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Cool words
comprex:
twee
prat
cavil
adit
succulent
Lord Rae:
Delenda - Things to be deleted or destroyed (IE "Delenda est Carthago", or "Carthage must be destroyed")
Amphigory - A nonsense verse. Specifically, a poem designed to look and sound good, but which has no meaning upon closer reading. (also applies to lots of music from the last 40 years or so.
Locus - A site considered to be the centre of a particular activity. pl. `Loci'
Pleonasm - The use of more words than are required to express an idea... (As much as I love Penny Arcade they frequently do this.)
Snowleopard:
I like the pleonasm, Lord Rae. That's a new one for me.
Grumble, still need to find my boxes of writing books.
Got a great one for older/out of use words.
Mrs. Bryne's wierd, unusual, and bizarre words.
Dina:
Good, I actually know some of the above mentioned words.
btw, a coprolite is any fossilized dung, not just from dinosaurs.
Piotr1600:
puerile
recidivism / recidivist
milquetoast
homunculus
Brobdingnagian
--- Quote from: Dina on May 18, 2011, 03:57:12 AM ---btw, a coprolite is any fossilized dung, not just from dinosaurs.
--- End quote ---
But... but... but I like my story better - 'cause it involves dinosaurs! ;D
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