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In her forthcoming memoir, Dirty Blonde, Courtney Love elucidates salient aspects of her life. She ponders about her fame, shares memorabilia collected throughout her career, and even concedes that Kurt Cobain's overdose in Rome was actually a suicide attempt.
elucidate – (verb) to make clear or explain
salient - (adjective) prominent
ponder – (verb) to consider or contemplate
memorabilia - (noun) souvenirs
concede – (verb) to admit to be true or correct
A judge asked Kanye West to say the first two lines of his song "Stand Up" during a copyright infringement trial. The bawdy lyrics disconcerted the judge but amused nearly everyone else in the courtroom.
bawdy – (adjective) lewd
disconcert – (verb) to make someone feel uneasy
Feliciations to Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt on the birth of their daughter, Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt!
felicitations – (noun) congratulations
Some mothers believe that the media has been too harsh in casting aspersions on Britney Spears' parenting skills. A recent poll of 10,000 people on a parenting website showed that 75% of respondents believe that the criticism of the star is unfairly censorious.
aspersion – (noun) a damaging or spiteful remark
censorious – (adjective) inclined to find fault; severely critical
An impertinent British DJ made an inappropriate impersonation of a "big, fat, black guy" during an interview with X-Men: The Last Stand star Halle Berry. Halle responded with indignation, asking, "Are we having a racist moment here?"
impertinent – (adjective) rude; not showing respect
indignation – (noun) anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean
Tonight is the final show-down between Taylor Hicks and Katharine McPhee on American Idol. Betting pools give Taylor a slight edge, and Simon Cowell prognosticates an auspicious outcome for him as well.
prognosticate – (verb) 1. to foretell 2. to indicate in advance
auspicious – (adjective) promising future success; favorable
Elton John lambasted photographers in a diatribe filled with invectives during a speech he was giving at the Cannes Film Festival.
lambaste – (verb) 1. to attack verbally 2. to accost
diatribe – (noun) abusive speech or writing
invective – (noun) an abusive expression; insulting language
There is conjecture that Angelina Jolie might be in labor. Some sources posit that the baby's arrival is imminent!
conjecture – (noun) an opinion or conclusion based on incomplete evidence
posit – (verb) to assume something as a basis for discussion; to postulate
imminent – (adjective) likely to happen soon
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have reportedly signed a deal with a magazine for the first pictures of their new baby. True to form, the magnanimous couple has an unselfish ulterior motive for this agreement.
Brad and Angelina's altruistic plan for the $5 million they will receive for the pictures is to donate the money to UNICEF.
magnanimous – (adjective) generous
ulterior – (adjective) beyond what is openly said or shown
altruistic – (adjective) unselfishly devoted to the welfare of others
