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Sophistry, in its modern definiton, is considered by many to be an illogical or confusing argument intended to deceive
 
burglar said:
Sophistry, in its modern definiton, is considered by many to be an illogical or confusing argument intended to deceive
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Yes, it does seem to have evolved into that definition.

My dictionary mentions that it's original root is the Greek word "sophos" which I believe means "wise".

I wonder whether the Socratic or Platonic dialogues may have influenced this aberration.
 
morass
noun: morass; plural noun: morasses

1.
an area of muddy or boggy ground.
quagmire, swamp, bog, marsh, mire, quag, marshland, peat bog, fen, slough, quicksand,
moss, carr, corcass, bayou, pocosin, moor, archaicmarish
"he managed to free himself from the muddy morass"
2.
a complicated or confused situation.
confusion, chaos, muddle, tangle, entanglement,
imbroglio, mix-up, jumble, clutter, mire, quagmire, comess.
"we were stuck in a morass of procedure and paperwork"
 
Solipsism


the Urban Dictionary gives:
The belief that the person holding the belief is the only real thing in the universe. All other persons and things are merely ornaments or impediments to his happiness.
Rene Descartes proved his existance by saying " I think, therefore I am."
(cogito- ergo, sum) The solipsist prefers " cogito ergo omnia sum"
-I think therefore, I am everything!
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This word asymptotic, came into my head twice today, ... for no reason!


as·ymp·tote (ăs′ĭm-tōt′, -ĭmp-)
n.
A line whose distance to a given curve tends to zero. An asymptote may or may not intersect its associated curve.

[Ultimately from Greek asumptōtos, not intersecting :
 
spondulix
US slang for money, comes from old rare coins.
Come spend your spondulix here
 
ignominious:
1: marked with or characterized by disgrace or shame : dishonourable
2: deserving of shame or infamy : despicable
3: humiliating, degrading <an ignominious defeat>
 
Anticipate vs Expect

In formal discourse, consequently, anticipate is at least as if not more likely to bear its original meaning, which was “to take action in expectation of some future event"””in some cases action in order to realize or profit from the expected event, but in its oldest uses, action to prevent or forestall it.

what-is-the-difference-between-anticipate-and-expect
 
"Touchpaper" is paper impregnated with saltpetre (potassium or sodium nitrate; a. k. a. "nitre"), and used as a fuse for explosives, especially fireworks.
 
Fry

recently hatched or juvenile fishes (sic)

very small adult fishes (sic)

When I was a juvenile, the plural of fish was fish!
 
compulsion

noun
1.
the act of compelling; constraint; coercion.
2.
the state or condition of being compelled.
3.
Psychology. a strong, usually irresistible impulse to perform an act, especially one that is irrational or contrary to one's will.
 
burglar said:
compulsion

noun
1.
the act of compelling; constraint; coercion.
2.
the state or condition of being compelled.
3.
Psychology. a strong, usually irresistible impulse to perform an act, especially one that is irrational or contrary to one's will.
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Reminds me of the girl with the 360 ° head: "The power of Christ compels you!"
 
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ex•co•ri•ate (ɪkˈskɔr iˌeɪt, -ˈskoʊr-)

v.t. -at•ed, -at•ing.
1. to denounce or berate severely: He was excoriated for his mistakes.
2. to strip off or remove the skin from.
[1375–1425; late Middle English < Late Latin excoriātus, past participle of excoriāre to strip, skin]
ex•co`ri•a′tion, n.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
 
A new addition to the Oxford Dictionary for 2014. The word Mahoosive.

From smh.com.au

"Once, huge was entirely adequate. But in this age of exaggeration and who-can-shout-loudest, even superlatives such as gigantic, enormous and massive clearly no longer cut it. So we now have a portmanteau (two words thrust together) that combines 'massive' with 'huge'.

Maybe someone could find no existing adjective to accurately quantify that anatomical object that Kim Kardashian keeps thrusting in our faces. So, by decree, mahoosive it is."

Read more; http://www.smh.com.au/executive-sty...oosive-list-of-new-words-20141204-120muw.html
 
Mistake: An error or fault resulting from defective judgment, deficient knowledge, or carelessness.
 
Educator Tisme revealed one.

soliloquy
/səˈlɪləkwi/
noun
noun: soliloquy; plural noun: soliloquies
an act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially by a character in a play.
"Edmund ends the scene as he had begun it, with a soliloquy"
 
Wysiwyg said:
Educator Tisme revealed one.

soliloquy
/səˈlɪləkwi/
noun
noun: soliloquy; plural noun: soliloquies
an act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially by a character in a play.
"Edmund ends the scene as he had begun it, with a soliloquy"
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I do try to tame my penchant/habit for words bigger than marmalade. Sometimes they just slip through. LOL
 
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