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Sonemolus
18 Sep 2019
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I'd like to know if there is a word that you as a native speaker don't know and deem useless.
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simpsonsteven16
18 Sep 2019
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Lecherous, vaunted, bibulous, munificent, dauntless (but "daunting" is common), chasten, contrite ("trite" is common; they may have the same meaning) disuse (I hear it sometimes but don't personally use it), frivolity (frivolous is common), obstrusive, grandioso, hayrick, and presentiment. There are many other words in your list that I know and see from time to time in writing but which are virtually absent from casual conversation. My phone's spell check didn't even recognize "obstrusive" as a word!
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Lecherous, vaunted, bibulous, munificent, dauntless (but "daunting" is common), chasten, contrite ("trite" is common; they may have the same meaning) disuse (I hear it sometimes but don't personally use it), frivolity (frivolous is common), obstrusive, grandioso, hayrick, and presentiment. There are many other words in your list that I know and see from time to time in writing but which are virtually absent from casual conversation. My phone's spell check didn't even recognize "obstrusive" as a word!
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Thank you for your patience.
By the way it's " obtrusive".
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Oh ok. I should have known that. Obtrusive isn't very common either, but I have heard of it. I don't really use it and can't remember what it means anyway, so don't worry about it either way.
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