Mar
1
Conundrum
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I first heard this word when I was in high school when a (very smart) friend used it to explain another word for a riddle or puzzle. I’ve loved it ever since. Plus it’s fun to say!
Shey
Scottsdale, AZ
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Mar
1
Respect
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The word respect is important to me because you need to feel respected. If you don’t feel respected then no one will respect you. Respect means an assumption of good faith in another person or in the whole of oneself. To me respect means to have an admiration for someone and or yourself. You see, I have been disrespected and I had to find out the hard way how to respect myself. My last relationship I was getting beat because I wanted to live life. I let a man slap me around because I didn’t respect myself. I had to get tough and start worrying about myself and get out of a bad relationship. I did and ever since I have been living my life to the fullest and I respect myself more than you can think of. I love me for me so I don’t need to get loved by no one else.
Zuheid Santiago
Bristol,CT
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Mar
1
Try
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If you don’t you never know.
Herve Chateau
France
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Mar
1
Nostalgia
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I guess because nostalgia runs my life. “A bittersweet longing for things, persons, or situations of the past.” Pretty much describes me. Always looking to somehow get back everything I’ve lost. And it’s just a beautiful word. Really.
Anne Boiron
Toronto
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Mar
1
Runt
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I love this word. It’s so direct and to the point. It reminds me of a litter of pups or kittens and the runt is always the nicest. Plus it reminds me of one of my best friends, we call each other runts!
Claire McMahon
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Mar
1
Flexanimous
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Most online dictionaries give the definition as “having the ability, or power, to change the mind,” but I like a more literal interpretation: “mind bending” (flex + animus).
Rick
Chicago
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Mar
1
Why
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It’s just so questioning and makes a cool sound when you say it. You can’t help but pronouncing it as you read this I bet.
Xylia
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Mar
1
Dandle
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What is not to like about it?
- It is as loving and innocent a word as there could be.
- It is one of those fine English words that end in “le,” thus suggesting repetition (compare “spark” to “sparkle”).
- It is rare enough but has an air of familiarity about it.
It means: To move (a small child) up and down on the knees or in the arms in a playful way: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/dandle
Nick
Montreal
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Mar
1
Butternut
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Until about five minutes ago when I googled it, I had no idea what a butternut was or how it looked. When I was younger and used to read books about the American Civil War, I remember always pausing for a moment when the Confederate uniforms were described as ‘butternut grey’. It always seemed like such a warm, yummy color. I pictured the butternut as being sort of cold, hard, and gray, but the insides being some sort of a golden paste ideal for spreading on hot toast.
Now that I’ve looked it up, I’m sort of disappointed. It’s a squash.
Douglas
Prague, CZ
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Mar
1
Apocrypha
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Writings or reports not considered genuine. Some biblical connotation there as well, but it sounds so beautiful.
Chris
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