Increase Your Vocabulary

[DigitalSushi]

Loquacious Linguist, talky talky people.
Solifugae, its a ten legged arachnid (spider!).
Euphoria, yeah i go clubbing.

 

[ScarlettRage]

persnickety- fussy about small details

perspicacious- of acute mental vision or discernment

and... hmmm

maleficent- working or productive of harm or evil

 

[JRCB]

Flabbergasted means surprised.

 

[Pezzer]

Defenestration-The act of throwing someone through a window

You bastard, I was gonna say that.

Probably my third favorite word.

 

[The Diabolical Biz]

The longest word I know (this is real) Floccinaucinihilipilification, the estimation of things as worthless, you can even look it up

GRRRR YOU BEAT ME BY A MINUTE!!

First come first served, I'm afraid; Although it's good to know that someone else knows that word

 

[ArcWinter]

Mspaintadventures has lots! Also:
Percolate - to cook, brew, or heat up
Syndetic - connected, can be symmetrical
Obfuscate - to obscure or confuse
Obsequiousness - obedient, fawning

There you go. Perfect an olde-tyme Brytysh accent and say these words. You'll feel full of geniusity!

 

[Kayevcee]

Polysyllabilexicophobia- an irrational fear of long words. How ironic.

-Nick

 

[esperandote]

prefixes

kilo=1,000
mega=1,000,000
giga=1,000,000,000
tera=1,000,000,000,000
peta=1,000,000,000,000,000
exa=1,000,000,000,000,000,000
zetta=1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
yotta=1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000

those are big words/prefixes aren't they?

 

[TeaBaggin]

Masticate- to eat
Thats a fun one to slip into conversation

 

[Skuffyshootster]

Mee krob: a Thai dish; the name literally means "crispy noodles". It is made with rice noodles and a sauce that is predominantly sweet but can be balanced with an acidic flavor, usually lemon or lime. The sour/citrus flavor prominent in this dish comes from the peel of a Thai citrus fruit called Som Saa.

Courtesy of wikipedia

 

[notyouraveragejoe]

Ni Hao literally translates to "You Good?" but is used for Hello. Ni Hao Ma is used for how are you as Ma implies a question. Both are Mandarin.

 

[spuddyt]

pseudopseudhypoparathyroidism - a disease (which is like pseudohypoparathyroidism)

 

[Geamo]

Axiomatic- To be evident without any proof or argument. Simply put, obvious.

Example; It is axiomatic that teachers should understand enough about how to use grammar effectively in writing to teach the children.

 

[Queen Michael]

Ubiquitous: Something that is everywhere.

Anthropomorhphic: In human shape. (Like Donald Duck compared to actual ducks.)