And to follow with another Tabi quote:
(bold added for emphasis)
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- incongruous
- precipice
- portmanteau
- fluvial
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āmaritime lawā is a good one I was reminded of recently
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- Serendipity
- Petrichor
- Untitled
- Cudgel
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transient
crystal
testudinal
recalcitrant
toxicity
synthesize
iconoclast
emporium
zenith
epicenter
aperture
i have a huge list of words i like in my notes app lol i could go on forever
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Epoch
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Please do! (If you want!)
I love recalcitrant. Sometimes I roll it out in normal conversation and people will just crack up over the sudden appearance of this awesome word.
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petrichor is such a good one (reminds me of risk of rain lol)
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Actually learned it was a word because of risk of rain! Love the games and it is such a fun word :>
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toxicology
toxoplasma
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Got another one: strewn
In fact, I kinda like past participles of strong verbs in general
- hewn
- shorn
- wrought
- smitten
- risen
- slain
Fun linguistics fact: The word corn, or rather its Proto-Germanic ancestor, might have originally been such a participle. We donāt know what the full verb would have been though.
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They were corn from the cob.
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- Askance
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- amethyst
- tempest
- zephyr
Iām also reminded of this video:
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Tapir
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Eidolon
edit: beaten to it! shouldāve checked!
my full train of thought: Eidolon by Tapir! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njNxgBp3c24 ā©ļø
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i come bearing good words!
moratorium
hamartia
promulgate
vestibule
oubliette
cruciverbalist
beguile
subterfuge
ephemeral
esoteric
lacuna
erstwhile
ersatz
sycophant
tutelary
coffin
panache
primordial
perennial
mirage
austere
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scrupulous, unscrupulous
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Skibidi
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Heres a list I like:
- aplomb
- kafkaesque
- Š“ŠµŃŠµŠ»ŠøŠ½Š° (clover in my native language)
- turmoil
- illest (as in āthe illest villansā)
- ethics
I might post more when I think on more
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