Difference between revisions of "Words"

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Words to smuggle into conversations...

bumbershoot	an umbrella	The project manager was hit over the head with a bumbershoot.
juxtapose	place or deal with close together for contrasting effect
neologism	a newly coined word or expression	The project manager spouted neologistic shite.
nudiustertian	the day before yesterday
pauciloquent	uses few words in a speech
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/paucity paucity]	A lack of.	The project manager demonstrated paucity of intelect.
pernickety	placing too much emphasis on trivial or minor details; fussy. Somewhat pleasingly, Americans use the spelling "persnickety"
quorum	the smallest number of people needed to be present at a meeting before it can officially begin and before official decisions can be taken
vicissitudes	alternation between opposite or contrasting things

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 |[https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/bumbershoot bumbershoot]||an umbrella||The project manager was hit over the head with a bumbershoot.
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-|[https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/juxtapose juxtapose]||place or deal with close together for contrasting effect
+|[https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/juxtapose juxtapose]||place or deal with close together for contrasting effect||
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-|[https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/neologism neologism]||a newly coined word or expression
+|[https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/neologism neologism]||a newly coined word or expression||The project manager spouted neologistic shite.
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 |[https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/nudiustertian nudiustertian]||the day before yesterday