Words to Wow

[❀ Sariah ❀]

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!!!!!!.

[[deleted user]]

hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia

[❀ Sariah ❀]

Hey, someone posted that in my Harry Potter group!! It means "fear of long words."


Salient.

[[deleted user]]

Isnt it like an attacker?

Pramoxine hydrochloride

[❀ Sariah ❀]

No, salient means important! Example: It is a task of the utmost salience [a derivative from salient].


Ummmm, a disease or a chemical. I'm gonna go with chemical.

[[deleted user]]

A chemical in anti itch cream

[[deleted user]]

Emphysema

[❀ Sariah ❀]

Whoah.


Opulent.

[[deleted user]]

Pretty shiny? Guess wat emphysema is

[❀ Sariah ❀]

Oh, sorry, I didn't see that. Um, that act of emphasizing something??

Opulent is luxurious or lavish.


Ligate.

[[deleted user]]

Its a breathing disease like chronic bronchitis

Ligate is like resonalble makes sense

[❀ Sariah ❀]

Cici wrote: "Its a breathing disease like chronic bronchitis

Ligate is like resonalble makes sense"

Whoahness.

Ligate means to tie off or close up in some way, especially by using a ligature.

[[deleted user]]

Ah.

Tyche

[❀ Sariah ❀]

Uhhhh, a disease? Or one of those terms like "tyke" ("You little tike, Jr.!"), maybe. I dunno.

[[deleted user]]

A planet four times the size of jupiter made completely out of rock a little pasr pluto

[❀ Sariah ❀]

Oh my gosh!


Anamorphosis.

[[deleted user]]

Ya

[❀ Sariah ❀]

No, anamorphosis does not mean yeah, sadly. LOL! :)

[[deleted user]]

I was talking about the one before tht sry ana morphis means like some kind of wierd controlable change like anamorphs u know that book series thays realy cheesy

[❀ Sariah ❀]

I know; I was just teasing you. Sorry. I know the Anamorphs series. It's not too good. Anyway, no, anamorphosis doesn't mean that. Ready for the real definition?

[[deleted user]]

ya sure

[❀ Sariah ❀]

According to the dictionary:

A distorted projection or drawing that appears normal when viewed from a particular point or with a suitable mirror or lens.
• the process by which such images are produced.

[[deleted user]]

K heres one

porous

[Caitlin I ♥ animals!]

wet or kinda like a sponge