The latest batch of words that on a daily basis only crazy people dare to use. My favourite one must be “elision” which refers to "the omission of a sound or syllable when speaking” — never thought there was a word for it! Now for the ultimate challenge: use as many of these as possible in one game of Scrabble! Ha!
Elision ● Amalgamation ● Abhorrence ● Transgress ● Epithalamium ● Crevasse ● Tenacious ● Veridical ● Vociferous ● Vehement ● Avarice ● Fecundity ● Obfuscate ● Incorrigible ● Scurrilous ● Inoculation ● Quagmire ● Corollary ● Portent ● Effervescent ● Mendacious ● Prolegomenon ● Excise ● Prolegomenous ● Preposterous ● Inculcation ● Virulence ● Rapacious ● Opprobrium ● Surreptitious ● Palatable ● Excoriate ● Raucous ● Equanimity ● Adventitious ● Reticent ● Viscous ● Impunity ● Obdurate ● Desideratum
Meanings after the break.
Meanings after the break.
- Elision — the omission of a sound or syllable when speaking
- Amalgamation — the action, process, or result of combining or uniting
- Abhorrence — a feeling of repulsion; disgusted loathing
- Transgress — infringe or go beyond the bounds of something
- Epithalamium — a song or poem celebrating a marriage
- Crevasse — a deep open crack, esp. one in a glacier
- Tenacious — not readily letting go of, giving up, or separated from an object
- Veridical - truthful
- Vociferous — a strongly expressed protest or demand, typically from a large number of people
- Vehement — showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense
- Avarice — extreme greed for wealth or material gain.
- Fecundity — capable of producing an abundance of offspring
- Obfuscate — render obscure, unclear, or unintelligible
- Incorrigible — not able to be corrected
- Scurrilous — making or spreading scandalous claims about someone with the intention of damaging their reputation
- Inoculation — treat (a person or animal) with a vaccine to produce immunity
- Quagmire — soft boggy area of land that gives way underfoot
- Corollary — a proposition that follows from (and is often appended to) one already proved.
- Portent — a sign or warning that something, esp. something momentous or calamitous, is likely to happen
- Effervescent — giving off bubbles
- Mendacious — not telling the truth; lying
- Prolegomenon — a critical or discursive introduction to a book
- Excise — cut out surgically
- Preponderance — the quality or fact of being greater in number, quantity, or importance
- Preposterous — contrary to reason or common sense
- Inculcation — instill an attitute, habit, idea by persistent instruction
- Virulence — extremely severe or harmful in its effects
- Rapacious — aggressively greedy or grasping
- Opprobrium — harsh criticism or censure
- Surreptitious — kept secret, esp. because it would not be approved of
- Palatable — (of food or drink) pleasant to taste
- Excoriate — censure or criticize severely
- Raucous — making or constituting a disturbingly harsh and loud noise
- Equanimity — mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper
- Adventitious — happening or carried on according to chance rather than design
- Reticent — not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily
- Viscous — having a thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid
- Impunity — exemption from punishment or freedom from the injurious
- Obdurate — stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action.
- Desideratum — something that is needed or wanted
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