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celadon \SEL-uh-don\

noun:
1. A pale gray-green.
2. Any of several Chinese porcelains having a translucent, pale green glaze.
3. Any porcelain imitating these.

adjective:
1. Having the color celadon.
 
heliotrope \HEE-lee-uh-trohp\

noun:
1. A light tint of purple; reddish lavender.
2. Any hairy plant belonging to the genus Heliotropium, of the borage family, as H. arborescens, cultivated for its small, fragrant purple flowers.
3. Any of various other plants, as the valerian or the winter heliotrope.
4. Any plant that turns toward the sun.
5. Surveying. An arrangement of mirrors for reflecting sunlight from a distant point to an observation station.
6. Bloodstone.
 
ecru \EK-roo\

adjective:
1. Very light brown in color, as raw silk, unbleached linen, etc.

noun:
1. An ecru color.
 
quail \kweyl\

verb:
To lose heart or courage in difficulty or danger; shrink with fear.
 
coetaneous \koh-i-TEY-nee-uhs\

adjective:
Of the same age or duration.
 
diapason \dahy-uh-PEY-zuhn\

noun:
1. A full, rich outpouring of melodious sound.
2. The compass of a voice or instrument.
3. A fixed standard of pitch.
4. Either of two principal timbres or stops of a pipe organ, one of full, majestic tone (open diapason) and the other of strong, flutelike tone (stopped diapason).
5. Any of several other organ stops.
6. A tuning fork.
 
Tartuffery \tahr-TOOF-uh-ree\

noun:
Behavior or character of a Tartuffe, especially hypocritical piety.
 
bollix \BOL-iks\

verb:
1. To do (something) badly; bungle (often followed by up): His interference bollixed up the whole deal.

noun:
1. A confused bungle.
 
strepitous \STREP-i-tuhs\

adjective:
boisterous; noisy.
 
DawgDaddy said:
quail \kweyl\

verb:
To lose heart or courage in difficulty or danger; shrink with fear.
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Dawg you are really expanding my vocabulary. I enjoy what you have done with this thread.
 
Tadashi70 said:
Dawg you are really expanding my vocabulary. I enjoy what you have done with this thread.
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You are the man Freddie for having the great idea of starting it. I enjoy it although I rarely am able to incorporate any of the words into my vocabulary.
 
hematic \hi-MAT-ik\

adjective:
1. Of or pertaining to blood; hemic.
2. Acting on the blood, as a medicine.

noun:
1. Hematinic.
 
pharisaic \far-uh-SEY-ik\

adjective:
1. Practicing or advocating strict observance of external forms and ceremonies of religion or conduct without regard to the spirit; self-righteous; hypocritical.
2. Of or pertaining to the Pharisees.
 
sententious \sen-TEN-shuhs\

adjective:
1. Abounding in pithy aphorisms or maxims: a sententious book.
2. Given to excessive moralizing; self-righteous.
3. Given to or using pithy sayings or maxims: a sententious poet.
4. Of the nature of a maxim; pithy.
 
privity \PRIV-i-tee\

noun:
1. Participation in the knowledge of something private or secret, especially as implying concurrence or consent.
2. Private or secret knowledge.
3. Law. The relation between privies.
4. Obsolete. Privacy.
 
palter \PAWL-ter\

verb:
1. To talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
2. To bargain with; haggle.
3. To act carelessly; trifle.
 
austral \AW-struhl\

adjective:
1. Southern.
2. (Initial capital letter) Australian.
 
thetic \THET-ik\

adjective:
Positive; dogmatic.
 
utile \YOO-til\

adjective:
Useful.
 
hamartia \hah-mahr-TEE-uh\

noun:
Tragic flaw.
 
true \troo\

verb:
1. To make true; shape, adjust, place, etc., exactly or accurately: to true the wheels of a bicycle after striking a pothole.
2. (Especially in carpentry) to make even, symmetrical, level, etc. (often followed by up): to true up the sides of a door.
 
agita \AJ-i-tuh\

noun:
1. Agitation; anxiety.
2. Heartburn; indigestion.
 
hirtellous \hur-TEL-uhs\

verb:
Minutely hirsute.
 
fracas \FREY-kuhs\

noun:
A noisy, disorderly disturbance or fight; riotous brawl; uproar.
 
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