Ninety words …

Keith's Ramblings

for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt where the given word is Perplex and the limit just 90 words.

 

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04090ef670f2b768e76aeaed6260cedc_library-of-confused-man-picture-royalty-free-png-files-_1560-1560 I’m playing this word quiz online.  It’s quite easy. 

I know cattywampus means askew, borborygmus is the noise my tummy just made because I’m starving and pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is a lung disease. 

Pauciloquent is someone who hardly speaks, bloviating means speaking non-stop and blatherskite, someone who makes more noise than sense. 

And the next word … perplex.  Is it plastic?  No that’s perspex.  Cotton fabric?  Nope, that’s percale.  Is it to understand?  No, that’s to perceive, something I’m struggling with right now!  Actually,  I’m totally bumfuzzled, dumbfounded, non-plussed even.

 Perplex?  Per-plex?  Perp-lex ……

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22 thoughts on “Ninety words …”

  1. Sadje's avatar Sadje March 7, 2020 / 19:27

    Love your vocabulary!

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    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings March 8, 2020 / 10:17

      My vocab, with a little help from a dictionary of odd words Thanks Sadje.

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      • Sadje's avatar Sadje March 8, 2020 / 15:11

        👍👍👍

  2. Doug Jacquier's avatar Doug Jacquier March 7, 2020 / 20:05

    The reason you can’t underconstumble it is because it’s a mis-spelling of purple-ex i.e. the colour of your former partner’s face when your name is mentioned. 😉

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  3. Denise's avatar Denise March 7, 2020 / 22:10

    Very cute. “bloviating means speaking non-stop and blatherskite, someone who makes more noise than sense.” Sounds like a certain President I know.

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    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings March 8, 2020 / 10:13

      I didn’t think of that at the time, but now you come to mention it!

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  4. rochellewisoff's avatar rochellewisoff March 7, 2020 / 23:48

    Dear Keith,

    You are delightfully crazy. I love to see what you come up with on these word prompts.

    Shalom,

    Rochelle

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    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings March 8, 2020 / 10:12

      I really aught to write something deep and meaningful one day. Next week perhaps – or perhaps not! We’ll see. Thanks Rochelle.

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  5. Violet Lentz's avatar Violet Lentz March 8, 2020 / 10:08

    Oh this was clever! Really enjoyed my read.

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  6. JoHawkTheWriter's avatar JoHawkTheWriter March 8, 2020 / 13:32

    This was adorable, Keith. Right up the alley of every logomaniac.

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  7. Hilary Melton-Butcher's avatar Hilary Melton-Butcher March 8, 2020 / 14:16

    Hi Keith – no wonder Rosie isn’t around much – she’d really struggle to understand what’s going on … after all her brain struggles at times – perhaps she can translate for us all sometime … ?? Cheers Hilary

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    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings March 9, 2020 / 11:19

      Now that would be interesting! Not sure it would be helpful though! Thanks Hilary.

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  8. Na'ama Yehuda's avatar Na'ama Yehuda March 8, 2020 / 17:14

    ha ha! This was fun! (and yes, I did check your spelling on that pneumo-what-ma-call-it … GOOD JOB!) 😉

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  10. vknstxfnri's avatar vknstxfnri November 12, 2020 / 17:35

    Muchas gracias. ?Como puedo iniciar sesion?

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  11. wbcwcpjtic's avatar wbcwcpjtic November 12, 2020 / 17:45

    Muchas gracias. ?Como puedo iniciar sesion?

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