SOME COOL WORDS: (OR: THINGS I WOULD NAME MY DOG)
SOME COOL WORDS: (OR: THINGS I WOULD NAME MY DOG)
Ampersand- &
Attic salt- refined, incisive wit
Bailiwick- a special domain
Barn burner- a very exciting or dramatic event
Bellwether- one that takes the lead or initiative, leader
Bilboes- an iron bar with sliding shackles, used to fasten prisoner's ankles
Bluestocking- a woman with intellectual or literary interests
Brontide- the low rumble of distant thunder
Camisado- a military attack carried out at night
Canoodle- to engage in amorous embracing, hugging, or kissing
Catbird seat- a position of great prominence or advantage
Concinnity- elegance or neatness of literary or artistic style
Crackerjack- of striking excellence or ability
Deasil- clockwise
Deference- deference
Doppelganger- a person who closely resembles another, the opposite side of a personality
Druthers- free choice, preference
Emeritus- honorary title after retirement
Espirit de l’escalier- the witty thought coming to you at a later time
Equanimity- evenness of mind especially under stress, right disposition, balance
Equinox- the day that day and night are approximately the same length
Exculpate- to prove that someone is not guilty of doing something wrong
Finnimbrun- a trinket or knick-knack
Flatline- to die
Google- the figure 1 followed by 100 zeros; equal to 10100
Gossamer- the finest piece of thread, spider’s silk
Hale- free from defects
Hemidemisemiquaver- a measurement of 1/64 in music
Honorificabilitudinitaibus- with honor
Hydroxyzine- a medicine that calms you down
Hyphen- a hyphen
Hypocorism- a pet name
Irony-irony
Jacquerie- a peasant’s revolt
Jentacular- pertaining to breakfast
Jocund- marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness
Journeyman- a journeyman
Juggernaut- a huge, overwhelming force
Jurisprudence- the science or philosophy of law
Juxtapose- to place side by side
Kakorrhaphiophobia- fear of failure
Kangaroo court- a mock court in which laws are disregarded
Keelhaul- haul under the keel of a ship as torture
Kerfuffle- disagreement or argument
Kismet- fate
Kith- near family or friends
Knismesis- light tickling
Kvell- rejoice
Lambent- playing lightly on or over a surface, flickering, softly bright
Lickety-split
Loblolly- a North American pine tree with very long slender needles
Lodestone- magnetite possessing polarity
Macrosmatic- having a good sense of smell
Macushla- an affectionate form of address
Martinet- a person who is very strict and demands obedience from others
Merrythought- a bird's wishbone
Meshuggener- a foolish or crazy person
Milquetoast- a timid or unassertive person
Mithridate- an antidote against poison
Myrmidon- a loyal follower; especially a subordinate who executes orders unquestioningly
o-o: an endangered Hawaiian bird, a species of honeyeater
Objet trouve- an object found by chance to have value
Octothorpe- #
Operose- involving or displaying a lot of effort
Orrery- a clockwork model of the universe
Panjandrum- someone who thinks himself high and mighty
Paragon- a model of excellence or perfection
Paraph- a flourish after a signature
Parry- to ward off a weapon or blow
Pauciloquent- uttering few words, brief in speech
Puddle jumper-a small, light aircraft which is fast and highly maneuverable used for short trips
Puddysticks- very easy
Pyrokinesis- ability to manipulate fire
Ramshackle- appearing to be about to fall apart or break
Resilience- resilience
Ruly- obedient, orderly
Scupper- to defeat
Selcouth- unfamiliar, rare, strange, marvelous, wonderful
Serac- a pinnacle or ridge of ice on the surface of a glacier
Sidereal- of or relating to stars
Silver- silver, doesn’t have a rhyme
Snickersnee- a long knife
Sub rosa- in confidence, secretly
Syzygy- the alignment of 3 celestial bodies
Tantivy- at a gallop
Telekinesis- the power of moving things with your mind
Temerity- an unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition
Thalassic- of or relating to the sea
Theriac- a remedy that cures all ills
Tiffin- a light meal, especially lunch
Timeless- timeless
Titanic- having great magnitude, force or power, colossal
Tmesis- a word that has hyphens in between such as what-so-ever
Tocsin- the alarm clock or ringing of it
Tribulation- tribulation
Twee- dainty, elegant, delicate
Ukase- order, command
Quantul- only relating to two things
Queue- the tail of a beast in medieval times
Quire- two dozen sheets of paper
Quondam- former
Qwerty- outlay of a computer keyboard
War story- war story
Whiffle- to flourish a sword so that it makes that sound
Williwaw- a sudden violent gust of cold land air common along mountainous coasts of high latitude
Winnow- to remove chaff
Wisenheimer- smart aleck
Vestige- a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something vanished or lost
Zenzizenzizenic- a number raised to the 8th power
Zeroth- of or relating to zero
Zoanthropy- delusion of a person who believes himself changed into an animal
Zwieback- special sweetened bread
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Things I wonder:
Where did kissing come from? -or- Why do we kiss?
Why does a tiny piece of lead kill someone?
Why does touch have so much meaning?
Why are some frog's irises gold?
Why is symbolism so amazing?
Why can a fictional story break my heart?
and finally
What if there were no hypothetical questions?
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Answers to Interesting Questions:
What is the best compliment you have ever received: ?
Do you trust anyone with your life: Yes
What is your perfect pizza: Just... cheese
Ugly & live forever or attractive & die in a year: Attractive and die in a year. (Immortality=desperate loneliness)
Would you eat a bowl of crickets for $40,000: Yes
Do you feel that children should be sheltered from unhappiness: No, not sheltered, but you shouldn't cause your children unnecessary unhappiness; it should have a point.
If you could wake up tomorrow in the body of someone else, who would you pick and what would you do: My twin sister, or the person I like.
What question would you hate to answer: What is the worst thing you have ever done?
What is something you often think about that makes you sad: That I am in the process of dying; that my life is a time bomb, and death is the explosion.
What are you most afraid of: Irrational- dying alone, Rational- being burned to death
Who would you like to dance with: The person I want to marry
Are you wearing socks right now: Yes
If you had to choose your method of dying, what, when, where, and why: Being shot, when I am in my 30's, in America/Middle East, because it (as far as I know) it would be painless (if shot in the head)
If you could join the circus, what would you perform: Either ringmaster or the lady who rides the white horses.
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