Expand Your Vocabulary

xoxoxoBruce · 08-09-2015, 09:14 PM

21 Interesting Words From David Foster Wallace's Vocabulary List

1. aerobe—organism requiring oxygen to live

2. afterclap—unexpected, often unpleasant sequel to a matter that had been considered closed

3. anaclisis—psychological dependence on others; “anaclitic”

4.apophasis—allusion to something by denying that it will be mentioned

5. bistre—yellowish-brown color

6. catadromous—living in freshwater but migrating to sea to breed

7. ecotone—transitional zone between communities containing the characteristic species of each

8. euphuism—ornate, allusive, overpoetic prose style

9. gloze—minimize or underplay… “gloze” the embarrassing part

10. muntin—strip of wood or metal that separates & holds various panes in a window, like a window w/ four individual panes
arranged in a big rectangle, etc.

11. nidifugous—leaving the nest shortly after hatching

12. ocherous—moderate orange yellow

13. ordurous—dungish or shitty

14. patelliphobia—fear of bowls, cups, basins, and tubs

15. peritrichous—having a band of cilia around the mouth as certain protozoans

16. privity—secret, special knowledge between two or more people; (adj.) privitive

17. serrate—having or forming a row of sharp little teethy things

18. tarantism—disorder where you have uncontrollable need to dance

19. tardive (adj.)—having symptoms that develop slowly or appear long after inception

20. tenesmus—urgent but ineffectual attempt to pee or shit

21. valetudinarian—sickly, weak, morbidly health-conscious person

monster · 08-09-2015, 09:47 PM

Mephitic --- foul smelling

Gravdigr · 08-09-2015, 10:24 PM

Smegma

monster · 08-09-2015, 10:32 PM

who here does not already have that in their vocab?

smeghead

sexobon · 08-09-2015, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

2. afterclap—unexpected, often unpleasant sequel to a matter that had been considered closed

Till now I thought afterclap was a euphemism for condom.

Sundae · 08-09-2015, 11:08 PM

I knew three of the words on the list (do I win a prize?)

I'd also forgotten how much I fancy Arnold Judas Rimmer (you can take the prize back now).

Lamplighter · 08-10-2015, 12:59 AM

I think most every one of those words has an alternate definition....

For example:

14. patelliphobia—fear of bowls, cups, basins, and tubs
No, it's the fear of knee caps, and certain Italian bicycles

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lumberjim · 08-10-2015, 05:20 PM

No, Lamp, It's the fear of Indian Customers. My salesmen all have it, so I know.

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xoxoxoBruce · 08-24-2015, 10:54 PM

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A few times each decade, the number of acceptable Scrabble words grows. Some sixty-five hundred new words—“lolz,” “shizzle,” and “blech” among them—will officially enter one of the two major competitive Scrabble lexicons on September 1st of this year. The grumbling that results when a word list lengthens is not so much about the inclusion of obscene or offensive words—though a cleaned-up list was controversially published in 1996, after someone protested the inclusion of “jew” as a verb. Instead, it is more about the growing divide between two Scrabble communities: North America and everywhere else…

What difference does it make in scrabble, when you lay down J+E+W, whether you think it's a noun or a verb?

sexobon · 08-25-2015, 12:41 AM

If you think it's a verb, you may be able to use more letters by laying down present participle jewing or simple past and past participle jewed.

xoxoxoBruce · 08-25-2015, 01:49 AM

Ah, good point.

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xoxoxoBruce · 08-27-2015, 07:36 PM

These aren't legit... yet.

BigV · 08-27-2015, 10:59 PM

dunnage

1 -- the language used when a group of friends are insulting one another in a friendly way.

2 -- the weight of the packing material in a freight shipment.

3 -- the boards used to raise a load off the ground to permit forklift blades to fit underneath.

answer: #3

08-09-2015, 09:14 PM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Expand Your Vocabulary 21 Interesting Words From David Foster Wallace's Vocabulary List 1. aerobe—organism requiring oxygen to live 2. afterclap—unexpected, often unpleasant sequel to a matter that had been considered closed 3. anaclisis—psychological dependence on others; “anaclitic” 4.apophasis—allusion to something by denying that it will be mentioned 5. bistre—yellowish-brown color 6. catadromous—living in freshwater but migrating to sea to breed 7. ecotone—transitional zone between communities containing the characteristic species of each 8. euphuism—ornate, allusive, overpoetic prose style 9. gloze—minimize or underplay… “gloze” the embarrassing part 10. muntin—strip of wood or metal that separates & holds various panes in a window, like a window w/ four individual panes arranged in a big rectangle, etc. 11. nidifugous—leaving the nest shortly after hatching 12. ocherous—moderate orange yellow 13. ordurous—dungish or shitty 14. patelliphobia—fear of bowls, cups, basins, and tubs 15. peritrichous—having a band of cilia around the mouth as certain protozoans 16. privity—secret, special knowledge between two or more people; (adj.) privitive 17. serrate—having or forming a row of sharp little teethy things 18. tarantism—disorder where you have uncontrollable need to dance 19. tardive (adj.)—having symptoms that develop slowly or appear long after inception 20. tenesmus—urgent but ineffectual attempt to pee or shit 21. valetudinarian—sickly, weak, morbidly health-conscious person __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

08-09-2015, 09:47 PM	#2
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Mephitic --- foul smelling __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

08-09-2015, 10:32 PM	#4
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	who here does not already have that in their vocab? smeghead __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

08-09-2015, 11:08 PM	#6
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I knew three of the words on the list (do I win a prize?) I'd also forgotten how much I fancy Arnold Judas Rimmer (you can take the prize back now). __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

08-10-2015, 05:20 PM	#8
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	No, Lamp, It's the fear of Indian Customers. My salesmen all have it, so I know. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

08-09-2015, 10:24 PM	#3
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Smegma __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

08-10-2015, 12:59 AM	#7
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	I think most every one of those words has an alternate definition.... For example: 14. patelliphobia—fear of bowls, cups, basins, and tubs No, it's the fear of knee caps, and certain Italian bicycles ,

08-23-2015, 06:04 PM	#9
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	__________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

08-25-2015, 12:41 AM	#11
sexobon I love it when a plan comes together. Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 9,793	If you think it's a verb, you may be able to use more letters by laying down present participle jewing or simple past and past participle jewed.

08-25-2015, 01:49 AM	#12
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Ah, good point. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

08-27-2015, 06:34 PM	#13
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	__________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

08-27-2015, 07:36 PM	#14
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	These aren't legit... yet. Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

08-27-2015, 10:59 PM	#15
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	expand your vocabulary, quiz style; highlight to reveal answer dunnage 1 -- the language used when a group of friends are insulting one another in a friendly way. 2 -- the weight of the packing material in a freight shipment. 3 -- the boards used to raise a load off the ground to permit forklift blades to fit underneath. answer: #3 __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

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