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Lagubrious.
[Correction: LUGUBRIOUS] Definition: how I currently feel. Last edited by Sean O'Keith; March 24th, 2012 at 10:35 AM. |
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BTW, it was Ben Franklin, if I recall correctly, who's best known for advising people to look up every word they come across they don't know as a means of building their vocabulary. It certainly does work. I did this with the German version of Stephen King's novel Christine when I was trying to pack on some Deutsch. I had a huge amount of underlinings in the first dozens of pages, then fewer. Quote:
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another great word is lucubration, for when you're making fun of some dolt's attempt to think. your enemies lucubrate, long into the night, but the product of their glorious excogitations is always laughable. a basic semi-rule is only use latin-greek formulations (those really long words) when you're mocking something, or in the mock-heroic vein. otherwise use simple words, if you're simply a person writing, as opposed to a writer making entertainment. to multiply syllables for no meaning = middle-class pretentious. those ordinary people keep the world running, it's true, but their urge to be Respected and Important will get nothing but raspberries from me, as will working class folks, proles, who capitalize random nouns. |
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March 24th, 2012 | #48 |
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[sheet #3]
sententious excogitate euphonius esoteric preternatural flagitious gallimaufry salmagundi contretemps canaille imbroglio imbroglio potentate nabob soliloquy reverie apostrophe ephemeral transient precipitous charlatan pullulating sanguine opus syncopation soporific anodyne attenuate indigenous endemic propinquity impecunious reticulation coterie canard contiguous prate proffer sobriquet appellation incubus succubus jackanapes (41) |
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noctivagent
noctambulent chimerical suppositious nullity circumspect soi-disant politic precept olfactory bagatelle abacist corpulent adipose precipice recumbent spavined truckling refractory pertinacious contumely malocclusion effluvium redolent offal officious unguent unctuous blandishments emollient sebaceous saponaceous anile onerous obtuse inimical ostentatious ostensible affectation punctilious (40) Last edited by Alex Linder; March 25th, 2012 at 01:24 PM. |
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courtier
doxy courtesan licentious modicum prevaricate seminal fecund inanimate ethereal truculent insouciant coruscation lucidity refulgent bellicosity numinous penumbra fulmination pliable circumscribe etymology deliquesce withy svelte exiguous animalcule lissome actionable disputations microbe minutiae soucon evanescent ensconced descant expatiate prolix voluble (39) |
March 24th, 2012 | #51 |
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maunder
perdition privation sonorous stridulation cacophony alarum stentorian uxorious comely unctuousness insipid incandescent protuberance sumptuous plethora prepossessing preponderance august imprecation anathema execrable acerbity truculence obdurate calumniate traduce mephitic opprobrium tractable scrofulous salient variegated vertiginous fen epigram epitaph aphorism apothegm adage axiom (41) |
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timorous
rook mulct tautology vivisection dolorous nostrum encomium progenitors interpolated travesty burlesque coterie haggard caudate vim paragon gimlet gimcrack quiesence sempiternal indefatigable acumen obliquity obduracy apostasy contumacy equivocate morbidity mignon supplication spurious cant locution emetic spoliation pustuliferous laconic pithy homonculus (40) Last edited by Alex Linder; March 24th, 2012 at 05:29 PM. |
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I have 1000 words, but there will be tryouts. Any words anyone has are welcome; if they are good I will work them in, number is irrelevant.
Interesting question: how many different useful ways can words be grouped? - alphabetically (dictionary) - by concept (thesaurus) - both (alphebetical thesaurus) - sound (um...rhyming dictionary, poet's dictionary if such things exist) Let me know if you can think of other ways. Part of the purpose of this book is to leave clarity where there was confusion. That means disentangling words that sound alike, even if their meanings are far apart. |
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adulterate
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[sheet #7 - 72 words]
prehensile threnody jeremiads querulous pule bewail terra firma isthmus proprietor gambol dilatory dormant taciturn recalcitrant reticent / reluctant / recalcitrant salacious salubrious sometime fleer enormity capricious occult (blood, life changes - 'succession of scams practiced on first-timers') quiescent gravitas facetious parsimonious cathartic irrigate (Hemingway) integument miscreant pettifogger barratry emetic indolent verdure cabal egress (Barnum) saltation mountebank saltimbanco homonculus flounce erudition matriculation (Lombardi or Stram) novitiate intelligentsia ascertain roue satyriasis priapism oblique valedictory expound rake sycophant toady / toad eater sinister superfluous bailiwick ex officio modicum detritus virulent pernicious hieroglyphics mitigate velleity (buckley) captious munificence catholic magnanimous pusillanimous succor [there are doubles in these lists, no need to notify me] |
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[sheet #5]
rotundity corpulence grandiloquence magniloquence hirsute horripilation setaceous itinerant couth procrustean twee arcadian frowsy cloying exegesis apocalypitic apocryphal pernicious expectorate salinize salient abrade antiseptic compos mentis sardonic fillip philippic feral apothegm dessicated littoral autodidactic formication lascivious epicurean voluptuary homily abject offal cloaca jejune politic propriety proprietary specious epithet epitaph epitome clairvoyant psycopath sociopath double entendre piquant acrimony acrid acerbic astringent celerity alacrity mordant pyrotic castigate censure censor flay flagellate decimate ganch comeuppance rusticcate catspaw expiate vestal Lilliputian quaff morass stipulate throes sophism sentient quiddity hoi polloi canaille inveigh harangue merengue maunder meretricious transport -- access of (older uses of; 'transport of' - older uses that can be revived not for old time's sake but because they work) tenuous rarefied reporbate jerkwater (may have been misusing this, means town or village not just backwater area) ratiocination casuist infer sapient esoteric sententious tendentious didactic hortatory eristic heuristic susceptible suggestible maw englician englsmith coffers carafe recluse tergiversation recondite abstruse amanuensis tu quoque schism refurbish rasorial incongruity quotidian ruminate ruminant remonstrate expostulate rasorial Last edited by Alex Linder; March 25th, 2012 at 02:29 PM. |
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