I wish everyone knew these words

A list of 5 words by pterodactyl.

theodicy1295367927and appears on 50 listswas added by pterodactyl and appears on 50 lists
instantiate1248911839and appears on 33 listswas added by pterodactyl and appears on 33 lists
normative1248911748and appears on 32 listswas added by pterodactyl and appears on 32 lists
conflate1248911746and appears on 146 listswas added by pterodactyl and appears on 146 lists
orthogonal1248911742and appears on 100 listswas added by pterodactyl and appears on 100 lists

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I don't expect everyone to know lots of fancy words, but some words are just so gosh-darned useful that everyone ought to know them.

slumry commented on the list inexplicably-uncommon

Hmm...conflate appears frequently in my speech. I seem to see acts of conflation everywhere. Theodicy, on the other hand, makes me a bit uneasy.

June 20, 2015