tonya has looked up 40 words, created 4 lists, listed 477 words, written 10 comments, added 0 tags, and loved 9 words.
tonya commented on the word eristic
Hey, that's the same article that brought me here to this word! :)
Dec 19, 2008
tonya commented on the word palimpsest
"All history was a palimpsest, scraped clean and reinscribed exactly as often as was necessary." 1984 by George Orwell
Oct 7, 2008
tonya commented on the list ugliest-words-ever
I had totally forgotten how much I'd disliked the word felicity when I had first encountered it. I agree with pretty much all of these. (banal! ugh!)
Sep 18, 2008
tonya commented on the word morass
Something that hinders, engulfs, or overwhelms: a morass of detail.
Aug 31, 2008
tonya commented on the word fractious
(esp. of children) easily upset and angered, often due to tiredness
Aug 14, 2008
tonya commented on the word paragon
A paragon is peerless, but to paragon something is to compare or make it equal.
tonya commented on the word euphonium
But euphonium players must use the word "euphonious" to their advantage all the time...
tonya commented on the word elocution
Execution of eloquence.
Aug 8, 2008
tonya commented on the word pusillanimous
"Don't be such a pussy cat!" is how I remember this :).
tonya commented on the word ingenuous
I tend to not notice the first "u" and understand ingenious.
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tonya commented on the word eristic
Hey, that's the same article that brought me here to this word! :)
Dec 19, 2008
tonya commented on the word palimpsest
"All history was a palimpsest, scraped clean and reinscribed exactly as often as was necessary." 1984 by George Orwell
Oct 7, 2008
tonya commented on the list ugliest-words-ever
I had totally forgotten how much I'd disliked the word felicity when I had first encountered it. I agree with pretty much all of these. (banal! ugh!)
Sep 18, 2008
tonya commented on the word morass
Something that hinders, engulfs, or overwhelms: a morass of detail.
Aug 31, 2008
tonya commented on the word fractious
(esp. of children) easily upset and angered, often due to tiredness
Aug 14, 2008
tonya commented on the word paragon
A paragon is peerless, but to paragon something is to compare or make it equal.
Aug 14, 2008
tonya commented on the word euphonium
But euphonium players must use the word "euphonious" to their advantage all the time...
Aug 14, 2008
tonya commented on the word elocution
Execution of eloquence.
Aug 8, 2008
tonya commented on the word pusillanimous
"Don't be such a pussy cat!" is how I remember this :).
Aug 8, 2008
tonya commented on the word ingenuous
I tend to not notice the first "u" and understand ingenious.
Aug 8, 2008