Wonderful World of Lexiconology

5. Meticulist

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5. Meticulist

Meticulist ( Me-tic-u-list)-

One who is extremely careful in his/her use of language, diction; a precise measurer.

Synonyms: Accurate, cautious, Fastidious, Fussy, Scrupulous

Antonyms: Careless, Sloppy

4 Attenuate

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4. Atenuate: ( at·ten·u·ate)- Verb

To stretch out; prolong. To weaken or reduce in force, intensify, effect, quantity, or value.

Synonyms: Abate, constrict, contract, cripple, debilitate, deflate, disable, extenuate, lessen.

Antonyms: Expand, fortify, increase, intensify, strengthen

3. Desultorily

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Desultorily: (des·ul·to·ry)- Adverb
(Lexicon says Adverb, Dictionary.com says Adjective) ?

Lacking steadiness, fixity, regularity, or continuity. Lacking in consistency, or visible order, disconnected; fitful. Digressing from or disconnecting from the main subject; random.

Synonyms: None found
Antynonyms: None found

Sentence- "However desultory, his father always kept in touch with him, and the more easily his son grew older, and the two, although apart, did not grow apart" (From Lexicon)

2. Engender

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Engender: (en·gen·der)- Verb

To Bring into existence; give rise to. To produce, cause. To beget; procreate.

Synonyms:

arouse, beget, breed, bring about, bring forth, cause, create, develop, excite, father, foment, generate, hatch, incite, induce, instigate, lead to, make, muster, occasion, precipitate, procreate, produce, propagate, provoke, quicken, rouse, sire, spawn, stimulate,

Antonyms: destroy, finish, halt, stop

Reference:
'The Lexicon'- By William F. Buckley Jr.
Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

1. Asseveration

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Asseveration: (as·sev·er·a·tion)- Noun

Declaration. An assertion made in very positive form; a solemn assertion. A declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary). To declare seriously or positively; afffirm.

Synonyms: OK, affidavit, assertion, asseveration, attestation, averment, avouchment, avowal, certification, confirmation, declaration, green light, oath, pronouncement, ratification, statement, sworn statement, testimony

Antonyms: denial, refutation

Reference:
The Lexicon' - By William F. Buckley Jr.
Dictionary.com.
Thesaurus.com

Welcome to WWL

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Update: This blog is somewhat read, well... ready for you all to enjoy and for me to start posting words. Things may change from time to time until i get it exactly how i want it, but it is ready.. so please enjoy and check back often

-Rebecca

Welcome to Wonderful World of Lexiconology: The endless search for unusual words. The newest blog being added to my Blog Empire!

Actually this blog isn't ready yet. I'm in the process of finding just the right template and getting the idea all together.

But, what is WWL? Well... I've always had a fascination with words and how they can be used and expressed, how there are zillions of words out there. What amazes me is how dictionary's are expanding at an amazing rate... new words are created everyday and there are so many amazingly interesting words out there that already exist but aren't really used and i want to share them with you all and in the process i will be learning these words as well ... therefor... increasing my own vocabulary and having a good time.

Basicly... it's just for fun really.

I'll post new words that i find on the web, in books i read, magazines, the dictionary and my lexicon books. I'll post them with a definition in dictionary form and with a little pizzaz. I'll probably have other info about the word and show how it can be used in a sentence.

So please give me some time to find the right template, and get this idea ironed out. Please check back a few times a day or every few days to see what is going on. Hopefully WWR: The endless search for unusual words will be ready soon.

Thank you
-Rebecca
Creator of "wonderful World of Animals", "Wonderful World of Rats", "Wonderful World of Rodents" and "Nubby's Wonderful World" And coming soon - - the Blog "Hollywood and Garnder"