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Re: Good words

I'm going to risk more slings and arrows and nonbelievers to suggest:

phyllomancy -- divination using leaves or tea leaves

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Trivet emoticon

A metal stand on which hot dishes are placed on the table or cooking vessels are suspended over the fire. Traditionally three-legged (hence the name).


(Except mine is four-legged and ceramic. And I don't use it for dishes, I use it for the iron. So I suppose it's not really a trivet at all emoticon )



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plangent - adj

1)loud and resounding (ie drums or bells)
2)expressing or suggesting sadness; plaintive

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Re: Good words

Here's a new word to me:

afflatus -

a strong, creative impulse;
divine inspiration

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afflatus -

a strong, creative impulse;
divine inspiration

Now there is a word that does not sound like it means what it means. If someone told me they had afflatus, I would sadly think of something much...ruder.

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afflatus -

a strong, creative impulse;
divine inspiration

Now there is a word that does not sound like it means what it means. If someone told me they had afflatus, I would sadly think of something much...ruder.

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Exactly! A strong impulse but not that creative...or divine

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Re: Good words

I'm always looking for new words to use. There are some pretty "creative" ones here.
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Here's one:

inamorata \in-am-uh-RAH-tuh\, noun:
   A woman whom one is in love with; a mistress

I've never heard it before, but it sounds like it would be good in some juicy novel.
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inamorata \in-am-uh-RAH-tuh\, noun:
   A woman whom one is in love with; a mistress

I've never heard it before, but it sounds like it would be good in some juicy novel.
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It's actually the title of a rather interesting novel.
I like spendthrift because it doesn't sound like what it means. I keep thinking it means someone who DOESN'T throw money around, someone who is not profligate but someone who is frugal. It's the thrift part that confuses me.
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Re: Good words

How about

sacricolist -- a devout worshipper

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Three of my favourite words:

fratchy: to be irritable.

blutterbunged: a state of confusion or disorder.

shazzy: to dance.

(Hooray for old words!!!)

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