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Serendipity:

The occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way.

In a sentence:

• Nature has created wonderful serendipity.

Pronunciation: ser·en·dip·i·ty

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Aberration:

• Something that differs from the norm.

In a sentence:

• In 1974, Poland won the World Cup, but the success turned out to be an aberration, and Poland hasn't won a World Cup since.

Pronunciation: a·br·ei·shn
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Effusive:

• Excessively demonstrative.

In a sentence:

• The towns effusive protest resulted in vandalism to many local businesses.

Pronunciation: uh·fyoo·suhv
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Pragmatic:

• Concerned with practical matters.

In a sentence:

• Jeremy seemed quite pragmatic when I discussed his rankings with him; his SERP went from #4 to #16.

Pronunciation: prag·ma·tuhk
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Immensely:

• To a great extent; extremely.

In a sentence:

• The bank approving me for the loan helped immensely; I can now pay off my mortgage.

Pronunciation: uh·men·slee
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[chrsplmr]

interesting post's OP always fun here on BHW

 

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interesting post's OP always fun here on BHW

I try to be!

Capricious:

• Determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity.

In a sentence:

• My friend display of capricious actions are frequent; he decides he's not coming here even though he's already on the way.

Pronunciation: kuh·pri·shuhs
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Benevolent:

• Showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding.

In a sentence:

• I was benevolent towards my friend's loss of her mother; I contributed to funeral costs.

Pronunciation: buh·neh·vuh·luhnt
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[MisterF]

Benevolent:

• Showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding.

In a sentence:

• I was benevolent towards my friend's loss of her mother; I contributed to funeral costs.

Pronunciation: buh·neh·vuh·luhnt
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One of my favourite words is; ambivalent

 

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One of my favourite words is; ambivalent

Ambivalent:

• Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.

In a sentence:

• The MOD felt ambivalent about overturning the infraction due to the member's extensive history of warnings.

Pronunciation: am·bi·vuh·luhnt
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Anthropogenic:

• Caused by human intervention.

In a sentence:

• Global warming is a anthropogenic global crisis.

Pronunciation: an·thruh·puh·jeh·nuhk
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Effete:

• Over-refined.

In a sentence:

• The gold we panned was so effete it was 24-carat pure.

Pronunciation: uh·feet
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Credulity:

• Readiness to believe.

In a sentence:

• Since going broke, Tom's credulity made him susceptible to get-rich-quick schemes.

Pronunciation: kruh·doo·luh·tee
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[Dark Sky]

How do I pronounce such a complex and elegenant word?

 

[ContentExpert]

How do I pronounce such a complex and elegenant word?

Which word are you referring to?

You can always Google search "word + pronunciation" and there will be an audio clip.

 

[Dark Sky]

Which word are you referring to?

You can always Google search "word + pronunciation" and there will be an audio clip.

Effete, whenever I try pronounce it "uh-feet" I sound a bit like a dumb person saying "uhhhhhhhhhhh feet?" I think am doing it wrong.

 

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Effete, whenever I try pronounce it "uh-feet" I sound a bit like a dumb person saying "uhhhhhhhhhhh feet?" I think am doing it wrong.

 

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Acrimony:

• A rough and bitter manner.

In a sentence:

• The republican and democrats understanding each others views could reduce acrimony between the parties during the voting process of the new senate bill.

Pronunciation: a·kruh·mow·nee
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[ExciteDragonfly]

lol but what do we do with these words ?

 

[ContentExpert]

lol but what do we do with these words ?

If I need to answer that this isn't the thread for you.

 

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Bellicose:

• People who are aggressive and even willing to fight over an issue.

In a sentence:

• The bellicose politicians didn't engage in a pleasant-to-hear debate; they were argumentative during the entire session.

Pronunciation: beh·luh·kows
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