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UNIQUE WORDS game to increase our vocabulary - alphabetical order

Saygo

Ennui- The feeling of listlessness, lack of motivation and unhappiness. 

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Helo_Mek_in_Vegas

Fortitude - courage in pain or adversity

"she endured her illness with great fortitude"
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Jess

Groundswell: a sudden gathering of force, as of public opinion;

A broad deep undulation of the ocean, often caused by a distant storm or an earthquake.

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Moonlight VIP

Harebrained:  having or showing little sense; foolish

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Saygo

Illeism - A person talking about themselves in the third person.

Eg-"Dobby has no master. Dobby is a free elf! "-Dobby

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Helo_Mek_in_Vegas

Jackstall - an aeronautical condition and occurs when the blades overpower the hydraulic servos - the jacks stall - and the controls lock solid.


If you're training in a Robinson that may not mean much because it doesn't have hydraulic controls.

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Moonlight VIP

Kawaii - the quality of being cute, or items that are cute ♥     

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Yuzuaecha

Lassitude:  a state or feeling of weariness, diminished energy, or listlessness

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Moonlight VIP

Mondegreen - a misunderstood or misinterpreted word or phrase resulting from a mishearing of the lyrics of a song

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Yuzuaecha

Non-tenured: used to refer to a teacher in a college or university who does not have tenure (= the right to remain permanently in a job):

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Moonlight VIP

Ostensible - stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so

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Helo_Mek_in_Vegas

Pulchritude - Beauty

"the irresistible pulchritude of her friend"


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Moonlight VIP

Quantum :   any of the very small increments or parcels into which many forms of energy are subdivided

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Yuzuaecha

Rotable - a Qualified Spare Part that wears over time and can be repeatedly restored to a serviceable condition over a period approximating the life of the flight equipment to which it relates.  

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Moonlight VIP

Stringent- When something is strict, rigid or precise.

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