larstait's definitions

adulation

Extreme admiration.

Few young actors had received greater adulation than did Marlon Brando after his performance in wordA Streetcar Named Desire/word.

by LarstaiT November 10, 2003

scourge

Swarm, gathering

The scourge of bees was overwhelming for the defenseless hitch-hiking group.

by Larstait November 14, 2003

confluence

A crowd; meeting place.

Timmy was late to make the confluence with the others.

by Larstait November 14, 2003

scruple

Doubt, hesitation.

He handled his scruples to his own avail.

by Larstait November 14, 2003

capricious

Unpredictable, willful, whimsical.

The pop star Madonna has changed her image so many times that each new transformation now appears capricious rather than purposeful.

by LarstaiT November 10, 2003

ASCII art

Art done in plain text. This is fairly difficult. Portraits of people done in ASCII art usually only work if the person has some major distinguishing characteristics.

From American Standard Code for Information Interchange, the set of bits created in the 1980s to represent characters.

by LarstaiT November 6, 2003

divinator

One who can find out anything he doesn't know.

He is the divinator of the school.

by Larstait November 14, 2003