Writing Vocabulary Builder-upper (Drop in and add your favorite words)

Pejorative: belittling or disparaging


When he failed in his first attempt to construct a double-bladed lightsaber, Darth Maul was forced to indure his master's pejorative comments.

 

"Best friends forever, right Jay?" Zekk asked Sardonically.

Sardonic: Gravely mocking or cynical

The fracas in the cantina could easily be attributed to one very disgruntled spacer named Han Solo.

Fracas: a loud or disturbing argument

Good droids know what every man ought to: The less effrontery you show, the less trouble you get into.

Effrontery: overconfident or inappropriate boldness

Many students flunked out of the Jedi Academy simply because they couldn't handle the lucubration required to succeed.

Lucubration: Intense study, especially nocturnal


Hooray for Pre-IB vocab words?

 

The word of the day is Volatile:

adjective
1 : readily vaporizable at a relatively low temperature
2 : tending to erupt into violence : explosive
3 : characterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change


The atmosphere in the senate became volatile when the ambassador's speech was interrupted by the strange mans heckling.

 

His voice was soft and full of conviction, and his eyes shone with his undying love.

Conviction:

1. strong belief, article of faith

2. an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence.

 

Most of my show-off-worthy words are semi-technical jergon. Does that still count?

Plenipotentiary
Invested with full authority or power.

Asperifoliate
A leaf with a rough surface.

Pnuematolytic
Solid mineral deposits formed when fumes from vulcanic magma crystallise on surrounding rocks.



'Anakin leapt onto the pnuematolytic stalacmite and thrust the slender purple asperifoliate into the glimmering, sea-coloured orb that was Minister Plenipotentiary Hsienyang's left eye.'







Amanuensis
One who writes down what another says, especially in scholarly or literary undertakings.

I couldn't fit this one into the same sentence as all the rest.

'Luke served as Yoda's faithful amanuensis throughout all ninety-seven volumes of the great Jedi Master's autobiography.'

Poor kid.

 

Up! Did I kill this thread?



Atavastic
Animalistic and primal.
edit Atavastic does not really have as negative a connotation as the adjective 'animalistic' suggests. The meaning is closer to 'deep-seated', or perhaps 'endemically ingrained in human nature, not conveyed by active teaching or environmental pressures'.

'He knelt suddenly, his eyes shining with some atavistic desire to be commanded, to bow to a Lord worthy of veneration.'

 

Do you mean "stalagmite"?


pulsating: to exhibit a pulse; beat.
quickened: hasten, or accelerate
ecstatic: to be in a state of rapturous delight
rejoinder: reply
ardent: impassioned

The pulsating of Mara?s heart quickened in an ecstatic rejoinder to Luke?s ardent attentions.

EDIT: Because I mispelled a word in one of the definitions.

 

Nope, I mean 'pnuematolytic'. I am quite sure that word exists. It happens to be one of my favourite words -- purely for the sound of it. edit It is an adjective, BTW.

 

I think Alexis meant instead of "stalactite."



vicarious - adj., experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person

voluptuous - adj., of, relating to, or characterized by luxury or sensual pleasure; (of a woman), curvaceous and sexually attractive

appointments - n., (3rd definition) furniture or fittings

Obi-Wan was mildly relieved that his experience was purely vicarious as he listened to Anakin retell his encounter with the Twi-lek dancer and her voluptuous appointments.

 

I do believe that this is my new favorite thread.

Rendezvous - mostly because of the sound.

Penurious - poor, ungenerously or pettily unwilling to spend money, poverty-stricken; destitute
Ex. The district was penurious, the streets dirty and filled with suspicious characters.

Scatological/Scatology - The study of fecal excrement, as in medicine, paleontology, or biology.
Ex. "What Scatological pile did you pick your brain up out of?!"

 

I love scatological! I'm going to start using that in everyday conversation, especially when I'm walking the dog.

 

I was referring to "stalacmite"

'Anakin leapt onto the pnuematolytic stalacmite and thrust the slender purple asperifoliate into the glimmering, sea-coloured orb that was Minister Plenipotentiary Hsienyang's left eye.'


stalagmite: noun, the formation of calcium carbonite deposited on the floor of a cave as a result of calcareous water dripping upon it.

stalactite: noun, the deposit of calcium carbonite resembling an icicle hanging from the roof or sides of a cave.

claustrophobia: n, fear of being enclosed

Wedge fought his claustrophobia as he walked through a particularly narrow portion of the cave and thought, 'was it a stalagmite might reach the ceiling if it grows tall enough and a stalactite will fall if it doesn't hang tight to the ceiling, or a stalagmite might fall if it doesn't hold tight and a stalactite holds the floor tightly so it won't float to the ceiling?'

 

I am *so* sorry. I can be such an idiot sometimes. Someone has to keep me away from the computer when I should be in bed...

I like that, I do.

 

Maybe this wouldn't be considered a big word but I've been obsessed with using it lately...

Conjecture

con·jec·ture Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[kuhn-jek-cher] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation noun, verb, -tured, -tur·ing.
?noun
1. the formation or expression of an opinion or theory without sufficient evidence for proof.
2. an opinion or theory so formed or expressed; guess; speculation.
3. Obsolete. the interpretation of signs or omens.
?verb (used with object)
4. to conclude or suppose from grounds or evidence insufficient to ensure reliability.
?verb (used without object)
5. to form conjectures.

 

You forgot to use it in a Star Warsy sentence.

BTW, I'm not sure the words have to be big per se, but be words that aren't commonly used... or am I misunderstanding the purpose of this thread?

 

Thanks, the thing about it is, writing that sentence gave me a plot bunny. Imagining a fighter jocky with claustrophobia... and one with the name of Wedge at that... well, there has to be a story behind that.

manic - adj., affected with or marked by frenzy or mania uncontrolled by reason
catawampus - ?adjective 1. askew; awry.
2. positioned diagonally; cater-cornered.
?adverb 3. diagonally; obliquely
philippic - noun, any speech or discourse of bitter denunciation.
wreak verb (used w/ object), to inflict or execute (punishment, vengeance, etc.)
forthwith - immediately; at once; without delay


Blessed peace followed Anakin's manic philippic of the latest injustice wreaked upon him by the Jedi Council when he collapsed catawampus across the bed and began to snore forthwith.

EDIT: because I accidentally left out a word... perhaps I need to do what Anakin did... without the grousing

 

Wes Janson is an obstreperous person- he often makes others, especially his Commander Wedge Antilles, wanting to hit him with a heavy item.
But Janson is also a very gregarious person- you seldom see him without company.
The leitmotif in this short text is the X-wing pilot Wes Janson.

I hope I used the words correctly- I love them!

obstreperous:recalcitrant, cheeky
gregarious: For example a gregarious person is someone, who likes to have other people around
leitmotif:I picked this word, because I was amused.
A leitmotif of e.g. a text would be the essence of the text.
Our english teacher told us that a while ago, and it was so funny, because its origin is the german word "Leitmotiv" and we all couldn't believe, that it actually sounds so similiar

 

indelible: adj., unforgettable, lasting
quintessence: noun, the most typical example or representative <the quintessence of calm>
impressionable: adj., easily impressed or influenced; susceptible

To the impressionable youngling, Padme was the quintessence of grace and beauty, thus she left an indelible mark upon Anakin's heart.

 

A trio of words for you:

Caustic- severely critical or sarcastic: a caustic remark.

Fortuitous- coming or happening by a lucky chance

Disconcerting- To frustrate (plans, for example) by throwing into disorder; disarrange