"Can you help me build my vocabulary" game

asmaahsan · Post by **asmaahsan** » 20 Feb 2013, 04:11

Ibidem - in the same place;

Ibid. (Latin), short for ibidem(meaning the same place), is the term used to provide an endnote or footnote citation or reference for a source that was cited in the preceding endnote or footnote.

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Bighuey · Post by **Bighuey** » 20 Feb 2013, 10:02

Bream - A European freshwater fish related to the carp.

In Europe a bream is considered a delicacy, but in America a carp is considered a trash fish.

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asmaahsan · Post by **asmaahsan** » 20 Feb 2013, 12:33

Hmmm....it's like smelly cheese that's a delicacy in France but most people just wrinkle their nose at it.

ratiocination - the process of logical thinking.

Whereas the rest of the world requires a compass to find their right direction, aboriginal Australians used their intuitive powers and ratiocination to find their way.

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Fransiscan43 · Post by **Fransiscan43** » 20 Feb 2013, 12:38

Acquiesce: To agree reluctantly and against your better judgement.

She acquiesced to his plan even although she was very suspicious of him.

verb.

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asmaahsan · Post by **asmaahsan** » 20 Feb 2013, 19:18

Cacogen - noun: an anti social person;

People always ensured that Mark, a cacogen, was never included in their guest list.

A again.

Bighuey · Post by **Bighuey** » 20 Feb 2013, 20:46

Alajardiniere - Made up of vegetables cut up into cubes.

My mother used to make an alajardiniere salad, it takes a lot of patience to make one.

L next.

Fransiscan43 · Post by **Fransiscan43** » 22 Feb 2013, 00:11

Luminary: A person brilliant in his field.

Noun

Jobs was a luminary in the field of computer technology

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asmaahsan · Post by **asmaahsan** » 22 Feb 2013, 02:52

Uberous - Fruitful; copious; abundant; plentiful;

The drought has left the once rich soil barely uberous.

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Bighuey · Post by **Bighuey** » 22 Feb 2013, 09:38

Breton - A kind of hat with the brim turned upward evenly all around.

In Brittany the women and girls wear bretons, and look very fetching in them.

R

yalda-2013 · Post by **yalda-2013** » 23 Feb 2013, 03:59

Raisonneur- person in a play or book embodying author's viewpoint.

A

Fransiscan43 · Post by **Fransiscan43** » 23 Feb 2013, 14:41

Apotheosis: Elevation of an idea or person to the most developed status possible.

Noun

There are those who think John F Kennedy the apotheosis of a president.

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(I like the "raisonneur" entry)

Kokiloki · Post by **Kokiloki** » 24 Feb 2013, 15:01

Prestidigitation - a lovely old word meaning the practice of sleight of hand or jugglery.

The magician was a master of the art of prestidigitation, conjuring eggs from out of peoples' pockets and coins from behind their ears.

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Bighuey · Post by **Bighuey** » 24 Feb 2013, 20:10

Remiges - The large quill feathers of a bird's wing.

The remiges from a pigeons wing make good pipe cleaners.
E next.

Fransiscan43 · Post by **Fransiscan43** » 24 Feb 2013, 23:45

Egregious: A shockingly bad act.

Adj.

The dishonest behaviour of many politicians is egregious.

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asmaahsan · Post by **asmaahsan** » 28 Feb 2013, 16:00

Galahad - (Arthurian legend) the most virtuous knight of the Round Table; was able to see the Holy Grail;

Being married to a Galahad of a man, she never had eyes or ears for another man.

A please.