http://clipmarks.com/clipper/Brimstone/date/2008/5/7/http://rss.clipmarks.com/clipper/Brimstone/date/2008/5/7/15Clip, tag and save information that's important to you. Bookmarks save entire pages...Clipmarks save the specific content that matters to you!en-ushttp://clipmarks.com/clipmark/949927D5-E4F7-46C6-9AF9-E1AC16D5E0C2/<b>clipped by:</b> <a href="http://clipmarks.com/clipper/Brimstone/">Brimstone</a><br><b>clipper's remarks:</b> 19. Widdiful<br/><br/>Someone who deserves to be hanged<br/><br/>20. Zabernism<br/><br/>The abuse of military power or authority. I wonder how long it will take for this one to show up in the comments.<br/><br/> <br><div border="2" style="margin-top: 10px; border:#000000 1px solid;" width="90%"><div style="background-color:"><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://listverse.com/miscellaneous/20-weird-english-words/" title="http://listverse.com/miscellaneous/20-weird-english-words/">listverse.com</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P><SPAN class="litem">1. Erinaceous</SPAN></P> <P>Like a hedgehog</P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P><SPAN class="litem">2. Lamprophony</SPAN></P> <P>Loudness and clarity of voice</P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P><SPAN class="litem">3. Depone</SPAN></P> <P>To testify under oath</P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P><SPAN class="litem">4. Finnimbrun</SPAN></P> <P>A trinket or knick-knack</P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P><SPAN class="litem">5. floccinaucinihilipilification</SPAN></P> <P>Estimation that something is valueless. <EM>Proper</EM> pronunciation based on Latin roots: flockə-nowsə-nəkələ-pələ-fək-<STRONG>a</STRONG>tion.</P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P><SPAN class="litem">6. Inaniloquent</SPAN></P> <P>Pertaining to idle talk</P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P><SPAN class="litem">7. Limerance</SPAN></P> <P>An attempt at a scientific study into the nature of romantic love.</P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P><SPAN class="litem">8. Mesonoxian</SPAN></P> <P>Pertaining to midnight</P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P><SPAN class="litem">9. Mungo</SPAN></P> <P>A dumpster diver - one who extracts valuable things from trash</P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P><SPAN class="litem">10. Nihilarian</SPAN></P> <P>A person who deals with things lacking importance (pronounce the ‘h’ like a ‘k’).</P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P><SPAN class="litem">11. Nudiustertian</SPAN></P> <P>The day before yesterday</P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P><SPAN class="litem">12. Phenakism</SPAN></P> <P>Deception or trickery</P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P><SPAN class="litem">13. Pronk</SPAN></P> <P>A weak or foolish person</P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P><SPAN class="litem">14. Pulveratricious</SPAN></P> <P>Covered with dust</P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P><SPAN class="litem">15. Rastaquouere</SPAN></P> <P>A social climber</P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P><SPAN class="litem">16. Scopperloit</SPAN></P> <P>Rude or rough play</P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P><SPAN class="litem">17. Selcouth</SPAN></P> <P>Unfamiliar, rare, strange, marvelous, wonderful. For example: The List Universe is such a selcouth website!</P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P><SPAN class="litem">18. Tyrotoxism</SPAN></P> <P>To be poisoned by cheese</P></div></div></div></div><br><div style="margin-bottom: 40px;">Tags: <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/literature/" rel="tag">literature</a></div>http://listverse.com/miscellaneous/20-weird-english-words/Wed, 07 May 2008 14:57:25 GMT