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So NaNoWriMo is coming soon, nanowrimo.org, for those who've not used it before. Simply put, write 50,000 words in a month (1,667/day).

As such I'm compiling a list of words before hand to make a bit of a challenge. Not necessarily a contest, but just to see how many of these words you can use. I'll keep the master list here and updated. If you wish to participate, simple add your own words herein. 1 Noun, 1 Verb, 1 Adjective, 1 Your choice for a total of Four Words

Nouns
Cacophony - a mess of noise, harsh and discordant.
Consigliere - Adviser, typically to a crime boss.
Obelisk - a stone pillar, typically having a square or rectangular cross section and a pyramidal top, set up as a monument or landmark

Verbs
Coruscate - (of light) flash or sparkle.
Defenestrate - Throw someone from a window.
Derive - to obtain from; origin.

Adjective
Bellicose - aggressive/combative; showing willingness to fight.
Facetious - treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant.
Gadarene - Involved in a path of destructive and/or reckless behavior.

Your Choice
Bibble [v] - to sip or drink something
Languor [n] - A pleasant state of tiredness and lethargy.
Rive [adj] - split or torn apart violently.
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Noun
Cacophony - a mess of noise, harsh and discordant.

Verb
Derive - to obtain from; origin.

Adjective
Bellicose - aggressive/combative; showing willingness to fight.

Your Choice
Bibble [v] - to sip or drink something.
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Noun
Obelisk - a stone pillar, typically having a square or rectangular cross section and a pyramidal top, set up as a monument or landmark.

Verb
Coruscate - (of light) flash or sparkle.

Adjective
Facetious - treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant.

Your Choice
Rive [adj] - split or tear apart violently.
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Not actually interested in participating, but I figured I had some time and impetus to burn. Here's some arbitrary usage of a selection from the provided list of words. Minus the 'your choice' one, which I substituted with something special.

Noun
Obelisk: A lower-upper-class marker, greater in status than a cairn but lesser than a monolith. A structure which enjoys an elevated ontological state of class and prestige by merit of having been made by rich people. Especially elaborate Obelisks may be mistaken for monoliths (thus conveying an artificial appearance of general upper-class congruity to the general populace of masonry), while particularly shabby obelisks may be mistaken for pillars. Much commentary is derived from their chief characteristic, namely their tipped apex which is incapable of acting as a form of structural support - thus giving way to the common accusation of the Obelisk being unsupportive of the general affairs of architecture despite representing a disproportionate degree of all expenditure involved relative to other classes of masonry.

Verb
Derive: To steal and distort, as a group or organization (being a plural form even when nominally used in the singular form), an idea under the pretense of either convenience, improvement, or elaboration. Widely accepted as socially acceptable despite its singular form equivalent being frowned upon socially and legally, the process of derivation is seen by many (mostly cunning linguists) as inevitable and thus not worth addressing - being an example of convergent linguistic evolution analogous to the contrivance of homophones.

Adjective
Facetious: Yes meaning no. The snobbier but equally slothful sibling of sarcasm, facetiousness is characterized by its relative passivity and less frequent active conjunction with imperatives and/or declaratives. Deluded by the pretension of subtlety and class despite its more frequent employment in regular conversations, with most treating facetious segues as being sarcastic due to widespread ignorance of the existence of the word facetious. Allegedly satirical before it was cool, although Satire itself could not be reached for comment.

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