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Old 02-03-2022, 06:19 PM
 
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Warren

(n.) a very crowded and confusing building or part of a city in which it is easy to get lost


We wandered through the warren of old streets.
The hotel opens up into a welcoming warren of corridors and lounges.
The ground-floor communal area is a warren of small rooms, each with its own atmosphere.
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Old 02-03-2022, 08:21 PM
 
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Circuitous



(adj.) a route that is long and complicated rather than simple and direct




The cabdriver took them on a circuitous route to the police station.
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Old 02-03-2022, 08:40 PM
 
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Drover


(n.) someone whose job is to make sheep or cattle move from one place to another in groups


The drover walked alongside the oxen, gently tapping them with his stick.
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Old 02-04-2022, 04:07 AM
 
Location: Coastal Georgia
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have y'all been living under a rock!?!?
I must be, because I still have no clue what the word is y’all are talking about.
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Old 02-04-2022, 04:09 AM
 
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When I first saw the word ‘bespoke‘ I had no clue what it meant, and the context didn’t help me.
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Old 02-04-2022, 05:27 AM
 
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I must be, because I still have no clue what the word is y’all are talking about.




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8ra6uIflYk
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Old 02-04-2022, 12:26 PM
 
Location: Coastal Georgia
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Oh. I vaguely remember that one.lol
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Old 07-08-2022, 10:32 PM
 
Location: So Cal
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Solipsism

I was reading a review of a nonfiction autographical book, and the reviewer was less than impressed with this aspect of the author.

(I would rather people look up the description themselves because there are often different variations, although usually similar. And if we're learning new words, the more overall knowledge of all the meanings, the better?)
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Old 07-20-2022, 11:33 PM
 
Location: Backwoods CO
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First day of school every year I teach my students...

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconosis
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Old 07-21-2022, 08:33 AM
 
Location: Dessert
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First day of school every year I teach my students...

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconosis
Gesundheit!

your word sound like a lung disease gotten near an active volcano...
pneumo, silicosis, volcano...
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