Category: Words Seldom Seen
Words Seldom Seen: Vitrine
Vitrine Noun: A glass or plexiglass display case. The display is waiting for the vitrine to be delivered.... Read More
Words Seldom Seen: Metis
Metis Noun: (from the Greek) The knowledge that can come only from practical experience. Example: “The metis of the harbor pilot got the boat across the bar in the storm.” I first saw this... Read More
Words Seldom Seen: Cadastral
Cadastral Adjective: A type of map used to show ownership of land, especially for taxation. Example: “The county recorder’s cadesteral map showed that she owned the land.”... Read More
Words Seldom Seen: Tout Court
Tout Court Adverb: Quite simply, with no additions. Example: “To be vaccinated against Covid is safer than to not be vaccinated tout court.”... Read More
Words Seldom Seen: Explicate
Explicate Verb: Analyze and develop an idea or principle in detail. Example: “All of my attempts to explicate the importance of a market economy failed to change any minds.”... Read More
Words Seldom Seen: Ubiquitous
Ubiquitous Adjective: Found everywhere. Example: Hampton Inns are ubiquitous in the United States.... Read More
Words Seldom Seen: Panopticon
Panopticon Noun: Originally used to describe a building designed by Jeremy Bentham in which one observer could see all of the occupants. Usage and interest in panopticon has surged in the digital age ... Read More
Words Seldom Seen: Erstwhile
Erstwhile Adjective: Former Example: “He was his erstwhile companion from back in the army days.”... Read More