Words to Wow

[❀ Sariah ❀, Group Leader]

Okay. First, someone posts the longest/hardest to pronounce/weirdest/most random/most impressive/most obscure word they can find. Has to be a real word, guys, and slang DOES NOT count! Oh, and SPELL IT RIGHT or face my wrath. Then someone else posts what they THINK the definition of the word might be (doesn't have to be realistic--in fact, the more outrageous, the better!). No fair looking it up!!!!!! That's what we call "cheating," and it is very much frowned upon. The first person then posts the real definition. This is easy. Just open the dictionary. And if you don't want to have to type the definition out, look it up on the Internet (HEM HEM, must be from a reliable source!!!!!!!), copy it, then paste it on your comment. Pronunciation guides are helpful, too. This is a good game for authors and a great way to improve your vocabulary. Example of how it is played:

Victoria: Prerogative.

Annemarie: A veggie?

Victoria: NO!!!!! It means your choice. Like, my prerogative (that's a song, you know).

Annemarie: Pulchritudinous.

Victoria: Physically attractive?

Annemarie: Yeah!!! Wow, if you know what that means, you either cheated, or you read the dictionary for fun.


This would continue (oh yeah, and the above words are real, as are their definitions, I promise you--I read the dictionary for fun!!!!!!.

[Essence]

How about this one guys?

hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia

:P

[❀ Sariah ❀, Group Leader]

Fear of hippopotamuses? (I admit, I had to look that up to spell it.)

[Essence]

LOL! No, good guess though. I probably would've said that too, had I not know. It's actually fear of lond words. Strange, huh?

[❀ Sariah ❀, Group Leader]

Oh yeah! I read about that one once, I shoulda remembered. I always thought that one was ironic, since people with hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia would be afraid of the name of their fear…


Do you know "opulent"?

[Essence]

Umm, here's a crazy guess: a type of contact lenses? Wait why did I guess that? That was completely random... LOL!

[❀ Sariah ❀, Group Leader]

Nah! Opulent: luxurious or lavish. LOL!

[Essence]

What about verbigerative?

[❀ Sariah ❀, Group Leader]

Active, silly, relating to plants, or relating to verbs??? Any of those?