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Good Words Thread
Anonymous
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No.8729
8730
There isn't a "good words" thread, and that's to be amended. And now it is!
In this thread, post "unnecessarily verbose words that most people don't appreciate the etymology/subtlety of".
I'll go first.
Goad, as in to poke or prod with a stick.
Anonymous
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No.8730
8731
>>8729
>unnecessarily verbose words
>goad
You've inverted the comprehension. You confuse a 'X' word with a verbose meaning.
>that most people don't appreciate the etymology
Most people don't won't to learn, they are so shallow as a woman and want only entertainment.
Anonymous
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No.8731
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>>8730
>You confuse a 'X' word with a verbose meaning
Words don't need volume to convey greater meaning, Goad was just a preliminary example.

Try that with "decorum"
Anonymous
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No.8732
8734
>>8731
>decorum
Etiquette.
Anonymous
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No.8733
8734
>>8731
>decorum
I don't see the issue here. Just open the dictionary and learn.
Anonymous
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No.8734
8736
>>8732
>>8733
That's why you double-posted, right?
Decorum (from memory) Propriety for sake of pro[riety; Proper demeanor; Class; Ascribing to a finer standard of conduct than is expected or demanded
Anonymous
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No.8736
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>>8734
>Decorum
Etiquette.
Still I don't see the issue.
Anonymous
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No.8737
>>8736
Of course you don't; decorum DOES mean etiquette, but it also means so much more
Anonymous
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No.8738
8739
I try to use discombobulated at least once a day.
Anonymous
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No.8739
8740
>>8738
But that's just a negated form of "Combobulated", which please define in raw words?
Not saying you're wrong, but let me give you an idea of what I mean:

Stalwart - Brave; bold; strong; redoubted; daring; vehement; violent.
Discombobulate - To throw into a state of confusion. synonym: befuddle

The point being, the former is more of a concept described by a word, where the latter is a word to describe several concepts.
Both are valid as both words/concepts, but one is drastically more specific/precise than the other. Sophistry aside, the two couldn't be more separate.
Anonymous
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No.8740
8741
>>8739
Instead of saying
>I'm hungover
I say
>I'm discombobulated
Anonymous
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No.8741
>>8740
Discombobulated is a very generous term for someone who is hungover improperly hydrated, but it can work.
Let me give another example:
Scient (route word of both nescient, science, etc.)
Anonymous
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No.8742
What makes a word 'good' isn't how verbose it is. Verisimilatude(sp) is a shit term, for example. Instead of such verbocity, "Kind" (as in 'of kind' 'kindred', etc.) is far better.
It's not just the syllables or the complexity of the word, but also the etymology.

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