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2006-09-18 17:47:42 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
In September, 1981, Godfrey Smith, in his Sunday Times column, quoted Compton Mackenzie’s 10 most beautiful words in English.
Sunday Times readers then voted for their favorites, resulting in the top ten shown below. Which words would you nominate?
Some of the words “tied” others, and are listed accordingly.
1—melody
1—velvet
3—gossamer
3—crystal
5—autumn
6—peace
7—tranquil
8—twilight
9—murmur
10—caress, mellifluous, whisper (tied)
2006-09-18 17:50:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 8⤊ 1⤋
1 adroit Dexterous, agile.
2 adumbrate To very gently suggest.
3 aestivate To summer, to spend the summer.
4 ailurophile A cat-lover.
5 beatific Befitting an angel or saint.
6 beleaguer To exhaust with attacks.
7 blandiloquent Beautiful and flattering.
8 caliginous Dark and misty.
9 champagne An effervescent wine.
10 chatoyant Like a cat's eye.
2006-09-19 00:55:51 · answer #2 · answered by seatony 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That would be an individual choice that not many would agree upon. It could mean words describing beautiful or just words one likes the sound of.
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2006-09-19 00:50:13 · answer #3 · answered by lcmcpa 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
1. Does
2. anybody
3. what
4. watt
5. which
6. the
7. English
8. language
9. dictionary
10. grammar
2006-09-19 00:56:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
1. mother
2. passion
3. smile
4. love
5. eternity
6. destiny
7. freedom
8. liberty
9. peace
10. sunshine
2006-09-19 01:37:40 · answer #5 · answered by bhupen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋