rapaciousness

"1. Having or showing a strong or excessive desire to acquire money or possess things; greedy: "dishonest utilities and rapacious energy traders" (Paul Roberts). 2. Living by killing prey, especially in large numbers: rapacious coyotes."

Heard it in a show about how a gang of otters can take down monkeys, alligators and other creatures easily.

Yeah, it's amazing who can take down what in numbers in the animal kingdom ...

Almost worth a horror movie.

People being swamped by a tribe of wild otters while swimming near popular beaches, rivers whatever, it's a classic concept. And a bit gruesome to think about.

Sharknado!

I guess otternado wouldn't have the same impact.

Acquisitiveness

ac·quis·i·tive·ness
/əˈkwizidivnəs/
 excessive interest in acquiring money or material things.
 "this aggressive merchandising encourages acquisitiveness among children".

Hey Lilah (asumption) in your post you mentioned free Meeks.

I hope I didn't offend you girl.

Just wanted to say you can post at A-S as well
http://www.anti-social.site/index.php
It's not our board and we don't know who set it up.

Oh, yeah ...
I forgot about that place ....

Well, it's interesting to visit.

I just did, and I posted a few things while I was there ....

I just did, and I posted a few things while I was there ....

Yep read em and replied.

Nice ....
Maybe something will happen there one day ....

Speaking of which ...

Today's WOTD: Propitious
It basically means "hopeful" ...

Pretty sure you know this one.

Conviviality

con·viv·i·al·i·ty
/kənˌvivēˈalədē/


The quality of being friendly and lively; friendliness.
"the conviviality of the evening"

Two words for the day work ...
I like that one though ...

I wonder if yours is related to prophesy.

Hmmmm ....
Good question ....

abstruse

ab·struse
/abˈstro͞os,əbˈstro͞os/

adjective: abstruse

    difficult to understand; obscure.
    "an abstruse philosophical inquiry"

Nice ...

Avunculate
avun·​cu·​late | \ -ˌlāt \

1 : a special relationship obtaining among some tribal peoples between a nephew and his maternal uncle
2 : authority of a man over his sister's family affairs but especially over her children and the reciprocal rights and responsibilities associated therewith —

compare amitate

Hmmm ....
That's one you see occasionally, however, is rarely used correctly ...

 Polyphagia

"Polyphagia, also known as hyperphagia, is the medical term for excessive or extreme hunger. It's different than having an increased appetite after exercise or other physical activity. While your hunger level will return to normal after eating in those cases, polyphagia won't go away if you eat more food."

There was a CSI episode about that ....

I would bet there is!

You'd think such a person would eat himself to death in short order but apparently not. It seems their digestive tract evolves to handle the massive quantities!

I watched a video recently, see if I can find it.

It's more their voracity that is the issue ...
They can be quite violent if they don't get the required food ...
... and if they are "special needs" (outside of that condition) it only exasperates both potential situations
(which is what happened in that CSI episode)

Voracity Hahaha,

One of the guys on the video I watched ate a 14 month old baby, and that was after they chased him out of the morgue. The baby got him physically chased from the facility, somehow he got away.

meritocracy
[ mer-i-tok-ruh-see ]


"noun, plural mer·i·toc·ra·cies.
1. an elite group of people whose progress is based on ability and talent rather than on class, privilege or wealth.

2. a system in which such persons are rewarded and advanced: The dean believes the educational system should be a meritocracy.

3. leadership by able and talented persons."

Good luck with the entitled on this one ....

Wait, which one?

meritocracy
[ mer-i-tok-ruh-see ]

Yeah, kind of a daydream idea at the present.

Anything "fair" is ...