"Can you help me build my vocabulary" game

Discuss whatever your heart desires, just be civil. Posts made in this forum do not increase new members' post counts.
Post Reply
User avatar
Bighuey
Previous Member of the Month
Posts: 22451
Joined: 02 Apr 2011, 21:24
Currently Reading: Return to the Dirt
Bookshelf Size: 2

Re: "Can you help me build my vocabulary" game

Post by Bighuey »

He would probably look like the guy who played Santa for the under privleged kids in the town Im from in Utah. He could hide behind a toothpick.

Bidarka - A sealskin covered canoe used by Eskimos of Alaska.

I once tried to use a bidarka, but sadly, it capsized and I almost drowned.

I next.
"I planted some birdseed. A bird came up. Now I dont know what to feed it." Ramblings of a retired senile mind.
User avatar
asmaahsan
Posts: 878
Joined: 05 Jan 2013, 22:32
Favorite Book: A Flicker in the Dark
Currently Reading:
Bookshelf Size: 7
Reviewer Page: onlinebookclub.org/reviews/by-asmaahsan.html
Latest Review: "Bodies and Beaches" by Don Yarber

Post by asmaahsan »

iatrophobia - fear of going to the doctor

Th doctor's sheer good looks and lethal charm cured me of my iatrophobia.

A please.
:techie-reference: I am not a life coach; life coaches me ~ Asma Fikri.
Latest Review: "Bodies and Beaches" by Don Yarber
User avatar
Bighuey
Previous Member of the Month
Posts: 22451
Joined: 02 Apr 2011, 21:24
Currently Reading: Return to the Dirt
Bookshelf Size: 2

Post by Bighuey »

Ayuntamiento - A municipal government - the place where it is located.

I had to go to the ayuntamiento to pay the robber barons my property taxes.

Y to you.
"I planted some birdseed. A bird came up. Now I dont know what to feed it." Ramblings of a retired senile mind.
User avatar
asmaahsan
Posts: 878
Joined: 05 Jan 2013, 22:32
Favorite Book: A Flicker in the Dark
Currently Reading:
Bookshelf Size: 7
Reviewer Page: onlinebookclub.org/reviews/by-asmaahsan.html
Latest Review: "Bodies and Beaches" by Don Yarber

Post by asmaahsan »

yawping - complain whiningly;

The farmer's wife continued yawping through out the trip in the bus, giving me a splitting headache.

A again.
:techie-reference: I am not a life coach; life coaches me ~ Asma Fikri.
Latest Review: "Bodies and Beaches" by Don Yarber
User avatar
Bighuey
Previous Member of the Month
Posts: 22451
Joined: 02 Apr 2011, 21:24
Currently Reading: Return to the Dirt
Bookshelf Size: 2

Post by Bighuey »

Thats a cool word, I like it. :lol:

Armature - The part that revolves in an electric motor or dynamo.

My water pump from my well is going out, the armature is shot.

R next.
"I planted some birdseed. A bird came up. Now I dont know what to feed it." Ramblings of a retired senile mind.
User avatar
mhjames
Posts: 29
Joined: 13 Feb 2013, 00:04
Bookshelf Size: 0

Post by mhjames »

Reprisal - a retaliatory action against an enemy in wartime

Great Game!

E Next...
User avatar
Bighuey
Previous Member of the Month
Posts: 22451
Joined: 02 Apr 2011, 21:24
Currently Reading: Return to the Dirt
Bookshelf Size: 2

Post by Bighuey »

Epopee - An epic poem.

Poe's Raven is an epopee.

P next.
"I planted some birdseed. A bird came up. Now I dont know what to feed it." Ramblings of a retired senile mind.
emilybritton
Posts: 8
Joined: 15 Feb 2013, 15:29
Bookshelf Size: 0
Reviewer Page: onlinebookclub.org/reviews/by-emilybritton.html

Post by emilybritton »

primipara- NOUN- A woman who has given birth for the first time to an infant or infants, alive or stillborn.

My neice is the child of a primipara which is the reasoning behind her spoiled behavior.

R next.
User avatar
Bighuey
Previous Member of the Month
Posts: 22451
Joined: 02 Apr 2011, 21:24
Currently Reading: Return to the Dirt
Bookshelf Size: 2

Post by Bighuey »

Relucent - Reflecting light; bright.

Many of the houses here are painted white and are very relucent.

E to whoever.
"I planted some birdseed. A bird came up. Now I dont know what to feed it." Ramblings of a retired senile mind.
User avatar
asmaahsan
Posts: 878
Joined: 05 Jan 2013, 22:32
Favorite Book: A Flicker in the Dark
Currently Reading:
Bookshelf Size: 7
Reviewer Page: onlinebookclub.org/reviews/by-asmaahsan.html
Latest Review: "Bodies and Beaches" by Don Yarber

Post by asmaahsan »

Entomotomy - The science of the dissection of insects;

They were offering a course in Entomotomy in college but since I can't hurt a living thing, I declined it.

N please
:techie-reference: I am not a life coach; life coaches me ~ Asma Fikri.
Latest Review: "Bodies and Beaches" by Don Yarber
User avatar
Bighuey
Previous Member of the Month
Posts: 22451
Joined: 02 Apr 2011, 21:24
Currently Reading: Return to the Dirt
Bookshelf Size: 2

Post by Bighuey »

Neap - The tongue of a wagon drawn by two animals.

I was going to take my best gal for a buggy ride, so I got out the surrey with the fringe on top and hitched Old Betsy and Lulu to the neap and we went on our way.
"I planted some birdseed. A bird came up. Now I dont know what to feed it." Ramblings of a retired senile mind.
User avatar
asmaahsan
Posts: 878
Joined: 05 Jan 2013, 22:32
Favorite Book: A Flicker in the Dark
Currently Reading:
Bookshelf Size: 7
Reviewer Page: onlinebookclub.org/reviews/by-asmaahsan.html
Latest Review: "Bodies and Beaches" by Don Yarber

Post by asmaahsan »

I hope the best gal wasn't too overweight as it may have been too much for old betsy, the poor dear!

Epidural - noun: An injection into the epidural space of the spine.

Except when I delivered my first baby and it failed at the last minute, all the three times I took an epidural, I experienced no post delivery side effects from it, contrary to the general opinion on the subject.

P please.
:techie-reference: I am not a life coach; life coaches me ~ Asma Fikri.
Latest Review: "Bodies and Beaches" by Don Yarber
User avatar
Bighuey
Previous Member of the Month
Posts: 22451
Joined: 02 Apr 2011, 21:24
Currently Reading: Return to the Dirt
Bookshelf Size: 2

Post by Bighuey »

She was pretty trim and slim. Unusual for me, as most of my gals are on the hefty side. :lol:

Panocha - A coarse sugar made in Mexico.

Ive got to go to the store today, Im out of everything, even panocha for my corn flakes.

A next.
"I planted some birdseed. A bird came up. Now I dont know what to feed it." Ramblings of a retired senile mind.
Fransiscan43
Posts: 27
Joined: 09 Feb 2013, 13:24
Bookshelf Size: 0

Post by Fransiscan43 »

Archaic: No longer used in ordinary speech or writing.

Adjective

The language it was written in was archaic
User avatar
Bighuey
Previous Member of the Month
Posts: 22451
Joined: 02 Apr 2011, 21:24
Currently Reading: Return to the Dirt
Bookshelf Size: 2

Post by Bighuey »

Rinderpest - An acute infectious disease of cattle and, often sheep and goats.

My neighbor's goats had rinderpest not long ago. Luckily, he caught it before it spread.

I next.
"I planted some birdseed. A bird came up. Now I dont know what to feed it." Ramblings of a retired senile mind.
Post Reply

Return to “Community & Off-Topic”