"Alacrity and Effulgence"

[Highlander II]

a·lac·ri·ty n.

1. Cheerful willingness; eagerness.
2. Speed or quickness; celerity.


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ef·ful·gence n.

A brilliant radiance.


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(definitions taken from http://www.dictionary.com)

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Anyway, the point of this was - when I was watching "Bring it On" one of the cheerleaders was using 'SAT' words, and she told one of the other cheerleaders that they needed to bring 'alacrity and effulgence,' to which the 2nd cheerleader replied "Do we have those?" (or "Did we bring those?") --

And, my first thought was - 'oh geez,' immediately followed w/ hysterical laughter at having heard someone else use a variation of the word 'effulgent' -- I was trying to remember if I'd heard anyone besides this cheerleader and Spike use the word 'effulgent' or a variation thereof ---

so -- any other 'SAT' words that you can think of that get tossed around and make you scratch your head, until you hear someone else use it?

Honestly - I just love words - they come in so handy -

Seriously, how could one converse with others if not for the wide vocabulary afforded us by our language?