Apr
17
Ankylosing Spondylitis
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It was my father’s favorite medical term. Having grown up heavily under Dr. Seuss’ influence, I had no idea that it actually existed.
Kathy Bee
Wisconsin
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Apr
17
Aforementioned
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I like this word because it is a simply elegant way of saying ‘previously mentioned’. Its meaning is unusually simple and straightforward. I like how it only exists in the past tense.
Dee
Galway
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Apr
4
Autodidactic
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It basically means to be self-taught, but appear to have been trained by the masters. First, I LOVE the way it rolls off the tongue. Its like crowning your tongue king for a moment. Second, it was one of the first “big” words I learned as a child. It is largely responsible for my love of words & vernacular. (oooh another favorite word makes a cameo!) I was homeschooled basically my whole life, and learned to work alone much of the time. At one point a math teacher I encountered in 5th grade called my math skills “autodidactic”. He wouldn’t tell me what it meant, but wrote it down so I could look it up when I got home. I went through 3 dictionaries to find it, and I still consider it the best compliment I ever received!
Ben
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Mar
8
Abyss
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It sounds really mysterious. And means a bottomless pit or hole. Sounds cool!
Alex
USA
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Mar
8
Autochthonous
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au-toch-tho-nous –adj. 1. Originating where found; indigenous: autochthonous rocks, people, folktales.
First word that came to mind (followed by “balderdash” in a near dead heat). I just enjoy its sound and its unwieldy nature. It’s such an unlikely word, and yet quite useful.
Rick Spradlin
Dallas, TX
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Mar
8
Audacity
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This is not my favorite word of all time, but it holds a special place in my heart because I actually remember exactly when and how I learned it: from the movie Legends of the Fall. I can still vividly recall Aidan Quinn spitting that someone “had the audacity” to do something, and I knew right then exactly what the word meant, and how powerful of a word choice it could be. I do not remember a single other thing about that movie, save for that short scene.
Arianna
Boston, MA
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Mar
1
Azure
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The perfect day starts with azure skies. Azure is that color of blue that sits in your mind; brilliant and bold. The color of the deep ocean and great open skies. there’s freedom and mystery in the azure.
Rob
Honolulu
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Mar
1
Ataxia
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When I overheard the doctor say I had ataxia, I wondered if it was some serious disease. I looked it up - it just means clumsiness, in that case, a result of concussion.
Robi
Australia
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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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Feb
29
Asunder
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It means to separate parts or pieces; break. It’s such a forceful word and always conjures up images of glorious destruction, like “the ground was split asunder beneath his feet.”
James
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