salubrious:
Health-giving; healthy: "salubrious weather".
(of a place) Pleasant; not run-down.
March 28, 2013
resile: (intransitive verb) to spring or shrink back; recoil or resume original shape
April 1, 2013
re·cal·ci·trant ; Adjective
Having an obstinately uncooperative attitude toward authority. A person with such an attitude.
April 2, 2013
stag·nate
1.to cease to run or flow, as water, air, etc.
The streams leading to the pond dried up; now the water is stagnant.
April 3, 2013
be-he-moth:
often capitalized : a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God.
Something of monstrous size, power, or appearance.
The behemoth wave threatened to crash and devour the coastal city.
April 4, 2013
bellicose: Bel-li-cose
Adjective
Demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight.
His bellicose nature made him the perfect person to deliver the message to their boss.
ca·coph·o·ny
Noun
A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds:the opposite of a symphony, where sounds combine in harmony
The cacophony in the cafeteria made it impossible to hear the alarm bell.
be·rate
Verb
Scold or criticize (someone) angrily: "My mother berated me for having a cookie before dinner.
Magnanimous: mag·nan·i·mous
Adjective
Very generous or forgiving, esp. toward a rival or someone less powerful than oneself.
I am in a magnanimous mood, so you choose the first piece of cake.