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13 Sep 2016, 8:35 pm

Caligynephobia is a word for the fear of beautiful women.



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13 Sep 2016, 8:42 pm

androphobia = the fear of men. I couldn't find any specific term for the fear of handsome men. :scratch:



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13 Sep 2016, 8:49 pm

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After scoring 106/160 on a vocabulary test, I decided to learn the meanings of some of those I answered incorrectly.

I now know that "tumid" means to be swollen; "torpid" means to be inert and that "quixotic" is where something is unrealistic and impractical. Perhaps I should have known their definitions already. :?


You do hear "torpid" (meaning sluggish) alot.

FYI "quixotic" means to "to be like the character Don Quixote".



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14 Sep 2016, 1:44 am

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After scoring 106/160 on a vocabulary test, I decided to learn the meanings of some of those I answered incorrectly.

I now know that "tumid" means to be swollen; "torpid" means to be inert and that "quixotic" is where something is unrealistic and impractical. Perhaps I should have known their definitions already. :?


You do hear "torpid" (meaning sluggish) alot.

FYI "quixotic" means to "to be like the character Don Quixote".


Thanks. :D

Shamefully I cannot profess to know anything about Don Quixote. My answers were found in a rather archaic vocabulary builder book. I have never heard anyone use any of the above terms.

"Chimerical" was another word I found to be interesting in the test. As I am tremendously bored most of the time, I am attempting to incorporate some of these into my spoken vocabulary. Words are rather interesting to me for some reason.


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14 Sep 2016, 1:46 am

JakeASD wrote:
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JakeASD wrote:
After scoring 106/160 on a vocabulary test, I decided to learn the meanings of some of those I answered incorrectly.

I now know that "tumid" means to be swollen; "torpid" means to be inert and that "quixotic" is where something is unrealistic and impractical. Perhaps I should have known their definitions already. :?


You do hear "torpid" (meaning sluggish) alot.

FYI "quixotic" means to "to be like the character Don Quixote".


Thanks. :D

Shamefully I cannot profess to know anything about Don Quixote. My answers were found in a rather archaic vocabulary builder book. I have never heard anyone use any of the above terms.

"Chimerical" was another word I found to be interesting in the test. As I am tremendously bored most of the time, I am attempting to incorporate some of these into my spoken vocabulary. Words are rather interesting to me for some reason.

a thesaurus is a good investment in my experience. so is "elements of style."



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14 Sep 2016, 2:03 am

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I learned a bit about solar panels cause I am fleeing society completely, I am going off the grid and probably even a bit under the grid. I want nothing to do with this place or myself. I will focus everything on survival and God and nothing else.

do please give us progress reports [on the solar and rest of going off the grid]


Okay well I am in the beginning stages and right now I am looking at inverters, It might be a few weeks before I actually buy parts but its looking like this in my mind. I haven't ironed out the details but, I am thinking

Solar panel -> Somewhere between 12v and 24v DC out -> battery -> 24v DC out -> inverter -> 120 AC out

Seems simple in concept but I am sure I'll hit some road blocks, I already picked out my hardware, just wanting to do more research because a purchase with research is the best kind of purchase.

Also its like 2 AM so I didn't learn anything yet but yesterday I learned about file compression and why tar files are actually pretty rad.



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14 Sep 2016, 2:12 am

I wonder if water [after coarse filtering] can be sterilized with solar power?



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14 Sep 2016, 2:11 pm

I learned what a fluffernutter sandwich is, and apparently how pizza is a healthier choice than it.



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14 Sep 2016, 3:13 pm

FluttercordAspie93 wrote:
I learned what a flutternutter sandwich is, and apparently how pizza is a healthier choice than it.


Not a fluffernutter?

I learnt that European paper is generally a lot whiter and brighter than American paper...and they use this fluorescent UV dye to make it so the eyes see the blueness in the paper better, making it look whiter.


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14 Sep 2016, 3:33 pm

@smudge: No, it was a fluffernutter. I just mistyped, but went back and edited my post.



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14 Sep 2016, 5:28 pm

I learned that sometimes there are scenarios where if your unable to find your niche job occupation so to speak, then you might try the idea of creating such.


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14 Sep 2016, 5:30 pm

I learned that KeyArts animes always make me cry...but they are many favourite animes anyway. :D


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16 Sep 2016, 5:30 pm

a chaconne is a musical composition that has a repeating bass line and changing melodies.



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16 Sep 2016, 7:11 pm

I learned that maybe I could university for the 2nd time in my life and not make a complete failure of it and actually succeed.


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16 Sep 2016, 10:36 pm

I learnt that an ostinato is a continually repeated musical phrase or rhythm and can form the rhythmic/chordal bed of a chaconne.



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17 Sep 2016, 3:37 am

I learned that owl's head are working like a satellite dish, and reflect sounds to the ears. Some species of owls have one ear lower than the other and really helps in knowing where the sound come from.



I also found this website, I really like skulls.

https://boneclones.com


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