From the June 10, 2013, Listverse by Andrew Handley.
10. BLATANT (N) Completely lacking in subtlety, very obvious Origin: a thousand-tongued beast from hell.
9. GEEK (N) An unfashionable or socially inept person with an eccentric devotion to a particular interest (computer geek). Origin: AQ circus sideshow freak.
8. HAZARD (N) Danger or risk Origin: Gambling game played with dice.
7. OSTRACIZE (N) To exclude someone from a society or group. Origin: A government procedure to literally ban a person from Athens B.C. for ten years.
6. TOXIC (N) Poisonous Origin: Greek archery
--DaGeeker
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