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SCREECHED
The longest one syllable word.
TREMENDOUS,
HORRENDOUS,
STUPENDOUS, and
HAZARDOUS
The only four words in the English
language which end in "dous“.
DREAMT
The only word that ends in”mt”.
STEWARDESSES
The longest word typed with only the
left hand.
I AM.
GO.
Are the shortest complete sentence
in the English language.
UNCOPYRIGHTABLE
The only 15 letter word that can be
spelled without repeating a
letter.
LETHOLOGICA
This word describes the state of not
being able to
remember the word you want.
TYPEWRITER
The longest word that can be made
using the letters only on one row of
the keyboard.
RACECAR and KAYAK
Words that are the same whether
they are read to right or right to left.
EPITHALAMIUM
A poem written to celebrate a
wedding.
BALLISTICS
Science that deals with the motion
of projectiles.
RHYTHMS
The longest English word without a
normal vowel.
ULTIMATE
The last thing to happen.
PENULTIMATE
The next-to-last thing happen.
ANTEPENULTIMATE
The third from last thing to happen.
AGLETS
The plastic thing at the end of
shoelaces.
PHILTRUM
The two lines that connect your top
lip to the bottom of your nose
KARATE
Means “empty hand”

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