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Post by Daniel Tak on Mar 2, 2009 21:23:30 GMT -5
Finally! It's about time we got a semi-difficult game! ;D Here's how it works: One person will type in a ridiculously hard REAL word in the English language. The next poster must use that in a sentence which cannot be in the form of "My favorite word is ______" or "This word, ______ is very interesting," or anything like that. You must use the word in a genuine sentence which helps explain its meaning. After you post your sentence, post another ridiculously hard word for the next poster to create a sentence. Oh, and dictionaries and everything like that are legal.  I'll start. The first word is tonsure. |
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Post by DAMNIT on Mar 2, 2009 21:42:42 GMT -5
The cleric had his tonsure, and thus his head was bald.
Word: Manifesto
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Post by Destratharian on Mar 2, 2009 22:23:49 GMT -5
Umm..that's a manifesto event? Not really. Photosynthesis. |
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Post by DAMNIT on Mar 3, 2009 18:03:31 GMT -5
I don't think thats a correct way to use that word... next time make sure that its RIGHT before you post your answer so this thread doesnt fill up with wrong answers. Remember you CAN use a dictionary or whatever to help you.
Plants utilizie photosynthesis to make their own food.
Next word: Ballistic
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Post by Daniel Tak on Mar 3, 2009 18:38:06 GMT -5
Yeah, DAMNIT is right.
The ballistic expert was able to examine the impact of the bullet on a ground and, thus, determine where excatly the gun was shot.
Words so far: tonsure, manifesto, photosynthesis, ballistic. Come on guys, let's get harder words!
My word: zwitterion (Yes, it is a real word!)
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Post by Underrated on Mar 3, 2009 21:47:20 GMT -5
A zwitterion is a chemical compound that carries a total net charge of 0.
Word: ameliorate
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Post by Daniel Tak on Mar 3, 2009 22:52:21 GMT -5
ameliorate = to make better or more tolerable
My sentence: I decided to ameliorate my teacher by providing her with an apple this morning.
Word: Verisimilitude
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Post by Underrated on Mar 4, 2009 20:00:48 GMT -5
The drama play lacked verisimilitude.
Word: Vehement.
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Post by Dragon Yoshi on Mar 4, 2009 20:44:58 GMT -5
The man was very vehement to his wife
Word:The
Simple right? By you have to explain what it means in your sentance.
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Post by DAMNIT on Mar 4, 2009 20:51:36 GMT -5
The word "the" is used, esp. before a noun, with a specifying or particularizing effect, as opposed to the indefinite or generalizing force of the indefinite article.
copied and pasted straight from the first defintion of an online dictionary. No more words like this please.
Word: ephemeral
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Post by Dragon Yoshi on Mar 4, 2009 21:02:20 GMT -5
A bee is an ephemeral insect
Word: anecdotal
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Post by Ezio on Mar 4, 2009 22:47:51 GMT -5
An anecdotal history of jazz.
Word: ubiquitous
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Naoko
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Please pass the awesomesauce...
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Post by Naoko on Mar 5, 2009 21:58:29 GMT -5
I'm running about school in an ubiquitous fashion.
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia (yes ladies and gentleman that is in fact a real word)
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Post by Ezio on Mar 5, 2009 22:17:38 GMT -5
I have Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia
iniquitous
PS phobias r really easy to use in a sentence
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Post by Underrated on Mar 6, 2009 20:26:07 GMT -5
Bostonfan has done too many iniquitous deeds in his life.
Sudamina.
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Post by Daniel Tak on Mar 6, 2009 22:35:06 GMT -5
Sudamina = a transient eruption of minute translucent vesicles caused by retention of sweat in the sweat glands and in the corneous layer of the skin and occurring after profuse perspiration (from Merriam Webster's Medical Dictionary).
My patient is currently suffering from an outbreak of sudamina and needs treatment as soon as possible.
Word: Prevaricate.
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Post by Underrated on Mar 7, 2009 10:23:25 GMT -5
After talking about nothing but dogs, Jon decided to prevaricate the conversation towards sports.
Word: Isapostolic.
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Post by DAMNIT on Mar 9, 2009 18:07:27 GMT -5
Nemanja became an isapostolic ruler, who was then able to introduce Christianity into his country.
word: zygomorphic
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Post by Ezio on Mar 11, 2009 18:07:21 GMT -5
Zygomorphic ("yoke shaped") flowers can be divided by only a single plane into two mirror-image halves. from wiki
word: actinomorphic
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Post by Daniel Tak on Mar 12, 2009 17:56:12 GMT -5
Actinomorphic = Capable of being divided into equal halves along any diameter, as the flowers of the rose or tulip; radially symmetrical.
Word: Circumlocution (Hint -- I did some circumlocution in this post).
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