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RE: Word Fight - 4/10/2006 4:39:02 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Lordandmaster

Heh.  "Viniculture."

Nicely done lol.

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RE: Word Fight - 4/10/2006 6:56:11 PM   
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since I cannot paraphrase with anything intelligible at this juncture.

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(p.s. edited to add-- That fuckin' Lam guy-- give him a number and watch him closely-- he KNOWS shit)   LOL

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RE: Word Fight - 4/10/2006 6:59:52 PM   
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RE: Word Fight - 4/10/2006 7:33:21 PM   
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tautology

a truism
 
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  anachoristic"

Out of date
 
Since I was not sure which to answer, I answered both
 
a slight variation on spelling for the next word:
 
"anarchistic"

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RE: Word Fight - 4/10/2006 8:20:00 PM   
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Status: offline 		No.  "Anachoristic" means "representing something that is inappropriate to the place"--in other words, it's like "anachronistic," but referring to place instead of time.  Having a Muslim character in a novel set in pre-Columbian America would be anachoristic.  It's a pretty rare word, but very useful.  Another really rare word from the same root is "choronym," which is just a fancy way of saying "place name" (like Nacogdoches).

"Anarchistic" means "of or pertaining to anarchism," or the belief that it is best not to have any government.

Next one..."urning"

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RE: Word Fight - 4/10/2006 9:32:55 PM   
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Status: offline 		Meant to add: I just thought of another word from the same root: "anchorite," meaning "hermit," in other words, "someone with no place."

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RE: Word Fight - 4/11/2006 5:10:52 AM   
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No.  "Anachoristic" means "representing something that is inappropriate to the place"--in other words, it's like "anachronistic," but referring to place instead of time.  Having a Muslim character in a novel set in pre-Columbian America would be anachoristic.  It's a pretty rare word, but very useful.  Another really rare word from the same root is "choronym," which is just a fancy way of saying "place name" (like Nacogdoches).

LOL ok Doh on me for that one. I was thinking anachronistic.
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..."urning"  

Doesn't this have something to do with sexual orientation? Not sure, but I remember seeing it in reference to that at one time.

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RE: Word Fight - 4/11/2006 7:46:28 AM   
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..."urning"  

Doesn't this have something to do with sexual orientation? Not sure, but I remember seeing it in reference to that at one time.

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RE: Word Fight - 4/11/2006 3:19:58 PM   
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Males who are sexually attracted to other males

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RE: Word Fight - 4/11/2006 7:38:03 PM   
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Your turn.

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RE: Word Fight - 4/12/2006 8:53:27 AM   
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RE: Word Fight - 4/12/2006 8:59:40 AM   
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RE: Word Fight - 4/12/2006 12:11:47 PM   
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RE: Word Fight - 4/12/2006 12:14:06 PM   
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RE: Word Fight - 4/12/2006 12:19:31 PM   
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RE: Word Fight - 4/12/2006 12:25:06 PM   
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Status: offline 		Lam, you seem like the kinda guy who would know this (this is seriously asked by the way...) are there alot of words with the alternate of arky instead of the good old archy?  Or isn't it economically sound to do so?

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RE: Word Fight - 4/12/2006 12:29:17 PM   
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Status: offline 		I was about to say "mularky," but I think it's spelled "mularkey."  Only Thomas Hobbes dared to spell it "mularchy"--government by mules.

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RE: Word Fight - 4/12/2006 1:52:51 PM   
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autarky

Used in economics to refer to those who are financially self-sufficient; most commonly used in reference to governments I think?
 
an easy one here
 
"fractious"

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RE: Word Fight - 4/12/2006 3:28:26 PM   
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Status: offline 		Well, it's the adjective from "fraction."

That brings up my own personal literacy test.  Try it on anyone pretentious.  What do the following words mean:

fictive, fictitious, factitious, fictional, factional, factious, fractious

Extra credit: Explain "factive," too.

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RE: Word Fight - 4/12/2006 4:53:03 PM   
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LOL Tikk, you got yourself into this one...

Ball's in your court babe

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