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housah0lic

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seldom
although i 'seldom' use it lol.

means rare.

and reclusive. - like a hermit crab lol. withdrawn from society

oh oh and invective. - wit/mean words lol can't remmeber proper meaning. but it's not an adjective. e.g. the invective he used was so sharp
 

Taskan

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Main Entry:
vamp
Function:
noun
Etymology:
short for vampire
Date:
circa 1911

: a woman who uses her charm or wiles to seduce and exploit men
— vamp·ish Listen to the pronunciation of vampish \ˈvam-pish\ adjective
 

Iron

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Czechoslovakia
 

cait33

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my word of the day is.... *drum-roll*
paradigm- a worldview underlying the theories and methodology of a particular scientific subject : "the discovery of universal gravitation became the paradigm of successful science."

gah so bored
 

nandayo

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cant 1 |kant|
noun
1 hypocritical and sanctimonious talk, typically of a moral, religious, or political nature : the liberal case against all censorship is often cant.
2 [as adj. ] denoting a phrase or catchword temporarily current or in fashion : they are misrepresented as, in the cant word of our day, uncaring.
• language peculiar to a specified group or profession and regarded with disparagement : thieves' cant.
 

ASHK

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extrapolate!
exsotentialism!
 

Hagaren

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consecotaleophobia- fear of chopsticks

hipomonsteresquipedalophobia- fear of reading or saying long words.
 

stonearse

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hediho - random way of saying "i find that amusing but not amusing enough to laugh out loud"

bullshucks - "bullshit":argue:
 
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Empyrean444

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Gigantomachia
Gigantean
Gigantesgue
Coruscate
obliterate
ire
Conflagration
Empyrean/empyreal
Aegis
redoubtable
Tartarean
contagion
Stygian
chthonian (ic)
Inferno
panoply
escutcheon
Mephistophelian
unclean
catharsis
purgation
Eviscerate
Jugulate
Apostasy
And discombobulate which some said
Simulacrum
 
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Hollieee

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Exponentially
Idiosyncratic
Asphixiate (Or 'erotic asphyxiation'... I just like how it rolls =)

Hate the words

Tender
Fleshy
Marrow
 

Hollieee

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Just went through all the words on here, and there are certainly some brilliant ones! -takes mental note-
 

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