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08-09-2015, 08:14 PM | #1 |
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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
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08-09-2015, 08:47 PM | #2 |
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Mephitic --- foul smelling
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08-09-2015, 09:24 PM | #3 |
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08-09-2015, 09:32 PM | #4 |
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who here does not already have that in their vocab?
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08-09-2015, 09:37 PM | #5 |
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08-09-2015, 10:08 PM | #6 |
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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).
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08-09-2015, 11:59 PM | #7 |
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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 , |
08-10-2015, 04:20 PM | #8 |
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No, Lamp, It's the fear of Indian Customers. My salesmen all have it, so I know.
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08-23-2015, 05:04 PM | #9 |
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08-24-2015, 09:54 PM | #10 | |
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08-24-2015, 11:41 PM | #11 |
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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.
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08-25-2015, 12:49 AM | #12 |
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Ah, good point.
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08-27-2015, 05:34 PM | #13 |
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08-27-2015, 06:36 PM | #14 |
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These aren't legit... yet.
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08-27-2015, 09:59 PM | #15 |
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expand your vocabulary, quiz style; highlight to reveal answer
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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
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