially when applied over a short period of time (pulses of intravenous methylprednisolone)
Whipped: transitive verb 1: to take, pull, snatch, jerk, or otherwise move very quickly and forcefully 2a(1): to strike with a slender lithe implement (such as a lash or rod) especially as a punishment or (2): spank, b: to drive or urge on by or as if by using a whip, c: to strike as a lash does, 3a: to bind or wrap (something, such as a rope or fishing rod) with cord for protection and strength, b: to wind or wrap around something, 4: to belabor with stinging words : abuse, 5: to seam or hem with shallow overcasting stitches, 6: to overcome decisively : defeat,7: to stir up : incite —usually used with up,8: to produce in a hurry —usually used with up,9: to fish (water) with rod, line, and artificial lure, 10: to beat (eggs, cream, etc.) into a froth with a utensil (such as a whisk or fork), 11: to gather together or hold together for united action in the manner of a party whip; intransitive verb1: to proceed nimbly or quickly,2: to thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash
Star: 1a: a natural luminous body visible in the sky especially at night, b: a self-luminous gaseous spheroidal celestial body of great mass which produces energy by means of nuclear fusion reactions, 2a(1): a planet or a configuration of the planets that is held in astrology to influence one’s destiny or fortune —usually used in plural,(2): a waxing or waning fortune or fame her star was rising. b obsolete : destiny, 3a: a conventional figure with five or more points that represents a star especially : asterisk, b : an often star-shaped ornament or medal worn as a badge of honor, authority, or rank or as the insignia of an order, c: one of a group of conventional stars used to place something in a scale of value, 4: something resembling a star was hit on the head and saw stars, 5a: the principal member of a theatrical or operatic company who usually plays the chief roles, b: a highly publicized theatrical or movie performer, c: an outstandingly talented performer, d: a person who is preeminent in a particular field
Sting: transitive verb 1: to prick painfully: such as a: to pierce or wound with a poisonous or irritating process, b: to affect with sharp quick pain or smart hail stung their faces, 2: to cause to suffer acutely stung with remorse, 3: overcharge, cheat; intransitive verb 1: to wound one with or as if with a sting, 2: to feel a keen burning pain or smart also : to cause such pain
Ten til Midnight 