Category: Words Seldom Seen
Words Seldom Seen: Forage
Forage Noun: Food for animals, especially from grazing. Verb: Searching for something especially foodstuffs. Example noun: “Forage for the horses was hard to find in the desert.” Example v... Read More
Words Seldom Seen: Tincture
Tincture Noun: 1) A slight trace of something. 2) A medicine made by dissolving a drug in alcohol. 3) A delivery system for cannabis. Examples: 1) “The water had a tincture of melon that I didn&... Read More
Words Seldom Seen: Ignoble
Ignoble Adjective: Not honorable in intent or action Example: “It is an ignoble act to willfully harm a desert plant.”... Read More
Words Seldom Seen: Apotheosis
Apotheosis Noun: the highest point in the development of something; the culmination or climax. Example: “Hiking the Flatiron was the apotheosis of Simon’s hiking in 2021.”... Read More
Words Seldom Seen: Naif
Naif Noun: A naive person. Example: “Only a naif would invest in Bitcoin.”... Read More
Words Seldom Seen: Vitiate
Vitiate Verb: To spoil the quality of. Or to destroy or impair the legal validity of. Example: “The virus mutated and vitiated the progress on the vaccine.”... Read More
Words Seldom Seen: Cynosure
Cynosure Noun: A thing or person that is the center of attention. Example: “It was the Kardashian’s intent to be the cynosure of all eyes (and clicks).”... Read More
Words Seldom Seen: Cochineal
Cochineal Noun: An insect that lives on Prickly Pear Cacti. It can be spotted because it covers itself with a white goo. The insect when processed is used to create a natural crimson dye. Cochineal wa... Read More