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.

[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" 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 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