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Unusual Words

Unusual Words. By Will R. Machiavellianism . the view that politics is incorrect Mach·i·a·vel·li·an. Hypervitaminosis. Excessive eating of vitamins hy·per·vi·ta·min·o·sis. Gedankenexperiment. an experiment only in thought guh -DAHNG- kuhn - ik -SPER-uh- muhnt

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Unusual Words

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  1. Unusual Words By Will R.

  2. Machiavellianism • the view that politics is incorrect • Mach·i·a·vel·li·an

  3. Hypervitaminosis • Excessive eating of vitamins • hy·per·vi·ta·min·o·sis

  4. Gedankenexperiment • an experiment only in thought • guh-DAHNG-kuhn-ik-SPER-uh-muhnt • “Gedankenmeans "thoughts" in German. The term was popularized by Albert Einstein, who applied gedankenexperiment to his work conceptualizing the theory of relativity.” • http://www.merriam-webster.com/top-ten-lists/top-10-unusually-long-words-vol-1/gedankenexperiment.html?&t=1367362938

  5. Triskaidekaphobia • Fear of the number 13 • tris·kai·dek·a·pho·bi·a

  6. Hemidemisemiquaver • A sixty-fourth note in music hem·i·dem·i·sem·i·qua·ver

  7. Prestidigitation • Very quick • pres·ti·dig·i·ta·tion

  8. Plenipotentiary • To have a lot of power • plen·i·po·ten·ti·ar·y

  9. Buckminsterfullerene • A very strong structure mad of hexagons • buck·min·ster·ful·ler·ene

  10. Quattuordecillion • 1 with 45 0 after it, or in other words 10 • qua·tu·or·de·cil·lion 45

  11. Tintinnabulation • The sound of bells ringing • tin·tin·nab·u·la·tion

  12. sources • http://www.merriam-webster.com/top-ten-lists/top-10-unusually-long-words-vol-1/tintinnabulation.html

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