{"id":1026,"date":"2015-08-23T21:42:05","date_gmt":"2015-08-23T16:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/writing-geeks.com\/?p=1026"},"modified":"2017-10-13T15:02:12","modified_gmt":"2017-10-13T09:32:12","slug":"10-awesome-words-you-should-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writinggeeks.in\/blog\/10-awesome-words-you-should-know\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Awesome Words You Should know"},"content":{"rendered":"

10 Awesome Words You Should know<\/span><\/h2>\n

1. Petrichor<\/strong><\/span> \u2013 You know that smell after the first rains (especially after a long day summer)? That smell is called petrichor. Petri means relating to rocks and chor means the blood of the Gods.<\/p>\n

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\n2. Schadenfreude<\/strong> <\/span>\u2013 It\u2019s the pleasure derived from the misfortunes of others. No matter how pure-hearted you are you know you have had the feeling of schadenfreude.<\/p>\n

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\n3. Dysania<\/strong><\/span> \u2013 Dysania is state of having a hard time waking up and getting out of bed in the morning. So the feeling you have every single morning.<\/p>\n

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\n4. Numinous<\/strong><\/span> \u2013 An adjective which means filled with or characterized by a sense of a supernatural presence. Anything you think is possessed or even blessed by God is numinous.<\/p>\n

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\n5. Palindrome<\/strong> <\/span>\u2013 A palindrome is a word, phrase, number, or other sequence of characters which reads the same backward or forward. Like Lion oil or the word poop. Though it isn\u2019t an official word Aibohphobia is the fear of palindromes which is itself a palindrome.<\/p>\n

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\n6. Semordnilap<\/strong><\/span> \u2013 Semordnilaps (also called Heteropalindromes or Anadromes) are words which, when reversed, are still valid words but not the same as the original word. Examples you ask?
\nDiaper-Repaid
\nLive \u2013 Evil
\nDesserts \u2013\u00a0stressed
\nPalindromes \u2013 Semordnilap<\/p>\n


\n7. Mamihlapinatapai<\/strong><\/span> \u2013 This word has actually won a world record for \u201cmost succinct word\u201d. It is also one of the hardest words to translate. It allegedly refers to \u201ca look shared by two people, each wishing that the other will offer something that they both desire but are unwilling to suggest or offer themselves.\u201d I guess an example will be two kids who have a crush on each other and want to be in a relationship but doesn\u2019t know the other person likes him\/her.<\/p>\n

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8. Aglet<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 I learned this word from a fantastic show called Phineas and Ferb(excellent cartoon) They had a song about it. Aglet refers to that plastic thing at the end of your shoe lace.<\/p>\n

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9. Barm <\/span><\/strong>\u2013 It\u2019s the foam or froth you see on beer or wine. Next time someone says \u201cDon\u2019t give me any froth,\u201d while he pours you a cold one tell him what it\u2019s really called.<\/p>\n

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10. Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia<\/strong><\/span> \u2013 The fear of long words. Yeah, I know. English is a cruel language.<\/p>\n

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