John Chan
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abderian - given to incessant laughter
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John Chan
#5
gongoozler - an idle spectator
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John Chan
#6
crepuscular - (zoology) becoming active at twilight, as for example, bats, rabbits, deer...
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widdershins - counterclockwise motion (like everything in the Divine Liturgy!)
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John Chan
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floccinaucinihilipilification
Definition: an act or instance of judging something to be worthless or trivial
Etymology: the parts of the word each mean \'at nothing\' or \'with a small price\'
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Wynn Storton
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Poetaster- like rhymester or versifier, is a contemptuous name often applied to bad or inferior poets. Specifically, poetaster has implications of unwarranted pretentions to artistic value.
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John Chan
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impuissance - lack of power or effectiveness, weakness
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John Chan
#9
Have you seen this website? I think it\'s great!
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John Chan
#10
I just donated 2000 grains of rice, got to a vocabulary level of 50 and died on
\"hyaloid\" - glassy, transparent
A few words that I guessed on:
poikilotherm = coldblooded
doyenne = senior woman
anacoluthon = abrupt grammatical shift
hyperborean = frigid
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Wynn Storton
#4
Quislinq -(pronounced \"kwizling\")
See if you can figue it out without googling it.
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John Chan
#3
I am guessing that it\'s someone who snubs delicatessens in preference for Quiznos.
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