The words today were submitted to me through friends so feel free to thank them for them if you get a chance.
Main Entry: ses·qui·pe·da·lian
Pronunciation: \ˌses-kwə-pə-ˈdāl-yən\
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin sesquipedalis, literally, a foot and a half long, from sesqui- + ped-, pes foot — more at foot
Date: 1656
1 : having many syllables : long
2 : given to or characterized by the use of long words television commentator>
2 : given to or characterized by the use of long words television commentator>
"Wow, that speaker sure was a sesquipedalian, I would hardly understand a thing he was saying."
gas·con·ade (g
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sk-nd)n.
Boastfulness; bravado.
[French gasconnade, from Gascon, Gascon; see Gascon.]
gascon·ade v.
con·ade v.gascon·ader n.
con·ader n.| Noun | 1. | gasconade - an instance of boastful talk; "his brag is worse than his fight"; "whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade" |
| Verb | 1. | gasconade - show off exaggerate, - to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery" "The young man like to gasconade his ability to use large words. In fact he was quite the sesquipedalian."  I Think we will stop with two today. Have fun using them.. Hope you enjoy them as much as I do. |
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