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Word of the Day - let's add 100 words to our vocabulary

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MariaWaria · 31/12/2017 20:29

This thread follows on from my recent thread on AIBU saying that I wanted to add 100 words to my vocabulary. The response was incredible; so much encouragement given, and ideas shared.
And AdaColeman suggested I start a Word of the Day thread, so here we are.

The way this will work is that I will post the Word of the Day (each day Smile) and state its meaning as I understand it which will no doubt have been gleaned from Google, books, wherever.

The aim is not to teach or preach or offer words that ordinary folk, like me, are not likely to use in general conversation. They will be words that we may already have heard of but have not felt assured enough to use in conversation.

Perhaps we can aim to use the Word of the Day three times in our conversation in the next 24 hours and report on how that went.

Let’s see how this thread develops. My aim is to continue for 100 days by which time I (and hopefully you too) will have an extra 100 words in your vocabulary.

The first Word of the Day is INIMITABLE meaning incapable of being copied, in a class of its own.

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MariaWaria · 22/01/2018 20:40

Word of the Day No.23 is INNATE - inborn; natural.

en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/innate

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iklboo · 23/01/2018 10:47

DH has an innate talent for refilling the washing basket as soon as I've emptied it.

steppemum · 23/01/2018 11:13

ds has an innate ability to wind me up. (he is 15)

MariaWaria · 23/01/2018 17:26

Word of the Day No. 24 is OVERWROUGHT - In a state of nervous excitement or anxiety.

en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/overwrought

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HonkyWonkWoman · 23/01/2018 18:41

I was overwrought when my Dd fell and broke her arm.

MariaWaria · 24/01/2018 20:19

Word of the Day No. 25 is GORMANDIZE - eat good food, especially to excess.

en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/gourmandize
"
I will gormandize that plate of cup cakes; I just can't help myself."

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StripySocksAndDocs · 24/01/2018 20:41

Gourmandize.

I like it!!

LittleFeileFooFoo · 24/01/2018 20:59

I don't pug out on pizza, I gormandize!

LittleFeileFooFoo · 24/01/2018 21:00

Ugh, pig out! Pugnaciously even!

AdaColeman · 24/01/2018 21:21

I'll be a gourmet when I'm enjoying my Burn's Night dinner tomorrow, but I won't gourmandize my Balmoral chicken.

MariaWaria · 25/01/2018 16:27

Word of the Day No. 26 is LIONIZE - give a lot of public attention and approval to (someone); treat as a celebrity.

en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/lionize

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MariaWaria · 26/01/2018 20:55

Word of the Day No. 27 is PURITANICAL - having or displaying a very strict or censorious moral attitude towards self-indulgence or sex.

en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/puritanical

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LittleFeileFooFoo · 26/01/2018 22:28

While Donald trump likes to Lionize the puritanical white evangelical Christians, he continuously obfuscates his own immoral behavior

MariaWaria · 27/01/2018 18:31

Word of the Day No. 28 is OBLITERATE

  • to remove or destroy all traces of; do away with; destroy completely.
  • to blot out or render undecipherable (writing, marks, etc); efface.

en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/obliterate

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Verilyfrankinscensed · 28/01/2018 09:45

I am so overwrought that I would like to obliterate the puritanical who not give me permission to gourmandise despite my innate ability for greediness.

I was behind again.

Verilyfrankinscensed · 28/01/2018 09:48

Oh why is spellchecker changing the Z to an S?

MariaWaria · 28/01/2018 17:06

Don't know Verily but good to see you again.

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MariaWaria · 28/01/2018 17:11

Word of the Day No. 29 is INOPPORTUNE - Occurring at an inconvenient or inappropriate time.

en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/inopportune

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MariaWaria · 29/01/2018 22:00

Word of the Day No. 39 is AMIABLE - having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner.

en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/amiable

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Verilyfrankinscensed · 30/01/2018 06:45

Well I'm not feeling very amiable this morning, a tough day ahead and I don't want to talk to anyone. I did have an inopportune moment yesterday when I got work related visitors and I still wasn't dressed.

MariaWaria · 30/01/2018 23:01

Ooops, seems I jumped from Word No. 29 to 39 yesterday Blush

Let's get back on track with Word of the Day No. 31 CONCORD - agreement or harmony between people or groups.

en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/concord

"A pact of peace and concord".

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MariaWaria · 30/01/2018 23:14

Hope today turned out well and you weren't discombobulated Verily

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steppemum · 31/01/2018 10:45

I saw you post and thought Verily was the word!

verily I say unto you....

Verilyfrankinscensed · 31/01/2018 13:02

Not too discombobulated @MariaWaria if fact we managed to reach a state of concord. Smile

MariaWaria · 31/01/2018 17:44

steppemum Let's have VERILY as Word of the Day No. 32 meaning truly; certainly.

en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/verily

Apparently "verily is archaic, and nowadays used primarily as a (facetious) interjection, usually in combination with other archaic terms ( forsooth! )."

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