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    How do I follow a definition like that? Groooooossssss!!!!

    surfeit - too much of a good thing

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    Sanguine:

    san⋅guine

    -adjective

    1. cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident: a sanguine disposition; sanguine expectations.

    2. reddish; ruddy: a sanguine complexion.

    3. (in old physiology) having blood as the predominating humor and consequently being ruddy-faced, cheerful, etc.

    4. bloody; sanguinary.

    5. blood-red; red. 6. Heraldry. a reddish-purple tincture.

    –noun 7. a red iron-oxide crayon used in making drawings.
    Will I say it: rarely.

    Will I write it: rarely.

    Do I like the sound of this word? More or less, yes I do.

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    assiduous

    to work hard; diligent.

    I heard this word in a bar. I will not use it. Too rare.

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    From this web site about words that English has borrowed or taken from other languages: http://www.feedback.nildram.co.uk/richardebbs/essays/loanword.htm

    Shibboleth (Hebrew) a group's distinctive password, phrase or slogan, finding its way into English via Wycliff's 1382 translation of the Bible.

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    acerbic - bitter

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    toady \TOH-dee\, noun, verb:
    1. a fawning flatterer; humble dependent
    verb:
    1. to attempt to gain favor by fawning or being servile

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    Retread - Very red in Yorkshire.

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    Alchemy:

    al·che·my (āl'kə-mē) Pronunciation Key
    n.
    1. A medieval chemical philosophy having as its asserted aims the transmutation of base metals into gold, the discovery of the panacea, and the preparation of the elixir of longevity.
    2. A seemingly magical power or process of transmuting: "He wondered by what alchemy it was changed, so that what sickened him one hour, maddened him with hunger the next" (Marjorie K. Rawlings).
    [Middle English alkamie, from Old French alquemie, from Medieval Latin alchymia, from Arabic al-kīmiyā' : al-, the + kīmiyā', chemistry (from Late Greek khēmeia, khumeia, perhaps from Greek Khēmia, Egypt).]
    al·chem'i·cal (āl-kěm'ĭ-kəl), al·chem'ic adj., al·chem'i·cal·ly adv.
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    Alchemy

    Al"che*my\, n. [OF. alkemie, arquemie, F. alchimie, Ar. al-k[=i]m[=i]a, fr. late Gr. ?, for ?, a mingling, infusion, ? juice, liquid, especially as extracted from plants, fr. ? to pour; for chemistry was originally the art of extracting the juices from plants for medicinal purposes. Cf. Sp. alquimia, It. alchimia. Gr. ? is prob. akin to L. fundere to pour, Goth. guitan, AS. ge['o]tan, to pour, and so to E. fuse. See Fuse, and cf. Chemistry.]1

    1. An imaginary art which aimed to transmute the baser metals into gold, to find the panacea, or universal remedy for diseases, etc. It led the way to modern chemistry.

    2. A mixed metal composed mainly of brass, formerly used for various utensils; hence, a trumpet. [Obs.] Put to their mouths the sounding alchemy. --Milton.

    3. Miraculous power of transmuting something common into something precious. Kissing with golden face the meadows green, Gilding pale streams with heavenly alchemy. --Shak.

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    noun1. the way two individuals relate to each other; "their chemistry was wrong from the beginning -- they hated each other"; "a mysterious alchemy brought them together" [syn: chemistry] 2. a pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry in medieval times
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    Where: bloomberg article

    Like it? no. Too vague.

    Use it? No, for same reason.

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    Obfuscate

    Darken
    Confuse
    To make obscure

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    Cewebrity

    "an internet personality that has attained celebrity"

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    ^ for real?

    Bejuggle

    To outwit by trickery or deceit; to cheat

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    bahookie

    n. Scottish a person's buttocks.

    – origin 1930s: prob. a blend of behind and hough + -ie.

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    sardonic

    sar·don·ic

     /sɑrˈdɒnɪk/ Show Spelled[sahr-don-ik] Show IPA


    –adjectivecharacterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering: a sardonic grin.



    Origin:
    1630–40; alter. of earlier sardonian (influenced by F sardonique) < L sardoni(us) (< Gk sardónios of Sardinia) + -an; alluding to a Sardinian plant which when eaten was supposed to produce convulsive laughter ending in death

    —Related formssar·don·i·cal·ly, adverb
    sar·don·i·cism, noun
    un·sar·don·ic, adjective
    un·sar·don·i·cal·ly, adverb

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    mellifluous - invented by the same smooth bastard that invented the expression "smooth bastard"

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    5 pages and nobody pointed out the obvious?

    BIRD! Everybody knows that the bird is the word!


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    engassing

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    hooplehead - definition - a member of the ignorant masses; an uneducated commoner; an idiot. word

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    If i was in Iceland, i might ask the doctor "Do i have pneumonoultramicroscopicvolcanoconiosis?"

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    ^ and ^^^ and ^^^,

    Definitions, please.

    Gracias.

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    lugubrious

    lugubrious (Wikipedia)

    gloomy, mournful or dismal, especially to an exaggerated degree. The poor lighting and sparse maintenance, plus the rarefied traffic on its wide boulevards, made the effect of Pyongyang on the tourist distinctly lugubrious.His client's lugubrious expression tipped off the detective that something lurked beneath her optimistic words.
    The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. (Bertrand Russell)

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    Quote Originally Posted by barbaro View Post
    ^ and ^^^ and ^^^,

    Definitions, please.

    Gracias.
    Bung lung.

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    recalcitrant

    recalcitrant
    1. marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey figures of authority
    2. hard to deal with or operate

    This could be used to describe many members of TD

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    Solenium Rectifier

    I realise it is a two word descriptor....but a good one...It is same as a Doo Hickey as in when an electrician doesnt know what icomponent is causing the problem he may say.....'the S. R must be playing up

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    paraphernalia

    Paraphernalia (wikipedia)

    1. Miscellaneous items, especially the set of equipment required for a particular activity; stuff. He has an impressive collection of bicycling paraphernalia, but he doesn't ride very often anymore.

    1. (archaic) Things a woman owns, apart from her dowry.

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