[pahy-ruh-mey-nee-uh] Submitted by my homegrl Marley xx Follow for more rare and uncommon words
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[flok-suh-naw-suh-nahy-hil-uh-pil-uh-fi-key-shuh n] An audio pronunciation can be found here (seriously) I completely lost the source for this word, but I know that it used to be the longest word in the English language, which is how it gained popularity It also has its own website Follow for more rare and uncommon words
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According to dictionary.com, you can choose to stress any of the syllables: [broo-hah-hah, broo-hah-hah, broo-hah-hah] An audio pronunciation of the first can be found here. Borrowed from my English teacher’s extensive vocabulary Follow for more rare and uncommon words
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[id-ee-uh-sing-kruh-see] Click to hear an audio pronunciation Borrowed from my English teacher’s extensive vocabulary Follow for more rare and uncommon words
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There are several pronunciations.  I’ve always said [muh-kah-bruh] but my English teacher says [muh-kahb] And audio pronunciation of the latter, as well as another alternative pronunciation) can be found here Borrowed from my English teacher’s extensive vocabulary.  However, I heard it for the first time while reading a book of Alfred Hitchcock short stories Follow for more rare and uncommon words
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[luhv-lee] This has always been one of my favorite words Follow for more rare and uncommon words
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It’s pronounced exactly how it looks: [pi-sci-nam] This is one of my Latin vocabulary words and I’ve always loved the sound of it Follow for more rare and uncommon words
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[kee-ahr-uh-skyoor-oh] Borrowed from my English teacher’s extensive vocabulary Follow for more rare and uncommon words
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[wuhn-der-struhk] I couldn’t find much etymology about this word from an actual source, but it’s fairly easy to figure out if you know the meaning of the bases: Wonder means “A feeling of surprise mingled with admiration, caused by something unexpected + struck, the simple past-tense and past-participial of strike, which means “to hit forcefully” - in this case it is used as a participial (i.e. it’s a verb acting as an adjective).  It’s also the name of Taylor Swift’s new fragrance which made it especially hard to research. Favorite word submitted by jasmine-live-out-loud Follow for more rare and uncommon words
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[hawr-ee, hohr-ee] A quite enthusiastic-sounding audio pronunciation can be found here C.1600 as “venerable, ancient;” From “hoar” + -y On the word “hoar”: Old English har ”hoary, gray, venerable, old,” German also uses the word as a title of respect, in Herr. Of frost, it is recorded in O.E., perhaps expressing the resemblance of the white feathers of frost to an old man’s beard. Used as an attribute of boundary stones in Anglo-Saxon, perhaps in reference to being gray with lichens, hence its appearance in place-names. Borrowed from my English teacher’s extensive vocabulary Follow for more rare and uncommon words
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[dey-noo-mahn] You can find an audio pronunciation here if you’re still having trouble It’s French (if you couldn’t tell) but here’s some more about the etymology…  French:  literally, an untying, equivalent to dénouer to untie From Latin nodus ”a knot,” Borrowed from my English teacher’s extensive vocabulary Follow for more rare and uncommon words
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[li-vahy-uh-thuhn] From Hebrew (Biblical and Modern) לִוְיָתָן (“whale”). - Wikipedia From Hebrew livyathan “dragon, serpent, huge sea animal,” of unknown origin, perhaps related to liwyah “wreath,” from base l-w-h- “to wind, turn, twist.” - Dictionary.com Borrowed from my English teacher’s extensive vocabulary Follow for more rare and uncommon words
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[foolz-kap] “cap worn by jesters,” 1630s; c.1700 as a type of paper, so called because this type of paper originally was watermarked with a court jester’s cap - Online Etymology Dictionary Borrowed from my English teacher’s extensive vocabulary Follow for more rare and uncommon words
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I’m back! From my English teacher Follow for more rare and uncommon words
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[ahy-dil-ik] An audio pronunciation can be found here Or if you prefer the bored-sounding British man, here Favorite word submitted by 78cats Follow for more rare and uncommon words P.S. follow Shauna.  she’s the coolest and it was her birthday last week. go say hey
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