How good is you vocab???

Broken91 · Post by **Broken91** » 08 Nov 2009, 19:41

I woul like a wide range of your favorite word in the english dictionary thi will help me and many others to:

Crepuscular used to describe animals that are primarily active during Twilight

Please continue

The Mythwriter · Post by **The Mythwriter** » 09 Nov 2009, 13:25

Obstreperous - Resiting control or restraint, noisy, unruly, or boisterous.

Moe · Post by **Moe** » 28 Dec 2009, 11:41

Specious: Having the ring of truth or plausibility but actually fallacious or deceptive.

I love this word. I've been trying, unsuccessfully, to use it in a conversation for years.

I think having a great vocabulary means being able to naturally work great words into your everyday speech. My test taking vocabulary is much better than my working vocab.

seomul · Post by **seomul** » 29 Dec 2009, 13:49

Thanks for sharing all this

josephajain · Post by **josephajain** » 02 Jan 2010, 05:42

Thanks for sharing this.....

Perrywinkle47 · Post by **Perrywinkle47** » 26 Sep 2010, 05:58

perfunctory - superficial

patrickt · Post by **patrickt** » 26 Sep 2010, 11:56

Meretricious - looks as if it would be similar to meritorious. It means, alluring by a show of vulgar or flashy attractions, tawdry. Pertaining to or characteristic of prostitutes. Based on pretense, deception, or insincerity.

I gave someone an award once for meretricious performance. He fired me but it was worth it.

Perrywinkle47 · Post by **Perrywinkle47** » 27 Sep 2010, 10:51

interesting word.. I'll add it in my vocabs

Fran · Post by **Fran** » 27 Sep 2010, 14:29

Ennui .... just love that word!
For anyone who doesn't know it means having too much time and too little to do or simply boredom.

tigeropig · Post by **tigeropig** » 27 Sep 2010, 18:15

that word is spelled funny

Icepat · Post by **Icepat** » 28 Sep 2010, 02:44

Meretricious - looks as if it would be similar to meritorious. It means, alluring by a show of vulgar or flashy attractions, tawdry.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » 28 Sep 2010, 05:37

tigeropig wrote:that word is spelled funny

It's french but used extensively in 19 century literature ... Google it to get the pronouncation ... I just love the sound of it - always reminds me of ladies in long dresses sitting around drinking tea!

Perrywinkle47 · Post by **Perrywinkle47** » 28 Sep 2010, 10:34

Fran wrote:Ennui .... just love that word!
For anyone who doesn't know it means having too much time and too little to do or simply boredom.

Interesting word

Fran · Post by **Fran** » 28 Sep 2010, 13:15

Just thought of another word I only heard recently 'Lacuna' it means a gap or a missing part.
I recently read the book 'The Lacuna' which is a superb read.

I now seem to hear people using the word lacuna regularly on radio & TV .... isn't it odd how that happens? I think words play hide & seek with us but once you find them they loose their disguise.
Powerful things ... words!

Perrywinkle47 · Post by **Perrywinkle47** » 29 Sep 2010, 08:43

Collateral- you take a loan and give something as security(guess every one knows this word, lol)
I know that happens to me a lot. It happens that sometimes I come across with someone in college and tell him that I have never seen you before, and then after that day onwards, I keep seeing that person. Its funny how human mind works