Let's increase our vocabulary : )

Just post a word that you think your friends here could use in a sentence..there is almost nothing better than throwing a new word in a sentence and thinking to yourself how cool that was...plus, you at least appear to be smart..ok..post the word and then also make a sentence with it. It does not have to be a million dollar word either..just a word that we could throw in on occasion..here is mine

peripeteia â?¢ \pair-uh-puh-TEE-uh\ â?¢ noun
: a sudden or unexpected reversal of circumstances or situation especially in a literary work
Example Sentence:
In the last session of the day, the stoners decision to avenge his haters leads to a peripeteia that leaves him bereft of his weed and his bong.

steamroller- one hit and it'll blow you away

After smoking out of my steamroller, I preceded to fall back and rail my head on the side of the glass table.

Kakistocracy \kăk'ĭ-stŏk'rə-sē\ Plural Kakistocracies

Government by the least fit to govern.

WOW, what a thrilling game. :/

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Originally Posted by beachguy in thongs

steamroller- one hit and it'll blow you away

After smoking out of my steamroller, I preceded to fall back and rail my head on the side of the glass table.

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Mwahahahaha! Next time you make me bust out laughing like that, I'm gonna have to tape your fingers together!

My word of the day is Orgasmic.

Today I went to McDonalds and acquired a delicious McOrgasmic Muffin with extra cherries on top. Don't forget to peel off the little paper thing now, because it does not taste as good when you combine both together. The paper is very difficult to masticate therefore removing it from the Muffin and eating it separately will provide a MUCH more enjoyable experience.

audacity - having the juevos to do something daring, absurd

ex: I can't believe he had the audacity to rap battle yoda

bling- jewree
fow shizzil- definiently

the grower was extremly tenacious about growing his plant's alfresco

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia- Fear of long words. :wtf::jointsmile:

sesquipedalian: a lover of long words.

this thread has potential if those who aren't vocab enthusiasts quit posting

Did you know, those who use swear words alot, or even use swear words unnecessarily tend to have a wider vocabulary, and can articulate themselves better.

Perception-
The way you see and define something.
Under the effects of Marijuana,my perception of life is natural.

Cognition - The conscious process of the mind by which one becomes aware of thoughts and perceptions, including all aspects of perceiving, thinking, and remembering.

Recognition - the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged;


Recognize - acknowledge: accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority;

Remember - recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection;

Know: be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about;

True - consistent with fact or reality; not false;

Belief - any cognitive content held as true

"Failure to recognize my previous state of cognition made
recognition hard to remember, even though I know the definition of the word. You see, because what you believe is what you perceive. Just know that anything you believe is true."

Words don't mean shit if you don't understand them. :thumbsup:

That's why I've always asked myself ,how we got some words started after all.

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Did you know, those who use swear words alot, or even use swear words unnecessarily tend to have a wider vocabulary, and can articulate themselves better.

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lol, are you basing this on the Trailer Park Boys? :D

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Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia- Fear of long words.

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My god I checked it and Ghosty's right! To think, a word in the english language was actually invented with ironic humor in mind. That of they were really cruel and didn't want anybody with the disorder to be able to seek help; "You see doc, I'm really suffering, I have.... erm.... nevermind, I'm going home".

Trichotillomania - An mental disorder that gives you an irresistable urge to pull your hair out. And damnit I'm having a total relapse tonight, after 3 moths of being pull-free:mad:

metacognition (thinking about thinking)

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Originally Posted by Gandalf_The_Grey

lol, are you basing this on the Trailer Park Boys? :D




My god I checked it and Ghosty's right! To think, a word in the english language was actually invented with ironic humor in mind. That of they were really cruel and didn't want anybody with the disorder to be able to seek help; "You see doc, I'm really suffering, I have.... erm.... nevermind, I'm going home".

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Nope. It's something Stephen Fry was talking about a little while ago - and he is informed to say the least.

I'm pretty sure they'll be something on the net about it.

That's why those who say swearing makes you look stupid are wrong. Plain and simple.

Gynasyphaherpaclapatarosis.
I had to goto the doctor and ask if they had any imunization shots for Gynasyphaherpaclapatarosis but, the Dr. said "Son, once you get that shit on you, you cannot get it off and there is no imunization shots for Gynasyphaherpaclapatarosis."
If you get Gynasyphaherpaclapatarosis, you are done.

cognisance; awareness, consciousness

Allow me to take new cognisance of this situation.

Shovelhandle

As Gandalf pointed out, Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is an example of irony...much like the word dyslexia...maybe it hints toward the malevolence of our species.

Some of my favourites: belligerence, conducive, prepostuous...and one I made up...socioschematic

The prepostuous actions of our government exhibits a belligerence that is conducive to our perceived socioschematic ideal.

Or summat!

Res...

I guess I shoulda put the definitions of all those words, but I kinda couldn't be bothered lol
But, I should define that word I made up: socioschematic.

It means the accepted behaviour pattern given the scheme of things within a certain social network.

Does that help?

The sad truth of the world, these days, is that many people are too lazy to learn the english language (complex as it is). I love to listen to a well articulated speaker...in many respects, Quentin Tarrantino's use of language in his films.

Res...

Transubstatiate. To break a substance down, metaphorically, into another object or feeling.

Smoking pot transubstatiates into happiness for me, both physically and mentally.

Myriad. A countless number of objects.

When I smoke pot, a myriad of physical sensations occur in my neurological pathways. I can feel the blood moving through my fucking veins.

Apophenia - is the experience of seeing patterns or connections in random or meaningless data. The term was coined in 1958 by Klaus Conrad, who defined it as the "unmotivated seeing of connections" accompanied by a "specific experience of an abnormal meaningfulness".

The identification of a face on the surface of Mars is an example of pareidoliac apophenia.

Transpicuous-adj.
clearly seen through or understood

As the police spokeman inflated the value and magnitude of the small marijuana arrest, his motives were quite transpicuous. It was obvious he was trying to instill fear in the community over the preceived dangers of marijuana.

Malign--to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander.

Mr. Jones will try to malign his political rival.