Vocabulary building

HardMFS**T. Expletive verb. ~ Vo cab u larry Build n.

[COLOR=red]1. Arachnoleptic fit (n.) The frantic dance performed just after you’ve accidentally walked through a spider web.[/COLOR]
[COLOR=red]2. Beelzebug (n.) Satan in the form of a mosquito that gets into your bedroom at 3 in the morning and cannot be cast out.[/COLOR]
[COLOR=red]3. Bozone (n.) The substance surrounding stupid people that stops bright ideas from penetrating. The bozone layer, unfortunately, shows little sign of breaking down in the near future.[/COLOR]

Foudroyant – [I]Of disease that comes on suddenly and severely; dazzling, stunning. 😮 [/I]

(I really enjoy playing Balderdash, especially after a few glasses of wine. Has anyone else played it?)

[QUOTE=ali]Foudroyant – [I]Of disease that comes on suddenly and severely; dazzling, stunning. 😮 [/I]

[B](I really enjoy playing Balderdash, especially after a few glasses of wine. Has anyone else played it?)[/[/B]QUOTE]

Ali,
Balderdash? Could you hum a few bars?:)

Real vocabulary words I have seen:

Jesus Nut: The nut which holds a rotor head onto a helicopter. If the nut ever fails, people will take a walk with Jesus.

Jesus Straps: The looped straps between door posts on a Volkswagon that people grab on to when they think they are about to die.

Whoachit Bar: I geared torque wrench that you use to tighten Jesus Nuts. When the bar breaks over, it often sends mechanics falling off the top of the helicopter, hence the name.

[COLOR=red] [B]Foreploy [/B](n.) Any misrepresentation or outright lie about yourself that leads to sex[/COLOR].

[B]Yag[/B] a synthetic diamond made from yttrium aluminum garnet

[B]gammerstang is a tall, awkward woman[/B]

Handles: Handles on the area above the doors in cars.

That is a classic Dave, not that I have ever used it course 😮

[quote=FiremanDave][COLOR=red] [B]Foreploy [/B](n.) Any misrepresentation or outright lie about yourself that leads to sex[/COLOR].[/quote]

[B]pollinctor – is someone who prepares bodies for embalming and cremation[/B]

[COLOR=red]The act of reproducing babies first used by the native tribe, the Chapmans. This dance was called the Wala Wala. Used back in the 1800s, the Wala Wala dance became a symbol for sex as they hop on all fours. Later in the 1900s, men started to use the Wala Wala Wacky Bing Bang technique as they mastered it from the master, Jason C. In the mid 1900s, this technique has been mastered and used for the greater good of mankind. After one is finished performing this dance, they hope on one foot and yell Bing Bang for male pride.[/COLOR]

Worble — to wiggle or wallow

Regards,
Marge

[COLOR=red]bahuvrihi – a [/COLOR][COLOR=red]compound word whose second part is a noun but that acts as an adjective [/COLOR]
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:rolleyes:

[B]Zho—is a cross between a yak and a cow[/B]

Tsantsa — a human head shrunk as a war trophy by the Jivaros tribe of Ecuador. It is pronounced as spelled.

Regards,
Marge:)

[B]Ivi- A Tahitian Chestnut Tree[/B]

Jiffle — fidget or shuffle

Regards,
Marge

[COLOR=”Blue”]Kakorrhaphiophobia……………………Fear of failure[/COLOR]

[B]anthroposophy– meaning Knowledge of the nature of humanity; human wisdom[/B]

Ethology…………scientific study of animal customs and behavior

[B]palaeosophy- meaning ancient learning or thought[/B]

Eucrasia………..Condition of normal health; State of the body in which all activities are in normal balance.

Gallinipper – a large mosquito

Regards,
Marge

Plutomania……………Delusion that one is very rich

[B]pneumatophilosophy- meaning philosophy of spirits or the spirit world[/B]

[B][/B]SNOLLYGUSTER – a dishonest politician (an oxymoron)

Regards,
Marge

[B]theosophy- meaning immediate divine illumination or wisdom[/B]

[COLOR=red]nudiustertian (nu-di-uhs-TUR-shuhn) adjective [/COLOR][COLOR=red]Of or relating to the day before yesterday.[/COLOR]

[COLOR=”Blue”]Hypengyophobia……………fear of responsibility[/COLOR]

[B]mabsoot–meaning happy[/B]

BLATHERSKITE
A noisy talker of blatant rubbish; foolish talk or nonsense.

[B]machair meaning low-lying sandy beach[/B]

DUMBLEDORE
A type of bee

[SIZE=”4″]Impignorate — pawn or mortgage something[/SIZE]. Comes from Latin word meaning to pledge.

Regards,
Marge

FLAPDOODLE
Nonsense; twaddle.

[B]maffick—–to celebrate exuberantly and boisterously[/B]

GALLIGASKINS
Wide, very loose breeches.

[B]magnality—-wonderful or great life[/B]

[SIZE=”6″]halch — hug or embrace[/SIZE]. We all can use more of these.

Regards,
Marge

[B]macrocephalous—-having a large head[/B]

INCALESCENCE
The process or action of becoming warm or hot.

Tripotage — pawing, handling, or fingering, especially of people

Regards,
Marge

[B]boustrophedon–writing alternating left to right, then right to left[/B]

[COLOR=”Purple”]Tessellated…………….composed of little squares.[/COLOR]

NEPENTHES
A drug or potion bringing welcome forgetfulness.

Oxter == a person’s armpit

Regards,
Marge

FEMA = Fix Everything My Ass

PANJANDRUM
A mock title for a person, real or imaginary, who has or, claims to have, great influence or authority.

[COLOR=”Blue”]Querulent………………..Complaining; fretful[/COLOR]

[B]Zelatrix—-An older Nun in charge of disciplining younger Nuns[/B]

Figures they’d have a word for that, nothing like a little old Nun dressed as a penquin disciplining another Nun. 😮

Just the thought of a nun scares the daylights out of me.

Undaftiness — untidy

Regards,
Marge

[B]absterge—-wipe clean; expunge; purge; purify[/B]

[FONT=”Comic Sans MS”]Wabbit — a Scottish word meaning exhausted or slightly unwell[/FONT]. Probably how you feel after chasing Bugs Bunny.

Regards,
Marge

APOCOPE
Leaving out the last sound, syllable, or part of a word.

[SIZE=”4″]Pronk — a weak or foolish person[/SIZE]

Regards,
Marge

[B]Zingaro—gypsy[/B] that would be me, I’m a gypsy at heart.

QUILLON
The cross-guards of a sword.

[B]Zenzic—square of a number[/B]

ZENZIZENZIZENZIC
The eighth power of a number.

[B]zibib—-a colorless alcoholic drink made from raisins[/B]

XENOGLOSSY
The ability to speak a language without having learned it.

[B]balaniferous—acorn bearing[/B]

ACRONYCHAL
Happening in the evening or at nightfall.

[B]cafard—-depression[/B]

Argute — ajective that means shrewd

[B]Certifiable[/B]—Brandy:D

Sophistry — a plausible but fallacious or misleading argument

[B]badinage—-playful repartee or banter[/B]

[COLOR=”Blue”]Vulgaris………..ordinary, common[/COLOR]

BEZOAR
A supposed antidote against poison.

[COLOR=”Purple”]Recrudescent…………….Assuming renewed activity after dormant or inactive period[/COLOR]

Fulgurant — flashing like lightning, dazzlingly bright

[B]baragouin—-any jargon or unintelligible language[/B]

EAGRE
A river bore.
A bore is a type of tidal wave, a single wave that flows up a river estuary as a result of an especially high tide.

[B]querken—-to still; to suffocate[/B]

RHAPSODOMANCY
The seeking of guidance through the chance selection of a passage in literature.

[B]oligophrenia—-feeble-mindedness[/B]

Epenthesis — insertion of sound in the middle of a word

[B]oblocutor—one who denies or disputes[/B]

JOSSER
One not born to circus life; an outsider.

[B]jannock–outspoken; honest; outgoing[/B]

LORINERY
The craft of making various metal parts of a horse’s harness.

[B]barratry—-inciting riot or violence[/B]

brisance — the shattering effect of the sudden release of energy in an explosion

[B]oose—furry dust that gathers under a bed. Oh is that what’s under my bed?:D [/B]

callipygous — having a beautifully proportioned …er… rear end … or nether region

[B]bersatrix—-babysitter[/B]

That’s a fire chief under your bed, Brandy.

Crapulous – relating to drunkenness or drinking of alcohol.

Regards,
Marge

[COLOR=”Purple”]Periontogenic………………Diseases caused by the environment.[/COLOR]

[QUOTE=marguerite]That’s a fire chief under your bed, Brandy.

Crapulous – relating to drunkenness or drinking of alcohol.

Regards,
Marge[/QUOTE]

Oh crap, what is he doing there, the peepingtom. I told him to go home.

[B]baisemain—-Kiss on the hand.[/B]

Pooking-fork, a tool used in haymaking. It has a large prong and a cross-handle, and it is used to push the hay into pooks, or stacks.

Regards,
Marge

DEASIL
Righthandwards; in the direction of the sun; clockwise.

Stoop-gallant, a disease or illness. A historical term, it originally referred specifically to the sweating sickness prevelant in England in the 15th and 16th centuries.

Regards,
Marge

chrestomathy – an anthology used in studying a language

[B]bannock—flat unleavened loaf of bread[/B]

dextrorse — growing upward in a spiral that turns from left to right

[B]cachexic—having an unhealthy physical or mental state[/B]

FOGOU
An artificial underground chamber or passage in Cornwall.

[B]dacnomania–obsession with killing[/B]

dactylology — the use of fingers and hands to communicate ideas

(Inspired by Ali)

[B]Poffertje – an Afrikaans word for a small donut dusted with sugar. The word ultimately comes from the French word pouffer, meaning “to blow up.”[/B]

Regards,
Marge

[B]barm—yeast; froth on fermenting liquor[/B]

Marge, I think we’ll need some barm for our wine.

[COLOR=”Purple”]Agerasia………………..Healthy, Vigorous old age[/COLOR]

ANATINE
Resembling or characteristic of a duck.

[B]olivet—artificial pearl[/B]

CLINQUANT
Glittering with gold or silver; a false and showy glitter.

[B]dacryops—wateriness of the eyes[/B]

[COLOR=”Purple”]Kopophobia……………….Abnormal fear of fatigue or exhaustion.[/COLOR]

[B]cadastre—record of ownership and value of property[/B]

APOCOPE
Leaving out the last sound, syllable, or part of a word.

[COLOR=”Purple”]Vitelline……………………..Pertaining to the yolk of an egg[/COLOR]

griot — a storyteller in western africa who preserves the oral tradition and history of a family or village

COXCOMB
A vain and conceited man; a dandy.

[B]quoz—-absurd person or thing[/B]

OYEZ
A call to attention.

[B]aby—-to make amends; atone; pay a penalty[/B]

MIMSY
Prim or affected; over-refined; mincing.

[B]lassitude—-state of being tired or weary[/B]

[B][SIZE=”4″]Orgulous[/SIZE][/B] an adj. meaning ‘proud’ or ‘haughty’

Regards,
Marge

NINNYHAMMER
A fool or simpleton.

Vappa – flat or sour wine, unlike GBS (Getting Buzzed Swiftly) wine made by two crazy women you know and probably love.

Regards,
Marge

[B]widdershins—-counterclockwise[/B]

INSINUENDO
Insinuation and innuendo.

Jaconet — a lightweight cotton cloth resembling that used for clothing and bandages (from Urdu … Eastern India)

[B]Noetics—-laws or rules of logic[/B]

PRIDIAN
Relating to yesterday.

[B]ragmatical—-wild; ill behaved[/B]

SPATTERDASHES
Long gaiters or leggings.

HYPNOBIOSCOPE
A fictional device for learning while asleep.

HYPNOBIOSCOPE
A fictional device for learning while asleep.

Morpheme – a linguistic unit that cannot be divided in into smaller meaning parts (i.e. walked or man)

[FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3]Typoglycemic – Misspellin’ of words on the internet or texting[/SIZE][/FONT]

YAFFLE
A local or dialect English name for the green woodpecker.

BRUXER
Someone who habitually and involuntarily grinds their teeth.

[B]vulgo—–commonly; popularity[/B]

BAFFLEGAB
Incomprehensible or pretentious language, especially bureaucratic jargon.

HANDFASTING
Betrothal by joining of hands.

guipure — a coarse large-patterned lace (gimp)

FUSTIGATE
To cudgel or beat.

😮 Since English is not my first language, my choice of “strange” words may not be strange to you, but let me try with a couple anyway:

ambidextrous……being able to use both hands, like writing just as well with your left as with your right hand.:rolleyes:

😎 -and another one

ignominiously…….without any honor left:eek:

GOBO
A partial screen used with a spotlight to project a shape.

[B]Quoad—-with respect to; as regards[/B]

navvy — a laborer, especially in construction or excavation projects

peavey – a wooden implement with a metal point and a hinged hook near the end (used to handle logs)

[B]turophile—–a cheese lover[/B]

PORTOLAN
A book containing charts and sailing directions.

squooze (oo makes long o sound) pass tense of squeeze

squoozen (oo makes long o sound) 1. how one feels after Uncle Tiny says his good-byes.

Vikki:) 🙂 🙂 🙂

persnickety–fussy

really it’s in there.

Vikki

[B]schmooze[/B]

1. intransitive verb: chat informally: to chat socially and agreeably

2. transitive verb: be ingratiating toward somebody: to talk persuasively to somebody, often to gain personal advantage

from the [B]Jiddish[/B] “shmus”, in Germany (and by me) “schmusen” is still used today meaning to .. I don’t know a good English word for it .. be sweet as in hug and kiss and snuggle. As a noun “Schmus” means “sweet or empty talk”. It is not used as a noun in English as far as I know.

[B]logophile—-a lover of words[/B]

SENNIGHT
A week.

[B]neophile——one who loves novelty and trends[/B]

BODGER
An itinerant chair-leg turner.

[B]philoxenia—-means hospitality[/B]

MIMSY
Prim or affected; over-refined; mincing.

[B]gregatim——in flocks[/B]

HEBETUDE
Dullness, lethargy.

[B]scilicet—–to wit; namely[/B]

FURBELOW
A gathered strip or pleated border; showy ornaments or trimmings.

[B]schlep[/B]

1. to carry; lug: to schlep an umbrella on a sunny day.

2. to move slowly, awkwardly, or tediously: We schlepped from store to store all day

from Jiddish, another word I grew up with in Germany – used here also to my surprise

Norb,

That is a very common South African saying as well! Good to hear it again.

[B]literatim—-meaning letter for letter[/B]

MUTOSCOPE
A device for creating a moving picture from a series of still photographs.

[B]tohubohu[/B]

Chaos; confusion

Hebrew: tohuwabohu = without form and void = appears in Old Testament. Genesis 1,2

“Was ever such a tohubohu of people as there assembles?” –Thuckeray.

[I]Whenever we kids made a big mess, my mother would say:”What a tohuwabohu you made again.”[/I]

TITUBATION
A staggering or unsteadiness of walk or posture.

[B]idem——the same word as mentioned before.[/B]

[B]sagittipotent——having great ability in archery.[/B]

Going archery target practice in a few weeks with my friend’s husband. I haven’t used a bow and arrow since 1994. I love archery.

BARAGOUIN
Language so altered as to be unintelligible.

[B]phlogogenetic—–causing infalmation[/B]

INSINUENDO
Insinuation and innuendo.
This comes with a health warning: unwise use of this word may seriously damage your linguistic credibility

SPIFFLICATE To treat roughly or severely; destroy.

Chrismukah–
Christmas and Hanukkah

[B]lagered[/B], drunk, British (is this right, Daniela?)

NEPENTHES — A drug or potion bringing welcome forgetfulness.

dog’n’bone—>phone
in cockney style, British slang (East London)

Norb, Lagered it is drunk , drunk of beer ( lager) , lagered up—–cheers!!!!!

theodicy: defense of God’s goodness and omnipotence in view of the existence of evil

AQUADEXTROUS ( adj. ) Possessing the ability to turn the bathtub tap on and off with your toes.

AUTOHAGIOGRAPHY Writing about oneself in an adulatory way.

[B]serendipity[/B] – the natural ability to find interesting or valuable things without looking for them

ad·u·la·to·ry —- excessive or slavish admiration or flattery

[B]Grembling[/B] – a combination of greeting and grumbling. Greeting being the Scots for moaning. Cited from Anne McCaffrey

1a slavish. of or characteristic of a slave; especially : basely or abjectly
1b servile DESPICABLE, LOW
2 OPPRESSIVE, TYRANNICAL
3 : copying obsequiously or without originality : IMITATIVE synonym see SUBSERVIENT

[B]geason meaning- rare, amazing, extraordinary[/B]

CAITIFF A contemptible or cowardly person.

[B]nash [/B] Jiddish for snacking, sneaking goodies, in German it is naschen

theodicy — defense of God’s goodness and omnipotence in view of the existence of evil

[B]Palingenesis meaning—new birth; reincarnation; second creation[/B]

GONGOOZLER An idle spectator.

[B]gelogenic meaning—–tending to produce laughter[/B]

BRUXER Someone who habitually and involuntarily grinds their teeth.

[B]altiloquence—–pompous speech[/B]

DAFT-DAYS The days of mirth and amusement at Christmas.

[B]somatogenic—-caused from within the body or by the cells of the body[/B]

FANFARONADE Arrogant or boastful talk.

Merriam-Webster’s Words of the Year 2006
As expected, there were a few surprises in store for us as we pored through your submissions for our first Word of the Year online survey. Either the vast majority of you out there in the Merriam-Webster online community are big fans of The Colbert Report, or Time Magazine was right on target when it honored the show’s host Stephen Colbert earlier this year as one of the most influential people of 2006. By an overwhelming 5 to 1 majority vote, our visitors have awarded top honors to a word Colbert first introduced on “The Word” segment of his debut broadcast on Comedy Central back in October 2005. Soon after, this word was chosen as the 16th annual Word of the Year by the American Dialect Society, and defined by them as “the quality of preferring concepts or facts one wishes to be true, rather than concepts or facts known to be true.”

Merriam-Webster’s #1 Word of the Year for 2006 based on votes from visitors to our Web site:

1. truthiness (noun)
1 : “truth that comes from the gut, not books” (Stephen Colbert, Comedy Central’s “The Colbert Report,” October 2005)
2 : “the quality of preferring concepts or facts one wishes to be true, rather than concepts or facts known to be true” (American Dialect Society, January 2006)

EDACIOUS Relating to eating. It had a stronger sense of voracious consumption.

[B]delassation——-tired, pooped, fatigued[/B]

FLOCCINAUCINIHILIPILIFICATION — The action or habit of judging something to be worthless.

[B]acicular—–needle shaped[/B]

AUTOHAGIOGRAPHY Writing about oneself in an adulatory way.

[B]Ignoscency—–forgiveness[/B]

Batrachophagous — one who eats frogs

KATZENJAMMER — A hangover; anxiety or jitters; a discordant clamour.

[B]Pectoriloquy—–the sound of a patient’s voice as heard through a stethoscope[/B]

LOLLYGAG To fool around; to spend time aimlessly; to dawdle or dally.

[B]Icterogenic——causing jaundice[/B]

GOWPEN A double handful.

[B]Scathefire—–a great destructive fire[/B]

Hearinating = hearing things that are not what I heard … 😉

[B]haematogenesis—–production of blood[/B]

BOOTLESS Ineffectual; useless.

NESCIENT Ignorant.

[B]sesquipedalian[/B]

Pronunciation: “ses-kw&-p&-‘dAl-y&n
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin sesquipedalis, literally, a foot and a half long, from sesqui- + ped-, pes foot — more at FOOT

1 : having many syllables : LONG
2 : given to or characterized by the use of long words

[B]Aliform——wing-shaped[/B]

OXTER The armpit.

[B]Miasmar—-foul vapors emitted from rotting food[/B]

NUGIPEROUS Given to inventing trifles.

[B]Nesh—-soft; delicate; tender[/B]

gambit the opening move or moves in chess; words or deeds giving advantage to you over your opponent in a transaction.

recrimination (noun) mutual accusation.

[B]labile——-adaptable[/B]

carapace — shell covering the backs of crabs, tortoises, etc..

[B]cancrizans—-moves backward like a crab[/B]

dilate —- make or become larger; speak or write in detail.

anomalous irregular; abnormal; unusual.

[B]dynamogenesis—-the production of increased nerve activity[/B]

captious —- faultfinding; blaming others for unimportant things.

gentry — members of the higher classes of society.

burnish — polish; make shiny.

inchoate —- just begun and yet to take shape.

contortions —- being twisted out of shape; a complicated activity.

MACARONIC — Of verse consisting of a mixture of languages

JOCUND — Cheerful and light-hearted.

[B]halch—-to hug or embrace[/B]

discombobulated —- confused.

PETARD– A small bomb used to blow in a door or gate.

[B]Walty—inclined to tip over or lean[/B]

immaculate (of places, persons) absolutely clean and tidy

GURNING — The pulling of grotesque faces.

invidious — (of remarks and actions) unfair and unpleasant and likely to cause offense or ill will.

APOCOPE — Leaving out the last sound, syllable, or part of a word.

militate (verb) act against.

repine —- complain.

[B]Aligerous—-winged[/B]

provenance —– place of origin of something

gaffe an embarrassing mistake made in public or in a social situation.

demagogue —- a person who with his speeches rouses the prejudices of the people.

[B]Wankle—-unstable; unsteady[/B]

coalesce — to unite into a single group; to combine.

GABERLUNZIE —– A beggar.

acidulous — tasting slightly sour (from the word acid); sharp tongued.

BANT To diet. Strictly speaking, not any old diet, but a Victorian precursor of the fashionable Atkins high-protein diet

callow —– young, inexperienced, and immature.

impalpable — beyond the senses.

bane —– a cause of ruin, trouble, and sorrow; poison.

[B]Carfax—–A place where 4 roads meet[/B]

disabuse — undeceive; correct a person’s wrong opinion.

[B]Anthroposophy—Knowledge of the nature of humanity[/B]

gambol —- jump or skip about in play.

[B]Medicaster—- quack; charlatan[/B]

prate — talk nonsensically

figment —- invention; something imagined as real but not real.

insalubrious —– unwholesome; not healthful.

BLOVIATE — To speak pompously.

aseptic — (in hospitals, and such other places) preventing infection.

HYPNOBIOSCOPE —– A fictional device for learning while asleep.

BRUXER — Someone who habitually and involuntarily grinds their teeth.

HIGGLER —- An itinerant dealer or peddler.

perfidious —– treacherous

[B]Misosophy—-hatred of knowledge or wisdom[/B]

INTERROBANG — A combined exclamation mark and question mark

amok —– to become suddenly wild, violent, and dangerous (especially in a public place).

[B]Epeirogenesis—–building continents by the moving of the earth’s crust[/B]

anomaly —– an anomaly is an irregularity, different from what is usual or expected.

innocuous —- harmless; not offensive or dangerous.

pique ——irritation or anger.

NESCIENT — Ignorant.

imperturbable — calm and not upset.

petulant —- bad-tempered for no reason.

STYLITE — A Christian recluse who lived on top of a pillar.

[B]Teknonymy—-the naming of the parent from the child[/B]

effete — (of a person or a system) weakened, no longer powerful; a man looking and behaving like a woman.

artless — honest and sincere.

DERAY — Disorder, disturbance, tumult, confusion.

magniloquent — pompous.

disparage — belittle.

declivity —– a downward slope.

DEASIL — Righthandwards; in the direction of the sun; clockwise.

imperturbable —- calm and not upset.

miasma —- thick, unpleasant, unhealthy air, gas or mist; bad influence or feeling.

HANDFASTING — Betrothal by joining of hands.

[B]Famulus—–A private secretary or assistant[/B]

disquisition — a serious discussion, or study of a subject, in speech or in writing.

abstruse — very difficult to understand; recondite.

chicanery —- trickery; deceit.

factious — causing factions.

COXCOMB — A vain and conceited man; a dandy.

chaffing — joking; jovial.

BOWDLERISE To remove material that is considered improper or offensive.

EDACIOUS Relating to eating.

regimen —- special plan of food, medicines and exercise to stay healthy.

demotic —- used by or of interest to the ordinary people.

paranoia — mental disorder causing the feeling that you are great or that others are going to harm you.

bandy — exchange angry words; quarrel.

[B]aliform—–wing shaped[/B]

enigmatic — puzzling; mysterious.

OYEZ — A call to attention.

arboretum — a large garden where a wide variety of trees and plants are grown for exhibition, or for study.

OCHE — The line behind which darts players stand when throwing.

limn — paint or draw; describe.

animadversion — an unfavorable comment; a remark expressing dislike.

[COLOR=red][B][SIZE=4]deleterious[/SIZE][/B] \del-uh-TIR-ee-us\, [I]adjective[/I]:
Harmful; destructive; pernicious.[/COLOR]

CENATORY — Relating to dinner or supper.

rarified — (of a place, organization, activity) open to or participated by only a few; (of air/atmosphere) having less oxygen than usual.

philanderer — flirt.

CYBORG — A human being whose powers have been augmented by mechanical means.

assuage — reduce the severity of (an unpleasant feeling or mental suffering).

effusion — expressing or showing too much of feeling.

gossamer — (of thread, fabric, etc.,) fine and very thin; flimsy.

acrid —- strong and bitter (smell and taste); pungent.

BONZER — Excellent, first-rate.

gibberish —- nonsense; meaningless and confusing words.

[B]Schnorrer [/B] a Yiddish term meaning “beggar” or “sponger”. Like many other Yiddish words, it is also commonly used in Germany. Here it means someone who “borrows” things, less often also small sums of money, yet never or rarely pays it back.
I heard the word on a “Northern Exposure” rerun last night.

benison —- blessing.

allude —- refer indirectly to.

MARITORIOUS — Being fond of one’s husband.

abnegation — renunciation, self-denial.

hue and cry — angry protest

ethereal — extremely light and delicate (as not of this world);heavenly.

dour — severe in looks; stern.

[QUOTE=norb][B]Schnorrer [/B] a Yiddish term meaning “beggar” or “sponger”. Like many other Yiddish words, it is also commonly used in Germany. Here it means someone who “borrows” things, less often also small sums of money, yet never or rarely pays it back.
I heard the word on a “Northern Exposure” rerun last night.[/QUOTE]
Nu, a schnorrer is not quite a gonif…..but close;)

Gonif: A thief

centaur — (in Greek mythology) a creature that is half man and half horse.

BARMECIDE —- Something illusory or imaginary and therefore disappointing, or a person who offers something of this kind.

ethnology —- the study of human races.

Ni hao- means HI in Mandarin.:)

macerate —- soften something, especially a food item, by soaking it in liquid; become soft by being soaked.

pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanokoniosis

supposedly the longest word in a dictionary, an artificial word said to mean a lung disease caused by the inhalation of silica dust

controvert —- argue against; refute.

ennui — a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction

incredulity — inability and unwillingness to believe.

encroachment — cover more and more area, if unauthorizedly to take gradual control of one’ s rights, time, etc.

coup —- a sudden, violent, and often illegal attempt by citizens or by the armed forces to remove a government or the head of the state from power; an impressive achievement.

XENOGLOSSY — The ability to speak a language without having learned it.

This sounds like a really neat trick if you can manage it.

misconstrue —- misunderstand.

copious ———- plentiful; abundant.

VILIPEND —- To regard as worthless or of little value; to despise or vilify.

Chaos — The study of chaos has provided new conceptual tools enabling scientists to categorize and understand complex behavior. I wonder is this could help with GBS and CIDP?

[QUOTE=Jfitzen]XENOGLOSSY — The ability to speak a language without having learned it.

This sounds like a really neat trick if you can manage it.[/QUOTE]

I believe the politicians do that all the time. I especially believe that politicians that try to talk like scientist are very good at this. 😀 😀

felicity —- great happiness; being rightly chosen.

immutable —– unchangeable.

jocose — joking or playful.