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| Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 2:27 am Post subject: Hey! Let's expand our vocabulary. | |
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Anyone else out there facinated by words?
Thought this one was fun: afflatus A creative impulse;a divine warrant or inspiration. |
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I love this word. Simply using it makes me feel like I am it.
per·snick·e·ty (pər-snĭk'ĭ-tē) adj. - Overparticular about trivial details; fastidious. - Snobbish; pretentious. - Requiring strict attention to detail; demanding: a persnickety job. |
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defenestrate (dee'feni`streyt):- throw through or out of the window
example: After the signing of the merger, most of the old Sears values, policies and employees were promptly defenestrated. |
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Goo-gooism ( noun ) - From the initials of "good government", a reform movement in in politics, especially in the era of Theodore Roosevelt- usually used disparagingly.
Who knew@! |
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| tiger- my favorite word is facetious: joking or jesting, often inappropriately, meant to be humorous or funny... fa-ce-tious...I'm always trying to be facetious. | |
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| Hagiography (noun) - The writing or study of the lives of saints. | |
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Pronunciation: k&-'nip-sh&n
Function: noun Etymology: origin unknown : a fit of rage, hysteria, or alarm <went into conniptions> Webster dictionary on line This is what that customer who wants something for nothing has in the manager's face. hee·bie-jee·bies Pronunciation: "hE-bE-'jE-bEz Function: noun plural Etymology: coined by Billy DeBeck died 1942 American cartoonist : JITTERS, CREEPS And this is what the manager feels. |
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phe·no·type (fē'nə-tīp')
n. The observable physical or biochemical characteristics of an organism, as determined by both genetic makeup and environmental influences. The expression of a specific trait, such as stature or blood type, based on genetic and environmental influences. An individual or group of organisms exhibiting a particular phenotype. |
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pol·y·mor·phism (pŏl'ē-môr'fĭz'əm)
n. Biology. The occurrence of different forms, stages, or types in individual organisms or in organisms of the same species, independent of sexual variations. Chemistry. Crystallization of a compound in at least two distinct forms. Also called pleomorphism. |
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Hemidemisemiquaver : (noun) ~ A sixty-fourth note;i.e., thoughts or frustrations lasting for only passing seconds.
*sleK, how in the hell are you making those little squares in your pronounciations? I seem to be keyboard challenged. |
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| Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 9:50 pm Post subject: | |
| oops, the little squares are the result of a naughty character encoding. | |
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I have absolutely no idea what you are talking about. Look------------> it just flew over my head. 
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Slek, you been reading medical textbooks with all your recent free time??? 
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Yes. That and a lot of Poe. 
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| neophyte: newly planted, newly converted, Novice. Newbie.,, what we all are in the new company SHLD. We may have experience at our current jobs, but this can change. We all start out as neophytes now. Good luck on your new jobs. | |
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Subaltern: Of inferior rank or position; subordinate.
Inculcate: To impress upon the mind by frequent and emphatic repitition: instill. Besmirch: To soil; stain; dishoner, as a reputation. And my favorite  Slattern: An untidy or slovenly woman.
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