Thursday, July 15, 2010

Vocabulary

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. The longest word in the English language that actually has everyday meaning. Nineteen syllables.
Also.
Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia is the fear of long words.
And.
Aibohphobia is the fear of palindromes.
How silly.

VOCAB LIST FOR THE DAY:
vacillate
imitate
fluctuate
enthuse
voracious
intimate
undulate
effusive
jargon
oscillate
erratic
vilify
effervescent
penchant
relegate
perfidy
ebullient

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