Monday, September 20, 2010

Word of the Week #4

Word: pestilent

Source: "American Media History," second edition by Anthony R. Fellow, chapter 4, pg. 93.

Sentence: Benjamin called him a "daring infidel," "habitual lair," "Prince of Darkness," "profligate adventurer," "venal wretch," "contemptible libeler," and "pestilential scoundrel."

Definition: pestilent (adj.): 1. likely to cause death, 2. dangerous to society, 3. annoying.

My sentence: The pestilent virus has no cure and could kill millions of people if it turned into an epidemic.

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