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Post by Chris on May 29, 2008 12:43:16 GMT -5
lackadaisical (pronounced lak-uh-dey-zi-kuhl) adjective 1. without interest, vigor, or determination; listless; lethargic 2. lazy; indolent
Many people nowadays seem to be lackadaisical.
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Post by Chris on May 30, 2008 13:38:24 GMT -5
ambivalence (pronounced am-biv-uh-luhns) noun 1. uncertainty or fluctuation, esp. when caused by inability to make a choice or by a simultaneous desire to say or do two opposite or conflicting things. 2. Psychology. the coexistence within an individual of positive and negative feelings toward the same person, object, or action, simultaneously drawing him or her in opposite directions.
Under pressure to make a decision, the president was afflicted with ambivalence.
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Post by Chris on Jun 2, 2008 12:38:14 GMT -5
sedulous (pronounced sej-uh-luhs) adjective 1. diligent in application or attention; persevering; assiduous. 2. persistently or carefully maintained
A sedulous person can achieve almost anything.
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Post by Chris on Jun 3, 2008 12:47:58 GMT -5
tenebrous (pronounced ten-uh-bruhs) adjective dark; gloomy; obscure.
It was a tenebrous night.
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Post by Chris on Jun 4, 2008 12:17:45 GMT -5
heinous (pronounced hey-nuhs) adjective hateful; odious; abominable; totally reprehensible
It was a heinous act.
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Post by Chris on Jun 9, 2008 13:56:56 GMT -5
anecdote (pronounced an-ik-doht) noun a short account of a particular incident or event of an interesting or amusing nature, often biographical.
Many people find the anecdotes of old people to be boring.
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Post by mignelli on Jun 9, 2008 14:47:23 GMT -5
anecdotes are awsome. I had to write one for school a while ago.
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Post by Classic Gamer Nerd on Jun 9, 2008 17:46:39 GMT -5
Maybe we as staff can write an anecdote for NintendoNerds
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Post by Chris on Jun 10, 2008 15:15:33 GMT -5
altruistic (pronounced al-troo-is-tik) adjective 1. unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others (opposed to egoistic). 2. Animal Behavior. of or pertaining to behavior by an animal that may be to its disadvantage but that benefits others of its kind, often its close relatives.
Altruistic people are generally well liked.
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Post by Classic Gamer Nerd on Jun 19, 2008 1:20:11 GMT -5
glock·en·spiel (gla - ken - spel shpel)
a percussion instrument consisting of a series of graduated metal bars tuned to the chromatic scale and played with two hammers
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Post by tails on Jul 8, 2008 19:45:19 GMT -5
troglodyte (tro-glow-dite)
someone who dwells in a cave.
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Post by Classic Gamer Nerd on Jul 20, 2008 14:40:33 GMT -5
Centillion - A number 1 followed by a 100 sets of zeros, meaning 3 zeros.
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Post by NintendoNerds on Jul 26, 2008 18:10:09 GMT -5
07.26.2008
latitudinarian \lat-uh-too-din-AIR-ee-un; -tyoo-\, adjective: 1. Having or expressing broad and tolerant views, especially in religious matters.
noun: 1. A person who is broad-minded and tolerant; one who displays freedom in thinking, especially in religious matters. 2. [Often capitalized] A member of the Church of England, in the time of Charles II, who adopted more liberal notions in respect to the authority, government, and doctrines of the church than generally prevailed.
source: dictinary.com
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