Vocab Words

[masterazn]

Hi, this is the thread for cool, useful vocab words. Basically just post vocabulary words, that more or less meet the following criteria:

-English
-Common enough to be seen in an adult reading level novel
-Uncommon enough to not be seen in every day life (not including reading adult reading level novels)
-Useful, in the sense that you can easily use in in everyday life to impress girls.

[Drosselmeier]

Loquacity. Great word. One of my favourite english words. I don't know why exactly. It's just cool.

[MixedVariety]

Too many words; they are my playthings. But let's see...

Venerable.

Always makes me think of a wise, honorable old Native American, or an ancient guru-dude high on a mountaintop, or a Gandalf-ish type wizardly fellow.

[SassyChickyMomma]

callow *(immature/inexperienced)*
& verily *(truly/certainly)*

i wrote poetry for many years and those are two of many words that came in handy quiite a bit to sub for more common words.

:D

[Stevinator]

I wonder where azn got the idea for this one.





I just learned a cool word last night. "Feral" it means basically the same thing as wild. In the "not tame" sense.

[SassyChickyMomma]

I wonder where azn got the idea for this one.





I just learned a cool word last night. "Feral" it means basically the same thing as wild. In the "not tame" sense.

we use that word alot around here, in the rural areas anyway, to refer to wild cats. "feral cats" :p generally it is a cat that USED TO BE a pet and was dropped off in the woods or such and basically became wild again. or just plain wild cat to begin with. *(but, really! did they not all used to be wild anyway? go figure huh!!) :cool:

[gaoneng]

Esoteric. Not everyone knows this word, and some will say "as in esoteric drink?" :lol:

I'd recommend Dictionary.com Word of the Day (http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/) for daily serving of new words. Good stuff.

[nosoup4crr]

callow makes me think of that Mallrats line. "It means shallow and weak willed. Really? I thought that was the only complimentary part of the letter." hah.

Anyway, some of my favorites are: Surreptitious, entrenched, engendered, and meritorious.

[dantose]

incipient (begining to appear)
insipid (bland or tastless)
tepid (lukewarm, like right at that point where water isn't good for anything)

[psyadam]

all these words are accepted in yahoo literati (without challenge mode enabled):

For those who also play literati, here is a useful site:
http://www.geocities.com/literati_addicts/

Also I have an anagrammer I programmed myself if anyone is interested pm me.

vizslas - plural of vizsla, a breed of dog
zemsvos - plural of zemsvo, a russian aristocrat
astatines - radioactive halogen formed by bismuth
jagra - fight (archaic)
jagua - orange-like fruit found in india
sextain - stanza of 6 lines, also called sestine
otitides - plural of otitide, an inflammation of the ear
trapballs - the name of the ball used in the arachaic game of ball
oolites - plural of oolite, a tiny whirlpool
eupnoeas - normal breathing
aleurone - cereal protein
pht - an interjection indicating uninterest
lorikeet - type of bird much alike the parakeet
endermic - a chemical that can be absorbed through the skin
bibb - a bibcock (a part of a ship)
loblolly - a thick gruel
brunizem - any of various dark-brown praire soils
zyzzyva - any of various tropical American weevils (a type of beetle)
syzygy - an alignment of celestrial bodies
qintar - basic monetary unit of Albania, equivalent to 1/100 of a lek
effete - sterile

[Echod16]

bombastic (overly pompous in the use of words)

[Trigger Finger]

esoteric - known by very few

(it was also mentioned in an episode of Family Guy if u were sharp enough to catch it)

[WickedFrog25]

verisimilitude (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=2&q=verisimilitude)
1. The quality of appearing to be true or real. See Synonyms at truth.
2. Something that has the appearance of being true or real.

[MithrandirX]

Here's a great one, too new to be in the dictionaries. It's been making the academic journal rounds for a couple years now, though. I've even used it in my own writing a few times.

historiosophy: system of rules or suppositions about how human history advances, and to what end. i.e. one's philosophy of history.

example: His Marxist historiosophy was the backbone of his strong belief in human progress.

[festers50]

Hi, this is the thread for cool, useful vocab words. Basically just post vocabulary words, that more or less meet the following criteria:

-English
-Common enough to be seen in an adult reading level novel
-Uncommon enough to not be seen in every day life (not including reading adult reading level novels)
-Useful, in the sense that you can easily use in in everyday life to impress girls.

Massive, Throbbing, Pulsating or am I reading the wrong adult novels :rolleyes:

[Moosashi]

pedantic: know-it-all
erudite: wise
dilettante: amateur, wannabe
august: noble
neophyte: novice
tacit: implied

[InfinitusVerita]

juxtapose
sophomoric
asphyxiation

[cyclotronic]

Quixotic-Caught up in the romance of noble deeds and the pursuit of unreachable goals; idealistic without regard to practicality.

[maccool]

Ubiquitous - common
Lugubrious - dismal
Miasma - a noxious atmosphere
Anathema - a curse

I officially hate Mixed for taking my word.

Revenge shall be mine! Served on a bed of lettuce with a light, tasty sauce. Run from Lettuce and vinagrette, Mixed! Run!

[SassyChickyMomma]

Quixotic-Caught up in the romance of noble deeds and the pursuit of unreachable goals; idealistic without regard to practicality.

"Quixotic" as in (don) quixote?? sweet play on words huh, kinda says alot about the english language when we create new words based on fictional characters. :D i dont think i ever read that novel, but the definition looks like it is derived from "quixote". was he nuts or what?

[piff]

Laconic - not wordy, quick and to the point
flibbertigibbet - a silly, flighty person (adj. flibbertigibbety)

EDIT: I'm kinda afraid that I know about half of the words listed so far...I'm getting afraid of my knowledge...curses upon you, English class!

[InfinitusVerita]

rancor
roue
debauchery

can't believe I neglected to include these earlier

[SassyChickyMomma]

rancor
roue
debauchery

can't believe I neglected to include these earlier

figures you would post that word *ROUE*.....hahaha.

i like the word "diabolical". :D
when i was younger, i learned this phrase:
"how dare you insinuate that i should tolerate such a DIABOLICAL insult from such an insignificant piece of psychological inginuity?"

[cyclotronic]

"Quixotic" as in (don) quixote?? sweet play on words huh, kinda says alot about the english language when we create new words based on fictional characters. :D i dont think i ever read that novel, but the definition looks like it is derived from "quixote". was he nuts or what?


:) You are correct. But what i find interesting is we say it quik-sotic were as you say don quixote very differently.

Don quixote believed he was a knight in shining armor, so to say. But in reality he was just a feeble old man with an active imagination.

[SassyChickyMomma]

:) You are correct. But what i find interesting is we say it quik-sotic were as you say don quixote very differently.

Don quixote believed he was a knight in shining armor, so to say. But in reality he was just a feeble old man with an active imagination.

and apparently some GOOOOOOOD freakin' drugs!!!! ;)

[psyadam]

pedantic: know-it-all

pedantic means you put emphasis on trivial facts. It's another word for dogmatic

[Hatsepsut]

Some of my favourites are:

chthonic - of or relating to the underworld
abscond - run away
onomatopoeia - probably misspelled this one ;) Boom! Crash! Bang!