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DEFINITION: n. A special ability lets you focus on the big picture without getting distracted by those busy little details. v. To skip over the details while focusing on the big picture.

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Hypervatic

erasmus

Created by: erasmus

Pronunciation: hype er vat ick

Sentence: Donald was always away with the faeries in a hypervatic moment.

Etymology: From Vatic: a prophetic person, pertaining to, or characteristic of a prophet. Also from hyper to over do it a bit. Because I tend to think the bigger picture is usually a more prophetic answer.

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Eupaniminutiae

Created by: schizboot

Pronunciation: yü-pan-i-m&-'nü-sh(E-)&

Sentence: I have the gift of eupaniminutiae; I don't get bogged down in the everyday details of life.

Etymology: Eu(true/good)+pan(all)+im(un)+minutiae; as in, I took a crash course in Latin prefixes a few years ago.

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Concepsualisation

Created by: lilian

Pronunciation: con-sep-su-ul-ize-a-shun

Sentence: 'Being a project manager; concepsualisation becomes a crucial skill in coordinating the team, otherwise you'll never succeed'

Etymology: Concept & visualisation

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Zoobic

Created by: xskizzlez

Pronunciation:

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Zenerosity

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: zen/rr/ah/si/ty

Sentence: His uncanny zenerosity enabled him to have an instant appreciation of the essential picture which he was always happy to pass on to others

Etymology: zen (a specific type of meditation) + generosity (being able to give)

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I think Buddha is sitting on a bumble bee. - wordmeister, 2007-01-26: 16:31:00

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Biggiepie

Created by: Djmolls

Pronunciation:

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Pimpyface

Created by: josje

Pronunciation: pimpy face

Sentence: no, these are my own, i have a pimpyface day-.

Etymology: pimples and face

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Confuzzling

Created by: onceinabluemoon88

Pronunciation: Con - fuss - ling

Sentence: "this is so confuzzling"

Etymology: baby talk for confussing

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COMMENTS:

It's a great word! Not confuzzling at all... - wordmeister, 2007-01-26: 07:06:00

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Androit

Created by: egonschiela

Pronunciation: an-droy-t

Sentence: He'll work through those figures without any problems; he's a complete androit ...

Etymology: adroit (accomplish with ability) + android (robot)

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Examoramic

Created by: mweinmann

Pronunciation: ex - am - or - am - ik

Sentence: Justine has started to take the examoramic view of things recently. She glosses over all details; seeing only the forest and missing all the trees in it.

Etymology: examine, panoramic

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Comments:

ErWenn - 2007-01-27: 09:53:00
Lots of good ones today.

wordmeister - 2007-01-27: 23:48:00
Yeah, it's very confuzzling! There's a stingleminded farblightness to many of the words... Excellent!