Words We Don't Use Often Enough

Gobbledegook and Haberdashery

 

Allahu akbar

 

bahahahaha. (___|___) mad love to booties.


cor·nu·co·pi·a
noun 1. Classical Mythology . a horn containing food, drink, etc., in endless supply, said to have been a horn of the goat Amalthaea.
2. a representation of this horn, used as a symbol of abundance.
3. an abundant, overflowing supply.
4. a horn-shaped or conical receptacle or ornament.



ex·as·per·ate
verb (used with object) 1. to irritate or provoke to a high degree; annoy extremely: He was exasperated by the senseless delays.
2. Archaic . to increase the intensity or violence of (disease, pain, feelings, etc.).
adjective 3. Botany . rough; covered with hard, projecting points, as a leaf.



ma·laise
noun 1. a condition of general bodily weakness or discomfort, often marking the onset of a disease.
2. a vague or unfocused feeling of mental uneasiness, lethargy, or discomfort.



ca·ma·ra·de·rie
noun 1. comradeship; good-fellowship.



suc·cinct
adjective 1. expressed in few words; concise; terse.
2. characterized by conciseness or verbal brevity.
3. compressed into a small area, scope, or compass.



ac·qui·es·cent
adjective 1. disposed to acquiesce or consent tacitly.


ac·qui·esce
verb (used without object), -esced, -esc·ing. 1. to assent tacitly; submit or comply silently or without protest; agree; consent: to acquiesce halfheartedly in a business plan.

 

ser·en·dip·i·ty/ˌserənˈdipitē/


Noun:The occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way: "a fortunate stroke of serendipity".

I like this word.

 

"casual sex"

i refuse to provide a definition to a word/phrase that everyone already knows.

 

I thought of haberdashery just yesterday.

 

pomp·ous
Adjective: 1. self-important: "a pompous ass".

Love that one.

 

As opposed to "formal sex"?




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quintessence

he was the quintessence of punctiliousness, though everyone else just thought him an obsessive neat freak.

 

Discombobulated

 

How Can I Help You? or Do You Need Some Help?

 

respect* ( as in I respect you opinion,even though I disagree)
appreciate* (as in - I appreciate your concern, or appreciate your help )

 

Jack

Can also be

'I respect you, Because of you are still alive under the most adverse conditions.'
I respect your perspective.

and .. what you posited

Prill

 

Loath

AS in . I loath this system of hypocrisy and greed.
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Abhore
'as above'
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Prill

 

ATARAXY

Now please .. i would appreciate any input on this word..
I 'think' i know what it is.. but.


Prill

 

ZEITGEIST
: the general intellectual, moral, and cultural climate of an era

 

Zeitgeist.. Is a very interesting word.

Unfortunately, the zeitgeist now is not so sunny compered to the 1960's >

As one example of our zeitgeist said.. 'Yes i would give up some of my freedoms.. for liberty.

 

imbecile n. 1. A stupid or silly person; a dolt.

dolt (pejorative) A stupid person; a blockhead or dullard.

dullard n. A slow or stupid person.

 

I use those all the time... I'm surrounded by examples.

 

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