Austere

1) Suggesting physical hardship: imposing or suggesting physical hardship.

2) Unsmiling: grimly unsmiling, humorless, or suggesting strict self-denial.

3) Plain and without luxury: plain and simple, without luxury or self-indulgence.

4) Plain in style or design: severely plain in design or lines, without distractions or decoration.

The monks lived an austere life in the monastary.

by Jafje June 06, 2007

Rampart

NOUN:
A defensive fortification made of an earthen embankment, often topped by a low protective wall.

VERB:
To protect or fortify somebody or something with ramparts or something similar.

That castle's fortified with ramparts.

by Jafje April 10, 2007

Euthanasia

Euthanasia, (from Greek: åõèáíáóßá -åõ, eu, "good", èÜíáôïò, thanatos, death),is the practice of terminating the life of a person or animal in a painless or minimally painful way in order to stop suffering or other undesired conditions in life.

So in fact it's just ending someone's misery.

The man could have lived for another month, but the cancer had gone too far. They performed euthanasia to end his life withoug further pain.

by Jafje March 05, 2007

Rearmament

Building up a new store of weapons, or replacing old weapons with better ones.

When you're preparing for war, you need to go through a rearmament.

by Jafje May 10, 2007

Benign

1. Having a kind and gentle disposition or appearance.

2. Not a threat to life or long-term health, especially by being noncancerous.

3. Neutral or harmless in its effect or influence.

4. Mild or favorable in effect.

1. The lady next door is a relavively benign presence.
2. The cancer's benign.
3. The storm was benign.

by Jafje September 12, 2007

Suriname

A nation in South America. It's a former Dutch colony. People still speak a form of Dutch there called papjamento. Suriname was taken over from the British, who got New Amsterdam (now known as New York) in return. Suriname won independance in 1975.

The Dutch that came there established massive sugar-producing slave plantations. The population of Suriname is mainly from The Netherlands, India, Indonesia, and Africa.

The Netherlands is the country the Dutch come from. The other 3 were the main places the Dutch broughy slaves from.
Suriname is located in South America.

Many people with roots in Africa live in Suriname.

by Jafje May 06, 2007

Revenge

1. Punishment: The punishment of somebody in retaliation for harm done.

2. Retaliation act: Something done to get even with somebody else who has caused harm.

3. Desire for retaliation: The desire or urge to get even with somebody.

She poisoned him as revenge because he betrayed her.

by Jafje April 03, 2007