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A Salpicon of Random Palavery
More random words and phrases that reflect my eclectic, stream-of-consciousess style of word and idea gathering.
durometer, mock-grudge, nimini-pimini, chrisom, sine metu, monteverdian, tagh, monodic, sharakan, watermen, wherrymen, winged gudgeon and 137 more...
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learning
A list of words whose meanings I am learning, either because a) I don't know the meaning b) I know the meaning, but could stand to better appreciate certain inflections or secondary meanings or c) ...
louche, educe, loam, cob, sclerotic, palliate, axial, syndicalist, ecumenical, sally, fatuous, parvenu and 1381 more...
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Vocab Tuesday
A list of words that have appeared or will appear on my weekly "Vocab Tuesday" Facebook statuses.
pareidolia, orthogonal, pixilated, fillip, fulgent, chatoyancy, pusillanimous, rechauffé, bovarysme, arrogate, scupper, pixelated and 2 more...
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INSPIRATION ON STICK
words who inspires me on some projects
bridge to nowhere, malison, counting to infinity, butterfly effect, historical revisi..., antichrist, nouveau riche, soubrette, stendhal syndrome, bovarysme, faster, pussycat!..., groupies and 71 more...
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hernesheir Escapist dreaming that one is the heroine or hero of a romance to the exclusion of everyday realities. Named after Emma Bovary in Gustave Flaubert's 1857 novel Madame Bovary. Sep 21, 2009