Definitions by jafje
Recoil
1. Move back suddenly: To move back suddenly and violently, e.g. after an impact.
2. Feel horror: To react instinctively with fear, horror, disgust, or distaste.
3. Sudden backward movement: A sudden and violent backward movement, especially that of a firearm when it is fired.
4. Movement away in horror: A movement back or away from something, especially in horror or disgust.
Exuberance
1. Full of enthusiasm: Full of happy high spirits and vitality.
2. Abundant: growing in great abundance or profusion.
3. Lavish: Lavish or elaborate, often to the point of being excessive.
Exuberance by Jafje April 5, 2007
Dubious
1. Unsure about outcome: Not sure about an outcome or conclusion.
2. Possibly dishonest or immoral: Likely to be dishonest, untrustworthy, or morally worrisome in some way.
3. Of uncertain quality: of uncertain quality, intention, or appropriateness.
Scourge
1. Tormentor: Somebody or something that is perceived as an agent of punishment, destruction, or severe criticism.
2. whip: a whip that is used for inflicting punishment.
Can also be used as verb, being scourged;
1. Punish somebody: To punish or criticize somebody severely.
2. Whip somebody: To whip somebody severely.
The scourge of his childhood.