I like words. I know a fair few of them. I want to know more. What are your favorite esoteric words?

  • d_sepp@feddit.org
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    2 days ago

    Contra intuitive (for things that do not work like it would seem logical for you)

    Perspicacious (~sharp senses. English is a second language for me, so I didn’t know that one. Found it in a book, loved it)

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      You know, I know the word “perspicacious” in that I could see it in a body of literature and not question or be confused by it, but I actually couldn’t have told you what it means before now. Thank you for the edification.

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      It is funny that many formal or litteray vocabulary in english comes from French or have latin roots. As a french speaker, it is much easier to guess a new english word when it is formal speech.