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107? ;-)

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75% of those words aren't even english nor americanish.

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It is the most versatile word in the English language

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viridescent means slightly green.

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menomena

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Many have French origin.....

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Panacean:-1. A remedy believed to cure all disease and prolong life that was originally sought by alchemists; a cure-all.2. Something that will solve all problems.3. (obsolete) A particular plant believed to provide a cure-all.Panoplyn:-1. A splendid display of something.2. Ceremonial garments, complete with all accessories.3. A complete set of armour.4. (by extension) Something that covers and protects.Pastichen:-1. A work of drama, literature, music, or architecture that imitates the work of a previous artist, often satirically.2. A musical medley.3. An incongruous mixture; a hodgepodge.4. A postmodern playwriting technique that fuses a variety of styles, genres, and story lines to create a new form.Peccadillon:-1. a small flaw or sin2. a petty offensePenumbran:-1. A partially shaded area around the edges of a shadow, especially an eclipse.2. A region around the edge of a sunspot, darker than the sun's surface but lighter than the middle of the sunspot.3. Something related to, connected to, and implied by, the existence of something else that is necessary for the second thing to be full and complete in its essential aspects.Petrichorn:-1. The scent of rain on earth after a dry spell2. The yellow organic oil that yields this scent.Plethoran:-1. (usually followed by of) An excessive amount or number; an abundance.2. (medicine, archaic) An excess of red blood cells or bodily humours.Propinquityn:-1. (technical) nearness or proximity2. (technical) affiliation or similarityPyrrhicadj. achieved at excessive cost Quintessentialadj. Of the nature of a quintessence (in all senses); ultimateRatatouillen. A traditional French Provençal stewed vegetable dish consisting primarily of tomatoes, zucchini and eggplant, with other ingredients.Redolentadj:-1. fragrant or aromatic; having a sweet scent2. having the smell of3. (idiomatic) suggestive or reminiscentRiparianadj. Of or related to the bank of a river or stream.Ripplen:-1. A moving disturbance or undulation in the surface of a liquid.2. A sound similar to that or undulating water.3. A style of ice cream in which flavors have been coarsely blended together.4. (electronics) A small oscillation of an otherwise steady signal.v. To move like the undulating surface of a body of water; to undulate.Scintillan:-1. A small spark or flash.2. A small or trace amount.Sempiternaladj. Seemingly everlasting or eternal.Seraglion:-1. The palace of the Grand Seignior in Constantinople.2. The sequestered living quarters used by wives and concubines in a Turkish Muslim household.3. A brothel or place of debauchery.4. An interior cage or enclosed courtyard for keeping wild beasts.Serendipityn. An unsought, unintended, or unexpected discovery or occurrence, made by accident and sagacity. Surreptitiousadj. stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert (especially movements)Sumptuousadj. magnificent and splendid, suggesting abundance and great expense, and having a flavour of debaucherySussurousadj. full of whispering or rustling sounds.Symbiosisn:-1. (ecology) A close, prolonged association between two or more different organisms of different species that normally benefits both members2. A relationship of mutual benefitTalismann. A small amulet or other object, often bearing magical symbols, worn for protection against evil spirits or the supernatural.Tintinnabulationn. A tinkling sound, as of a bell or bells.Umbrageousadj:-1. Full of anger or annoyance caused by something offensive.2. Feeling doubt.3. Leaves that provide shade, as the foliage of trees4. (obsolete) shadowy, shadyUmbrellan:-1. Cloth-covered frame used for protection against rain or sun.2. Generally, anything that provides protection. (The fighters provide a defensive air umbrella over the battle group.)3. Something that covers a wide range of concepts, ideas, purposes, etc. (The test facility was established under the umbrella of the company's quality program.)4. The main body of a jellyfish, excluding the tentacles.Untowardadj:-1. unfavourable2. adverse, troublesome or disadvantageous3. unruly, fractious or uncontrollable4. unseemly, immodest or improperVestigen:-1. The mark of the foot left on the earth; a track or footstep; a trace; a sign;2. A faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost, or has perished, or is no longer present; remains. Viridescentadj. Having a green hue; becoming green in color.Waftv. to float easily and gently on the airn:-1. a light breeze2. something (a scent or odor), such as a perfume, that is carried through the air3. (nautical) a flag, (also called a waif or wheft), used to indicate wind direction or, with a knot tied in the center, as a signalWherewithaln. The ability and the financial means required to accomplish some task.adv. (archaic) In what way; how.

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I wonder how Tintinnabulation made the list, the sound of bells makes me think of having to wake up in the AM. I don't think to myself &quot;what a beautiful sound of Tintinnabulation&quot;

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