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    Vocabulary

    Hello there!

    well I may need a bit of your help ^^
    I'm a student and I took english as language course, since it is not my first language and so on.
    For this semester we have to put together a dossier with some texts, articles etc and also a page with vocabulary we have learned.
    Since I'm lazy as fuck and I consider my level quite okay, I never wrote down new words I encountered, and here I am now xD

    The favor I need:
    Just tell me an english word. Difficulty level should be medium-high (no such words as apple etc xD).
    You're not obliged to give me the meaning, I will look them up by myself. I just need some random words to fill a page and then I'm all set^^
    (this is also an opportunity to think about the most uncommon word you know^^)

    Thank you in advance

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    "Ascendancy"
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    Serendipity

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    I shall provide one of my favourite words "flibbertigibbet". Fun to say! But gets you some weird looks when used in conversation...

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    "Flabbergasted"

    "necessary"

    "dazzling"

    Funny words are funny

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    Quote Originally Posted by Teroseth View Post
    I shall provide one of my favourite words "flibbertigibbet". Fun to say! But gets you some weird looks when used in conversation...
    FLIPPERTYGIBBEDD!! Lawl... last time I heard that one was in some video game lol.

    Try: volatile

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    supercilious

    One of my favorite words.

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    fillatio

    I had to.

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    U guys are going crazy with the wow spells...

    OT: Abrasive, Abomination, Obliterate, Retribution, Penance, Verdict, Crusade, Onslaught, Exacerbate, Immolation, Crucible

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    Quote Originally Posted by Beazy View Post
    fillatio

    I had to.
    If only you spelled it properly...

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    Melancholy
    Masturbation
    Cunnilingus
    Tribadism
    Juncture
    Lecherous
    Licentious
    Sapphic
    Coitus
    Fornication
    Debauchery
    Sybaritism

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    "facetious"

    Best word ever. Interesting fact: "facetious" is the only word in the English Language with the each vowel used in the correct order, once.

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    iridescent
    duh, winning.

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    ''Nelipot''...yes it's an actual word.

    ''Misocapnist''

    ''Gambrinous''

    ''Apodyopsis''

    And to end I shall give you the word that means use of excessive terminology:

    ''Lexiphanacism''

    Lol, kinda though it was ironic :P

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    vicarious
    diaspora
    mesonoxian
    nihilist
    ubiquitous
    mendacity
    loquacious

    pretty much all rooted in greek/latin i guess.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Navitas View Post
    "facetious"

    Best word ever. Interesting fact: "facetious" is the only word in the English Language with the each vowel used in the correct order, once.
    "abstemious" my rebuttal, good sir.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Skelington View Post
    Melancholy
    Masturbation
    Cunnilingus
    Tribadism
    Juncture
    Lecherous
    Licentious
    Sapphic
    Coitus
    Fornication
    Debauchery
    Sybaritism
    When I first read this and say Debauchery I read: ''Douchebagery'' XD

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    Here are some fancy words

    Misanthrope
    Narcissist
    Nihilist
    Proverbial
    Innoculate
    Lobotomy
    Perennial
    Miasma
    Ambrosia
    Aphrodisiac
    Last edited by WaitingforMoP; 2012-03-26 at 04:54 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Navitas View Post
    "facetious"

    Best word ever. Interesting fact: "facetious" is the only word in the English Language with the each vowel used in the correct order, once.
    Facetiously for those "Sometimes Y" moments.

    Ambiguous and ubiquitous

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