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[The Blue Yoshi]

Originally posted by MJM


The Blue Yoshi: Lots of time spent looking for words to post, posts abundant amount of words in single post, is Blue and has long reptilian tongue, friend of Mario
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mal·a·prop·ism (ml-prp-zm)
n.
Ludicrous misuse of a word, especially by confusion with one of similar sound.
An example of such misuse.


fait accompli \fay-tah-kom-PLEE; fet-ah-\,

noun
plural faits accomplis \same or -PLEEZ\:

An accomplished and presumably irreversible deed or fact.

In 1991, with German reunification a fait accompli and the European Community striding toward full political and economic integration, the future had seemed extraordinarily bright.
--Richard K. Lester, The Productive Edge

Olga, strict and tradition-minded, marries a man her father has found for her in Greece: she accepts the choice as a fait accompli, and falls in love with him on sight.
--Michiko Kakutani, "After 'Eleni,' Life of a Woman's Children in America," New York Times, October 17, 1989

To argue that Napoleon could have acted differently at Borodino is a meaningless wrestle with a fait accompli.
--James Wood, The Broken Estate


tutelary: guardian; protecting.
arcane: understood or known by only a few.
rusticate: to go or send to the country.
fractious: tending to cause trouble; also, irritable.
stanch: to stop the flowing of; to check.
furtive: obtained or characterized by stealth; sly; secret; stealthy.
Elysium: paradise.
otiose: ineffective; also, being at leisure; also, of no use.
plangent: beating with a loud or deep sound; also, expressing sadness.
malcontent: one who is discontented or dissatisfied.
gallimaufry: a hodgepodge.
meretricious: tawdry.
solace: comfort in grief.
admonition: gentle or friendly reproof; friendly warning.
interregnum: the interval between two reigns; also, any breach of continuity in an order.
velleity: a slight wish or inclination.
derogate: to deviate from expectation; also, to detract; also, to disparage.
mazy: resembling a maze; intricate or confusing.
pablum: something (as writing or speech) that is trite, insipid, or simplistic.
wag: a humorous person; a wit.
eremite: a hermit.
pertinacious: holding obstinately to a belief, purpose, or design; also, stubbornly persistent.
Hobson's choice: a choice without an alternative.
luminary: any body that gives light; also, a person of eminence or brilliant achievement.
benefaction: the act of conferring a benefit; also, a benefit conferred.
superannuated: old; discharged or disqualified on account of old age.
expunge: to strike out or erase; to obliterate.
fustian: pompous or pretentious language.
dissimulate: to hide under a false appearance; also, to feign or pretend.
stripling: an adolescent youth.
terminus: the end of a transportation line or route; any finishing point.

vapid: flat; dull; spiritless.
internecine: destructive; especially, mutually destructive; also, relating to conflict within a group.
potentate: one who possesses great power or sway.
crux: the essential point or feature.
avuncular: resembling an uncle, as in kindness or indulgence.
deracinate: to uproot.
amity: friendship; friendly relations.
microcosm: a smaller, representative system having analogies to a larger system.
juxtaposition: the act or an instance of placing in nearness.
exemplar: an ideal model or type.
solicitous: manifesting, expressing, or full of care or concern.
dyspeptic: pertaining to or having indigestion; also, irritable or ill-humored.
obfuscate: to darken or obscure.
termagant: a scolding, nagging, bad-tempered woman.
extraneous: coming from the outside; also, not essential; also, irrelevant.
bifurcate: to divide into two branches.
felicitous: apt or appropriate; also, delightful.
portent: a sign or omen.
bellicose: inclined to or favoring war or strife.
interlard: to insert between; to mix.
Argus-eyed: extremely observant; watchful.
repine: to feel or express discontent.
plaudit: enthusiastic approval.
limpid: clear; also, serene.
aficionado: an enthusiastic admirer; a fan.
rapacious: grasping; greedy.
satiety: fullness to or beyond the point of satisfaction.
obtrude: to thrust out; also, to impose on others.
patina: a superficial layer.
animus: a feeling of ill will; also, animating spirit; disposition.

expropriate: to deprive of possession; also, to transfer (property) to oneself.
venal: capable of being bought; also, corruptible.
pejorative: disparaging; belittling.
nuptial: of or pertaining to marriage.
imbue: to dye; to instill profoundly.
denizen: an inhabitant.
staid: steady or sedate in character.
nonplus: to confound; to perplex.
adumbrate: to outline; also, to foreshadow; also, to suggest; also, to shade.
turgid: swollen, bloated; also, bombastic, pompous.
paragon: a model of excellence or perfection.
ambit: circuit or compass; also, sphere of action or influence.
profligate: shamelessly immoral; also, recklessly wasteful.
cerebration: the act or product of thinking.
rotund: round; rounded in figure.
acquiesce: to accept or consent passively or without objection.
bedaub: to besmear; also, to overdecorate.
dilettante: an amateur; also, an admirer or lover of the fine arts.
execrable: detestable; extremely bad.
nebbish: a weak-willed, timid, or ineffectual person.
filial: of, pertaining to, or befitting a son or daughter.
panacea: a cure-all.
leitmotif: a dominant and recurring theme.
arbiter: one having the power of judging and determining.
recidivism: a tendency to lapse into a previous condition or pattern of behavior; esp., into prior criminal habits.
impassible: incapable of suffering; also, unfeeling or not showing feeling.
contumacious: obstinate; stubbornly disobedient.
largess: generous giving; also, gifts of money or other valuables.
cataract: a large waterfall; also, a downpour, a flood.
sotto voce: spoken low or in an undertone.
wraith: a ghost; also, something insubstantial or shadowy.

supercilious: disdainfully arrogant.
en masse: all together; as a whole.
cadge: to beg; to sponge.
perambulate: to stroll; to walk through or over.
agog: in eager desire.
innocuous: harmless; also, unlikely to offend or provoke.
mimetic: imitative.
defenestrate: to throw out of a window.
metier: an occupation, especially in which one excels.
caveat: a warning or caution.
succor: aid; help; also, to help or relieve.
inveigh: to rail (against some person or thing).
stoic: indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain; also, one who is stoic.
confluence: a flowing or coming together.
hortatory: serving to encourage or incite.
dotage: feebleness of mind due to old age.
canard: an unfounded or false report.
malaise: a condition of uneasiness or ill-being.
transmogrify: to transform.
evince: to show in a clear manner.
gesticulate: to make gestures or motions.
martinet: a strict disciplinarian.
supernumerary: exceeding a necessary or usual number.
deus ex machina: an agent who appears unexpectedly to solve an apparently insoluble difficulty.
hobbledehoy: an awkward, gawky young fellow.
toothsome: delicious, attractive, or luscious.
ascribe: to attribute.
titivate: to smarten up; to spruce.
uxorious: excessively fond of or submissive to a wife.
atrabilious: irritable; ill-natured.

alfresco: outdoors; outdoor.
plethora: excess.
jocular: given to or characterized by joking.
physiognomy: the face or appearance.
constitutional: a walk taken for one's health.
tutelage: guardianship; protection; also, instruction.
incommunicado: without means or right to communicate.
fillip: a snap; also, a stimulus.
phantasmagoria: a shifting series or succession of things seen or imagined.
cum: with; along with; combined with.
excoriate: to express strong disapproval of; also, to flay.
skulk: to hide in a sneaking manner.
apothegm: a short, witty, and instructive saying.
sine qua non: an indispensable thing.
cognoscente: a person with special knowledge.
vehement: marked by intensity of emotions or convictions.
amalgam: an alloy of mercury with other metals; also, a mixture.
wunderkind: one who achieves success or acclaim during youth.
cozen: to deceive or obtain by deceit.
bucolic: rustic; pastoral.
irrefragable: impossible to refute.
stolid: unexcitable; unemotional.
redact: to edit.
hyperbole: extravagant exaggeration.
vainglory: excessive pride or vain display.
requisite: required; indispensable.
dour: stern or unyielding or gloomy.
equipoise: equilibrium; also, counterbalance.
doppelganger: a ghostly double.
gainsay: to contradict; to deny.
flout: to treat with contempt or disregard.

ostracize: to banish or expel.
thaumaturgy: the performance of miracles or magic.
paucity: fewness; insufficiency.
encomium: expression of praise.
requisite: necessary; indispensable.
toper: a drunkard; a sot.
plaint: an expression of sorrow; also, a complaint.
travail: painful, arduous work; also, agony, anguish.
alacrity: cheerful readiness, willingness, or promptness.
disheveled: in loose disorder; disarranged.
junta: a governmental council or committee, esp. one that rules after a revolution.
respite: an interval of rest or relief.
wheedle: to entice by flattery.
febrile: feverish.
habitue: one who habitually frequents a place.
Pyrrhic victory: a victory achieved at great cost.
animadversion: harsh criticism or disapproval.
encumbrance: a burden, impediment, or hindrance.
copious: large in quantity; also, affording an abundant supply.
impugn: to call in question; to make insinuations against.
ascetic: one who practices extreme self-denial; also, austere, severe.
aggrandize: to make or make appear great or greater.
syncretic: uniting and blending together different belief systems.
donnybrook: a brawl or dispute.
surcease: cessation; stop; end.
perquisite: a benefit in addition to a salary.
scion: a descendant; an heir.
proselytize: to convert (someone) to another religion, belief, etc.
abattoir: a slaughterhouse.
tchotchke: a trinket; a knickknack.
factitious: artificial; not authentic or genuine.







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[The Blue Yoshi]

It is now 3rd Hour in High School.

simulacrum: a representation; an insubstantial or vague semblance.
putative: commonly thought or deemed; supposed.
vitiate: to make faulty or imperfect.
daedal: skillful; artistic; ingenious.
autocrat: a ruler with unlimited authority.
comestible: suitable to be eaten.
objurgate: to scold or rebuke sharply.
sardonic: scornful, mocking.
lexicon: a dictionary; also, the vocabulary of a person, group, etc.
contemporaneous: originating, existing, or occurring at the same time.
panoply: a splendid or impressive array.
supererogatory: going beyond what is required or expected; also, superfluous, unnecessary.
comity: a state of mutual harmony, friendship, and respect.
eleemosynary: relating to charity; charitable.
inclement: harsh; severe -- especially said of the weather.
hugger-mugger: secret; also, muddled, disorderly.
genial: sympathetically cheerful and cheering; kindly.
florid: flushed with red; also, excessively ornate.
sapient: wise; sage; discerning.
disparate: fundamentally different; also, composed of dissimilar elements.
prevaricate: to depart from or evade the truth.
inveigle: to persuade or obtain by ingenuity or flattery.
harridan: a scolding, vicious woman.
segue: to proceed without interruption.
lascivious: lewd; lustful.
visage: the face; also, appearance; aspect.
lugubrious: mournful; gloomy; dismal.
interstice: a space between things or parts.
sempiternal: everlasting; eternal.
idee fixe: a fixed idea; an obsession.
prestidigitation: sleight of hand.

chicanery: the use of trickery to deceive.
minatory: threatening; menacing.
stentorian: extremely loud.
circumspect: cautious; prudent.
plebeian: common; vulgar.
explicate: to explain.
censorious: harshly critical.
equable: equal and uniform; also, not easily disturbed.
assiduous: constant in application or attention.
noisome: offensive or disgusting; also, harmful; unwholesome.
inure: to make used to; also, to take or have effect.
bivouac: a usually temporary encampment; also, to encamp.
confrere: a colleague, comrade, or intimate associate.
tmesis: in grammar and rhetoric, the separation of the parts of a compound word.
umbrage: offense; resentment.
susurrus: a whispering or rustling sound.
canorous: melodious; musical.
trepidation: a state of dread or alarm; apprehension.
sacrosanct: sacred; inviolable.
oneiric: pertaining to or suggestive of dreams.
maelstrom: a large, powerful whirlpool; also, a violent, disordered, or turbulent state of affairs.
epigone: an inferior imitator.
nonage: a period of youth or immaturity.
quiescent: at rest; still; inactive.
maladroit: awkward; unskillful; inept.
virtu: love of or taste for fine objects of art; also, productions of art.
outre: unconventional; eccentric; bizarre.
sartorial: of or relating to a tailor, tailoring, or clothing.
lacuna: a blank space; a missing part.
funereal: pertaining to or suiting a funeral; gloomy; mournful.

sylvan: pertaining to woods or forests.
countermand: to revoke (a former command) or recall by a contrary order.
stormy petrel: a type of seabird; also, one fond of or bringing strife.
votary: one devoted to some pursuit, worship, study, or way of life.
melange: a mixture.
salutary: beneficial; also, healthful.
scrabble: to scrape or scratch with the hands or feet.
piebald: mottled; also, mixed.
berate: to scold severely or angrily.
limn: to draw or paint; also, to describe.
mollify: to reduce in intensity; to soothe; to soften.
immolate: to kill or destroy, often by fire.
tetchy: peevish; testy; irritable.
emolument: the wages or perquisites arising from office, employment, or labor.
benignant: kind; gracious; favorable.
preponderate: to exceed in weight, influence, importance, amount, etc.
verdant: green.
trencherman: a hearty eater.
diadem: a crown.
virago: an ill-tempered, overbearing woman; also, a woman of great strength and courage.
supposititious: fraudulently substituted; also, hypothetical.
inanition: exhaustion from lack of nourishment; also, emptiness.
conspectus: a sketch, survey, or outline of a subject.
salmagundi: a mixture or assortment; also, a kind of mixed dish or salad.
caesura: a break or pause in a line of verse; also, any break or pause.
expeditious: characterized by speed and efficiency.
deprecate: to disapprove of; also, to belittle.
misnomer: a misnaming.
verbiage: an overabundance of words.
Brobdingnagian: gigantic; enormous.
invidious: tending to provoke envy or ill will.

introspection: the act or process of self-examination; reflection.
propound: to put forward for consideration.
neophyte: a novice.
rapport: relation characterized by sympathetic understanding, emotional affinity, or mutual trust.
imbroglio: a complicated and embarrassing state of things.
rictus: a gaping grin or grimace.
winsome: light-hearted.
melee: a confused conflict.
obdurate: hardened in feelings or in wrongdoing; unyielding.
placate: to appease; to pacify.
spurious: not genuine; false; illegitimate.
waylay: to ambush or accost.
ingenue: a naive girl or young woman, or an actress representing such a person.
osculation: the act of kissing; a kiss.
voluptuary: a person devoted to luxury and the gratification of sensual appetites.
enmity: hatred; ill will.
sub rosa: secretly; privately; confidentially.
compunction: anxiety or unease from guilt; also, a scruple.
upbraid: to scold or criticize harshly.
gaucherie: a socially awkward or tactless act; also, lack of tact.
aggress: to make an attack.
mores: customs; habits; ways.
sough: to make a soft, low sighing or rustling sound.
chimerical: merely imaginary; fanciful.
grandee: a man of elevated rank or station; a nobleman.
complaisant: exhibiting a desire to please.
spoony: foolishly or sentimentally in love.
forfend: to avert; also, to protect or preserve.

slugabed: one who stays in bed until a late hour.
manse: a large and imposing residence.
rebarbative: repellent; irritating.
felicitous: apt; also, delightful.
nostrum: a questionable remedy.
subaltern: subordinate.
quidnunc: a gossip; a busybody.
provenance: origin; source.
obviate: to anticipate and dispose of or make unnecessary.
lucre: money; profit.
dudgeon: a state or fit of intense indignation.
gloaming: twilight; dusk.
sedulous: diligent in application or pursuit.
querulous: habitually complaining; also, expressing complaint.
restive: resisting control; stubborn.
abstemious: temperate; abstinent; refraining from indulgence.
fop: a man who is vain about his dress and appearance.
apparition: a ghost; also, an unexpected appearance.
inveterate: deep-rooted; of long standing.
glower: to stare angrily or with a scowl.
itinerant: traveling from place to place.
risible: exciting or provoking laughter.
lackadaisical: lacking spirit or liveliness.
scuttlebutt: gossip; rumor.
consanguineous: related by blood; descended from the same ancestor.
milieu: environment; setting.
capacious: able to contain much.
pule: to whimper; to whine.
sublunary: situated beneath the moon; terrestrial.
cavil: to raise trivial objections; also, a trivial objection.
impecunious: habitually without money; poor.

meticulous: extremely or excessively careful about details.
wayworn: wearied by traveling.
parlous: fraught with danger; hazardous.
vim: energy; vigor.
booboisie: a class of people regarded as stupid or foolish.
orotund: full in sound; also, bombastic.
palindrome: a word, verse, phrase, or sentence that reads the same backward or forward.
flippant: showing inappropriate levity; pert.
irrefragable: impossible to refute.
cogent: appealing to the mind or to reason; convincing.
ukase: an edict.
fetid: stinking.
badinage: light, playful talk.
atelier: a workshop; a studio.
posit: to postulate; also, to suggest.
callow: immature.
succinct: brief; concise.
lugubrious: exaggeratedly or affectedly sorrowful.
officious: meddlesome.
castigate: to punish or criticize severely.
propinquity: nearness.
descant: a discourse; also, to discourse.
robustious: boisterous; vigorous.
subfusc: dark or dull in color.
jollification: merrymaking; revelry.
doff: to take off; to remove; also, to rid oneself of.
conurbation: an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities.
pugilist: a boxer.
gewgaw: a trinket; a bauble.
quiddity: the essence or nature of a thing.
complement: something that fills up or completes.

cadre: a small unit that serves as the nucleus of a larger organization.
gubernatorial: of or pertaining to a governor.
inscrutable: difficult to understand; incomprehensible.
parley: a conference or discussion; also, to confer.
clarion: a kind of trumpet; also, loud and clear.
circumambient: surrounding; encompassing.
trammel: something that impedes activity, progress, or freedom; also, to hamper.
matutinal: relating to or occurring in the morning.
beneficence: the practice of doing good.
aver: to assert as true.
nugatory: insignificant; also, ineffectual.
multifarious: having great diversity or variety.
impassive: devoid of emotion; also, showing no emotion.
fealty: fidelity; allegiance; faithfulness.
segue: to proceed without interruption.
visage: the face; also, appearance; aspect.
obsequious: servilely attentive; fawning.
pukka: authentic; genuine; also, first-class.
coruscate: to give off or reflect bright beams or flashes of light.
foment: to nurse to life or activity; to incite.
missive: a written message; a letter.
hale: free from disease and weakening conditions; healthy.
edacious: given to eating.
algorithm: a step-by-step procedure for solving a problem.
bouleversement: complete overthrow; a reversal.
practicable: feasible; also, usable.
encumbrance: something that burdens or impedes.
repast: a meal.
panacea: a remedy for all diseases or problems.
circumlocution: the use of many words to express an idea that might be expressed by few.

parsimonious: frugal to excess.
moiety: a half; a small part.
venial: capable of being forgiven; excusable.
accede: to agree or assent; also, to become a party.
portend: to foreshadow; to bode.
chthonic: dwelling in or under the earth; also, pertaining to the underworld.
mercurial: changeable; temperamental; volatile.
ineffable: incapable of being expressed.
adventitious: added extrinsically; not essentially inherent.
omnipresent: present in all places at the same time.
gourmand: one who enjoys good food in great quantities.
crepuscular: pertaining to twilight.
exalt: to praise, glorify, or honor.
contradistinction: distinction by contrast.
soporific: causing sleep.
deride: to laugh at with contempt.
laconic: using or marked by the use of a minimum of words.
bellwether: a leader of a movement or activity.
effulgence: the state of being bright and radiant.
riparian: of or pertaining to the bank of a river.
mordant: biting; caustic; sarcastic.
woebegone: woeful; also, run-down.
scintilla: a tiny amount; a spark.
halcyon: peaceful; undisturbed; happy.
tendentious: marked by a strong tendency in favor of a particular point of view.
palimpsest: an object or place whose older layers or aspects are apparent.
ostentation: excessive or pretentious display.
captious: disposed to find fault or raise objections.
ersatz: being a substitute or imitation.
paroxysm: an outburst; a fit.
tenebrous: dark; gloomy.

palpable: plain; distinct; obvious.
billingsgate: foul language.
anodyne: serving to relieve pain.
schadenfreude: a malicious satisfaction in the misfortunes of others.
euphonious: pleasing or sweet in sound.
quaff: to drink with relish.
ostensible: appearing to be true, but not necessarily so.
xenophobia: fear or hatred of what is strange or foreign.
recrimination: a counter accusation.
malleable: capable of being shaped; also, adaptable.
perdurable: very durable; long lasting.
onus: burden; also, blame; stigma.
triskaidekaphobia: fear of the number 13.
bravado: a real or pretended show of courage or boldness.
littoral: on a coastal or shore region.
redivivus: living again; revived; restored.
paladin: a champion of a cause.
bootless: unavailing; useless.
gimcrack: a showy but useless or worthless object.
munificent: very generous.
hobnob: to associate familiarly.
fiduciary: relating to the holding of something in trust for another.
indelible: incapable of being removed or erased.
fortuitous: happening by chance.
diktat: an authoritative decree or order.
boulevardier: a man-about-town.
convivial: relating to or fond of festivity and good company.
legerdemain: sleight of hand.
foment: to instigate; to incite.
concatenation: a chain; a succession.

camarilla: a group of secret and often scheming advisers.
torpid: dull; sluggish; apathetic.
concomitant: accompanying; attendant.
stasis: a state of balance, equilibrium, or stagnation.
prepotency: predominance.
bagatelle: a trifle; also, a short, light literary or musical piece.
insensate: lacking sensation or awareness.
confute: to refute conclusively.
revenant: one who returns after death or a long absence.
corroborate: to strengthen or make more certain with other evidence.
exegete: a person who explains or interprets difficult parts of written works.
dubiety: the condition or quality of being doubtful; also, a matter of doubt.
carapace: a shell; a protective covering.
tocsin: a warning.
puissant: powerful.
aplomb: confidence; coolness.
procrastination: the act or habit of delaying doing something.
opportune: suitable for a given purpose or occasion.
renascent: rising again into being; showing renewed vigor.
fettle: a state or condition of fitness, order, or mind.
proponent: an advocate.
cursory: hastily or superficially performed.
numinous: spiritual; holy.
evince: to show in a clear manner.
recondite: difficult to understand.
pelf: money; riches.
flagitious: grossly wicked; scandalous.
auspicious: favorable; also, prosperous; fortunate.
deliquesce: to melt away or become liquid.
prescient: knowing or anticipating the outcome of events before they happen.
indigent: extremely poor.

cupidity: eager or excessive desire, especially for wealth.
intransigent: uncompromising.
cynosure: a center of attention.
refulgent: brilliant; resplendent.
concomitant: accompanying; attending.
ribald: characterized by, or given to, vulgar humor.
sesquipedalian: (of words) long; having many syllables.
deleterious: harmful.
temerity: unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger.
extirpate: to eradicate; to destroy.
lineament: a distinguishing or characteristic feature.
monomania: obsession with a single subject.
pari passu: at an equal pace or rate.
prelapsarian: pertaining to the time or state before the Fall.
coeval: existing during the same period of time; also, a contemporary.
immure: to enclose within or as if within walls.
bumptious: crudely, presumptuously, or noisily self-assertive.
apostasy: desertion or departure from one's faith, principles, or party.
importunate: troublesomely urgent.
busker: a street musician or performer.
disconcert: to disturb the composure of.
malfeasance: wrongdoing, misconduct, or misbehavior.
intractable: not easily governed, managed, or directed.
equivocate: to be deliberately ambiguous or unclear.
factotum: a person employed to do all kinds of work.
peregrination: a traveling from place to place.
diaphanous: allowing light to pass through.
quorum: such a number of the officers or members of any body as is legally competent to transact business.
relegate: to assign or remove, usually to an inferior position.
fanfaronade: empty boasting; bluster.
roseate: cheerful; bright; also, rose-colored.

kvetch: to complain habitually.
platitude: a banal, trite, or stale thought or remark.
ablution: the washing of the body, or some part of it.
ameliorate: to make or grow better.
chagrin: acute vexation or embarrassment.
tortuous: marked by repeated turns and bends.
kismet: destiny; fate.
exacerbate: to aggravate; to make worse.
penchant: a strong liking.
ennui: a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction arising from lack of interest.
garrulous: talkative; also, wordy.
acrid: sharp and harsh; bitter.
rubicund: inclining to redness; ruddy.
sojourn: to dwell for a time; also, a temporary stay.
laudable: praiseworthy; commendable.
aesthete: one who cultivates great sensitivity to beauty.
perspicacity: clearness of understanding.
rara avis: a rare or unique person or thing.
turpitude: baseness; depravity.
diffident: bashful or unassertive.
persiflage: frivolous or bantering talk.
moribund: dying.
sobriquet: a nickname.
polymath: a person of great or varied learning.
appurtenance: an adjunct or accessory.
hirsute: covered with hair or bristles.
nadir: the lowest point.
wastrel: a person who wastes; a loafer.
facetious: playfully jocular; humorous.
afflatus: a divine inspiration.

enervate: to weaken.
condign: deserved; adequate.
blandishment: flattering speech or action; allurement.
plenary: full; complete.
cosset: to pamper.
sang-froid: coolness in trying circumstances.
brio: vigor; vivacity.
vociferous: clamorous; noisy.
protean: readily assuming different shapes or forms.
eschew: to shun; to avoid.
somniferous: causing or inducing sleep.
gregarious: seeking and enjoying the company of others.
lassitude: lack of vitality or energy.
inchoate: partly but not fully in existence or operation.
esurient: hungry; greedy.
subterfuge: a deceptive device or stratagem.
gastronome: a lover of good food and drink.
affable: easy to speak to; also, gracious.
precipice: a very steep, perpendicular, or overhanging place.
purblind: having greatly reduced vision.
fulminate: to issue or utter verbal attacks or censures.
cogitate: to think; to ponder.
lambent: playing on the surface; flickering.
zeitgeist: the spirit of the time.
pugnacious: combative; quarrelsome.
acumen: quickness or keenness of perception or discernment.
rapine: the act of plundering.
autodidact: one who is self-taught.
dilatory: given to, or marked by, procrastination or delay.
bete noire: something or someone particularly detested or avoided.
chary: wary; cautious.

lachrymose: given to or causing tears.
abscond: to depart secretly.
probity: complete and confirmed integrity.
taciturn: not inclined to talk.
proclivity: a natural inclination.
demagogue: a leader who obtains power by means of appeals to the emotions and prejudices of the populace.
exculpate: to clear from alleged fault or guilt.
recalcitrant: stubbornly resistant to and defiant of authority or restraint.
quondam: former; sometime.
pellucid: transparent, clear; also, easily understandable.
desuetude: disuse.
apposite: of striking appropriateness and relevance.
jocund: light-hearted; mirthful.
firmament: the sky; the heavens.
spoonerism: the transposition of usually initial sounds in a pair of words.
perfunctory: done routinely.
beholden: obliged; indebted.
polyglot: speaking, writing, or made up of many languages.
abjure: to renounce, reject, or shun.
collude: to act in concert; to conspire.
dissolute: loose in morals and conduct.
mendacious: untruthful; also, untrue.
clemency: disposition to show mercy; also, an act of mercy.
ebullient: high-spirited.
propitious: presenting favorable circumstances.
indolent: lazy; inactive.
adamant: not susceptible to persuasion; unyielding.
bonhomie: pleasant and easy manner.
depredation: an act of plundering or ravaging.
lissom: supple; nimble.

prolix: wordy.
cavalcade: a procession.
celerity: quickness; swiftness.
obloquy: ill repute.
extol: to praise.
frisson: a brief moment of intense excitement.
malediction: a curse.
lenity: the state or quality of being lenient.
unctuous: marked by a false or smug earnestness or agreeableness.
expatiate: to speak or write at length.
nescience: lack of knowledge or awareness.
desideratum: something desired.
indomitable: incapable of being subdued or overcome.
raconteur: one who excels in telling stories and anecdotes.
sunder: to break apart.
peccadillo: a slight offense; a petty fault.
extricate: to free or release from a difficulty or entanglement.
aspersion: a damaging or derogatory remark.
levity: frivolity.
mellifluous: flowing sweetly or smoothly.
logorrhea: excessive talkativeness.
arrogate: to claim or seize without right or justification.
forlorn: sad and lonely because deserted, abandoned, or lost.
comport: to behave (oneself) in a particular manner.
farrago: an assortment; a medley.
ratiocination: the process of reasoning.
varicolored: having a variety of colors.
doula: a woman who assists in childbirth.
nonagenarian: someone whose age is in the nineties.
friable: easily crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder.
gravitas: high seriousness.

volte-face: an about-face.
exiguous: extremely scanty.
pecuniary: relating to money.
traduce: to vilify.
postprandial: happening or done after a meal.
sinecure: an office or position that involves little work or responsibility.
apogee: the highest point.
incontrovertible: indisputable; unquestionable.
furbelow: something showy or superfluous.
maudlin: excessively sentimental.
exigent: requiring immediate aid or action; also, demanding.
contravene: to act or be counter to.
temerarious: reckless; rash.
philter: a love potion.
reticent: inclined to keep silent.
pronunciamento: a proclamation; a pronouncement.
voluble: characterized by a ready flow of speech.
erudite: characterized by extensive reading or knowledge.
quotidian: occurring daily; also, ordinary.
roister: to revel; to carouse.
seriatim: in a series; one after another.
detritus: debris.
sybarite: a person devoted to luxury and pleasure.
loquacious: very talkative.
tyro: a novice.
salubrious: healthful.
evanescent: fleeting.
ineluctable: impossible to avoid or evade.

asseverate: to affirm or declare positively or earnestly.
sentient: capable of perceiving by the senses.
malapropos: unseasonable or unseasonably; inappropriate or inappropriately.
agitprop: propaganda.
fiat: an arbitrary or authoritative command or order.
nimiety: excess.
surreptitious: done, made, or gotten by stealth; also, marked by stealth.
pleonasm: the use of more words than are necessary to express an idea.
abominate: to detest intensely.
discursive: digressive; rambling; also, marked by analytical reasoning.
countervail: to counteract; also, to offset.
myrmidon: a loyal follower.
perforce: by necessity.
pusillanimous: cowardly.
claque: a group of fawning admirers.
fugacious: lasting but a short time.
hauteur: haughtiness; arrogance.
somnolent: drowsy; also, tending to cause sleepiness.
susurration: a whispering; a soft murmur.
puerile: juvenile; childish.
gelid: extremely cold; icy.
philomath: a lover of learning; a scholar.
redoubt: a stronghold.
extant: still existing.
incipient: beginning to exist or appear.
extempore: without premeditation or preparation.
potable: drinkable; also, a beverage, especially an alcoholic one.
irascible: easily provoked to anger.
descry: to catch sight of; to detect.
mien: demeanor; also, aspect; appearance.
nefarious: wicked in the extreme.

plaintive: expressive of sorrow or melancholy.
tremulous: shaking, quivering; also, affected with fear.
doughty: valiant; brave.
contretemps: something inopportune or embarrassing.
arbiter: one having the power of judging and determining.
pablum: something (as writing or speech) that is trite, insipid, or simplistic.
milksop: an unmanly man.
cajole: to coax.
hardscrabble: barren, marginal; also, marked by poverty.
potentate: one who possesses great power or sway.
moil: to labor; to toil; to drudge.
redact: to edit.
privation: the state of being deprived of something.
venerate: to treat with deep respect.
starveling: one who is starving or being starved.
etiolate: to blanch or bleach; to make sickly.
wiseacre: a smart aleck.
quagmire: a predicament.
dictum: an authoritative statement.
quixotic: foolishly impractical; also, capricious; impulsive.
maunder: to talk or wander aimlessly.
vade mecum: a book or other thing that one regularly carries about.
amicable: characterized by friendliness and good will.
effrontery: shameless boldness; insolence.
cabal: a group that seeks power usually through intrigue.
forcible: effected by force used against resistance; also, powerful.
neoteric: recent in origin; modern.
indigence: extreme poverty.
frangible: capable of being broken; easily broken.
grandiloquent: lofty in style.

[The Blue Yoshi]

I have now done enough words to last MJM a life-time. My life is not complete.

No more words from me.

:mad:

[Axord]

<a href="http://www.catb.org/~esr/jargon/html/M/mu.html">mu</a>

<a href="http://skepdic.com/apophenia.html">apophenia</a>

<a href="http://skepdic.com/pareidol.html">pareidolia</a>

[Axord]

From the cool-sounding synonym dept.
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_letter">Majuscule</a>

<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=micturition&r=67">micturition</a>

[Axord]

<b>deambulatory</b>: place for walking around or about in.

<b>rangiferine</b>: pertaining to or like reindeer; belonging to animal genus containing reindeer.

<b>zabernism</b>: the misuse of military authority; bullying.

<b>dapocaginous</b>: mean-spirited; heartless.

<b>debarrass</b>: to disembarrass; disentangle; free

[ChE guy]

Great additions. Let me see if I can add a couple.

monopsony: an oligopsony limited to one buyer


oligopsony: a market situation in which each of a few buyers exerts a disproportionate influence on the market

Blue Yoshi, wow man. Your love of defining obscure words surpasses mine about a million-fold.

[The Blue Yoshi]

suasion \SWAY-zhun\, noun:
The act of persuading; persuasion.

commensurate: equal in measure or extent; also, proportionate.
urbane: polished and smooth in manner.
abstruse: difficult to comprehend.
militate: to have force or influence.
embonpoint: plumpness of person.
preternatural: beyond of different from what is natural; inexplicable; extraordinary; abnormal.
hardscrabble: barren, marginal; also, marked by poverty.
ignoramus: an ignorant person; a dunce.
apologia: a formal defense or justification.
sentient: capable of perceiving by the senses.
conflagration: a large and destructive fire.
bromide: a commonplace or conventional saying.

puckish: whimsical; mischievous; impish.
coterminous: of equal extent or duration.
mountebank: a quack; also, a charlatan.
tirade: a long angry speech.
palaver: idle talk; also, to talk idly.
vertiginous: causing dizziness; also, giddy; dizzy.
remonstrate: to present and urge reasons in opposition.
bailiwick: a person's specific area of knowledge, authority, interest, skill, or work.
impregnable: able to resist attack.
renege: to go back on a promise or commitment.
apprise: to give notice to; to inform.
improvident: lacking foresight; negligent; thoughtless.
carom: to strike and rebound; also, a glancing off.
myrmidon: a loyal follower.
privation: the state of being deprived of something.
ossify: to harden or to become bone.
troglodyte: someone who dwells in a cave.
wan: pale; also, lacking vitality or intensity.
peremptory: precluding or putting an end to all debate or action.
harbinger: a precursor; one that presages what is to come.
small beer: weak beer; also, matters of little importance.
commodious: comfortably spacious; roomy.
scapegrace: one who is wild and reckless.
nascent: beginning to exist.
feckless: ineffective; weak; worthless.
lucubration: nocturnal study.
supine: lying on the back; also, indolent; listless.
heterodox: holding unorthodox opinions.
predilection: an established preference.
verisimilitude: the quality of seeming to be true.

[fairly_bored]

<i>Batman </i>- the state of perfection or full to the point of perfection, particularly in relation to Safeway produce departments. See <i>shmicko</i> or <i>Mickey Mouse</i>

Manager: What are you doing? Get back to work!

Assistant: Relax, the stores looking batman.




While I'm reviving dead topics, where have Morgs and Dinaroozie gotten to? While I'm at it, where's Mark? Eaten by a bear in Canada?

[Felix]

A word I learned from Fire Emblem

Cur (noun)

1. A dog considered to be inferior or undesirable; a mongrel.

2. A base or cowardly person.