WORDS
Aug 1st 2020, 11:08 am
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Re: WORDS
Originally Posted by el collado kid
Inveriable: i used this word this morning then looked up the meaning and it was just the right word for the sentence
Aug 2nd 2020, 7:20 am
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Re: WORDS
Originally Posted by Pica
Appropriate riposte
a quick, clever reply to an insult or criticism.Or
a quick return thrust in fencing.
I'm a little confused as i do fence every now and then.
Aug 2nd 2020, 1:00 pm
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Re: WORDS
Confused is one of those words that epresses the richness of language.
It can mean that someone mistakes one thing for another, it can mean that someone is unable to tell the difference between two items, but it can also mean that someone is addled, befuddled, bemused or bewildered on a more permanent basis.
It can mean that someone mistakes one thing for another, it can mean that someone is unable to tell the difference between two items, but it can also mean that someone is addled, befuddled, bemused or bewildered on a more permanent basis.
Aug 3rd 2020, 8:12 am
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Re: WORDS
Pretentious: attempting to impress by affecting greater importance or merit than is actually possessed.
I suppose you would use this in a sentence ending with the word prick!
I suppose you would use this in a sentence ending with the word prick!
Aug 3rd 2020, 11:32 am
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Re: WORDS
Pedestrian is another word with seemingly unconnected meanings. Nowadays we use it as a noun for one who travels on foot, or items associated with such activity. However its earlier meaning, as an adjective, means uninteresting or showing little imagination. As in "Many found his comments stale and pedestrian".
Aug 3rd 2020, 12:15 pm
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Re: WORDS
Originally Posted by el collado kid
Pretentious: attempting to impress by affecting greater importance or merit than is actually possessed.
I suppose you would use this in a sentence ending with the word prick!
I suppose you would use this in a sentence ending with the word prick!
