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Me and my High School friend used to sit around in class and have conversations about normal things but the game was every sentance needed a word people never/rarely hear. We started out using stuff like "hence" "ergo" and "quid-pro-quo" stuff that most people know. However as the year progressed we found/used bigger and rarer words. Here are my all time 3 favorite

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plethora (pleth-a-rah) - A superabundance; an excess. "Oh my, notes on pages 312-340 due tomorrow? Thats a lot of homework... I say that may even be a plethora of work"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Detritus (deh-tri-tus) - Loose rock (lol). "Hmm, it appears I must have walked on a gravel road, for I have much detritus stuck to my shoe"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Steatopygia (s-tea-at-a-pit-i-ah) - An extreme accumulation of fat on the buttocks (aka, a plethora sized butt) :P. "Dude, check it out, that chick totally has Steatopygia" otherwise known as a plethora of fat.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So yea, there fun to use. Anyone know any other spiffy words?

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Fester - To undergo decay, rot.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Best word ever :D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

~Jim.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Decompose? I think 'decompose' has the same meaning.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Lol! That's funny haha. I <3 random weird words people never use. I can imagine walking with a bunch of friends and suddenly saying stuff like u posted up there :shock: They'd be like whaaa?? :lol:

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I've used Detrius quite a lot in Science class :wink:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What about....facetious? I think thats a pretty cool word, and I haven't really heard anyone use it (aside from tv). Intended to be humorous but often silly or inappropriate

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Maybe not a rare word but 'satsuma' is clearly the greatest word in the English language. I am not open to debate on this subject.

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Seem to struggle to get "Please" or "Thanks" said from anyone where i live. Us "teenagers" are so arrogant that nobody actually pays attention when we're polite.

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Seem to struggle to get "Please" or "Thanks" said from anyone where i live. Us "teenagers" are so arrogant that nobody actually pays attention when we're polite.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So true, there.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm polite. :roll: I think... But what the hell. I don't care if people pay attention or not. -.-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Plethora is quite common. Well I hear it quite a lot.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fester is common too.

 

 

 

I know, plethora is getting used more and more everyday :cry:

 

 

 

err, actually I'm not sure if thats a sad thought or a happy one, its cool that its getting popular but I always considered it to be like 'my' word. Hmm, quite a conundrum :?

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eudaemonia: well-being; happiness

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

brummagem:counterfeit; spurious; tawdry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sansculotte:a radical/violent extremist in politics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A couple of words I know that I rarely ever hear someone say.

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Inevitable; Impossible to avoid or prevent.

 

 

 

That one rolls off your toung...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:) I like saying that, i always try and fit it into a sentece when possible.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I also like plausible- Seemingling valid

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preatty much a diffrent way of saying possible, only it sounds cooler.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Found another one! indubitably-Too apparent to be doubted; unquestionable.

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I have a good one:

 

 

 

lackadaisical: lacking spirit, liveliness, or interest; languid

 

 

 

it just sounds so cool. I actually use every know and then.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some other good ones:

 

 

 

Cumbersome

 

 

 

Ramification

 

 

 

lethargic <-- I use that one alot.

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Ahh I had so many a few days ago, when I was in the 8th grade we had to do we had around 800 words (damn advanced classes) and none of them were easy to remeber.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

forgot most but heres a few

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

lets see who can compete :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Funabulist-tightrope walker

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equilibrist-also tightrope walker

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Terrafirma-firm land

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apostasy-desertion of principle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hedonism-devotion to pleasure

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mannumission-realease from slavery

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Colloquy- conversation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Incoloparentis-in place of parents

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

phyiognomly-facial charector

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

costermonger-vegetable vendor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

saturnine-gloomy and remote

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

gynocrasy-goverment of women

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

psuedonym-false name

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

aquiline-eaglelike

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

mobocrasy-goverment controlled by a mafia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

nepotism-favoritism of relatives

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have to say hedonism is my favorite.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I had them all on papers but found them in my basement 3 days ago and tossed 'em.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ahh well you guys try remebering 800 words of that difficulty in less than a year, while doing algebra 2 (with a psycho [bleep] who broke both her legs and never missed a day), and do it hungover.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

...wonder why I passed...

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