Apr
4
Nepenthe
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This is a word I found while “reading” the dictionary one day. It means to banish grief from a person’s mind, but more specifically, it is a drug that brings welcome forgetfulness. On the page, nepenthe seemed much more benign. Anyone who has seen the television show “Heroes” or the movie “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” will know that forgetting is not all it’s cracked up to be.
Joanna
New York
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Apr
4
Creamware
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A type of pottery a college professor of anthropology introduced me to. I like the transition between the “cream” and “ware”, it’s unusuaul yet smooth and the word has always conjured up a pleasant looking piece of pottery.
Chuck
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Apr
4
Always rely on German for really dramatic words. People are always misusing the word “sadism.” Sadism is the joy of inflicting pain upon another, but Schadenfreude is revelling in another’s pain, not necessarily inflicted by the reveller.
Jack Silverman
Houston, TX
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Apr
4
Ducere
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It means to lead. Its Latin. It is the root of the word educate, meaning to lead from. It is a great word to practise your clarity of diction. It belongs in this list. I didn’t really enjoy Latin at school. But I remember this word.
Toby
London
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Apr
4
It’s the best one out of the words ending with the ish…. and it gets better the more you say it.
Jason Parsons
Leicester, England
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Apr
4
Erstwhile
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It starts so softly. It fits frequently in phrases. Nearly no one knows it. However, it’s not my favorite anymore.
John
Pacific Northwest
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Apr
4
Owl
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It’s short and sweet, an interesting sounding combination that sounds better out loud. I think the way the w gets swallowed up when you add that l is what does it. Try saying it out loud, it’s just so strange and satisfying. I love when people who speak English as a second language use this word in conversation. The poorer you are at English, the more delightful it sounds.
Sophie
Montana
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