WE DOUBLE DOG DARE YOU TO READ ALL OF THIS POST: There is a certain power attached to words and vocabulary and he who controls words well...well...controls. When people in high places subvert the common meanings of words to imply a meaning yet they actually mean something far more sinister then it is wrong. Do you have any examples to share? In the meantime...here is a listing of what is said to be THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WORDS IN THEN ENGLISH LANGUAGE... just in case you want to boost your language skills up a notch... Acquiesce - Submit or comply silently or without protest. Ailurophile - A cat-lover. Ameliorate - To make or become better, more bearable, or more satisfactory Assemblage - A gathering. Becoming - Attractive. Beleaguer - To exhaust with attacks. Brood - To think alone. Bucolic - In a lovely rural setting. Bungalow - A small, cozy cottage. Callipygous - Having beautifully proportioned buttocks. Cathartic - Inducing catharsis; purgative. Chatoyant - Like a cat’s eye. Comely - Attractive. Conflate - To blend together. Crestfallen - Dejected; dispirited; discouraged Cynosure - A focal point of admiration. Dalliance - A brief love affair. (Pastor I cant believe you shared that one! haha, easy now - Keep it holy) Demesne - Dominion, territory. Demure - Shy and reserved. Denouement - The resolution of a mystery. Desuetude - Disuse. Desultory - Slow, sluggish. Diaphanous - Filmy. Dissemble - Deceive. Dulcet - Sweet, sugary. Ebullience - Bubbling enthusiasm. Effervescent - Bubbly. Efflorescence - Flowering, blooming. Elision - Dropping a sound or syllable in a word. Elixir - A good potion. Eloquence - Beauty and persuasion in speech. Embrocation - Rubbing on a lotion. Emollient - A softener. Ephemeral - Short-lived. Epiphany - A sudden revelation. Erstwhile - At one time, for a time. Ethereal - Gaseous, invisible but detectable. Evanescent - Vanishing quickly, lasting a very short time. Evocative - Suggestive. Fetching - Pretty. Felicity - Pleasantness. Forbearance - Withholding response to provocation. Fugacious - Fleeting. Frisson - A moment of intense excitement. Furtive - Shifty, sneaky. Gambol - To skip or leap about joyfully. Glamour - Beauty. Gossamer - The finest piece of thread, a spider’s silk. Halcyon - Happy, sunny, care-free. Harbinger - Messenger with news of the future. Imbrication - Overlapping and forming a regular pattern. Imbroglio - An altercation or complicated situation. Imbue - To infuse, instill. Incipient - Beginning, in an early stage. Ineffable - Unutterable, inexpressible. Ingénue - A naïve young woman. Inglenook - A cozy nook by the hearth. Insouciance - Blithe nonchalance. Inure - To become jaded. Labyrinthine - Twisting and turning. Lachrymose - Given to tears or weeping. Lagniappe - A special kind of gift. (Louisiana word there!) Lagoon - A small gulf or inlet. Languor - Listlessness, inactivity. Lassitude - Weariness, listlessness. Leisure - Free time. Lilt - To move musically or lively. Lissome - Slender and graceful. Lithe - Slender and flexible. Love - Deep affection. Loquacious - Talking or tending to talk much or freely. Mellifluous - Sweet sounding. Moiety - One of two equal parts. Mondegreen - A slip of the ear. Murmurous - Murmuring. Nemesis - An unconquerable archenemy. Offing - The sea between the horizon and the offshore. Onomatopoeia - A word that sounds like its meaning. Opulent - Lush, luxuriant. Palimpsest - A manuscript written over earlier ones. Panacea - A solution for all problems. Panoply - A complete set. Pastiche - An art work combining materials from various sources. Penumbra - A half-shadow. Petrichor - The smell of earth after rain. Plethora - A large quantity. Propinquity - Proximity; Nearness Pyrrhic - Successful with heavy losses. Quintessential - Most essential. Ratatouille - A spicy French stew. Ravel - To knit or unknit. Redolent - Fragrant. Resplendence - Splendid or dazzling in appearance. Riparian - By the bank of a stream. Ripple - A very small wave. Saccharine - Overly or sickishly sweet. Scintilla - A spark or very small thing. Sempiternal - Eternal. Seraglio - Rich, luxurious oriental palace or harem. Serendipity - Finding something nice while looking for something else. Soliloquy - The act of talking to oneself Summery - Light, delicate or warm and sunny. Sumptuous - Lush, luxurious. Surreptitious - Secretive, sneaky. Susquehanna - A river in Pennsylvania. Susurrous - Whispering, hissing. Talisman - A good luck charm. (Christians do not have good or back luck as it is from Chinese customs. Christians are blessed) Tintinnabulation - Tinkling. Umbrella - Protection from sun or rain. Untoward - Unseemly, inappropriate. Vespertine - Relating to, or occurring in the evening. Vestigial - In trace amounts. Wafture - Waving. Wherewithal - The means. Woebegone - Sorrowful, downcast. Zephyr - A gentle breeze. Bonus Words Also other cool ones.... Juxtaposition - The state of being close together or side by side. Velvet - A very pleasant, luxurious, desirable situation. Wafture - The act of waving or a wavelike motion. Malevolence - Wishing evil or harm to another or others. Quixotic - Impulsive and often rashly unpredictable. Desideratum - Something wanted or needed. Abeyance - Temporary inactivity, cessation, or suspension. Sovereign - Having supreme rank, power, or authority. Syllogism - An extremely subtle, sophisticated, or deceptive argument.
Posted on: Thu, 30 Jan 2014 14:10:35 +0000
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