Paraskavedekatriaphobia - the phobia of Friday the 13th.![]()
Paraskavedekatriaphobia - the phobia of Friday the 13th.![]()
geniusOriginally Posted by Jess
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Diluvial (Dy-LOO-vee-uhl) adjective:
Of a flood, esp. the Flood in the book of Genesis.
"The most important and recognize player in the history of the country."
Sometimes I wonder what my life would be like if I were as great as Paulo Wanchope.
The scary thing is I only learnt one new word in this thread so far.
Thank you Kawaii!
Transmontane -
Dwelling or situated beyond, or on the other side of, the mountains.
That was in the newspaper!Originally Posted by Jess
The last words of Oscar Wilde, to the wallpaper in his room - "One of us has to go"
tintinnabulation - the sound of bells ringing. I think Edgar Allen Poe made this word up though.
thaumaturgy: the performing of miracles or magic.
Allie used thaumaturgy to entice and capture Hsu.
jab·ber·wock·y (n.) - nonsensical speech or writing.
but you already knew that,didnt you all?
"I'll tell you one thing... The truly mighty ones don't flaunt their power. How can I describe it to you? The sly eagle hides its claws."
-Zidane Tribal, Final Fantasy IX
Beware the Jabberwock, my son.Originally Posted by yuno
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch.
Beware the Jubjub bird,
and shun the sleuthiest Bandersnatch.
Sorry, Jabberwocky is one of my favorite poems of all time.
Chutzpah [Hutz-Pah (n.) (Hebrew): shalmeless audacity, gall
Dr Unne stirred up some wild chutzpah when he attended a republican conference in drag.
Smarmy (adj): obsequious, unpleasantly smooth and flattering.
Old Manus is a smarmy devil.
Fuliginous (adj): smoky
Kawaii Ryukishi and Chemical made sweet coitus in the corner of a dingey, fuliginous bar.
Boldly go.
hey,nothing to apologize for.many like that poem when they read it (especially with the existence of jabberwock in ff9).though i havent memorized the poem,i have an idea what the content is.and i love lewis carroll,since we are both mathematicians.Originally Posted by TurkSlayer
oh wait,that's a good word:
mathematician (n.) - a person nerdy enough to study mathematics (guilty!!!^_^)
"I'll tell you one thing... The truly mighty ones don't flaunt their power. How can I describe it to you? The sly eagle hides its claws."
-Zidane Tribal, Final Fantasy IX
acrimonious: (adj)
bitter in tone or in style
About three months ago I had the entire poem memorized. Now I can only remember the part I wrote. Regardless, Lewis Caroll rules.Originally Posted by yuno
synesthesia
: a concomitant sensation; especially : a subjective sensation or image of a sense (as of color) other than the one (as of sound) being stimulated
As a child, she was plagued by synesthesia, always looking for the crayon named "Cold" when she wished to color the sky, and remarking that she felt "Purple" on a beautiful summer's day.
Pulchritudinous - Marked by physical beauty.
I'm not so sure that word deserves to be used in a sentance.