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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
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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.
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extrapolate
extrapolate \ ik-ˈstra-pə-ˌlāt \ verb
1. draw from specific cases for more general cases
2. estimate the value of
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palatable
palatable \ ˈpa-lə-tə-bəl \ adjective
: acceptable to the taste or mind
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globalization
globalization \ ˌglō-bə-lə-ˈzā-shən \ noun
: growth to a worldwide scale
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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
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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"
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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.
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obnoxious
/əbˈnɒkʃəs/
adjective
extremely unpleasant.
"obnoxious odours"
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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"
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(21-11-2023, 02:50 PM)Alice Alicia Wrote: Got to learn from ng eng hen... 🤣
https://theindependent.sg/showing-off-to...hy-status/
“discombobulating”, “raucous”, “rambunctious”....
What the fxxk is that?
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vertiginous
adjective
liable or threatening to cause the dizzying sensation of vertigo
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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
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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
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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
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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
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allusive
allusive \ ə-ˈlü-siv \ adjective
: characterized by or containing indirect or implied references, especially in literature
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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"
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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
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placid
placid \ ˈpla-səd \ adjective
1. (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
2. not easily irritated; serene
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Inordinate
Latent
Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine
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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.
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(09-12-2023, 08:12 AM)Bigiron Wrote: 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
Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine
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Wow English 101...highly bombastic.
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Salt dragon keep rhetorical in his speech making Singapore bifurcate social and abnegate their not palatable management control.
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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
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surreptitiously
surreptitiously \ ˌsər-əp-ˈti-shəs-lē \ adverb
: done in a secretive or stealthy way
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