"Can you help me build my vocabulary" game

katkahab · Post by **katkahab** » 25 Mar 2013, 13:51

marmoreal, adjective; of or like a marble

sentence: She had a skin of marmoreal smoothness.

Bighuey · Post by **Bighuey** » 25 Mar 2013, 19:10

Hanging - Attached to something overhead and not supported from below.

At Black Jack Ketchum's hanging he literally lost his head.

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Fransiscan43 · Post by **Fransiscan43** » 02 Apr 2013, 11:57

Autogenics: A system of relaxation through conscious control of stress and tension

Noun:

He practised autogenics in an attempt to control his anxiety.

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nseiters · Post by **nseiters** » 02 Apr 2013, 18:25

(I hope I did this right.)

Unassuming: modest or acting in a way that does not assume superiority

Adjective

The woman in unassuming clothing struck me as odd in the array of colorful, vibrant people.

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asmaahsan · Post by **asmaahsan** » 02 Apr 2013, 23:42

nseiters wrote:(I hope I did this right.)

Unassuming: modest or acting in a way that does not assume superiority

Adjective

The woman in unassuming clothing struck me as odd in the array of colorful, vibrant people.

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The woman in unassuming clothing struck me as odd in AN (not 'the') array of colorful, vibrant people.

You did fine. Suggesting grammer change to make it perfect.

Narcissist - someone who is in love with themself;

She had never been a narcissist, so she usually ended up looking smartly casual, even when the dress code required a more formal look.

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nseiters · Post by **nseiters** » 03 Apr 2013, 06:16

(Redeeming myself here,

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Asinine – utterly ridiculous or lacking sense

Adjective

Deciding to run into the street without looking was an asinine decision.

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Fransiscan43 · Post by **Fransiscan43** » 03 Apr 2013, 10:51

Sublimate: To change from a primitive form to a culturally or socially acceptable one.

Verb:

Any attempt to sublimate aboriginal people has far reaching consequences.

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nseiters · Post by **nseiters** » 03 Apr 2013, 11:10

Usurp
Verb
Take (a position of power or importance) illegally or by force
During a coup d'état it is usually the military attempting to usurp the position of power.

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asmaahsan · Post by **asmaahsan** » 04 Apr 2013, 08:37

Surreptitious - secret or unauthorized;

The jealous women in the office always kept a surreptitious record of all her transactions, messing up her reputation by falsely accusing her of slacking off, hence ruining any chances of a promotion for her.

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nseiters · Post by **nseiters** » 05 Apr 2013, 10:05

Undulate, Verb

Definition: move sinuously like waves or go up and down gracefully

Sentence: As the droplet from her finger hits the surface of the water it undulates out towards the edge of the glass and back in again like little waves.

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asmaahsan · Post by **asmaahsan** » 10 Apr 2013, 19:49

Very poetic.

ninnyhammer ; a simple or silly person.

He is such a ninnyhammer that he can't even comprehend that he is her only love.

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lady_charlie · Post by **lady_charlie** » 12 Apr 2013, 22:34

asmaahsan wrote:Very poetic.

ninnyhammer ; a simple or silly person.

He is such a ninnyhammer that he can't even comprehend that he is her only love.

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first of all, loving the word ninnyhammer
infrangible: can't be broken or violated
We have infrangible human rights.

asmaahsan · Post by **asmaahsan** » 13 Apr 2013, 05:24

Thankyou so much.

niggardly - petty or reluctant in giving or spending;

I count myself lucky that my boss is not niggardly in his praise for my work, hence motivating me to further improve in my endeavors.

lady_charlie · Post by **lady_charlie** » 15 Apr 2013, 20:59

insouciant
relaxed, carefree, nonchalant
Her insouciant attitude was put on - she was really so broke she couldn't pay attention and her husband had just left her for an older, uglier woman.

still really liking ninnyhammer - I thought I spoke English and that is absolutely a new word, not to mention one of the funniest I have ever heard.

a word that starts with n next

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asmaahsan · Post by **asmaahsan** » 16 Apr 2013, 07:12

nocuous - hurtful; noxious

After her husband's nocuous behavior, and affair with an older and uglier woman, she joined a monastery and fell in love with a priest; he couldn't marry her, so wouldn't cheat on her, and that worked for her.

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