Dictionary
Some random words i came across and bothered to google.
Sob, why must some authors use such difficult words. =(
Zeitgeist [(tseyt-geyst, zeyt-geyst)]
The general moral, intellectual, and cultural climate of an era; Zeitgeist is German for “time-spirit.” For example, the Zeitgeist of England in the Victorian period included a belief in industrial progress, and the Zeitgeist of the 1980s in the United States was a belief in the power of money and the many ways in which to spend it.
pla⋅cate
1 /ˈpleɪkeɪt, ˈplækeɪt/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [pley-keyt, plak-eyt]
–verb (used with object), -cat⋅ed, -cat⋅ing.
to appease or pacify, esp. by concessions or conciliatory gestures: to placate an outraged citizenry.
in⋅sou⋅ci⋅ant
/ɪnˈsusiənt; Fr. ɛ̃suˈsyɑ̃/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [in-soo-see-uhnt; Fr. an-soo-syahn]
–adjective
free from concern, worry, or anxiety; carefree; nonchalant.
du⋅vet
/duˈveɪ, dyu-/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [doo-vey, dyoo-]
–noun
a usually down-filled quilt, often with a removable cover; comforter
in⋅du⋅bi⋅ta⋅ble
/ɪnˈdubɪtəbəl, -ˈdyu-/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [in-doo-bi-tuh-buhl, -dyoo-]
–adjective
that cannot be doubted; patently evident or certain; unquestionable.
tab⋅la⋅ture
/ˈtæblətʃər, -ˌtʃʊər/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [tab-luh-cher, -choor]
–noun
1. Music. any of various systems of music notation using letters, numbers, or other signs to indicate the strings, frets, keys, etc., to be played.
2. a tabular space, surface, or structure.
3. The cranial bones considered as two laminae separated by the diploe.
pri⋅mor⋅di⋅al
/praɪˈmɔrdiəl/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [prahy-mawr-dee-uhl]
–adjective
1. constituting a beginning; giving origin to something derived or developed; original; elementary: primordial forms of life.
2. Embryology. first formed.
3. pertaining to or existing at or from the very beginning: primordial matter.
i⋅con⋅o⋅clast
/aɪˈkɒnəˌklæst/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [ahy-kon-uh-klast]
–noun
1. a breaker or destroyer of images, esp. those set up for religious veneration.
2. a person who attacks cherished beliefs, traditional institutions, etc., as being based on error or superstition
ca⋅coph⋅o⋅nous
/kəˈkɒfənəs/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [kuh-kof-uh-nuhs]
–adjective
having a harsh or discordant sound.
e⋅piph⋅a⋅ny
/ɪˈpɪfəni/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [i-pif-uh-nee]
–noun, plural -nies.
1. (initial capital letter) a Christian festival, observed on January 6, commemorating the manifestation of Christ to the gentiles in the persons of the Magi; Twelfth-day.
2. an appearance or manifestation, esp. of a deity.
3. a sudden, intuitive perception of or insight into the reality or essential meaning of something, usually initiated by some simple, homely, or commonplace occurrence or experience.
4. a literary work or section of a work presenting, usually symbolically, such a moment of revelation and insight.
bu⋅col⋅ic
/byuˈkɒlɪk/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [byoo-kol-ik]
–adjective Also, bu⋅col⋅i⋅cal.
1. of or pertaining to shepherds; pastoral.
2. of, pertaining to, or suggesting an idyllic rural life.
–noun
3. a pastoral poem.
4. Archaic. a farmer; shepherd; rustic.
Tzi⋅gane
/tsɪˈgɑn/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [tsi-gahn]
–adjective
1. (often lowercase) of, consisting of, or pertaining to Gypsies: Tzigane music.
–noun
2. a Gypsy, esp. a Hungarian one.
slov⋅en⋅ly
/ˈslʌvənli/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [sluhv-uhn-lee] adjective, -li⋅er, li⋅est, adverb
–adjective
1. untidy or unclean in appearance or habits.
2. characteristic of a sloven; slipshod: slovenly work.
–adverb
3. in an untidy, careless, or slipshod manner.
in⋅cen⋅di⋅ar⋅y
/ɪnˈsɛndiˌɛri/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [in-sen-dee-er-ee] adjective, noun, plural -ar⋅ies.
–adjective
1. used or adapted for setting property on fire: incendiary bombs.
2. of or pertaining to the criminal setting on fire of property.
3. tending to arouse strife, sedition, etc.; inflammatory: incendiary speeches.
4. tending to inflame the senses: an incendiary extravaganza of music and dance.
–noun
5. a person who deliberately sets fire to buildings or other property, as an arsonist.
6. Military. a shell, bomb, or grenade containing napalm, thermite, or some other substance that burns with an intense heat.
7. a person who stirs up strife, sedition, etc.; an agitator.
os⋅cu⋅late
/ˈɒskyəˌleɪt/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [os-kyuh-leyt] verb, -lat⋅ed, -lat⋅ing.
–verb (used without object)
1. to come into close contact or union.
2. Geometry. (of a curve) to touch another curve or another part of the same curve so as to have the same tangent and curvature at the point of contact.
–verb (used with object)
3. to bring into close contact or union.
4. Geometry. (of a curve) to touch (another curve or another part of the same curve) in osculation.
5. to kiss.
ev⋅a⋅nes⋅cent
/ˌɛvəˈnɛsənt/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [ev-uh-nes-uhnt]
–adjective
1. vanishing; fading away; fleeting.
2. tending to become imperceptible; scarcely perceptible.
fil⋅i⋅gree
/ˈfɪlɪˌgri/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [fil-i-gree] noun, adjective, verb, -greed, -gree⋅ing.
–noun
1. delicate ornamental work of fine silver, gold, or other metal wires, esp. lacy jewelers' work of scrolls and arabesques.
2. anything very delicate or fanciful: a filigree of frost.
–adjective
3. composed of or resembling filigree.
–verb (used with object)
4. to adorn with or form into filigree.
....
ok random whines.
EVERYONE is going on exchange. =(
xw et sam (fine xw et wasnt here anw. cs who alr isnt ard.)
gs jl kh
ok. and many random people. feels like alot hor. =( no friends. emo.
hides in a corner and continue drawing little circles.
Sob, why must some authors use such difficult words. =(
Zeitgeist [(tseyt-geyst, zeyt-geyst)]
The general moral, intellectual, and cultural climate of an era; Zeitgeist is German for “time-spirit.” For example, the Zeitgeist of England in the Victorian period included a belief in industrial progress, and the Zeitgeist of the 1980s in the United States was a belief in the power of money and the many ways in which to spend it.
pla⋅cate
1 /ˈpleɪkeɪt, ˈplækeɪt/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [pley-keyt, plak-eyt]
–verb (used with object), -cat⋅ed, -cat⋅ing.
to appease or pacify, esp. by concessions or conciliatory gestures: to placate an outraged citizenry.
in⋅sou⋅ci⋅ant
/ɪnˈsusiənt; Fr. ɛ̃suˈsyɑ̃/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [in-soo-see-uhnt; Fr. an-soo-syahn]
–adjective
free from concern, worry, or anxiety; carefree; nonchalant.
du⋅vet
/duˈveɪ, dyu-/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [doo-vey, dyoo-]
–noun
a usually down-filled quilt, often with a removable cover; comforter
in⋅du⋅bi⋅ta⋅ble
/ɪnˈdubɪtəbəl, -ˈdyu-/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [in-doo-bi-tuh-buhl, -dyoo-]
–adjective
that cannot be doubted; patently evident or certain; unquestionable.
tab⋅la⋅ture
/ˈtæblətʃər, -ˌtʃʊər/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [tab-luh-cher, -choor]
–noun
1. Music. any of various systems of music notation using letters, numbers, or other signs to indicate the strings, frets, keys, etc., to be played.
2. a tabular space, surface, or structure.
3. The cranial bones considered as two laminae separated by the diploe.
pri⋅mor⋅di⋅al
/praɪˈmɔrdiəl/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [prahy-mawr-dee-uhl]
–adjective
1. constituting a beginning; giving origin to something derived or developed; original; elementary: primordial forms of life.
2. Embryology. first formed.
3. pertaining to or existing at or from the very beginning: primordial matter.
i⋅con⋅o⋅clast
/aɪˈkɒnəˌklæst/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [ahy-kon-uh-klast]
–noun
1. a breaker or destroyer of images, esp. those set up for religious veneration.
2. a person who attacks cherished beliefs, traditional institutions, etc., as being based on error or superstition
ca⋅coph⋅o⋅nous
/kəˈkɒfənəs/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [kuh-kof-uh-nuhs]
–adjective
having a harsh or discordant sound.
e⋅piph⋅a⋅ny
/ɪˈpɪfəni/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [i-pif-uh-nee]
–noun, plural -nies.
1. (initial capital letter) a Christian festival, observed on January 6, commemorating the manifestation of Christ to the gentiles in the persons of the Magi; Twelfth-day.
2. an appearance or manifestation, esp. of a deity.
3. a sudden, intuitive perception of or insight into the reality or essential meaning of something, usually initiated by some simple, homely, or commonplace occurrence or experience.
4. a literary work or section of a work presenting, usually symbolically, such a moment of revelation and insight.
bu⋅col⋅ic
/byuˈkɒlɪk/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [byoo-kol-ik]
–adjective Also, bu⋅col⋅i⋅cal.
1. of or pertaining to shepherds; pastoral.
2. of, pertaining to, or suggesting an idyllic rural life.
–noun
3. a pastoral poem.
4. Archaic. a farmer; shepherd; rustic.
Tzi⋅gane
/tsɪˈgɑn/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [tsi-gahn]
–adjective
1. (often lowercase) of, consisting of, or pertaining to Gypsies: Tzigane music.
–noun
2. a Gypsy, esp. a Hungarian one.
slov⋅en⋅ly
/ˈslʌvənli/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [sluhv-uhn-lee] adjective, -li⋅er, li⋅est, adverb
–adjective
1. untidy or unclean in appearance or habits.
2. characteristic of a sloven; slipshod: slovenly work.
–adverb
3. in an untidy, careless, or slipshod manner.
in⋅cen⋅di⋅ar⋅y
/ɪnˈsɛndiˌɛri/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [in-sen-dee-er-ee] adjective, noun, plural -ar⋅ies.
–adjective
1. used or adapted for setting property on fire: incendiary bombs.
2. of or pertaining to the criminal setting on fire of property.
3. tending to arouse strife, sedition, etc.; inflammatory: incendiary speeches.
4. tending to inflame the senses: an incendiary extravaganza of music and dance.
–noun
5. a person who deliberately sets fire to buildings or other property, as an arsonist.
6. Military. a shell, bomb, or grenade containing napalm, thermite, or some other substance that burns with an intense heat.
7. a person who stirs up strife, sedition, etc.; an agitator.
os⋅cu⋅late
/ˈɒskyəˌleɪt/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [os-kyuh-leyt] verb, -lat⋅ed, -lat⋅ing.
–verb (used without object)
1. to come into close contact or union.
2. Geometry. (of a curve) to touch another curve or another part of the same curve so as to have the same tangent and curvature at the point of contact.
–verb (used with object)
3. to bring into close contact or union.
4. Geometry. (of a curve) to touch (another curve or another part of the same curve) in osculation.
5. to kiss.
ev⋅a⋅nes⋅cent
/ˌɛvəˈnɛsənt/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [ev-uh-nes-uhnt]
–adjective
1. vanishing; fading away; fleeting.
2. tending to become imperceptible; scarcely perceptible.
fil⋅i⋅gree
/ˈfɪlɪˌgri/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [fil-i-gree] noun, adjective, verb, -greed, -gree⋅ing.
–noun
1. delicate ornamental work of fine silver, gold, or other metal wires, esp. lacy jewelers' work of scrolls and arabesques.
2. anything very delicate or fanciful: a filigree of frost.
–adjective
3. composed of or resembling filigree.
–verb (used with object)
4. to adorn with or form into filigree.
....
ok random whines.
EVERYONE is going on exchange. =(
xw et sam (fine xw et wasnt here anw. cs who alr isnt ard.)
gs jl kh
ok. and many random people. feels like alot hor. =( no friends. emo.
hides in a corner and continue drawing little circles.