Abomination

a·bom·i·na·tion play_w(“A0020000″)

 (-bm-nshn)

n.

1. Abhorrence; disgust.

2. A cause of abhorrence or disgust.

 

eg:- It’s still the best system around right now (IMO) for what it does… and now that I’ve used it for over two years I’m pretty much melded into its craziness, but still I recognize what an abomination it is.

Ponderous

pon·der·ous play_w(“P0436800″)

 (pndr-s)

adj.

1. Having great weight.

2. Unwieldy from weight or bulk.

3. Lacking grace or fluency; labored and dull: a ponderous speech. See Synonyms at heavy.

Obtuse

ob·tuse play_w(“O0017300″)

 (b-ts, -tys, b-)adj. ob·tus·er, ob·tus·est 1.

a. Lacking quickness of perception or intellect.

b. Characterized by a lack of intelligence or sensitivity: an obtuse remark.

c. Not distinctly felt

Bloated

bloat·ed play_w(“B0328100″)

 (bltd)adj.

1. Much bigger than desired: a bloated bureaucracy; a bloated budget.

Usurp

u·surp play_w(“U0159400″)

 (y-sûrp, -zûrp)

v. u·surped, u·surp·ing, u·surps

v.tr.

1. To seize and hold (the power or rights of another, for example) by force and without legal authority. See Synonyms at appropriate.

2. To take over or occupy without right

Supplant

sup·plant play_w(“S0905700″)

 (s-plnt)tr.v. sup·plant·ed, sup·plant·ing, sup·plants

1. To usurp the place of, especially through intrigue or underhanded tactics.

2. To displace and substitute for (another)

eg:-  Flash has supplanted Java in the browser.

Abridge

a·bridge play_w(“A0023300″)

 (-brj)

tr.v. a·bridged, a·bridg·ing, a·bridg·es

1. To reduce the length of (a written text); condense.

2. To cut short; curtail. See Synonyms at shorten.

Smattering

smat·ter·ing play_w(“S0493200″)

 (smtr-ng)n.

1. Superficial or piecemeal knowledge: “a smattering of everything, and a knowledge of nothing” Charles Dickens.

2. A small, scattered amount or number

Contingent

con·tin·gent play_w(“C0602000″)

 (kn-tnjnt)

adj.

1. Liable to occur but not with certainty; possible: “All salaries are reckoned on contingent as well as on actual services” Ralph Waldo Emerson.

2. Dependent on conditions or occurrences not yet established; conditional: arms sales contingent on the approval of Congress. See Synonyms at dependent.

3. Happening by chance or accident; fortuitous. See Synonyms at accidental.

4. Logic True only under certain conditions; not necessarily or universally true: a contingent proposition.

n.

1. An event or condition that is likely but not inevitable.

2. A share or quota, as of troops, contributed to a general effort.

3. A representative group forming part of an assemblage.

Fervent

fer·vent play_w(“F0088800″)

 (fûrvnt)

adj.

1. Having or showing great emotion or zeal; ardent: fervent protests; a fervent admirer.

2. Extremely hot; glowing.

 

eg:- I fervently hope that Time will work its healing miracle.