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hannibalthecanibal: and here we have harry potter literally standing on a pile of letters to try...

Thu, 23 May 2013 04:36:28 -0400

and here we have harry potter literally standing on a pile of letters to try and catch one that is still in the air. there are clearly reasons why he doesn’t get sorted into ravenclaw

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Thu, 23 May 2013 04:34:46 -0400

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Thu, 23 May 2013 04:33:26 -0400

yeahwriters: amandaonwriting: 100 Beautiful and Ugly Words by...

Thu, 23 May 2013 02:54:12 -0400

yeahwriters:

amandaonwriting:

100 Beautiful and Ugly Words

by Mark Nichol

One of the many fascinating features of our language is how often words with pleasant associations are also quite pleasing on the tongue and even to the eye, and how many words, by contrast, acoustically and visually corroborate their disagreeable nature — look no further than the heading for this post.
Enrich the poetry of your prose by applying words that provide precise connotation while also evoking emotional responses

Beautiful Words

Amorphous: indefinite, shapeless

Beguile: deceive

Caprice: impulse

Cascade: steep waterfall

Cashmere: fine, delicate wool

Chrysalis: protective covering

Cinnamon: an aromatic spice; its soft brown color

Coalesce: unite, or fuse

Crepuscular: dim, or twilit

Crystalline: clear, or sparkling

Desultory: half-hearted, meandering

Diaphanous: gauzy

Dulcet: sweet

Ebullient: enthusiastic

Effervescent: bubbly

Elision: omission

Enchanted: charmed

Encompass: surround

Enrapture: delighted

Ephemeral: fleeting

Epiphany: revelation

Epitome: embodiment of the ideal

Ethereal: celestial, unworldly, immaterial

Etiquette: proper conduct

Evanescent: fleeting

Evocative: suggestive

Exuberant: abundant, unrestrained, outsize

Felicity: happiness, pleasantness

Filament: thread, strand

Halcyon: care-free

Idyllic: contentedly pleasing

Incorporeal: without form

Incandescent: glowing, radiant, brilliant, zealous

Ineffable: indescribable, unspeakable

Inexorable: relentless

Insouciance: nonchalance

Iridescent: luster

Languid: slow, listless

Lassitude: fatigue

Lilt: cheerful or buoyant song or movement

Lithe: flexible, graceful

Lullaby: soothing song

Luminescence: dim chemical or organic light

Mellifluous: smooth, sweet

Mist: cloudy moisture, or similar literal or virtual obstacle

Murmur: soothing sound

Myriad: great number

Nebulous: indistinct

Opulent: ostentatious

Penumbra: shade, shroud, fringe

Plethora: abundance

Quiescent: peaceful

Quintessential: most purely representative or typical

Radiant: glowing

Redolent: aromatic, evocative

Resonant: echoing, evocative

Resplendent: shining

Rhapsodic: intensely emotional

Sapphire: rich, deep bluish purple

Scintilla: trace

Serendipitous: chance

Serene: peaceful

Somnolent: drowsy, sleep inducing

Sonorous: loud, impressive, imposing

Spherical: ball-like, globular

Sublime: exalted, transcendent

Succulent: juicy, tasty, rich

Suffuse: flushed, full

Susurration: whispering

Symphony: harmonious assemblage

Talisman: charm, magical device

Tessellated: checkered in pattern

Tranquility: peacefulness

Vestige: trace

Zenith: highest point

Ugly Words

Cacophony: confused noise

Cataclysm: flood, catastrophe, upheaval

Chafe: irritate, abrade

Coarse: common, crude, rough, harsh

Cynical: distrustful, self-interested

Decrepit: worn-out, run-down

Disgust: aversion, distaste

Grimace: expression of disgust or pain

Grotesque: distorted, bizarre

Harangue: rant

Hirsute: hairy

Hoarse: harsh, grating

Leech: parasite,

Maladroit: clumsy

Mediocre: ordinary, of low quality

Obstreperous: noisy, unruly

Rancid: offensive, smelly

Repugnant: distasteful

Repulsive: disgusting

Shriek: sharp, screeching sound

Shrill: high-pitched sound

Shun: avoid, ostracize

Slaughter: butcher, carnage

Unctuous: smug, ingratiating

Visceral: crude, anatomically graphic

Notice how often attractive words present themselves to define other beautiful ones, and note also how many of them are interrelated, and what kind of sensations, impressions, and emotions they have in common. Also, try enunciating beautiful words as if they were ugly, or vice versa. Are their sounds suggestive of their quality, or does their meaning wholly determine their effect on us?

From Writers Write

Learn some words yall.

#its ridiculous how much i love this pairing #IT SET THE BAR...

Thu, 23 May 2013 02:31:35 -0400

#its ridiculous how much i love this pairing #IT SET THE BAR FOR ALL OTHER PAIRINGS EVER I THINK

#THIS FUCKING SCENE #DO YOU GUYS UNDERSTAND #DO YOU GUYS KNOW HOW I FEEL ABOUT THIS SCENE #he’s a loser kitchen boy who wanted to be a part of the glittering royal world #and he risked his life to save the princess who had never acknowledged his existance #and he even stood up to ARMED GUARDS TO KEEP HER SAFE #and then he turns into a bitter man #and he ends up falling in love with this girl he barely knows and he doesn’t want to #AND SHE TURNS OUT TO BE HIS LOST PRINCESS #AND SHE CAN’T REMEMBER ANYTHING ABOUT HER LIFE /BUT SHE CAN REMEMBER HIM/ #literally curled up and crying about it #i hate this movie so much

damespock: ussawesome: i am expressing multiple attitudes simultaneously sir to which are you...

Thu, 23 May 2013 02:27:04 -0400

damespock:

ussawesome:

i am expressing multiple attitudes simultaneously sir to which are you referring

missmonomi: #swiggity swag i am the bag

Thu, 23 May 2013 02:20:08 -0400

missmonomi:

#swiggity swag i am the bag

chaztheweasel:

Thu, 23 May 2013 02:04:47 -0400

chaztheweasel:

mobble: my friend and i found some temple run fanfiction yesterday

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:54:48 -0400

mobble:

my friend and i found some temple run fanfiction yesterday

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Thu, 23 May 2013 01:54:21 -0400

psilentasincjelli: If I ever tell you I’m going to sleep and then you see me posting or liking...

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:29:37 -0400

psilentasincjelli:

If I ever tell you I’m going to sleep and then you see me posting or liking things online for about an hour immediately after that, I promise I wasn’t lying to you, I’m just bad at going to sleep and it is usually a long process that begins with disengaging from any sort of immediate contact with people (chats, for example) and ends when everything on my screen is blurry and I’m hallucinating plot points I haven’t written yet

buttermybatter: This is it. This is Eurivision song contest

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:29:22 -0400

buttermybatter:

This is it.

This is Eurivision song contest

ixiepay: napoleonbonerhard: elderbuttfuckingnaked: fredezhilto...

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:22:45 -0400

ixiepay:

napoleonbonerhard:

elderbuttfuckingnaked:

fredezhilton:

this is the gayest thing i have ever witnessed in my very gay life

my life goal is to now work heels as easily as they do no exceptions

i cant even walk in heels.

person: i love that cast

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:21:05 -0400

person: i love that cast
me: they are my babies
person: what
me: they are mine
person: they're over 30
me: i have to protect them
person: more than one of them is married
me: babies

ken lost

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:17:51 -0400

ken lost

andrea4aday: usb-dongle: it has been one of my greatest dreams to beat the living shit out of...

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:12:37 -0400

andrea4aday:

usb-dongle:

it has been one of my greatest dreams to beat the living shit out of something at least once so god fucking help anybody that ever tries to assault me because i will be brimming with every violent urge that i have ever tucked away in my entire life

amen

artofislam: lata7zan: (via Mohamed Ali’s masjed_Islamic Cairo...

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:35:28 -0400

artofislam:

lata7zan:

(via Mohamed Ali’s masjed_Islamic Cairo | Flickr - Photo Sharing!)

breaking-bad-blog: Cooking With Your Best Friend absolute best...

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:28:20 -0400

breaking-bad-blog:

Cooking With Your Best Friend

absolute best breakingbad posts

grassfire: catbountry: weeaboo-chan: ok so i tried to find...

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:55:22 -0400

grassfire:

catbountry:

weeaboo-chan:

ok so i tried to find out what breed of cattle this is and i havent been successful but i found these two

and their names are texas tornado and johnny football

the pics are from this website and i dont know jack shit about cattle breeding so maybe someone can tell me if they’re a special breed

Cows now have Bichon Frise technology.

low poly cattle

you know what bothers me the most about this show the fact that walter writes in a mixture of...

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:51:07 -0400

you know what bothers me the most about this show

the fact that walter writes in a mixture of minuscule and majuscule

… oh and i guess that body melting thing, that was kind of gross