<p>antideluvian- dated, antiquated
omnipotent- all powerfull or all knowing</p>
<p>Dogma / dogmatic- Characterized by an authoritative, arrogant assertion of unproved or unprovable principles</p>
<p>"My karma ran over my dogma." hee hee</p>
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i found this word in barron's a while ago...and i never forgot it</p>
<p>obfuscate- 1.to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy
2. to make obscure or unclear
3. to darken
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Lol to bicyclekick - the word "obfuscate" itself is obfuscating.... </p>
<p>It would be cool to hear how you guys "heard" of your favorite word. I picked up the word "catharsis" at Barnes and Noble from some guy ahead of me in line, and it sounded funny and it took me a while to look it up at home (because I thought it was spelled with a k.) </p>
<p>Your stories will definitely help me remember your words!!!</p>
<p>fignewton, I would definitely like to hear where you got the word "callipygian"............................................... hahahahaha</p>
<p>cacophony (10char) :P</p>
<p>Well, since mine has already been taken...</p>
<p>Innocuous (adj). - harmless; innocent</p>
<p>I love the word innocuous too. I heard of my words from random SAT review books.</p>
<p>juxtapose!
to put two things (which would normally not be paired?) next to each other.</p>
<p>ahhhhh. Where to start?</p>
<p>Caustic-bitingly sarcastic
Redundant -characterized by similarity or repetition
Superfluous -exceeding what is sufficient or necessary
Zenith -culminating point; climax
Clairvoyant - able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception
Olfactory - of or relating to the sense of smell
Cantankerous - difficult or irritating to deal with
Ameliorate - to make better or more tolerable</p>
<p>I like words that are fun to say...but that might only be because I'm not a native speaker XP </p>
<p>oh and can't forget...antidisestablishmentarianism (28 chars). JUST kidding.</p>
<p>affectation.</p>
<p>yeah obfuscate is easy to remember</p>
<p>whenever you feel confused about what it means, you're acting out the word! lol</p>
<p>P.S. obfuscate was one of the 2 words i learned specifically for my first sitting of the SAT (the other being unctuous, which by the way, has a tertiary definition that means greasy), and obfuscate was on the test! though sadly it was not the correct answer, lol</p>
<p>capricious - unpredictable; whimsical; impetuous
auspicious - promising; favorable
exacerbate - to worsen (a situation)
gregraious - friendly; genial
tenuous - thin; unable to support anything else; insubstantial
anachronistic - outdated; old fasioned</p>
<p>fun words.</p>
<p>defenestrate - to throw out a window</p>
<p>@cafesimone: callipygian is related to Calliope, the Greek muse of eloquence (yes, I didn't make it up!)</p>
<p>Anyway, another (more likely to appear) favorite of mine:</p>
<p>dissemble - to lie</p>
<p>treacle- contrived or unrestrained sentimentality</p>
<p>sesquipedalian</p>
<p>enigma (one of the reasons why it's a part of my user name)- puzzle, mystery
harangue- pompous speech, tirade
ablution- washing, bath
firebrand- hothead, troublemaker
hedonist- someone who seeks pleasure in life
querulously- whining
hullabaloo- great noise or excitement, uproar</p>
<p>ignominious- shameful
excoriate- to scratch or remove skin
preponderance-an abundance
aberration- a deviation from the norm.
erratic- subject to change; capricious
recondite- hard to understand; abstruse; esoteric</p>
<p>hope this helps! =p
it's always fun to vaunt (flaunt) one's extensive lexicon (vocabulary)</p>
<p>^ heehee love ur sentence</p>
<p>tammgiar, i HAVE to know what sesquipedalian means !!! </p>
<p>also, bicyclekick,
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does tertiary mean like second, or third meaning?</p>