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vinnietoo · 03-06-2003, 05:55 PM

OK...so I'm lazy ...but I have been reading
some of my Grandfathers letters and am
running across some words...that frankily
I have not a flipping clue about..... have any of
you?
insalubrious
effluvia
prosaic
ebullience
cudgels
venality

I read... a little but I have not come across these words,
if we could write like they did back in the 1800..
it would be fun.

Blessings,
Vinnie

Debbie · 03-06-2003, 06:52 PM

I've looked a few up since you have me curious.....

insalubrious

ADJECTIVE: Not sustaining or promoting health: unhealthy, unsalutary, unwholesome.

effluvia

A usually invisible emanation or exhalation, as of vapor or gas.

A byproduct or residue; waste.
The odorous fumes given off by waste or decaying matter.
An impalpable emanation; an aura.

prosaic

Consisting or characteristic of prose.
Matter-of-fact; straightforward.
Lacking in imagination and spirit; dull.

Do they make any sense?

Still working on it.......

Debbie · 03-06-2003, 06:54 PM

ebullience

Zestful enthusiasm

cudgels

A short heavy stick; a club

venality

The condition of being susceptible to bribery or corruption.
The use of a position of trust for dishonest gain.

vinnietoo · 03-06-2003, 07:41 PM

Yup,

They make sense...

Blessings,
Vinnie

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vinnietoo Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: land of 10,000 lakes Posts: 202	Words?! OK...so I'm lazy ...but I have been reading some of my Grandfathers letters and am running across some words...that frankily I have not a flipping clue about..... have any of you? insalubrious effluvia prosaic ebullience cudgels venality I read... a little but I have not come across these words, if we could write like they did back in the 1800.. it would be fun. Blessings, Vinnie __________________ Everything we know we have learned from someone else, including the stuff we claim credit for! It may be new to us but it's not new. It is never to late to discover what you like, even if you're old or young just pass it on.

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vinnietoo Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: land of 10,000 lakes Posts: 202	Yup, They make sense... Blessings, Vinnie __________________ Everything we know we have learned from someone else, including the stuff we claim credit for! It may be new to us but it's not new. It is never to late to discover what you like, even if you're old or young just pass it on.

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03-06-2003, 06:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
Debbie I used to work here ;) Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: I live in Trevose, PA & collect Barbies :) Posts: 2,016	I've looked a few up since you have me curious..... insalubrious ADJECTIVE: Not sustaining or promoting health: unhealthy, unsalutary, unwholesome. effluvia A usually invisible emanation or exhalation, as of vapor or gas. A byproduct or residue; waste. The odorous fumes given off by waste or decaying matter. An impalpable emanation; an aura. prosaic Consisting or characteristic of prose. Matter-of-fact; straightforward. Lacking in imagination and spirit; dull. Do they make any sense? Still working on it.......

03-06-2003, 06:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
Debbie I used to work here ;) Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: I live in Trevose, PA & collect Barbies :) Posts: 2,016	ebullience Zestful enthusiasm cudgels A short heavy stick; a club venality The condition of being susceptible to bribery or corruption. The use of a position of trust for dishonest gain.

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