poor+excuse
101Logic and the philosophy of mathematics in the nineteenth century — John Stillwell INTRODUCTION In its history of over two thousand years, mathematics has seldom been disturbed by philosophical disputes. Ever since Plato, who is said to have put the slogan ‘Let no one who is not a geometer enter here’ over the… …
102lame — Canadian Slang a poor excuse, a bad joke …
103nuisance — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. pest, annoyance, irritation, bore, bother. See evil. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A bother] Syn. annoyance, vexation, bore; see trouble 2 . 2. [An offense against the public] Syn. breach, infraction,… …
104lazy — 01. He is a [lazy] worker, and simply doesn t do his part. 02. This hot weather makes me feel really tired and [lazy]. I think I ll go lie down for a while. 03. She was too [lazy] to make herself a sandwich and salad, and decided to just have… …
105nuisance — [n] annoyance; annoying person besetment, blister, bore, bother, botheration, botherment, bum*, creep, drag*, drip*, exasperation, frump, gadfly, headache*, inconvenience, infliction, insect*, irritant, irritation, louse, nag*, nudge*, offense,… …
106cop out — 1. in. to plead guilty (to a lesser charge). (Underworld. See also cop a plea.) □ Frank copped out and got off with a night in the cooler. □ I decided not to cop out and got a mouthpiece instead. 2. in. to give up and quit; to chicken out (of… …
107excusable — excuse ► VERB 1) seek or serve to justify (a fault or offence). 2) release from a duty or requirement. 3) forgive (a fault or a person committing one). 4) (used in polite formulas) allow (someone) to leave a room or gathering. 5) (excuse oneself) …
108excusably — excuse ► VERB 1) seek or serve to justify (a fault or offence). 2) release from a duty or requirement. 3) forgive (a fault or a person committing one). 4) (used in polite formulas) allow (someone) to leave a room or gathering. 5) (excuse oneself) …
109poormouth — poor·mouth (po͝orʹmouth , mouth ) v. poor·mouthed, poor·mouth·ing, poor·mouths v. tr. To speak ill of. v. intr. To claim poverty as an excuse or a defense: always poormouths when asked to donate to charity. n. An exaggerated assertion of poverty …
110china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …
