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100 Beautiful and Ugly Words. Words,words, words. Luciferous Logolepsy. Welcome to Luciferous Logolepsy, a collection of over 9,000 obscure English words. Though the definition of an "English" word might seem to be straightforward, it is not. There exist so many adopted, derivative, archaic or abandoned words in what we loosely define as the "English Language", that a clear-cut definition seems impossible.

For the purposes of this project though, words are included that may stretch any basic definitions. Particular attention has been paid to archaic words, as they tend to be more evocative - as if their very age lends additional meaning or overtones. Current personal favorites include "skirr", "epicaricacy" and "schizothemia". (To build your own links to words, simply link to the page they are on, and add an anchor to the URL with the word, like this: ) The letters in the menu above link to separate pages with words listed in alphabetical order. Corrections, additions or comments? Grandiloquent Dictionary. Wordpandit. The Free Dictionary. Wordsmith. Word Spy. Online Etymology Dictionary. MyEtymology.com - A universal etymology dictionary. Knoword - Expand your vocabulary. Pseudodictionary: the dictionary for words that wouldn’t make it into a real dictionary :: v2.0.

The Dictionary of Old English. RhymeZone rhyming dictionary and thesaurus. Synonyms.net. The Phrontistery: Obscure Words and Vocabulary Resources. Wordsmith.org : The magic of words. word, language, quote, quotation, anagram, dictionary, words, languages, quotes, quotations, anagrams, dictionaries.

Wiktionary. Urban Dictionary, October 19: Sneeze Freeze. Thesaurus.com | Find Synonyms and Antonyms of Words at Thesaurus.com. Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary. Visuwords™ online graphical dictionary and thesaurus. Home : Oxford English Dictionary. Wordnik. WordWeb Online Dictionary and Thesaurus. Online Dictionary: definitions by WordNet, Webster's, etc. Dictionary.com | Find the Meanings and Definitions of Words at Dictionary.com.

Online Etymology Dictionary. Online. The Vocabula Review - The Vocabula Quizzes. Each ten-question Vocabula Quiz briefly discusses a specific topic, such as history, science, literature, or philosophy. Of course, you are quizzed not on content but on grammar or usage, vocabulary or spelling, punctuation or style. Vocabula Quiz 1 Topic: Popular culture Level of difficulty: Easy Vocabula Quiz 2 Topic: Popular culture Level of difficulty: Easy Vocabula Quiz 3 Topic: In the news Level of difficulty: Moderate Vocabula Quiz 4 Topic: Mental health Level of difficulty: Moderate Vocabula Quiz 5 Topic: Science Level of difficulty: Moderate Vocabula Quiz 6 Topic: Health Level of difficulty: Moderate Vocabula Quiz 7 Topic: Politics Level of difficulty: Moderate Vocabula Quiz 8 Topic: Science Level of difficulty: Moderate Vocabula Quiz 9 Topic: Technology Level of difficulty: Easy Vocabula Quiz 10 Topic: In the news Level of difficulty: Moderate Vocabula Quiz 11 Topic: Health Level of difficulty: Moderate Vocabula Quiz 12 Topic: In the news Level of difficulty: Moderate.

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