Do you frequently use a dictionary to double-check the spelling or pronunciation of a word, or to find a synonym for a common term? Have you ever thought about learning a new word? Whether you have or not, today you’ll learn a few words you probably don’t use in normal conversation.
- absquatulate to leave somewhere abruptly
- bibliopole a person who buys and sells books, especially rare ones
- chiliad a thousand things or a thousand years
- divaricate to stretch or spread apart
- ensorcell to enchant or fascinate someone
- funambulist a tightrope walker
- habile deft or skillful
- inunct to apply ointment to someone or something
- karateka a person who performs karate
- lollygag to spend time in an aimless or lazy way
- merrythought a bird’s wishbone
- nagware computer software which is free for a trial period and thereafter frequently reminds the user to pay for it
- obnubilate to darken, dim, or obscure something
- panurgic able or ready to do anything
- rubricate to add elaborate capital letters (typically red ones) or other decorations to a manuscript
- snollygoster a shrewd or unprincipled person
- triskaidekaphobia extreme superstition about the number thirteen
- umbriferous shady
- vagarious erratic and unpredictable in behavior or direction
- winebibber a heavy drinker
- xenology the scientific study of extraterrestrial phenomena
- ylem (in big bang theory) the primordial matter of the universe
- zetetic proceeding by inquiry or investigation
Pick a word and use it in a sentence today. Have fun!
Nancy Roe
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