Foreword:
I usually try to look for words that are unusual yet easy to use in everyday conversation, or particularly unusual or commonplace meaning yet rarely used. This post is a word of the day on dictionary.com though. I chose it because I like how strange it looks, rather than indolence. (should I make indolence an entry?)
Definitions:
Princeton says:
(an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action)
Webster says:
an insatiable desire : mania
Dictionary.com says:
An irresistible urge; mania.
Pronunciation: Cac as in cackle, rhymes with tack, track. O as in oh, troll, toll, foe, grow. E as in tree. Thes as in thesis.
Webster audio
Synonyms:
mania, passion
Thoughts:
I like how every source listed mania. Princeton did in synonyms.
nice dictionary.com word.
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I appreciate that you put the pronunciation in there. I would have never been able to say these words without that :p
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Not sure I'll be working that into any conversations.
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