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 I'm finishing ENG503 next Friday and here are the words I must know: 1. Epigram – A short, witty poem 2. Supercilious – Feeling or showing haughty disdain 3. Haughty – Scornfully and condescendingly proud 4. Extemporize – To perform without prior preparation 5. Rotogravure – Printed material, e.g a newspaper 6. Peremptory – Offensively self-assured; dictatorial 7. Oculist – An eye doctor 8. Contiguous – Sharing an edge 9. Omnibus – A long motor vehicle for passengers, e.g a bus 10. Erroneous – Mistaken 11. Innuendo – An indirect, derogatory implication in expression 12. Convivial – Merry; festive 13. Obstetrical – Medical practice that deals with pregnant women and child birth 14. Rivulets – A small stream 15. Caterwauling – A shrill, discordant sound 16. Affections – A show, pretense or display 17. Subterfuges – A maneuver designed to deceive or surprise 18. Labyrinth – Maze, a intricate structure of interconnecting passages 19. Raja – An indian prince 20. Denizen – An inhabitant 21. Receptacles – Container that holds items 22. Somnaambulatory – Sleep-walking. Somna: Sleep, Ambulo: Walk 23. Corrugate – Shaped into folds or parallel 24. Nebulous – Cloudy, misty or hazy 25. Meretricious – Attracting attention in a vulgar manner 26. Euphemism - A mild term for one thought offensive, e.g Rapist -› Forced-sex man 27. Caravansary - A large inn 28. Contingency – Possibility 29. Inexplicable – Difficult to explain or account for 30. Libertine – One who acts without moral restraint 31. Traversed – To travel or pass across or over 32. Scrutiny – Close observation 33. Redolent – Suggestive 34. Corroborate – To strengthen or support with other evidence 35. Pneumatic – Relating to air or other gases 36. Amorphous – Lacking definite form 37. Addenda – Something added, e.g supplement to a book 38. Unpunctual – Late 39. Provincial – Limited in perspective 40. Incoherent – Unable to think in a clear or orderly manner 41. Pandered – To act as a go-between in sexual intrigues 42. Commensurate – Corresponding in size or degree Uhm, the reason why I am posting this is just so that maybe if someone would perhaps look at the words and definitions and maybe spot a wrong definition and then they could say "Hey wow!*, that definition is wrong - you hooligan!, now correct it or cut of your head"
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| in-my-opinion.orgTechnology, Computers, Science, InternetLanguage, Math and NamesEnglish 503 |
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 Yeah, they all look okay. In American English, "Omnibus" is more likely to refer to a book than a vehicle, though; I never knew it could mean a vehicle before today. Also, a few of the verb forms are wrong for the definitions, like "41. Pandered – To act as a go-between in sexual intrigues." The -ed should be left off of "Pandered" to fit the infinitive form of the definition itself. LOL, who the hell calls a newspaper a "rotogravure?"  posted by MindSlave |
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Fill in the blank "when John hit his fingers with the hammer he let out __?___ which could be heard half-way down the street" ? = 1 Swearing 2 A Cursor 3 A squeak 4 An expletive I'm don't think it could be 2 or 4 but I'm not sure about 1 and 3 posted by Pawnatron |
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Definitely 4. posted by MindSlave |
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MindSlave: Definitely 4. 4? you sure? 1. An exclamation or oath, especially one that is profane, vulgar, or obscene. 2. 1. A word or phrase that does not contribute any meaning but is added only to fill out a sentence or a metrical line. 2. Linguistics. A word or other grammatical element that has no meaning but is needed to fill a syntactic position, such as the words it and there in the sentences It's raining and There are many books on the table. yeah your probably right posted by Pawnatron |
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 Pawnatron: yeah your probably right Yeah, he's right. posted by nocturnal_anonymous |
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 Pawnatron: English 503 Please post it into the language section next time. posted by knn |
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nocturnal_anonymous: Pawnatron: yeah your probably right Yeah, he's right. Yeah, he sure is. posted by Pawnatron |
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