Put hose words to use! III

Welcome to the word list #3.
Word list #3 is now complete and you can start writing your award winning entry to the third Put those words to use! contest. The guidelines appear after the word list. To see previous word lists, see links below:

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Word list 3
Word	Part of speech	Definition	Notes
cacemphaton	noun	a harsh-sounding word or phrase
pixilation	noun	somewhat unbalanced mentally	Etymology: irregular from pixie; Date: 1848
matutolypea	noun	getting up on the wrong side of the bed
persiflage	noun	frivolous bantering talk	Etymology: French, from persifler to banter, from per- thoroughly + siffler to whistle, hiss, boo, ultimately from Latin sibilare Date: 1757
jejunator	noun	one who fasts
jejune	adjective	1 : lacking nutritive value 2 : devoid of significance or interest : DULL 3 : JUVENILE, PUERILE synonym see INSIPID	Etymology: Latin jejunus empty of food, hungry, meager Date: 1646
chiasmus	noun	(ky-AZ-mus) A reversal in the order of words in two otherwise parallel phrases. (chiastic adj)	A site dedicated to chiasmus can be found at http://www.chiasmus.com/ For example: "It's not the men in my life it's the life in my men."
rhotacism		The excessive use or faulty pronunciation of the letter R
steatopygia	noun	An extreme accumulation of fat on the buttocks	Etymology: New Latin, from steat-, stear + Greek pygE buttocks Date: 1879
steatopygous	adjective	Pertaining to or characterized by protuberant buttocks; fat rumped (see graphic provided by Mark Lewis)
horology	noun	the science of measuring time or constructing time-indicating instruments	-- horological \.ho_.r--'la_:j-i-kl\ adj -- horologist \h-'ra_:l--j*st\ noun
ichnogram	noun	a footprint
cumyxaphily	noun	collecting match boxes
hagiographic	adjective	1 : of or relating to hagiography 2 : of or relating to the Hagiographa
hagiography	noun	biography of saints; idealizing or idolizing biography	Date: 1821
melliloquence	noun	euphonious speech; sweet talk
litotes	noun	understatement, irony or innuendo by use of a negative or inverted phrasing, i.e. "not bad" or "I'm not exactly displeased"	Etymology: Greek litotEs, from litos simple, perhaps from lit-, lis linen cloth Date: 1589
soodle	verb	to walk, stroll, or saunter in a slow, leisurely manner
pseudologist	noun	liar	'sŸ-(")dOl-&-jist (soo-DAL-o-jist)

Contest guidelines:

a) Use at least 10 words of the authors choice from the current list. You may use more, although the judges may choose not to give extra points for it.

b) Keep the length down to ONE page, which is about 400 words. Shorter is preferable.

c) The deadline is: whenever I get enough entries. Enough is at least three.

d) As for prizes... well it depends on where the winning author is. Usually the prizes are chocolate or nuts.

e) Send the entries to words@ragani.com.

I am still accepting entries (as of 5/25/2001). If I get enough interest, I will hold a fourth Words contest. I am also looking for judges, so let me know if you would like to weigh in the results, and why.

Words and definitions were sourced from a several places, including: A.W.A.D., Grandiloquent Dictionary, SKB Dictionary, and, of course, Michael A. Fischer's wwftd dictionary. A special thanks to all of them for providing us with access to all of these linguistic gems.

Last updated: May 25, 2001