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on pernicious , meeralee said:
“Then perhaps I should remove it. :-) Thanks, slumry!” more...
on the list Scavenger Hunt #2: Flair, meeralee said:
“Thank you! :-)” more...
on the list I love not man the less, but Nature more, meeralee said:
“misanthrope too strong? Then there are the lovely anchorite and eremite.” more...
on the list Baby Got Back-Formations, meeralee said:
“Not a back formation, but today I read an ad looking for "impactive" photographs.

Gaaaaargh.” more...
on pernicious , meeralee said:
“On this list because I always think it has the connotation of insidiousness, which it doesn't really.” more...
on the list That's the Spirit!, meeralee said:
“What about arak? They drink it in the Middle East -- it's a grape-based alcohol flavored with aniseed and mixed with water before sipping.

I think...” more...
on bloviate , meeralee said:
“I can't believe I forgot this word for my Blanguage list. :-)” more...
on the list Don't Say a Word, meeralee said:
“Hmmm. Pause? It doesn't work in your sentence, but it does work with "Instead of saying what he meant, uselessness (BLANKED) meaningfully.” more...
on the list let the wild rumpus start!, meeralee said:
“Devilry (or deviltry, which I prefer)? Prank?” more...
on the list Scavenger Hunt #1: Blanguage, meeralee said:
“Blaspheme is perfect. Thank you!” more...
on the list Scavenger Hunt #1: Blanguage, meeralee said:
“Blurb is great. I considered blistering and blow, but I think I want to stick to words with an obvious and major relationship to language.” more...
on feefifobia , meeralee said:
“You just made my entire day. :-)” more...
on vainglorious , meeralee said:
“In my opinion, a delicious word to say.” more...
on the list Really Cool Two-Letter Words, meeralee said:
“Surely ur!” more...
on the list Verbed Animal Nouns, meeralee said:
“Ooh. Awesome list. There's cow and worm.” more...
on the list Way Less Than A Genius, meeralee said:
“Yokel? Galoot?” more...
on the list "I've got a cunning plan!", meeralee said:
Thanks!
“I lifted snare, gimmick, feint, and hustle!” more...
on stevedore , meeralee said:
“I'm always mistakenly thinking it refers to a large machine, like a tractor. Lovely word, though.” more...
on dodge , meeralee said:
“Ooh -- thanks for dodge! I think I need to be convinced about wheeze..” more...
on the list Good Mood, meeralee said:
“Lovely! Thank you!” more...
on nudiustertian , meeralee said:
“I just remembered that Hebrew has words for "the day before yesterday," "the day after tomorrow," and "yesternight." I'm not sure if any of them have...” more...
on gauche , meeralee said:
“I love that gauche and ganache are next to each other on your list. They're a lovely pair. And now I'm doing my best to imagine "a gauche...” more...
on the list Words I Always Think I Understand and Discover I Don't, meeralee said:
“Well, it might be a candidate for someone else's list of the same name...

:-)” more...
on the list Bad Guys, meeralee said:
“What about boor and goon?” more...
on the list Words I Always Think I Understand and Discover I Don't, meeralee said:
Sempiternal is a great one for this list!
“I think of it the same way you do.” more...
on surcease , meeralee said:
cessation
“For some reason, even though this word contains its meaning, I always find myself thinking it means either its opposite -- something that will not...” more...
on the list Words I Always Think I Understand and Discover I Don't, meeralee said:
“reestee, that's funny -- nonplussed sounds exactly like its meaning to me. ;-)

sionnach, enervating is definitely an odd one. It helps me that I...” more...
on the list Words I Always Think I Understand and Discover I Don't, meeralee said:
It Means Sharp, Vigorous, Caustic, Incisive, Brutally Effective
“...I always think it means "stubborn." Not only that, but I think it _should_ mean "stubborn.” more...
on nudiustertian , meeralee said:
“None of the standard links will find anything on this word, but there's a citation ...” more...
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