Competitive Vocabulary Game. - Page 20

Ivas · 06-27-2011, 06:32 PM

I got my mitt out, so heave away, Koufax!

Future MDPilot · 06-27-2011, 06:33 PM

It is Endarterectomy

Ivas · 06-27-2011, 06:41 PM

Dude! You really pulled a bigun' from your bag of tricks (the doctor's black satchel).

Okay, I can chip away at it a little bit. "ectomy" means to cut out, or cut off, I think.

"endo" means on the inside, again, I think.

"arter" means blood lines/tubing, on again, I think.

Cleaning clogged arteries? Do I get the cigar?

Future MDPilot · 06-27-2011, 06:43 PM

The Stig · 06-27-2011, 06:44 PM

I would say that its close enough, technically: it is a procedure to clean out/or remove the built up plaque within an artery.

Ivas · 06-27-2011, 06:46 PM

Okay, so I get to pick. No technicalities here, I hope.

"Sorghum"

Ivas · 06-28-2011, 08:25 PM

Shoot, bombed again. "Sorghum" is a sweet syrup folks use on their grits and pancakes and such in the southern states. It's a sweeter replacement for molasses.

Okay, this time it don't require any regional knowledge of the South.
Here, I try again:

"Mare"

brandotron · 06-28-2011, 08:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ivas

Shoot, bombed again. "Sorghum" is a sweet syrup folks use on their grits and pancakes and such in the southern states. It's a sweeter replacement for molasses.

Okay, this time it don't require any regional knowledge of the South.
Here, I try again:

"Mare"

A female horse.

"ichor"

Ivas · 06-28-2011, 08:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brandotron

A female horse.

"ichor"

A bodily fluid, usually clear, not to be confounded with aqueous fluid inside the eyeball.

"Ambrosia"

heRS · 06-28-2011, 09:51 PM

My mom used to make Ambrosia - jello salad with fruit and whippin' cream. Ambrosia was also the food of the gods.
If I'm right my word is skookum

Ivas · 06-28-2011, 10:10 PM

For "ambrosia", I was thinkin' along the lines of food for the Olympian gods, yet your chosen answer is more than satisfactory. Now, as to your word selection,,,it appears to be regional (from the US South) and non-standard English. This is perfectly within the rules, though, I'd say it is outside of my initial scope of vocabulary (not on account of bein' Southern). In other words, you've got me stumped. I gonna' hafta' think on this'un for awhile.

For a hint: does it have to do with hunting?

heRS · 06-29-2011, 12:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ivas

For "ambrosia", I was thinkin' along the lines of food for the Olympian gods, yet your chosen answer is more than satisfactory. Now, as to your word selection,,,it appears to be regional (from the US South) and non-standard English. This is perfectly within the rules, though, I'd say it is outside of my initial scope of vocabulary (not on account of bein' Southern). In other words, you've got me stumped. I gonna' hafta' think on this'un for awhile.

For a hint: does it have to do with hunting?

not so much.

but my mom's ambrosia... that was skookum!

Ivas · 06-29-2011, 05:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by heRS

not so much.

but my mom's ambrosia... that was skookum!

It must mean a beverage with a jolt, yeah? It qualifies enough to allow me to make the next posting, okay?

"Cuttlefish"

Ivas · 06-30-2011, 07:49 PM

Oh, oh. I did it again. I picked an esoterically odd word. Well, for what it's worth, it means a cephalopod like an octopus, or a squid, that has amazing chameleon like qualities. It can seemingly "hypnotize" its prey with its repertoire of colour and light shiftings. Oh, shut up, Ivas!

Maybe we'll do better with: "Twilight"

06-27-2011, 06:33 PM	#268
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06-27-2011, 06:43 PM	#270
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06-27-2011, 06:44 PM	#271
The Stig knows 2 facts about ducks Drives: ...and they're both wrong Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The HMS Invincible Posts: 25,072 View My Garage	I would say that its close enough, technically: it is a procedure to clean out/or remove the built up plaque within an artery. __________________

06-28-2011, 09:51 PM	#276
heRS Raised by Wolves Drives: IBM 2010 2LT RS M6 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 5,980 View My Garage	My mom used to make Ambrosia - jello salad with fruit and whippin' cream. Ambrosia was also the food of the gods. If I'm right my word is skookum __________________ Tori click the sig pic to view my build thread

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06-27-2011, 06:32 PM	#267
Ivas el Ruco Drives: 2010 Camaro SS (now runnin' TENS ) Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Fontana, CA Posts: 7,388	I got my mitt out, so heave away, Koufax!

06-27-2011, 06:41 PM	#269
Ivas el Ruco Drives: 2010 Camaro SS (now runnin' TENS ) Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Fontana, CA Posts: 7,388	Dude! You really pulled a bigun' from your bag of tricks (the doctor's black satchel). Okay, I can chip away at it a little bit. "ectomy" means to cut out, or cut off, I think. "endo" means on the inside, again, I think. "arter" means blood lines/tubing, on again, I think. Cleaning clogged arteries? Do I get the cigar?

06-27-2011, 06:46 PM	#272
Ivas el Ruco Drives: 2010 Camaro SS (now runnin' TENS ) Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Fontana, CA Posts: 7,388	Okay, so I get to pick. No technicalities here, I hope. "Sorghum"

06-28-2011, 08:25 PM	#273
Ivas el Ruco Drives: 2010 Camaro SS (now runnin' TENS ) Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Fontana, CA Posts: 7,388	Shoot, bombed again. "Sorghum" is a sweet syrup folks use on their grits and pancakes and such in the southern states. It's a sweeter replacement for molasses. Okay, this time it don't require any regional knowledge of the South. Here, I try again: "Mare"

06-28-2011, 10:10 PM	#277
Ivas el Ruco Drives: 2010 Camaro SS (now runnin' TENS ) Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Fontana, CA Posts: 7,388	For "ambrosia", I was thinkin' along the lines of food for the Olympian gods, yet your chosen answer is more than satisfactory. Now, as to your word selection,,,it appears to be regional (from the US South) and non-standard English. This is perfectly within the rules, though, I'd say it is outside of my initial scope of vocabulary (not on account of bein' Southern). In other words, you've got me stumped. I gonna' hafta' think on this'un for awhile. For a hint: does it have to do with hunting?

06-30-2011, 07:49 PM	#280
Ivas el Ruco Drives: 2010 Camaro SS (now runnin' TENS ) Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Fontana, CA Posts: 7,388	Oh, oh. I did it again. I picked an esoterically odd word. Well, for what it's worth, it means a cephalopod like an octopus, or a squid, that has amazing chameleon like qualities. It can seemingly "hypnotize" its prey with its repertoire of colour and light shiftings. Oh, shut up, Ivas! Maybe we'll do better with: "Twilight"