Put in a good word

peremptory :
- adjective
1. imperative; not allowing contradiction, refusal or denial: a peremptory command.
2. dictatorial; imperious: a swaggering, peremptory manner.

- Synonyms : bossy, dogmatic, masterful, overbearing, authoritative

inveigh :
- verb
1. to protest vehemently; to speak against in an impassioned manner; to give vent to angry disapproval.

- Synonyms : castigate, harangue, condemn

- Origin : Latin > invehi = to attack with words.




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Currently reading: Nip the Buds, Shoot the Kids (by Kenzaburô Oé)

Bescumber (verb)

To spray with poo.

e.g I bescumber you all!!!

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chicanery :
- noun
1. trickery or deception by quibbling or sophistry.

- Synonyms : artifice, cunning, ploy, ruse

- Origin : French > chicanerie = trickery

viaticum :
- noun
1. the Eucharist or Communion given to a dying person or one in danger of death.
2. (Rom. Antiq.) a provision or allowance for traveling made to officials who were sent into the provinces on public missions.
3. supply or provisions for a journey.




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Currently reading : Bel Canto (by Ann Patchett)

numinous :
- adjective
1. spiritual, supernatural; mysterious.
2. spiritually elevated; sublime.




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Currently reading : The Map of Love (by Ahdaf Soueif)

lucullan :
- adjective
1. lavish, luxurious, sumptuous.




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Currently reading : The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick (by Peter Handke)

anthropomorphism :
- noun
1. the representation of objects (esp. a god) as having human form or traits; attribution of human motivation, characteristics, or behavior to inanimate objects, animals, or natural phenomena.




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Currently reading : Collected Stories (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)

Quondam - Former, Once was.

polymorphanucleatedphagilisticleucocite: (noun) a white blood cell


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coterie :
- noun
1. a small, often select group of persons who associate with one another closely and frequently; a clique.

- synonyms : clan, clique, club, gang, inner circle, pack, ring, society.




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Currently reading: The Good Soldier (by Ford Madox Ford)

perspicuous :
- adjective
1. lucid; easy to understand; clearly expressed or presented.

- synonyms : clear-cut, intelligible, explicit




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Currently reading: La Reine du Silence by Marie Nimier

scurrilous
- adjective
1. grossly or obscenely abusive
2. characterized by coarse or vulgar language; coarsely derisive

- synonyms: vituperative, insulting, offensive, foul-mouthed.




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Currently reading: What a Carve Up! (by Jonathan Coe)

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Originally Posted by jekan blazer

polymorphanucleatedphagilisticleucocite: (noun) a white blood cell


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lol!


concomitant: Accompanying, happening at the same time or as a result of something else.


Love this thread!

meretricious
- adjective
1. attracting attention in a vulgar or flashy manner.
2. based on falsehoold, pretense, deception, or insincerity.
3. pertaining to a prostitute or prostitution.

- synonyms: tawdry, gaudy; sham, spurious




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Currently reading: THE DIAMOND AS BIG AS THE RITZ and Other Stories (by F. Scott Fitzgerald)