List of words and their meaning¹
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Used to indicate that a named person is also known or more familiar under another specified name.
antithetical 🆚☯️ /ˌan-tə-ˈthe-ti-kəl/
Sharply contrasted in character or purpose. Unlike or opposed to.
argot 🗣️👥 /är-(ˌ)gō/
A characteristic language of a particular group. The jargon, lingo or slang of certain group or class.
bastion 🧱🛡️ /ˈbas-chən/
Projecting part of a rampart, a fortification, a stronghold, or something that defends or preserves a principle or way of life.
bumptious 😾💢 /ˈbəm(p)-shəs/
Offensively self-assertive or proud to an irritating degree.
chagrin 😣😫 /shə-ˈgrin/
Strong distress or embarrassment at having failed or been humiliated.
commemorate 📆📌 /kə-ˈme-mə-ˌrāt/
Call to remembrance.
convoluted 🤯🫨 /ˈkän-və-ˌlü-təd/
Highly complex, difficult to follow or intricately presented.
darling 🧑🤝🧑👩❤️👨 /ˈ där-liŋ/
A special loved one.
exculpate 🙌🏻⛓️💥 /ˈ ek-(ˌ)skəl-ˌpāt/
Pronounce not guilty of criminal charges.
fiasco 🥴🫣 /fē-ˈa-(ˌ)skō/
A complete failure or collapse.
gloss 🪞💎 /ˈgläs/
Bright or luster on a smooth surface. The property of being smooth and shiny.
guffaw 😆 🤣 /ɡəˈfɑ/
A burst of loud and hearty laughter. A belly **LOL**: a »LMAO« that bubbles up with good feeling and plenty of volume.
gust 💨🍃 /ˈgəst/
A strong current of air.
hapless 😞😿 /ˈha-pləs/
Unfortunate and deserving pity.
hasten ⚡🐎. /ˈheɪ.sən/
Move fast.
impervious ☔🐚 /(ˌ)im-ˈpər-vē-əs/
Not admitting of passage or capable of being affected. Impenetrable.
interminable 🔚♾️ /(ˌ)in-ˈtər-mə-nə-bəl/
Tiresomely long; seemingly without end.
modicum 🤏🏻👛 /ˈmä-di-kəm/
A small, or moderate or token amount.
nascent 🚼🐣 /ˈna-sᵊnt/
Being born or beginning.
nickname
A descriptive or familiar name given instead of or in addition to the one belonging to an individual.
opportune 🔛✅ /ˌ`ä`-pər-ˈtün`/
Suitable or advantageous, especially for a particular purpose. Occurring at an appropriate time.
plethora ❤️🔥🩸 /ˈplé-thə-rə/
Extreme excess (i.e. -of blood).
sleuth 🕵🏼♀️👩🏼💻 /ˈslüth/
A detective who follows a trail.
talisman ✝️🎍 /ˈta-ləs-mən/
A trinket thought to be a magical protection against evil. An object held to act as a charm to avert bad energies and bring good fortune
uncanny 👽🔮 /ˌən-ˈka-nē/
Surpassing the ordinary, normal or expected. Seeming to have a supernatural character or origin.
voluble 🗨️🆙 /ˈväl-yə-bəl/
Marked by a ready flow of speech. Suggests a free, easy, and unending loquacity.
a.k.a.
Indeed an initialism, not an acronym, which literally means: "Also known as" …&\or named at another time or place.
apotropaic 🪬🧿 /ˌæpətɹəˈpeɪ.ɪk/
Having the power to prevent evil or bad luck. An agent intended to ward off negative vibes.
mercurial 🌡️🔃 /(ˌ)mər-ˈkyu̇r-ē-əl/
Liable to sudden unpredictable change.
Scaphopoda 🐙🪸 /skəˈfäpədə/
Small class of bilaterally symmetrical marine forms comprising the tooth shells. A taxonomic class within the phylum Mollusca – tusk shells.
scuttlebutt 👁️🗨️💬 /ˈskə-tᵊl-ˌbət/
A report about the behavior of other people. Rumor, gossip. \ A drinking fountain on a ship.
snoring 😴🛏️ /ˈsnȯrĩng/
The act of snoring or producing a snoring sound.
underworld 👻🪦 /ˈən-dər-ˌwərld/
—As in religion– the place of the dead.
upvote 👍🏾✔️ /ˈʌpˌvoʊt/
–In an online context— register approval of or agreement with (a post or poster) by means of a particular icon.
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** Laughing 0ut Loud = LΩL
» Laughing My Ass Off ≈ lma()
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https://www.merriam-webster.com/
https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki
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