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Vocabulary Expansion 101 - One Word A Day

Postby ThunderCedar » Thu Dec 14, 2017 4:44 am

Warning: Ridiculously complicated, overly sophisticated, and cringe-inducing fancy words ahead.

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I like to keep my writing simple, it's how I've always done things. However, now that I'm majoring in English literature, I've noticed my vocabulary is extremely limited and narrow. I would like to expand it.

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Disclaimer: Keep in mind I am no native English speaker. For the matter, English is my third language, and the only language I did not get the chance to learn in school. Most people in my country cannot speak English at all, therefore they obviously won't be of any use introducing me to new words. If you use some of these words in regular conversation, that's great! However, I haven't had that luck. All I can do is work on my vocabulary... with myself.

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If you haven't guessed, I'll be posting one relatively uncommon English word on here every day.
I'll have one post to keep track of them, another post for extra things you can do to expand your lexical knowledge, and the remaining posts will contain one word each along with its definition, and at least one example of it used in a sentence. If you want to share a couple of words you like as well, feel free. This thread is completely open to posting, as long as it is somewhat relevant to the topic of discussion (uncommon words).


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One Word A Day

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Postby ThunderCedar » Thu Dec 14, 2017 4:45 am

    These links will take you to websites outside of ChickenSmoothie.

    Games:
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One Word A Day - Day 1: Outlandish

Postby ThunderCedar » Thu Dec 14, 2017 5:03 am

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    Outlandish (Adjective)

    Meaning(s):
    1. Extremely bizarre and unfamiliar.
    •He found himself speechlessly listening to their outlandish conversation.

    2. Foreign, archaic, or alien.
    •The outlandish clothes she liked to wear brought her a lot of attention.

    3. Exceeding proper/reasonable limits or standards.
    •Employees at that company often complained of outlandish working hours.

    Other derived forms:
    •Adverb: outlandishly
    •Noun: outlandishness

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One Word A Day - Day 2: Brusque

Postby ThunderCedar » Fri Dec 15, 2017 12:49 am

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    Brusque (Adjective)
    Alternative (and less popular) spelling: brusk

    Meaning(s):
    1.Noticeably quick and abrupt.
    •He took a brusque step backwards.

    2. Harshly blunt, curt.
    •Your replies have become noticeably brusque.

    Other derived forms:
    •Adverb: Brusquely
    •Noun: Brusqueness

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Re: One Word A Day - Day 3: Anachronism

Postby ThunderCedar » Sat Dec 16, 2017 9:51 am

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    Anachronism (noun)

    Meaning(s):
    1.Something (or someone) that is out of the time period it originally belongs to.
    •An hour glass is an anachronism in modern homes.

    2.Attributing something to a period of time to which it does not belong.
    •To classify Napoleon as part of the 20th century is an anachronism.

    Other derived forms:
    •Adjective: Anachronistic
    •Adverb: Anachronistically

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One Word A Day - Day 4: Alacrity

Postby ThunderCedar » Sun Dec 17, 2017 4:29 am

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    Alacrity (noun)

    Meaning(s):
    1.Eagerness, willingness, readiness.
    •She really loved baking - she always did so with alacrity.
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One Word A Day - Day 5: Heedless

Postby ThunderCedar » Wed Dec 20, 2017 6:17 am

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    Heedless (Adjective)

    Meaning(s):
    1.Careless of danger, lacking in attention.
    •She sang, heedless of being negatively criticised.

    Antonym:
    Heedful
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One Word A Day - Day 6: Chiliad

Postby ThunderCedar » Thu Dec 21, 2017 6:11 am

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    Chiliad (Noun)

    Meaning(s):
    1.Group of 1000 things.
    •A chiliad of papers.

    2.1000 years (millennium).
    •Even a chiliad wouldn't be enough time to change his mind.

    --!-- NOTE: This word is extremely old and rare. I wouldn't suggest overusing it in a modern English context.
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One Word A Day - Day 7: Velleity

Postby ThunderCedar » Fri Dec 22, 2017 4:27 am

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    Velleity (Noun)

    Meaning(s):
    1.A wish or inclination not strong enough to lead to action.
    •The thought was only moderately appealing, a bit of a velleity.
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