My cell phone provider lets me know how many minutes I've used so I don't have to use a guesstimate

roughage

I had no idea what slackware was and I just looked it up. I was using it as slack (to be lazy) ware. Slackware similar to malware- something that causes ones computer to run slowly. My own definition!

I remember,fourteen was a roughage for me.

Ithmus

Panama Canal is the isthmus between North America and South America



sarcophagus

King Tutankhaman's sarcophagus is a work of art.

blatant

They unashamedly told blatant lies.


Loofah

I must get a loofah sponge!


whining

Stop your WHINING and go to bed...(mother speak!)

oops...forgot my word...erm.....ARTICULATE

He was unable to articulate words clearly, chewing gum.

Poteen

In his day, I bet my Irish Grandfather had his share, of many a shot of poteen.



Sláinte!


Umm... fandango

Whenever I hear fandango, I have the urge to flamenco.


rhetoric

There was much rhetoric to persuade us all to go to war



Fey

He was somehow able to fey their demise.

eclectic

Most libraries have an eclectic range of books.


Brindled

There are a number of breeds of dogs that have the brindled variety.

frugal

With wartime rationing, many led a frugal existence.



Travesty

The U.S. addiction to oil is a travesty of economic policy.


brackish

Our well water is brackish and burns the leaves of the flowers


Diaspora

The people of Vietnam;who left as boat people,could be considered the Vietnamese diaspora.




Exodus

The book of Exodus tells of the Israelites mass departure from Egypt.


Cower

To cower when you should stand is unacceptable

dilated

Before examining my eyes, the doctor dilated my pupils.


Antibellum.

there was an antebellum before the war.


(im pulling out the spanish. Los Chicarones.)

Los Chicarones will be playing, at the club on latin night, this Friday.


immutable

With constant erosion and pollution, mountains may not remain immutable over time.



didactic

We use many techniques at our dojo whose didactic purpose are self defense.


rictus

In the "olden days" a person who died from Tetanus (lockjaw) might have the locked smile or rictus
at death.


buckyballs

Due to the arrangement of it's atoms, identical to a soccer ball, buckyballs was the nickname given to the chemical buckminsterfullerene.



metadata

Poorly written metadata will result in poor search engine rankings.



Mixolydian

I guess with practice one could play or sing the seventh (mixolydian) mode of a piece of mediaeval church music.




Coppice

She waited for him with baited breath as she hid in the coppice, quietly without making a sound...




disrepair

Dents,leaks,and so much other disrepair,led us to decide the vehicle wasn't worth the effort.

zeitgeist

Google has a Zeigiest report which compiles search trends and patterns of the cultural clime of the era


Epistemics

The epistemic goal of this research is the truth.





pragmatic

A pragmatic person is often fairly matter of fact.


Phlegmatic

Phlegmatic people are generally self-content, kind and somewhat shy.


cybrarian

A cybrarian may use many sites on the internet for information and as a resource kit

moi???

thespian

Thespian troupes used to be all men back in the days of Shakespeare, can anyone say Romeo and Joe?


metier

Loving to teach and train,I found my metier in martial arts.




edacious

I wish to eat and drink more than i can reasonably consume...suppose i must be EDACIOUS....then...

looked it up..cos i had no idea what it meant..sorry...lol

PROCURATOR

I used to watch a ScottishTV programme about a public prosecuter/lawyer and I think he was called the procurator fiscal. (I'm unable to recall the name of the show or the actor)



plebian

During the day of the Roman Empire,plebians were the common citizen.


nugatory

Their misdeed was so minimal, so nugatory, it demanded no punishment.


Quintessential

In that dress she was absolutely quintessential.

bonhomie

A round of drinks, in front of a log fire,after skiing may produce an atmosphere of pleasant bonhomie.

A round of drinks, in front of a log fire,after skiing may produce an atmosphere of pleasant bonhomie.



Myriad

The myriad of ethnic restaurants in my neighborhood,makes dining out an anticipated adventure.



otiose

The treatment was otiose or ineffectual and accordingly no improvement was seen.



Billabong

We backtracked along the billabong until we found the main river, where we sat to drink a cold amber nectar.



macaroni

Tricky!! Boopme

Yankee Doodle put a feather in his cap and called him MACARONI.
( Synonymous for fop or dandy) Merriam Webster online

I learn something every day.Many thanx


Sudd