betray

Computer-education advocates forsake

this optimistic notion for a pessimism

that betrays their otherwise cheery outlook.

mission

The mission began on the first Sunday in October,

a hot day like all the others that fall.

The spooks were reporting that some of Aidid's top

lieutenants were holding a meeting that day

over near the Bakar Market area of Mogadishu.

thrust

Yesterday's interim report said thrust in

both the aircraft's engines probably failed

because water in the fuel had frozen at altitude.

pastime

Just as British left-wingers saw a ban on fox-hunting

as a way of spiting toffs, so some Catalans see a ban

on la corrida as a way of taunting Spaniards,

a especially popular pastime in an election year.

desolate

it takes place in a similarly conceived

post-apocalyptic America, deserted and desolate,

with marauding gangs of cannibals

and killers comprising the remaining population.

idiot

Although he initially dismissed the incident

as "some idiot comment meant to be amusing,"

he soon apologized publicly amid mounting criticism

and even met privately with the Rutgers team.

waterproof

A: How much is the waterproof coat?

B: 500 bucks. Take it or leave it.