DarkAngelBGE Posted February 3, 2004 Report Share Posted February 3, 2004 I have tracked down a few words during school from my teachers. Words that I think make someone look good at German.Here are some translations. The list is quite long, but I will post only 5 here to leave room for more suggestions. For some there are no real translations. At least I could not find any, someone enlighten me on the matter, please. topic-ize (verb for topic...to talk about a special thing)prognosize (lol; verb for prognosis)qualifystrain/streniousby using...Let's improve our English. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Licensed Devil Posted February 3, 2004 Report Share Posted February 3, 2004 exstaticsuperfluouserroneousuhhh...that should keep you going for a while whilst you look them up in a dictionary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonto_Icy_Tripod Posted February 3, 2004 Report Share Posted February 3, 2004 dogmaticAny word with more than 3 syllables Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
av_nefardec Posted February 4, 2004 Report Share Posted February 4, 2004 so do you want the german translations of those words or do you want better american versions of those words? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mythos_Ruler Posted February 4, 2004 Report Share Posted February 4, 2004 Isn't it "ecstatic?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chichigrande Posted February 4, 2004 Report Share Posted February 4, 2004 Is say any word that nobasy knows the definition for and makes you sound really smart will make you feel like a champ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkAngelBGE Posted February 4, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2004 Adam, whatever you want to provide me with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabernacle Posted February 4, 2004 Report Share Posted February 4, 2004 i rock is a good english word Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted February 5, 2004 Report Share Posted February 5, 2004 That isn't a word though, it is more a phrase.One word:AntidisestablishmentarianismGo here for some definitions. There are many.This is an urban dictionary, that is, user submitted definitions, but they look ok.http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?...ishmentarianismHere is another, may find more useful:http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp...92861&dict=CALD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
av_nefardec Posted February 5, 2004 Report Share Posted February 5, 2004 Here are a few to start:polysemous - having many meaningsquaff - to drink (usaully pretty quickly)prevaricate - to go around the truthcircumvent - to avoid by going around something (we like to say "to circumvent the truth", which would mean to prevaricate )circumlocution - using so many words when you are talking about something you miss the point. (or it can be deliberate)malediction - slander or harmful words towards someone.diction - words, that is as in a choice of words used as a whole.volition - either a choice or the act of choosingassuage - to lessen something (pain usually)alleviate - assuageameliorate - to recover or get better (usually in regards to health) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonto_Icy_Tripod Posted February 5, 2004 Report Share Posted February 5, 2004 I knew a few of those, but there can't be anyone that uses prevaricate today, can there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabernacle Posted February 5, 2004 Report Share Posted February 5, 2004 i use it at least 12 times a day look i will say it now prevaricate huh it was fun to say and write u should try both at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonto_Icy_Tripod Posted February 5, 2004 Report Share Posted February 5, 2004 Consider this an official warning tabernacle. If you continue spamming you will be banned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Tutankhamun Posted February 5, 2004 Report Share Posted February 5, 2004 SardonicPosthumousUmm there are many more good ones, can't think of any. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkT Posted February 5, 2004 Report Share Posted February 5, 2004 'apropos' - regarding to, connected with, or suitable for;'taciturn' - reserved, quiet;'verbiage' - unnecessarily complex words (or use thereof);'alacrity' - (cheerful) readiness;and, especially, the pronoun 'one'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mythos_Ruler Posted February 5, 2004 Report Share Posted February 5, 2004 "Inconsequential" - My favorite word. It means "meaningless, or something with a negligible effect." Say it slowly... fun word to pronounce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaas Posted February 6, 2004 Report Share Posted February 6, 2004 eclectic - combining elements from different sources/styles.amalgam - a mix of a lot of things.Many of those words are borrowed from French I notice. So if you know some French it's not hard to understand them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK_Thug AMish Posted February 8, 2004 Report Share Posted February 8, 2004 yeah most 'tion' words are the same in french (pronounced 'shee - on' instead of 'shun' of course)deus ex machina - a third party comes in and saves the day (i think)supererogatory - going beyond necessityuxorious - get bossed around by the wifedefenestrate - throw out the windowtergiversation - being ambiguous*sign up for dictionary.com's word-of-the-day email for lots of cool words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkT Posted February 8, 2004 Report Share Posted February 8, 2004 'deus ex machina'I may as well say something on this before someone else does (or, even worse, nobody does)It's the term used, particularly when referring to dramatic arts, for the force, person, or device that intervenes to fix up loose ends (or gaping holes) in the plot. Literally, (a) God from the machina - a machine used to suspend actors (representing the Gods) above the stage in Greek theatre.And the winner of the most use of parentheses in a short post goes to... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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