Use my word!

[Babs]

calumnious

The things that the reported said were very calumnious and will have serious consequence.

macarism


(i agree, i only said worthless because that is what most people think. i love words and love learning new ones. and using them and watching the person scramble to figure out a way to pretend they knew what i said lol)

[Lynx]

The visiting archbishop pronounced an official macarism to the congregation for their new church building.

Demarcate. 

Can we use variations of a word, such as demarcation?  And I think it should be a rule that you have to come up with a word out of your own head... looking up words from a list online by googling "difficult (and/or) obscure words" is just too easy.  Figuring out what someone else's submitted word is, that can be googled I guess.


What I meant about being able to tell a lot about people is when someone runs up against something unexpected his automatic responses are derailed and the social mask slips a bit.  Then you see a glimpse of his true self. 

[Lynx]

Forgot to type the rest of that... About the social mask slipping, reminds me of this diner owned and operated by a man with a great sense of humor.  Jokes were all over the wall, like "If you are cantankerous, unruly or just plain unpleasant there will be a $5 charge for having to put up with you."  On the counter was a small wooden box that said on the lid, "Open only in case of fire."  When you opened it (as almost everyone did) the inside only had more words, "I said in case of fire stupid!" 

He said it was amazing the different reactions people gave.  Some would laugh, some would be disgusted, some would get downright hostile.

[Babs]

Can we use variations of a word, such as demarcation? yes


What I meant about being able to tell a lot about people is when someone runs up against something unexpected his automatic responses are derailed and the social mask slips a bit.  Then you see a glimpse of his true self.

right. only problem i have with using only words out of our head is, since all these strokes i dont have many there anymore lol  seriously though, i just started this thread back up to see if it would help my thinking process more. even having to google words is a challenge some days ugh.

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some days it is hard to demarcate what is real and what isnt.


unctuous

[Lynx]

The politician wanted to show how strongly he felt about the issue, but his unctuous manner of delivering his speech was a turnoff to some voters because it came across as fake emotion.  And in fact it was. 

pusillanimous

[Babs]

the young man was pusillanimous but pressed on ahead.

wunderkind

[Lynx]

I have seen that word far too often used lately, or at least that sentiment... Everyone thinks his child is a wunderkind.


antidisestablishmentarianism 

[sunlight]

I have a friend that likes to throw around words like antidisestablishmentarianism  and supercalifragalisticexpialadocious because it makes them feel smart. :grin:


tintinnabulation

[Lynx]

You really know someone who uses words like that?  I have never found a use for that word in any normal (or even slightly abnormal) conversation.

The tintinnabulation from the church steeple summoned the townspeople to worship service.

perspicacity

[Babs]

The surgeon displayed admirable perspicacity in dealing with the patients and staff.

quaff

[Lynx]

He quaffed the stein of lager before the barkeep could get to him.

perspicuity