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What's one really cool word for today? Part 7.

Asked by ibstubro (18804points) June 6th, 2016

I’ll start!

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Something the current crop of White House contenders obviously value highly.

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Coxswain

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Xenodochial

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Gegenschein

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Blag.

@reijinni we subscribe to the same WOTD list.

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Mumpsimus

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monotone

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breviloquent

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chinchilla

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flimflam

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floccinaucinihilipilification

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I am changing mine to Flarf.

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Bituminous

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Effluvium.

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Char­gogg­a­gogg­man­chaugg­a­gogg­chau­bun­a­gung­a­maugg

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^^Is that pronounced the same way as it’s spelled?

Humanidocious

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Nipmuc the Algonquian people that named @Darth_Algar‘s lake.

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@Yetanotheruser

It’s actually pronounced “Lake Webster”.

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melancholy

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Malicious

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Quomodocunquinze

Kwo-mo-do-con-kwayez

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@Darth_Algae That’s what I thought!

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Antidisestablishmentarianism

(It was bound to happen.)

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Antidisestablishmentarianistically

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Bifurcated. I love it.

Such a classy word simply meaning “divided into two parts.”

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“Quomodocunquize” @Magical_Muggle no second n, lol

Pettifogger

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Susurrus.

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Elo-o-o-o-ongate

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Segue

@Yetanotheruser Was your response to Darth_Algae a typo or intentional? lol Too funny!

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Eleemosynary

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@ibstubro I did not mean for that n to be in there omg, french is getting to me

Groke

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Rigmarole

I’m checking the words for English usage and learning a lot! lol

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Gobble-de-gook.

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Farcical

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Centigrade

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Apocalyptic

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Apostasy

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luciferific

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Loquacious

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Troglodyte

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Triglyceride

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@ibstubro “Troglodyte”

An old favorite of mine.

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Finish Think about it in any way you want.

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stimulate

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Cogitation

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Allegator

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Aledged

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Missppeelled

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^ Ahem…double ll…yes. haha

Clarification

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Kleptomania

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Crudivore

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connubial

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Cannibal

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Candelabra

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brasserie

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Clandestine

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Surreptitious

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Relocation Tomorrow I relocate, haha

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Rendition

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Extraordinary.

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Extraterrestrial

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terrapin

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Terrarium

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Sesquicentennial

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Gesundheit!

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Danke schön.

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Splendid

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Abrasive

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Absolution

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funicular

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Fiduciary

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I rode in a funicular once and use the word fiduciary a few times a year at work.

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Erudite^^

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Eructation

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Depleted Oh man, moved yesterday, so-freaking-wiped-out. haha

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Depilated

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dissonance

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Consonance

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Convoluted

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Confabulation

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Hobgoblin

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Discombobulation

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Globulin

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Bobolink

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matriculate

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matrilineal

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Masticate still chewing my coffee here. lol

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@BellaB Lovey. haha

Musette

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flim-flam

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Riff raff

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Magisterial

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Ministerial

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mistrial

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Mollycoddle

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Diatomaceous

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Deleterious

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Dynamometer

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Dinah Shore

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dinosaur

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Diagonally

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Diagon Alley

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Dilly-dally

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Shilly-shally

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Crawl as in the s-l-o-w crawl of climbing the Fluther mountain this past few days.

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crevasse

(when we topple over)

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Crunch!

(When we hit the bottom of the crevasse.)

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crave

(painkillers)

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Addiction

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aperitif

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Alpenglow

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Is there some unspoken alphabetical code going on now?

Uhtceare

It is a legitimate word meaning ‘lying awake before dawn and worrying’

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Unitary
@BellaB I like to read the last word and put down the first word that comes to me

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@Magical_Muggle It seems to be a word association thing!

Lump

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Drama OMG..I am being pulled in so many directions right now I fear my limbs will seperate from my body. lol

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Anaphylaxis

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Anaconda

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@Magical_Muggle Is that sandal with an accent?
Whait why I poot on my jandals! lol

Jacquard

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The flock you say! haha

Flicker

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Semaphore

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Semiramis

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Serendipity

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Co-inkidink?

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Copacetic

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Gawking.

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Ribeye steak.

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Skedaddle

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@Coloma it’s a kiwi term for sandals

Midden

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@Magical_Muggle Aaah, I see, we have a horse named “Kiwi.” haha

Monolithic

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Apoplectic

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Applesauce

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Awesome sauce!

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Snickerdoodle

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Gerrymander

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mandible

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Mandolin

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Bandoneon

No, it’s not a glowstick worn like a headband!

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Filibuster

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Schooner

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Evanescent

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Turdiform

(No, it’s not ‘Tootsie Roll like.’)

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flirtatious

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Barkentine

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Caniphile

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Sialoquent

Cinephile? @Yetanotheruser

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Sinophile (likes things of or about China)

@ibstubro “caniphile” = dog lover.

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Sinus Iridium

(Fanciful geography of the moon, it means the Bay of Rainbows)

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Sinusitis

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Freebooter

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Federated

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New day, new word.
Whippersnapper (I’ve always enjoyed this word from old movies)
That young intern is quite the whippersnapper. He believes he knows it all.

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Despondency

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Slangwhanger

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@reijinni I could not find that word. It comes up under french but as a name of a club. What is it?
@itstubro I like that. There are many slangwhangers on CNN.

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So a site that teaches words?

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language site, @Pandora

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kombucha

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Wanderlust

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Hotchpotch

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Referendum

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That’s hodgepodge to me, @Stinley!

Batrachomyomachy

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Brachiation

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rum ball

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Shoeshine

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Polish

Reminds me of a really funny bad ethnic joke!

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Comeuppance

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(What do the Poles have to do with it?)

Concupisence

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conspicuous

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picayune

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Mammaries

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Memories

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Cinematic cynicism

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Yahoo

YAY-hoo

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Abstemious

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Expatriate

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exfoliate

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Haberdashery

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I attempted to post this this morning, but Fluther wouldn’t play

Evanescence

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Occidental

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Logorrhea

Great word, @Yetanotheruser!
We had a restaurant here named Evanescence @Setanta.

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glamping

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Glitterati

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Screed

sounds like something that came out of a crow!
Cool words don’t have to be pretty.

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submerged

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Micturate

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Combustible

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Bruschetta

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Turbine

Turban

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Hooey
heard on NPR today

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Elocution

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Mumchance

(I cannot bear to contemplate your new avatar image.)

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Hootenanny

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Hullabaloo

It’s @SavoirFaire the polar bear!

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Transferable

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transferase

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Stipulate

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Wildfire

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Embolden

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Embayment

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Embodiment

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Hygrometry

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Balustrade

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Bannister

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Sandinista

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sandstorm

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Custard.

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Calliope

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Euripides pants, Eumenides pants

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Haridan
(A worn-out strumpet; a vixenish woman; a hag)
LOL

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Harlequin

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Duke of Earl

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Earl of Duke

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Rond de jambe

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roundabout

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Peninsula

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discombobulate

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Remember

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Remonstrate

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Jackanapes

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Frou-frou

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funereal

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Gesundheit

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Dilettante

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Distillation

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blinkered

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Intermittent

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Panjandrum

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Prestidigitation

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Jackpot!

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Whippersnapper

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Mumpsimus

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^^ That word would not post to Fluther before I italicized it! Try it.

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Mumpsimus

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Supercilious

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Lubricious

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Ooze

It just disappears when I click answer on the Mump word!
Still! Even if I copy/paste another user’s answer.

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@ibstubro Your pooter is has a demon.

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Cutie-patootie

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Pooter-demon.

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Pitter-patter

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Pantone the authority on color, provider of color systems and leading technology for accurate communication of color.

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Gobsmacked

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mesmerize

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Bananarama

Ding Dong

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_Ooh-eeh-ooh-ah-aah-ting-tang-walla-walla-bing-bang!

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fascinator

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Dough-Naught

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Naugahyde

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Bub

Beelzebub?
Trump?

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Mollycoddle

I seem to be prohibited from posting “M” words to this question unless I italicize or otherwise modify them.

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Marinara

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Malapropism

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Aspidistra

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Credibility

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Crustacean

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Quadrille

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Quarantine.

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Rambunctious

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Follicle

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Gumption

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Gustatory

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@reijinni doesn’t that need to be Capitalized ? ?

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Liturgical

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Lugubrious

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Brummagem

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Baobab

Coming soon to a market near you!

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Frumpery

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Accordion

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Corduroy

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Ignominious

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Laze

Rainy day here.

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Haze
sometimes happens after a rainy day

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Hare Krishna

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Kolbassa

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Carry-on

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Wayward son

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Ras Tafari

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Trifecta

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Macanudo

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Thanks for the mammaries

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Palimony

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Palindromic

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Dromedary

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Glossolalia

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Glossopharyngeal

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Glissando

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Clishmaclaver

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Cliffhanger.

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Harvey Wallbanger

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Nailbiter

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Omelet amulet

(An eggy sort of necklace)

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Ambience

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Doodlesack

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Fiduciary

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Jalapeño

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Habañero

Aii-ai-ayy!

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Habituate

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Oxygen. Say it over and over and you end up saying Genoxy Genoxy etc/

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Tintinnabluation

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Diaspora
I looked it up because I was unsure of the pronunciation.
I have tinnitus, @Yetanotheruser.

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Worship now you’re getting technical @ibstubro @Yetanotheruser

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Smartass

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Bachelor button

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Hemisphere

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Fluthersphere

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Scintillate

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Scintilla

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Doppelgänger

Let’s to to Part 8!

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Sortilège

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Soporific

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Quintessential

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hot diggity

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fricasee

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Crinoline – hoop skirt

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Linoleum

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Taut
Simple onomatopoeia

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Onomatopoeia

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Ultracrepidarian

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Serendipity

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Perspicacity

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Andromeda

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Opportunity

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Anhydrous

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Hesperides

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oxygen

It’s one of my favorites and I may have already used it. Say it over and over and it becomes genoxy.

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Musicality

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masturbation

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Ephemeral

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Division

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