Grandiloquent Dictionary

Grandiloquent Dictionary

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sabbulonarium - ( )
  A gravel pit, or money paid to someone who digs gravel
salutatorian - ( )
  The second best student in a graduating class, whose job it is to give an introductory speech
sanctiloquent - ( )
  Speaking of something which is holy or sacred
sanguinivorous - ( )
  A blood sucker
sanguivorous - ( )
  One who drinks blood
saponaceous - ( )
  1. Being soapy or slippery
saponaceous - ( )
  2. Being very nice and ingratiating
saprogenic - ( )
  Causing rot and decay
saprophagous - ( )
  One who eats dead or decaying animals
saprophilous - ( )
  Living in rotting waste
saprostomous - ( )
  Having bad breath
saraad - ( sa-rod )
  A fine levied by ancient Welsh courts which were paid in cattle
sarcle - ( )
  To dig up weeds
sarcophagic - ( )
  Pertaining to something which eats flesh
sarculation - ( )
  Weeding using a rake
sardanapalian - ( )
  Being luxuriously effeminate like the Byron hero Sardanapalus
sarmassophobia - ( )
  A fear of love play, especially in women
sartorial - ( )
  Pertaining to tailors
sarwan - ( )
  A person who rides and guides a camel
satanophany - ( )
  Possession by the devil
satrapess - ( )
  An official who acts like a petty tyrant
saturnalian - ( )
  Wild and unrestrained, usually referring to a riotous party
saulie - ( )
  A person who is hired to mourn
saxatile - ( )
  Pertaining to rocks
saxify - ( )
  To turn to stone or rock
scacchic - ( )
  Pertaining to the game of chess, or to chess pieces
scaldabanco - ( )
  A preacher who delivers a fiery sermon
scapulimancy - ( )
  Divination involving a shoulder blade which has been charred or cracked from a fire
scarpology - ( )
  The science of determining characteristic traits by examining a persons shoes
scatology - ( )
  The study of excrement
scatomancy - ( )
  Magic or divination using excrement
scatophagous - ( )
  One who eats excrement
scatophobia - ( )
  A fear of excrement
scelerophobia - ( )
  A fear of evil men, such as burglars or muggers
schadenfreude - ( )
  Taking pleasure in the misfortunes of others
schematomancy - ( )
  Divination using the appearance of people
schizocarp - ( )
  The winged seed pod of maple trees
schoenobatist - ( )
  A tight rope walker
scholaptitude - ( )
  A natural ability to perform scholarly achievements
schwa - ( )
  The inverted e used to symbolized a relaxed vowel sound which is neither short nor long
sciamachy - ( )
  Fighting with a shadow or an imaginary opponent
sciamachy - ( )
  To fight with a shadow, or shadow boxing
sciaphobia - ( )
  A fear of shadows
sciapodous - ( )
  Having huge feet
scintillation - ( )
  The twinkling of stars or small bursts of light
sciolist - ( )
  A person who pretends to be an intellectual but is not
sciomancy - ( )
  Divination by talking to the dead
sciophobia - ( )
  See sciaphobia
scobiform - ( )
  Resembling sawdust
scoleciphobia - ( )
  The fear of worms
scolecophagous - ( )
  One who eats worms
scolionophobia - ( )
  A fear of school
scopolagnia - ( )
  The pleasure gained by a voyeur
scotch - ( )
  A block of wood or a brick used under vehicle wheels to prevent rolling
scotomaphobia - ( )
  A fear of scotoma, (having spots before your eyes)
scotophobia - ( )
  A fear of darkness or of the night
scriptophobia - ( )
  The fear of writing or of the written word
scutiferous - ( )
  1. Carrying a shield or armor
scutiferous - ( )
  2. Being covered in scales like a reptile
sebaceous - ( )
  Oozing slime or grease
secundogeniture - ( )
  1. Being the second born son
secundogeniture - ( )
  2. Any property inherited by the second son
selachostomous - ( )
  Shark - mouthed
selacophobia - ( )
  A fear of sharks
selaphobia - ( )
  A fear of flashing lights or strobe lights
selenocentric - ( )
  One whose life revolves around the moon (a "space cadet")
selenography - ( )
  The science of geography of the moon
selenomancy - ( )
  Divination using the moon
selenophobia - ( )
  A fear of the moon
self-agglandize - ( )
  To make oneself more attractive by artificial means
senectitude - ( )
  Old age
sepicolous - ( )
  Living in a bush or hedges
septemplicate - ( )
  One of seven exact copies
septimanarian - ( )
  A monk who is given a week of duties to perform
septophobia - ( )
  A fear of decay or decaying matter
sermocination - ( )
  A speaker answering their own questions
sesquialteral - ( )
  Having a ratrio of one to one and a half
sgiomlaireached - ( )
  The habit of dropping in at mealtimes
sgriob - ( )
  The itchiness of the upper lip just before taking a sip of whiskey
shaconian - ( )
  A person who believes Francis Bacon wrote Shakespeare's works
shakos - ( )
  The hat usually worn by members of a marching band
shapka - ( )
  The fur covered, brimless hat worn by many Russians in the winter
shistaceous - ( )
  slate colored or livid, especially pertaining to skin
shoat - ( )
  A worthless young fellow, originally a young hog
shurocracy - ( )
  A government based on consensus
sialagogue - ( )
  Anything which promotes salivation
sialoquent - ( )
  Spraying saliva when speaking
siderodromophobia - ( )
  Fear of railroads or trains
sideromancy - ( )
  1 Foretelling the future by studying the stars
sideromancy - ( )
  2. Divination using straw burned on hot metal
siderophobia - ( )
  The fear of stars
siffilate - ( )
  To talk in a whisper
siffleur - ( )
  A professional whistler
sigillate - ( )
  To cover with official stamps and seals
silential - ( )
  Performed in silence or pertaining to silence
silentium - ( )
  A place in which silence is enforced
simphobia - ( )
  The fear of speaking straight forwardly and in simple terms
sinistrophobia - ( )
  A fear of the left side or things on the left side
sitiophobia - ( )
  A fear of food
skiaphobia - ( )
  See sciaphobia
skirl - ( )
  A piercing sound such as produced by the high notes of a bagpipe
skookum - ( )
  First rate or the best (from Chinook jargon)
skoptsy - ( )
  The act of self castration
slavocracy - ( )
  A government formed of slave owners
sloken - ( )
  To quench one's thirst
sloyd - ( )
  Skilled work (usually manufacturing) which requires dexterous use of tools
slubberdegullion - ( )
  A boorish slob
smaragdine - ( )
  Pertaining to emeralds
smatchet - ( )
  A small nasty person or a nasty child
smellfungus - ( )
  A person who finds faults with everything
snarf - ( )
  1. To fall asleep with your clothes on
snarf - ( )
  2. The act of laughing while drinking and expelling the fluid through one's nose
snath - ( )
  The long bent handle on a scythe
snead - ( )
  The long bent handle of a scythe
snipsnapsnorum - ( )
  A type of card game
snoach - ( )
  To speak through the nose
snollygosters - ( )
  Sleazy politicians or lawyers
snood - ( )
  The fleshy appendage on the beak of a male turkey
snup - ( )
  To buy something of value which some ignorant person has discarded or sold cheap
snurl - ( )
  To turn up one's nose in scorn
snurt - ( )
  To expel mucus when sneezing
snuzzle - ( )
  To poke around with one's nose, as dogs do
soceraphobia - ( )
  A fear of parents in law
sociophobia - ( )
  The fear of society or friendship
sodality - ( )
  An association or organized group
solfeggio - ( )
  A singing exercise using the syllable do,re,mi,fa,so,la,ti
solivagant - ( )
  Wandering all alone
solleret - ( )
  A metallic pointy toed shoe worn by knights
somatology - ( )
  The science of using a person's physical features to determine their personality
somnifugous - ( )
  Something which drives away sleep
somniloquent - ( )
  Speaking in one's sleep
sophist - ( )
  A person who uses deceptive reasoning to win debates
sophophobia - ( )
  1. A fear of knowledge or wisdom
sophophobia - ( )
  2. A fear of learning
sophrosyne - ( )
  The quality of wise moderation or discreet good sense
sorbile - ( )
  Drinkable
sorocide - ( )
  The killing of one's own sister
sororate - ( )
  The marriage of a man to his wife's sister
soterial - ( )
  Pertaining to salvation
soteriology - ( )
  The doctrine the salvation can only be granted by Christ
spaneria - ( )
  A place with few or no men
spanogyny - ( )
  A place with few or no women
sparge - ( )
  To moisten by sprinkling with water
spargefaction - ( )
  The moistening of something by sprinkling it with water
spartle - ( )
  To flounder and flail about
spasmatomancy - ( )
  Divination using convulsions or twitching of one's limbs
spatilomancy - ( )
  Divination using animal droppings
spatulamancy - ( )
  Divination involving the shoulder blades of animals
spectocloacaphobia - ( )
  The fear of one's eyeglasses falling in the sewer
spectroheliokinematograph - ( )
  A special camera used to film the Sun
spectrophobia - ( )
  A fear of mirrors
sphallolalia - ( )
  Flirtatious talk that leads nowhere
spheksophobia - ( )
  The fear of wasps
spheromancy - ( )
  Divination using a crystal sphere
sphragistics - ( )
  The science and history of seals and stamps
sphygmomanometer - ( )
  The device used to measure blood pressure
spiculate - ( )
  To sharpen to a point
spilikins - ( )
  The wooden pegs used in the game of cribbage
spindrift - ( )
  The ocean spray which is blown by the wind
splanchnology - ( )
  The study of the internal organs of humans
spodogenous - ( )
  Pertaining to being in the presence of waste
spodomancy - ( )
  Divination using ashes
sprag - ( )
  A block of wood or a brick used under vehicle wheels to prevent rolling
squamous - ( )
  covered with scales
squamulose - ( )
  covered with very small scales, as in snakes
squirearchy - ( )
  Rulership by the landed gentry
stagiary - ( )
  A student of law
stagnicolous - ( )
  Living in stagnant water
stalko - ( )
  A poor man who pretends he is rich
stasibasiphobia - ( )
  The fear of standing and walking
stasiphobia - ( )
  The fear of standing (for fear of falling)
staurolatry - ( )
  Worship of the cross or Christ on a cross
staurophobia - ( )
  A fear of crucifxes
steatopygic - ( )
  Having a fat behind
stellionate - ( )
  The unauthorized sale of a piece of property
stenophobia - ( )
  A fear of narrow places
stentorian - ( )
  Pertaining to very loud and resonant sounds
stentorophonic - ( )
  Having a loud, powerful voice or making a loud sound
stercoricolous - ( )
  Living in dung
sterculius - ( )
  A God who rules over feces and dung
stereognosis - ( )
  Deducing the weight of an object by handling it
sternutation - ( )
  The sound of a sneeze or the act of sneezing
sternutatory - ( )
  Something which causes sneezing
sterquilinous - ( )
  Pertaining to a dung heap
stertorous - ( )
  Having a deep raspy sound produced by an obstructed air passage
stichomancy - ( )
  Divination using random lines from a book or the Bible
stigmeology - ( )
  The art of proper punctuation
storiology - ( )
  The study of folklore and legends
stratephrenia - ( )
  A neurosis caused by serving in the military
stratocracy - ( )
  A government formed of the military
stridulation - ( )
  The shrill sound produced by crickets and other insects
strikhedonia - ( )
  The pleasure of being able to say to hell with it
strumpetocracy - ( )
  A government formed of prostitutes
struthious - ( )
  Like an ostrich
stultiloquent - ( )
  Speaking senselessly or babbling idiotically
stygiophobia - ( )
  A fear of hell
suaviloquent - ( )
  Speaking in a sophisticated manner
suggilated - ( )
  Badly beaten black and blue
suoid - ( )
  Like a hog
supernaculum - ( )
  To drink to the last drop
suppedaneum - ( )
  The block of wood supporting the feet of a crucified person
surfeitigo - ( )
  The sudden feeling of being stuffed by food, friends, or invitations
suriphobia - ( )
  A fear of mice or rats
sutler - ( )
  A person who follows the army in order to sell provisions to the soldiers
swarf - ( )
  The metallic dust that accumulates after sharpening or grinding metal
swinophobia - ( )
  A fear of pigs or swine
sycomancy - ( )
  Divination using figs
symmetrophobia - ( )
  The fear of symmetry
symposiarch - ( )
  A master of ceremonies
syndyasmia - ( )
  The proper term for an open marriage in which either partner may live with other people
syngenesophobia - ( )
  A fear of relatives

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