ryanmeyersmusic Posted August 27, 2003 Posted August 27, 2003 (edited) cal·li·pyg·i·an n. (also cal·li·py·gous adj.) 1. Having beautifully proportioned buttocks. :D :lol: Edited August 27, 2003 by ryanmeyersmusic
Cure of Ars Posted August 27, 2003 Posted August 27, 2003 I didn’t learn that five-dollar word in college. All the useful words they do not teach.
Dave Posted August 27, 2003 Posted August 27, 2003 If I may, I'd like to provide some words too. Anybody care to give their meaning? stentorian moiety chiaroscuro penumbra emolument emetic
IcePrincessKRS Posted August 27, 2003 Posted August 27, 2003 If I may, I'd like to provide some words too. Anybody care to give their meaning? stentorian moiety chiaroscuro penumbra emolument emetic dUSt that is hysterical.... dare I ask where you discovered that word? stentorian -- Extremely loud moiety -- A half. A part, portion, or share. Anthropology. Either of two kinship groups based on unilateral descent that together make up a tribe or society. chiaroscuro -- The technique of using light and shade in pictorial representation. The arrangement of light and dark elements in a pictorial work of art. A woodcut technique in which several blocks are used to print different shades of a color. A woodcut print made by this technique. penumbra -- A partial shadow, as in an eclipse, between regions of complete shadow and complete illumination. See Synonyms at shade. The grayish outer part of a sunspot. An area in which something exists to a lesser or uncertain degree: “The First Amendment has a penumbra where privacy is protected from governmental intrusion” (Joseph A. Califano, Jr.). An outlying surrounding region; a periphery: “Downtown Chicago and its penumbra also stand rejuvenated” (John McCormick). emolument -- Payment for an office or employment; compensation. emetic -- Causing vomiting.
Dave Posted August 27, 2003 Posted August 27, 2003 YAY!!!!!! Ice Princess wins the prize!!!!! Tell me, Katie, did you have to look those up, or did you already know what they meant?
IcePrincessKRS Posted August 27, 2003 Posted August 27, 2003 I knew what some of them meant, but I looked them all up for exact definitions.
Dave Posted August 27, 2003 Posted August 27, 2003 Actually, I already knew what they all meant. I'd learned them when I was a junior in high school. :P
Qamidalash Posted August 27, 2003 Posted August 27, 2003 Kewl!! Now we have someone who is actually willing to look stuff up...<mischevious grin> Sarah
IcePrincessKRS Posted August 27, 2003 Posted August 27, 2003 Actually, I already knew what they all meant. I'd learned them when I was a junior in high school. I didn't know what "chiaroscuro" meant, and wasn't 100% sure about emolument. The others I knew. But I always look stuff up if I don't have a clue what it means. :)
dUSt Posted August 28, 2003 Author Posted August 28, 2003 The beginning of this thread bums me out. I get it.
Chastisement Posted August 28, 2003 Posted August 28, 2003 I knew what most of those words meant, especially emetic. But I remember a word I learnt not that long ago. "Disgorge". I'll use it in a sentence, and you'll get it... "The emetic caused me to disgorge". :D One of my favourite pass times is reading the dictionary! Seriously.
littleflower+JMJ Posted August 28, 2003 Posted August 28, 2003 One of my favourite pass times is reading the dictionary! Seriously. mine was reading nancy drew and the hardy boys series and can't forget the sweet valley high twins and the baby-sitters club!! LOL im such a nerd!!!!
cmotherofpirl Posted August 28, 2003 Posted August 28, 2003 Chastisement have you read the dictionary of cultural literacy yet?
IcePrincessKRS Posted August 28, 2003 Posted August 28, 2003 One of my favorite words of all time is defenestration (defenestrate, defenestrated, etc.). Anyone else know what it means? :D
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