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Useful words
These words are words you may consider incorporating into your language. They express very specific common sentiments that you've felt many times before, but probably didn't know that you could express in a single word.
| Word |
Meaning |
| simper |
To say with a silly, self-conscious smile |
| gobbledygook, bafflegab |
Language that is difficult to understand because of excessive jargon and a roundabout way of speaking |
| specious |
Having the ring of truth or plausibility but actually being false |
| malinger |
To fake sickness in order to avoid work |
| ossified |
Made rigidly conventional and unresponsive to change |
| glurge |
Improbable stories with moralistic undertones, intended to tug at your heartstrings; coating a kernel of an idea with a saccharine layer of deception to make the inspiration that much easier to swallow |
| twitterpated |
Confused by affection or infatuation |
| pumpkinification |
Absurdly uncritical glorification |
Superior Synonyms
Why use the same words that everyone else is using when you can use goofy sounding alternatives like these?
| Word |
Meaning |
| shmarmy |
Smug, condescendingly flattering, offensive (british slang) |
| flaccid |
Soft and limp, flabby, lacking firmness and muscle tone; Lacking energy and vigor |
| peccadillo |
A slight offense or minor sin |
| natty |
Neat and tidy |
| obtuse |
Lacking quickness of perception or intellect; Lacking clarity in thought, perception, or expression |
| alogism |
Illogical statement, absurdity |
| anencephalic |
Characterized by a total or partial absence of brain |
| sprightly |
Lively, animated, mirthful |
| mammothrept |
A spoiled child |
| alieniloquy |
Talk that is wide of the purpose, not addressing the matter at hand |
Wacky Words
These words are so far out of whack, they're just for sheer entertainment value. Don't ever expect to be able to use words like these:
| Word |
Meaning |
| sesquipedalian |
Given to using long words; having many syllables |
| gammerstang |
A tall, awkward person, usually a woman |
| garbology |
The study of a society or culture by studying its refuse |
| arctophily |
The collecting of teddy bears |
| arachibutyrophobia |
The fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth |
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