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BEHEMOTH
- Something of monstrous size or power.
- Usage: Report of test of new U.S. weapon.
Source: Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition.
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DIATRIBE
- A bitter and abusive speech or writing.
- Usage: Report on the U.N. debate over the U.S. proposal to set a deadline for Iraqi compliance to U.N. Resolution 1441 to disarm, prior to taking military action.
Source: Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition.
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MALAISE
- A vague sense of mental or moral ill-being.
- Usage: Report on American public reaction to perceived multiple crises, such as terrorism, the tumbling U.S. economy, and the upcoming war with Iraq.
Source: Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition.
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MOAB
- "Massive Ordnance Air Burst" - acronym for a new U.S. military weapon, a 21,000-pound fuel-air explosive said to be the world's largest non-nuclear bomb.
- Usage: Report of test of new U.S. weapon.
Source: Various on-line resources.
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