[Bigiron]

Word of the Day: obfuscation

obfuscation \ ˌäb-(ˌ)fə-ˈskā-shən\ noun
1. darkening or obscuring the sight of something

2. the activity of obscuring people’s understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered

3. confusion resulting from failure to understand

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/17/learn...ation.html

[Bigiron]

woebegone



Woebegone describes someone or something that feels or shows great woe, sorrow, or misery.

// The team never looked more woebegone than it did heading back to the locker room after losing the championship to their rivals by a single run.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-...2023-11-16

[Bigiron]

extrapolate

extrapolate \ ik-ˈstra-pə-ˌlāt \ verb
1. draw from specific cases for more general cases

2. estimate the value of

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/08/learn...olate.html

[Alice Alicia]

Got to learn from ng eng hen... 🤣

https://theindependent.sg/showing-off-to...hy-status/

[Alice Alicia]

[Bigiron]

palatable

palatable \ ˈpa-lə-tə-bəl \ adjective
: acceptable to the taste or mind 

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/16/learn...table.html

[Bigiron]

globalization

globalization \ ˌglō-bə-lə-ˈzā-shən \ noun
: growth to a worldwide scale 

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/21/learn...ation.html

[Bigiron]

reticent

reticent \ ˈre-tə-sənt \ adjective
1. unwilling or reluctant to draw attention to oneself

2. restrained and formal in manner

3. not inclined to talk or provide information: reserved

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/22/learn...icent.html

[Bigiron]

palatable

palatable \ ˈpa-lə-tə-bəl \ adjective
: acceptable to the taste or mind

reticent

reticent \ ˈre-tə-sənt \ adjective
1. unwilling or reluctant to draw attention to oneself

2. restrained and formal in manner

3. not inclined to talk or provide information: reserved

extrapolate

extrapolate \ ik-ˈstra-pə-ˌlāt \ verb
1. draw from specific cases for more general cases

2. estimate the value of

woebegone

Woebegone describes someone or something that feels or shows great woe, sorrow, or misery

obfuscation

obfuscation \ ˌäb-(ˌ)fə-ˈskā-shən\ noun
1. darkening or obscuring the sight of something

2. the activity of obscuring people’s understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered

3. confusion resulting from failure to understand

Concur 

concur
/kənˈkəː/
verb
1.
be of the same opinion; agree.
"the authors concurred with the majority"
Similar:
agree
be in agreement
be in accord
be in accordance
accord
go along
fall in
be in harmony
be in sympathy
see eye to eye
be of the same mind
be of the same opinion
Opposite:
disagree
2.
happen or occur at the same time; coincide.
"in tests, cytogenetic determina
tion has been found to concur with enzymatic determination"

[theold]

Learning to use a few of such words will put you above the rest. Sometimes you have to review the reasons but wish to make it complicated for others to understand.

[Bigiron]

obnoxious

/əbˈnɒkʃəs/
adjective
extremely unpleasant.
"obnoxious odours"

[Bigiron]

oxymoron
a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction (e.g. faith unfaithful kept him falsely true ).
"that fashionable rhetorical novelty, the humblebrag, is itself an oxymoron"

rhetorical
/rɪˈtɒrɪkl/
adjective
1.
relating to or concerned with the art of rhetoric.
"repetition is a common rhetorical device"
Similar:
stylistic
oratorical
linguistic
verbal
2.
(of a question) asked in order to produce an effect or to make a statement rather than to elicit information.
"the general intended his question to be purely rhetorical"

[cityhantam]

Got to learn from ng eng hen...  🤣

https://theindependent.sg/showing-off-to...hy-status/

“discombobulating”, “raucous”,  “rambunctious”.... 

What the fxxk is that? 

[Bigiron]

vertiginous

adjective

liable or threatening to cause the dizzying sensation of vertigo

[Bigiron]

congenial

congenial \ kən-ˈjē-nē-əl \ adjective
1. agreeable to one’s needs, tastes or nature

2. friendly and pleasant

3. (used of plants) capable of cross-fertilization or of being grafted

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/27/learn...enial.html

[Bigiron]

Quackery

quackery \ ˈkwa-k(ə-)rē \ noun
1. medical practice and advice based on observation and experience that is ignorant, misinformed or dishonest

2. the dishonesty of a person who pretends to have knowledge or expertise

[Bigiron]

Overture

overture \ ˈō-vər-ˌchu̇r \ noun
1. orchestral music played at the beginning of a musical dramatic work such as an opera

2. something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows

3. a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others 

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/28/learn...rture.html

[Bigiron]

ocular

ocular \ ˈä-kyə-lər \ adjective and noun
adjective: of, relating to or resembling the eye

adjective: relating to or using sight

adjective: visible

noun: an eyepiece

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/29/learn...cular.html

[Bigiron]

13 English Words with Greek Origins

https://www.thecollector.com/english-wor...ek-origin/

[Bigiron]

allusive

allusive \ ə-ˈlü-siv \ adjective
: characterized by or containing indirect or implied references, especially in literature

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/01/learn...usive.html

[Bigiron]

bifurcate

bifurcate
verb
/ˈbʌɪfəkeɪt/
divide into two branches or forks.
"just below Cairo the river bifurcates"
adjective
/bʌɪˈfəːkət/
divided into two branches or forks.
"a bifurcate tree"



https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-...2023-12-01

[Bigiron]

epistolary 

epistolary \ ˌe-pi-ˈstȯ-lə-rē \ adjective
: written in the form of letters or carried on by written correspondence

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/07/learn...olary.html

[Bigiron]

placid

placid \ ˈpla-səd \ adjective
1. (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves

2. not easily irritated; serene

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/08/learn...lacid.html

[p1acebo]

Inordinate

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ABNEGATE

Abnegate is a formal word that is most often used to mean "to deny or renounce" in contexts relating to responsibility.

renounce or reject (something desired or valuable).
"he attempts to abnegate personal responsibility.
"

[p1acebo]

ABNEGATE

Abnegate is a formal word that is most often used to mean "to deny or renounce" in contexts relating to responsibility.

renounce or reject (something desired or valuable).
"he attempts to abnegate personal responsibility.
"

I thought the word meant to negate ah bu neh

[hansamu]

Wow English 101...highly bombastic. 
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[Bigiron]

Salt dragon keep rhetorical in his speech making Singapore bifurcate social and abnegate their not palatable management control.

[Bigiron]

congenial \ kən-ˈjē-nē-əl \ adjective

1. agreeable to one’s needs, tastes or nature

2. friendly and pleasant

3. (used of plants) capable of cross-fertilization or of being grafted

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/27/learn...enial.html

[Bigiron]

surreptitiously

surreptitiously \ ˌsər-əp-ˈti-shəs-lē \ adverb
: done in a secretive or stealthy way

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/11/learn...ously.html