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08 Mar 2009, 10:48 am

Boost everyone's vocabulary!

Give a word or phrase that is not commonly used and its definition.
Feel free to discuss other posters' words or add extra information.

I'll start with:

Runcible spoon - Rucible is a nonsense word used in poetry. A runcible spoon is a nonsense utensil.

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08 Mar 2009, 12:59 pm

I like words that make me smile for some reason...[how they look or sound]

How about: Discombobulate - To Throw Into a State of Confusion

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08 Mar 2009, 1:20 pm

Floccinaucinihilipilification ! !! - The Concept That Something is Worthless

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08 Mar 2009, 1:36 pm

Stray-Ana wrote:

I like words that make me smile for some reason...[how they look or sound]

How about: Discombobulate - To Throw Into a State of Confusion

That is a funny word, well worth remembering. However, if I use it in conversation it may discombobulate people.

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08 Mar 2009, 2:19 pm

Okay, my vocabulary is not that good, but a nice term, which took me quite a while to find out is noun adjunct. It refers (iirc) to both the apple in apple tree and the city in New York City (eeven though I am unsure about this one),

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09 Mar 2009, 8:36 am

Bifurcated
Forked or divided into two parts or branches, as in the Y-shaped styles of certain flowers or the tongues of snakes.

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14 Mar 2009, 5:43 am

non sequitur: A conclusion or statement that does not logically follow from the previous argument or statement.

e.g. I'm older than you therefore I'm more knowledgeable.

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14 Mar 2009, 7:07 am

Nascent: Just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential.

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