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April 27th, 2007, 03:12 AM
#1
HB Forum Owner
My word for today is...
argot \AHR-go; -gut\, noun:
1. A specialized and often secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group.
2. A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps, and vagabonds.
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April 27th, 2007, 03:52 AM
#2
Inactive Member
OOOO This is cool, I love learning new words!!!
My word is...
Onomatopoeia:
?noun
1. the formation of a word, as cuckoo or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent.
2. a word so formed.
3. Rhetoric. the use of imitative and naturally suggestive words for rhetorical effect.
My now 19 year old son taught that word to me when he was 5 LOL!!!
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April 28th, 2007, 03:58 AM
#3
HB Forum Owner
LOL...amazing what kids teach us. [img]wink.gif[/img]
quagmire \KWAG-myr; KWOG-\, noun:
1. Soft, wet, miry land that shakes or yields under the feet.
2. A difficult or precarious position or situation; a predicament.
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April 28th, 2007, 07:34 PM
#4
HB Forum Owner
ukase \yoo-KAYS; -KAYZ; YOO-kays; -kayz\, noun:
1. In imperial Russia, a published proclamation or order having the force of law.
2. Any order or decree issued by an authority; an edict.
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April 29th, 2007, 05:27 PM
#5
HB Forum Owner
indigence \IN-dih-juhn(t)s\, noun:
A state of extreme poverty or destitution.
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May 2nd, 2007, 06:10 AM
#6
HB Forum Owner
termagant \TUR-muh-guhnt\, noun:
1. A scolding, nagging, bad-tempered woman; a shrew.
adjective:
1. Overbearing; shrewish; scolding.
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May 2nd, 2007, 01:50 PM
#7
Inactive Member
Definitely amazing what children teach us!!!
?adverb
1. in a definite manner; unambiguously.
2. unequivocally; positively.
?interjection
3. (used to express complete agreement or strong affirmation): Are you starting your diet tomorrow? Definitely!
Definitely is one of the most common mis-spelled words.
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May 6th, 2007, 05:09 AM
#8
HB Forum Owner
05/05/07
moil \MOYL\, intransitive verb:
1. To work with painful effort; to labor; to toil; to drudge.
2. To churn or swirl about continuously.
noun:
1. Toil; hard work; drudgery.
2. Confusion; turmoil.
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May 18th, 2007, 02:29 PM
#9
HB Forum Owner
05/18/07
bombast \BOM-bast\, noun:
Pompous or pretentious speech or writing.
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June 20th, 2007, 11:35 AM
#10
HB Forum Owner
I've been slacking on this one....
06/20/07
agon \AH-gahn; ah-GOHN\, noun:
A struggle or contest; conflict; especially between the protagonist and antagonist in a literary work.
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