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Antidisestablishmentarianism (n) - opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
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Moon_Lover wrote:Antidisestablishmentarianism (n) - opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
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my mom taught me that word in 2nd grade and i always that it was SO cool mehMoon_Lover wrote:Antidisestablishmentarianism (n) - opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
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cwm (pronounced coom)
niche or role
yup, the "w" is used as a vowel!
niche or role
yup, the "w" is used as a vowel!
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Pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism - an inherited disorder that closely simulates the symptoms, but not the consequences of pseudohypoparathyroidism, thus it has mild or no manifestations of hypoparathyroidism or tetanic convulsions.
Floccinaucinihilipilification - The act or habit of describing or regarding something as worthless.
Pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism - an inherited disorder that closely simulates the symptoms, but not the consequences of pseudohypoparathyroidism, thus it has mild or no manifestations of hypoparathyroidism or tetanic convulsions.
Floccinaucinihilipilification - The act or habit of describing or regarding something as worthless.
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syzygy- the straight line configuration of 3 celestial bodies (as the sun and earth and moon) in a gravitational system
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Legerdemain- (n) skill in or practice of feats of magic, jugglery, etc.; sleight of hand. (A synonym for this is prestidigitation. Go figure.)
Defenestration- (n) the act of throwing a person or thing out of a window; most famously used to describe an incident in Prague, 1618, that triggered prolonged conflict within Bohemia.
Defenestration- (n) the act of throwing a person or thing out of a window; most famously used to describe an incident in Prague, 1618, that triggered prolonged conflict within Bohemia.
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lugubrious (comparative more lugubrious, superlative most lugubrious)
Gloomy, mournful or dismal, especially to an exaggerated degree.
The poor lighting and sparse maintenance of many buildings, plus the rarefied traffic on its wide boulevards made the overall effect that Pyongyang had on the tourist distinctly lugubrious.
His client's lugubrious expression tipped the detective off to the fact that there was something lurking beneath the surface of her seemingly optimistic words.
Gloomy, mournful or dismal, especially to an exaggerated degree.
The poor lighting and sparse maintenance of many buildings, plus the rarefied traffic on its wide boulevards made the overall effect that Pyongyang had on the tourist distinctly lugubrious.
His client's lugubrious expression tipped the detective off to the fact that there was something lurking beneath the surface of her seemingly optimistic words.
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Re: Little known english words
rhodomontade --
This word ought to be in wider use, considering how often its referent shows up in Usenet newsgroups. A synonym for "bombast", it refers to pretentious self-promotion, blustery bragging, and like that. Can be a noun, adjective, or intransitive verb. Can be spelled with or without the "h", but I like it better with.
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This word ought to be in wider use, considering how often its referent shows up in Usenet newsgroups. A synonym for "bombast", it refers to pretentious self-promotion, blustery bragging, and like that. Can be a noun, adjective, or intransitive verb. Can be spelled with or without the "h", but I like it better with.
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