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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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Lokovit

Created by: adbern

Pronunciation: lo-ke-vit

Sentence: They all lokovit

Etymology: look over it

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Panoramore

Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: pan-oh-rah-moor-eh

Sentence: he continued to focus on coming up with a clever word for the new definition, even while the children ran riot around him....he couldn't help but see what was really important for he was blessed with panoramore

Etymology: panorama, amore[love]

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COMMENTS:

Funny sentence!!! Toss the kids a box of Cheerios and turn on Sponge Bob. - purpleartichokes, 2007-01-26: 06:13:00

Hey rikboyee! How did you know what was happening at my house this morning? - wordmeister, 2007-01-26: 07:05:00

- rikboyee, 2007-01-27: 18:41:00

we are all similarly afflicted... its hard work being defined by your definitions - rikboyee, 2007-01-27: 18:43:00

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Igfocumate

Created by: santasassassin

Pronunciation:

Sentence:

Etymology: I dont even know.

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Blindsight

Created by: toadstool57

Pronunciation: blInd-sIte

Sentence: David sits in blindsight, intensely focused on his favorite soap opera, as Jill tries to shoo the giant spider crawling on his face

Etymology: blindside - cannot see something coming, sight

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COMMENTS:

May David has a spider on his face because his mind is full of cobwebs.... - wordmeister, 2007-01-26: 16:33:00

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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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Mba

Created by: Osomatic

Pronunciation: Em-Bee-Ay

Sentence: Oh great, another Pepperdine MBA full of stupid management concepts.

Etymology: It's not really a new word. Don't vote for it. I'm just amusing myself here, really.

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Zoobic

Created by: xskizzlez

Pronunciation:

Sentence:

Etymology:

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Nonderailment

Created by: ahwinters

Pronunciation: nan-dee-rayel-ment

Sentence: Hugo's nonderailment allowed him to get his reports done without the distraction of Freecell(tm).

Etymology: non + derail

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ahwinters, I think you're on track with this one... - wordmeister, 2007-01-26: 16:35:00

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Obliviprowess

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: ob livi pro wess

Sentence: Buzz had a need for mead. And he could not make mead without honey. Thankfully his obliviprowess helped him ignore the hundreds of bee stings he got while harvesting the honey. He would have his mead, comb what may...

Etymology: Oblivious (Lacking all memory; forgetful;Lacking conscious awareness; unmindful) & Prowess ( a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation)

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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!