Ladies and gentlemen, I'm pleased to announce that, after much deliberation, PERPLEXED is now named the official winner of the Nicest Word In The Dictionary Award!
PERPLEX |pərˈpleks|
verb [ trans. ] (often be perplexed)
(of something complicated or unaccountable) cause (someone) to feel completely baffled : she was perplexed by her husband's moodiness
[as adj. ] ( perplexing) a perplexing problem.
• dated complicate or confuse (a matter) : they were perplexing a subject plain in itself.
PERPLEXED gives me the tinglies each time PERPLEXED rolls off my tongue. It's that X in PERPLEXED. I bet you it's that X. That wonderful, glorious X. (X for X-related, by the way. Not X-rated as some people seem to believe it to be. -_-)
VEXED won the Silver.
VEXED |vekst|
adjective
1 [ attrib. ] (of a problem or issue) difficult and much debated; problematic : the vexed question of exactly how much money the government is going to spend.
2 annoyed, frustrated, or worried : I'm very vexed with you!
CADENCE won itself the Bronze.
CADENCE |ˈkādns|
noun
1 a modulation or inflection of the voice : the measured cadences that he employed in the Senate.
• such a modulation in reading aloud as implied by the structure and ordering of words and phrases in written text : the dry cadences of the essay.
• a fall in pitch of the voice at the end of a phrase or sentence.
• rhythm : the thumping cadence of the engines | try to vary your cadence during a run.
2 Music a sequence of notes or chords comprising the close of a musical phrase : the final cadences of the Prelude.
Merits and honourable mentions go to
SARCASM, UNNERVE and EXASPERATE.
SARCASM, UNNERVE and EXASPERATE.
SARCASM |ˈsärˌkazəm|
noun
the use of irony to mock or convey contempt : his voice, hardened by sarcasm, could not hide his resentment.-----------
UNNERVE |ˌənˈnərv|
verb [ trans. ]
make (someone) lose courage or confidence : the bleakness of his gaze unnerved her
[ as adj. ] ( unnerving) an unnerving experience.-----------
EXASPERATE |igˈzaspəˌrāt|
verb [ trans. ]
irritate intensely; infuriate : this futile process exasperates prison officials
[ as adj. ] ( exasperated) she grew exasperated with his inability to notice anything
[ as adj. ] ( exasperating) they suffered a number of exasperating setbacks.
Sigh.
I love my England so many many. =)
I love my England so many many. =)
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AWESOME |ˈOhhh! sum|
noun, verb, adjective
1 [ as adj. ]
• An awesome feeling!!!
2 [ as verb]
• Tinki was awesomed by the chick who was touching her. She then felt the urge to... eat so then they both started eating mangoes.
OR
• I'm very awesomed with you!
ATTN: Chris
– Haha. Awesomeness. Funny how so much of that sounded so wrong. -_-'
It was meant to sound so wrong.
Hey, what's the word?, when u say something pointing at one direction, but the meaning is actually aimed at another.
My engrand no good, and not enuff sleep to think.
Oso, can u pleaze try to sleep early?
haha....cadence is the name of the software that I use for schematics and circuits layout la ....=P
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