Adjective.
An obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
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“Eugene’s vacation to an active volcano garnered him some breath-taking photos as well as a medical diagnosis of the lung condition pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.”
Adjective.
Hairy, shaggy.
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“The hirsute couch was evidence of the woman’s nine cats.”
Adjective.
Incapable of being evaded, inescapable.
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“Not wanting to miss a moment of the lesson, the enthusiastic student avoided going to the bathroom for as long as possible, but eventually nature forced her to take an ineluctable trip to a toilet.”
Verb.
To submit or yield obsequiously or tamely.
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“If I were to be judged my appearance, one might think that I would truckle easily in a wrestling match, but I am secretly equipped with muscles of steel and the endurance of one hundred years.”
Noun.
The principal or most outstanding item in a series or creative artist’s work
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“The painter worked in feverish excitement through the night, dancing his brush across the canvas and wiping sweat from his brow until the first rays of the morning sun crossed his newly finished pièce de résistance.”
Noun.
A very minor or slight sin or offense; a trifling fault.-Dictionary.com
“While I consider a speeding ticket a horrible and monstrous offense, people who have broken more impressive laws would consider it a mere peccadillo.”
Noun.
A funeral rite or ceremony.
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“His loved ones were forced to endure a litany of obsequies throughout Matt’s funeral, including the reading of a list of the 250 things Matt held dear to his heart.”
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Noun.
Any song of praise, joy, or triumph.
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After Matt fought his way into Mordor, killed the Mountain Trolls, and rescued the queen, King Scottsworth could not do anything but proclaim paeans and throw parades in his name.
Verb.
To forecast or predict (something future) from present indications or signs; Prophesy.
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“My local weatherman seems to be no better at prognosticating the weather than he is at keeping me awake while I prepare for work on Mondays.”
Verb.
To utter long wailing cries, as cats in rutting time; To utter a similar sound, howl or screech; To quarrel like cats.
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“Matthew could not help but let out a horrid caterwaul after witnessing the death of his beloved pet pig at the hands of the butcher.”
Adjective.
Done poorly or too quickly; slapdash.
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“I knew that my slipshod vocabulary sentences would not earn me a top-notch grade, but I hardly had time to scribble them down, let alone correct them.”
Adjective.
Fierce; cruel; brutally harsh; vitriolic; scathing.
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“Lucille was taken aback by the truculent words that her teammates had to offer after she scored a goal for the opposite team, and ran off the field in tears.”
Adjective.
Extended to great, unnecessary, or tedious length; long and wordy; given to speaking or writing at great or tedious length.
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“I found my summer reading project to be unbearably boring due to the prolix paragraphs that stretched for pages; I therefore ended up skimming most of the tedious book.”
Verb.
To express deap sorrow for; lament; express grief.
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“At the funeral, I peered at Fernando with suspicion, who sat composed as his siblings bewailed the murder of their mother.”
