Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Hey all bloggers who's passing by this blog hang on for just a jiffy.While going through my studies i've gotten some real strange words,very difficult topronounce,but yet enough interesting to deal with.Anyways for me i find them quite captivating.So i just wanted to share it with u fellas.have a look at'em n cherish the verbosity..

TARRADIDDLE:something pretentiously nonsense,abracadabra,gibberish,balderdash,claptrap,blether,flibbertigibbet,brummagem etc.
CAMARILLA:a clique that seeks power usually through intrigue,junta,cabal etc.
BROUHAHA:an uproar.
TROGLODYTE:a cave dweller.
VALETUDINARIAN: a sick person,morbid.
JAMBOREE:a large boisterous party,bacchanal.
SALMAGUNDI:radicchio,fattousah,a salad or mixture of different food items.
QUIDNUNC:scuttlebutt,gossip or rumor.
GALLIMAUFRY:a collection containing variety of sorts of things,hodgepodge,potpourri etc.
NEBUCHADNEZZAR:a very large wine bottle.
TCHOTCHKE:a box used for keeping valuable things,whatchamacallit,bric-a-brac,smorsgasbord,bibelot etc.
BROBDIGNANIAN:gigantic.
DOPPELGANGER:a ghostly double.
BALUSTRADE:a staircase railing.
METHUSELLAH:very old person.
MOUCHARABY:a lattice worked balcony.
HORRIPILATION:goose bumps.
RAZZMATAZZ:a double talk,vimzing etc.
GUERDON:a respective reward or payment for what one has done,comeuppance etc.
DISHABILLE:the state of being carelessly or partially dressed.

Hope everybody's on the ground...Have a good time...
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8 comments:

  1. AnonymousAugust 19, 2009 at 3:00 AM

    I dont think i knew even one of the above..

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  2. AnuragAugust 19, 2009 at 5:47 PM

    nice strange collection this.. though it intrigues me what kinda "studies" have these words in usage..you seem to be preparing for mba or something..

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  3. SwagatikaAugust 19, 2009 at 8:28 PM

    @hitch writer..yeah its obvious...it seems too tough n at the same time useless even while v consider ours lyf beyond d mba...nyways thnks fr urs comments....hve a gud day.

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  4. SwagatikaAugust 19, 2009 at 8:30 PM

    @anurag....yeah rt...m preparing for mba...thnks for urs response..hve a gud day.

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  5. SuryakantAugust 21, 2009 at 3:31 AM

    Take this one too...
    schadenfreude....
    and
    paraskevidekatriaphobia
    (the fear of untoward happening on friday the 13th)
    have a nice day
    :)

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  6. SwagatikaAugust 21, 2009 at 10:40 PM

    well thnks a lot..i knew the meaning of the first one...schadenfreude means getting pleasure by teasing others...but the last one seems very new ..thanks..n have a good day..

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  7. Joseph PulikotilAugust 22, 2009 at 7:46 AM

    Hi Swagatika:)

    Very interesting post. I only knew 3 words. Clearly shows how much I know:)

    Have a nice day:)
    Joseph

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  8. SwagatikaAugust 24, 2009 at 8:50 PM

    @joseph sir..thank you sir..as i know yours yours comments are always uplifting and encouraging this time also it has proved.thanks for the comments.
    have a good day.....

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