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There's no fighting it. I have a passion for words.
The English language [and my command of it] brings me joy. Definitions
find their way into my diary, and I wanted a quick refence to look them
all up. I also wanted to have quick links to some of my more obscure
dictionary entries.
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definitions:
- 2002
22 June 2002: grotto
06 March 2002: recrudescence
- 2001
05 April 2001: expurgate, litmus test,
brogue
29 March 2001: Montessori
27 February 2001: enterprising
30 January 2001: bluestocking
05 January 2001: albatross, bêtise,
cleave, sui generis, quorum, cormorant, dissemble, wassail,
kibosh, gloaming, manse, quidnunc, scumble, invious, argy-bargy,
edacious, imbroglio, gybe, gibe, jibe
2000
15 December 2000: sequacious, vernissage,
niveous, harridan, ambit, assiduous, navvy, severally
08 December 2000: neologism, demulcent
06 December 2000: inkhorn
24 April 2000: hedonism, sybaritic,
voluptuary, sensualist, sensuous, sensual
23 April 2000: picayune
13 April 2000: pudendum
20 March 2000: hierophant, fillip
29 February 2000: prodigal, laud, swive,
palpebral, palpebrate, peccadillo, picaresque, parallax,
scrumping, otaku
21 February 2000: coruscate
04 February 2000: eiderdown,
excrescence
19 January 2000: trollop
1999
15 December 1999: hirsute,
puerile
07 December 1999: apoplexy
03 November 1999: pedant
07 September 1999: soigné
1998
07 April 1998: cyberspace
1997
04 October 1997: online/on
line/on-line, website/web site
lexiphanic
function: adjective
employing pretentious words; using overblown language in speech
or writing; bombastic
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more evolving entries
created Monday, 20 March 2000
updated Saturday, 22 June 2002
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