I’ve been reading again, everything from the Dictionary, down to the laundry label on my jeans, and tea leaves. You will run into a very strange man – but it will just be the full-length mirror in the bathroom.
For no good reason, this is another list of a few more interesting but non-common words that have wheeled through the skateboard park that is my mind.
asseverate – to declare earnestly or solemnly, to affirm positively
brisance – the shattering power of high explosives
cavil – a trivial and irritating objection, to raise such an objection or to find fault unnecessarily
daubery – unskillful painting or work
eristic – someone who engages in disputation, a controversialist, a troll
farouche – fierce, unsociable, shy, sullen
glabella – the flat area of bone between the eyebrows
hie – to speed, to go in haste
illation – drawing a conclusion
jussive – expressing a mild command
kerf – a cut or incision made by a saw or other instrument
lepidote – covered with scales or scaly spots
marmoreal – of or like marble
nictitate – wink
orison – a prayer
picaresque – roguish
quondam – former
redintegrate – to make whole again
scandent – climbing (like a plant)
telluric – earthly, terrestrial – see also Tellurian
univocal – having only one possible meaning, unambiguous
vulnerary – useful for healing wounds
wedeling – a series of alternating turns made at high speed, especially skiing
xeric – relating to an environment containing or characterized by little moisture
the basis for the Xerox machine, which uses dry ink
yaffle – to speak vaguely, pointlessly and at considerable length
zymosis – an infectious or contagious disease
Placed on this list 6 months ago – long before COVID19
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