Word of the Day

Vociferate - To cry out with vehemence, to exclaim.


Phantasmagoria - An exhibition of figures by shadowa as by the magic lantern; illusive images. pposite:


Lobular - Having the character of a lobule (this made me laugh - a lobule is a small lobe,ie; earlobe!)



(and yes I am bored with nothing to do! not that you could tell!)

ethereal

1) a) of or relating to the regions beyond the earth b) celestial, heavenly c) unworldly, spirtual

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2) a) lacking material substance b) marked by unusual delicacy or refinement

crux

1) : a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question

2) : an essential point requiring resolution or resolving an outcome

3) : a main or central feature

catharsis

::: purification of the emotions primarily through art, bringing about spiritual renewal or release from tension :::

serendipity

::: the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for :::

this is one of my all time favourite threads, i'm in love words, in love with language, period.

Lugubrious-mournful in an exaggerated way, so much so that it appears ridiculous

Fantasmatistic!!!!!! I don't really know what it means...it's just a word that I use...especially when someone asks me how I am...I reply, "Fantasmatistic!"

Also I am a Flake!

F =Fun
L =Loving
A =Awesome
K =Kind
E =Essential!

ebullience-the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts of feelings.

OOH! I love words, too.

Dehiscence De*his"cence, n. Cf. F. d'ehiscence.

1. The act of gaping.

2. (Biol.) A gaping or bursting open along a definite line of attachment or suture, without tearing, as in the opening of pods, or the bursting of capsules at maturity so as to emit seeds, etc.; also, the bursting open of follicles, as in the ovaries of animals, for the expulsion of their contents.

vicissitude -natural change or mutation visible in nature or human affairs

Effluvium Ef*flu"vi*um, n.; pl. Effluvia.

a flowing out, fr. effluere to flow out. See Effluent, a. Subtile or invisible emanation; exhalation perceived by the
sense of smell; especially, noisome or noxious exhalation; as, the effluvium from diseased or putrefying bodies, or from
ill drainage.


Makes me think of my Cally's overactive Flehmen response to smells.

lambent \\LAM-buhnt\\

adjective:

1. Playing lightly on or over a surface; flickering; as, "a lambent flame; lambent shadows."
2. Softly bright or radiant; luminous; as, "a lambent light."
3. Light and brilliant; as, "a lambent style; lambent wit."

Good one! I didn't know it!

Paradigm- an outstandingly clear example or archetype

Cat's-paw Cat's"-paw`, n.

1. (Naut.)
(a) A light transitory air which ruffles the surface of the water during a calm, or the ripples made by such a puff of air.

(b) A particular hitch or turn in the bight of a rope, into which a tackle may be hooked.

2. A dupe; a tool; one who, or that which, is used by another as an instrument to a accomplish his purposes.

Note: In this sense the term refers to the fable of the monkey using the cat's paw to draw the roasting chestnuts out of the fire.