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9. Verisimilitude

Wed Apr 2, 2014, 03:45 AM

Apr 2014

I learned this word while I was learning Portuguese:

ver·i·si·mil·i·tude /ˌverəsəˈmiliˌt(y)o͞od/

noun

noun: verisimilitude
1. the appearance of being true or real.
"the detail gives the novel some verisimilitude"

synonyms: realism, believability, plausibility, authenticity, credibility, lifelikeness More
"the verisimilitude of her performance is gripping"

I learned "defenestrate" reading "Calvin and Hobbes."

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