Underestimated english words

Whim

 

say what

 

Elucidate

 

ignorance.

 

plethora

 

onomatopoeia

 

gargantuan

 

eclectic

 

asinine

 

the name of stuff. . .
it seems only gvt. persons actually use the word
my wife always hits me whe I use it. . .
but thats ok. . I laugh when she says



Taul ete (toilet)

 

I would imagine


bibliophile

 

moot

 

benevolent

 

antediluvian

 

Wasn't that an alien race on the old Star Trek????????????

 

inflammable

which = flammable

 

This is a word association thread for advanced users..

This is good for SAT practice.
If only there was a definition attached to each word...

 

ok how about this one

ight = all right
and i will even use it me: you want to go to the store with me. you: ight

 

indifferent

1. Having no particular interest or concern; apathetic: indifferent to the sufferings of others.
2. Having no marked feeling for or against: She remained indifferent toward their proposal.
3. Not mattering one way or the other: It's indifferent to me which outfit you choose.
4. Characterized by a lack of partiality; unbiased: an indifferent judge.
5. Being neither too much nor too little; moderate.
6. Being neither good nor bad; mediocre: an indifferent performance.
7. Being neither right nor wrong.
8. Not active or involved; neutral: an indifferent chemical in a reaction.
9. Biology. Undifferentiated, as cells or tissue.

(source)

 

Poltroon

 

notwithstanding

 

Cantankerous

I like that word

 

Cogito ergo cogito sum
(I think therefore I think I am.)

 

well,Cindy, one word that is in the same 'family' as yours is

coniption

 

syzygy - a straight line of celestial bodies, like the lunar and solar eclipse. This is a fun word when playing hangman

 

thaumaturgist = necromancer = wizard


I had a link to a 'Hangman' site online, but the site is no longer there. Do you know one??

 

No I don't. I remember using that word years ago when playing the game on paper - before computers

 

OK, I will continue my quest for a 'Hangman site'. It's the kid in me that still likes this kind of stuff...........

 

doppelganger

 

Cacophonous

 

lethargy

 

antidisestablishmentarianism

--opposition to the belief that there should not be an official relationship between a country's government and its national church

 

oh. . .I love George Carlin
"I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death."

 

cloister

 

enigma

 

clodhopper

 

stoic

 

inscrutable

 

incursion


An aggressive entrance into foreign territory; a raid or invasion.
The act of entering another's territory or domain.

invasion
The act of invading, especially the entrance of an armed force into a territory to conquer

it wasn't an invasion. . .it was a incursion?


Do politicians think we're stupid?

". . most American's can't find on a map. . ."

 

waggish

 

pedagogical

 

http://www.i-am-bored.com/bored_link.cfm?link_id=7998

 

pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

It is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as "a factitious word alleged to mean 'a lung disease caused by the inhalation of very fine silica dust' but occurring chiefly as an instance of a very long word." .............

 

Good one, ACE .... LOL

 

Serendipitously

 

tomfoolery

 

dactylonomy = counting with your fingers

 

Conundrum