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Exuperance - Ex*u"per*ance\, n. [L. exuperantia, exsuperantia.] Superiority; superfluity

multifarious \muhl-tuh-FAIR-ee-uhs\, adjective:
Having great diversity or variety; of various kinds; diversified.

di·a·tribe Pronunciation[dahy-uh-trahyb] –noun

a bitter, sharply abusive denunciation, attack, or criticism: repeated diatribes against the senator.

<hr class=ety minmax_bound="true">[Origin: 1575–85; < L diatriba < Gk diatrib pastime, study, discourse, deriv. of diatríbein to rub away (dia- dia- + tríbein to rub)]

—Synonyms tirade, harangue.


THIS IS THE WORD FOR WHAT VBITCH USED TO WRTIE IN ODF WHEN WE THOUGHT SHE WAS DRUNK SHE WAS PURPOSELY DOING THIS diatribe

o·pine /oʊˈpaɪn/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[oh-pahyn] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object), o·pined, o·pin·ing. to hold or express an opinion.


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[Origin: 1575–85; < L opīnārī to think, deem]

ebullient \ih-BUL-yuhnt\, adjective:
1. Overflowing with enthusiasm or excitement; high-spirited.
2. Boiling up or over.

faineant \fay-nay-AWN\, adjective:
1. Doing nothing or given to doing nothing; idle; lazy.

noun:
1. A do-nothing; an idle fellow; a sluggard.

Zeitgeist \TSYT-guyst; ZYT-guyst\, noun:
[Often capitalized] The spirit of the time; the general intellectual and moral state or temper characteristic of any period of time.

The best writers of that predawn era were originals who had the zeitgeist by the tail

callow \KAL-oh\, adjective:
Immature; lacking adult perception, experience, or judgment.

permeate \PUR-mee-ayt\, transitive verb:
1. To spread or diffuse through.
2. To pass through the pores or openings of.

intransitive verb:
1. To spread through or penetrate something.

sylvan \SIL-vuhn\, adjective:
1. Of or pertaining to woods or forest regions.
2. Living or located in a wood or forest.
3. Abounding in forests or trees; wooded.

noun:
1. A fabled deity or spirit of the woods.
2. One that lives in or frequents the woods or forest; a rustic.

They probably picture it as a kind of modest conservatory, set in sylvan splendour in some charmingly landscaped garden.
-- Sally Vincent, "Driven by daemons", Guardian, November 10, 2001

They choose to live where they do because of the beauty and peacefulness that a sylvan setting affords.
-- Henry Petroski, "Step Lively", Washington Post, June 30, 2002

mien \MEEN\, noun:
1. Manner or bearing, especially as expressive of mood, attitude, or personality; demeanor.
2. Aspect; appearance.

He raised and answered the question with the dispassionate mien of a professor advising a student on a course of study.
-- Edith Anderson, Love in Exile

For her part, Amy soon learned to cloak her self-assurance and pride in her achievements in a modest mien.
-- Adrienne Fried Block, Amy Beach: Passionate Victorian

Here Mnemosyne shows her true face, and she is no young beauty. Not for her the unlined mien of the younger Muses.
-- Vera Schwarcz, Bridge Across Broken Time