Word: impish
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Shortly before 5 p.m., the Manns head downstairs to the imaging floor to meet the magnet. Giedd, a trim, energetic man with a reddish beard, twinkly blue eyes and an impish sense of humor, greets Anthony and tells him what to expect. He asks Anthony to remove his watch, his necklace and a high school ring, labeled KEEPER. Does Anthony have any metal in his body? Any piercings? Not this clean-cut, soccer-playing Mormon. Giedd tapes a vitamin E capsule onto Anthony's left cheek and one in each ear. He explains that the oil-filled capsules are opaque...
...comes to them in earnest so young: the testing, the teams, the workday that lasts longer than mine and often seems harder. The locker--just keeping that organized would have been beyond my 10-year-old self, but here she is, 4 ft. 11 1/2 in. (151 cm) of impish energy and poise and purpose, held together by imagination and Gummi Bears...
...tears streamed down her face, Liu, 40, displayed a large photograph of Hui Shan, her daughter. It was a mock magazine cover, done up by the grieving mother and some of her friends in an art class. The photo showed the dead girl wearing stylish black glasses and an impish smile. "Sophisticated," the magazine's title read, just above the photo. Liu's vigil, and those of the other parents present, turned what is supposed to be a national holiday of celebration and games for kids into one of mournful - and pointed - remembrance. Children's Day, June 1, had come...
...gravity of the occasion, the service did not lack humor in honor of Stewart who on one occasion brought down a pet boa constrictor to remove loiterers from the dining hall, according to Sarah Stewart. “For want of a better word, [Zeph] also had his impish side,” Thomas said at one point, before recalling Stewart’s wry enjoyment of the struggles and awkwardness that occurred when Thomas found himself teaching his own wife—then a graduate student—in an advanced Latin course. Ralph J. Hexter...
...senior Aussie players thought they had an agreement with the Indians that such behavior would not be tolerated on the field. But Indian commentators and former players argue that the word "monkey," even if it was used, is not offensive in India, where it is often used to mean "impish" or "mischievious" and where the monkey God Hanuman is a hero...