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

surfeit - too much of a good thing

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.

assiduous

to work hard; diligent.

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

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.

acerbic - bitter

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

Retread - Very red in Yorkshire.

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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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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

Source: dictionary.com

Where: bloomberg article

Like it? no. Too vague.

Use it? No, for same reason.

Obfuscate

Darken
Confuse
To make obscure

Cewebrity

"an internet personality that has attained celebrity"

^ for real?

Bejuggle

To outwit by trickery or deceit; to cheat

bahookie

n. Scottish a person's buttocks.

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

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

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

5 pages and nobody pointed out the obvious?

BIRD! Everybody knows that the bird is the word!

engassing

Postulate

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

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

^ and ^^^ and ^^^,

Definitions, please.

Gracias.

Originally Posted by barbaro

^ and ^^^ and ^^^,

Definitions, please.

Gracias.

Bung lung.

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

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

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.