Category: Words Seldom Seen
Words Seldom Seen: Peripatetic
Peripatetic Peripatetic, Adjective; A life style of moving around. Itinerant. Example: “Many young people are peripatetic but usually they settle down.” Photo is of a Bighorn Sheep from th... Read More
Words Seldom Seen: Aphasia
Aphasia Aphasia, noun: The inability to remember and or speak words or phrases. Example: My aphasia kept me from remembering the word derangement when trying to say “Trump Derangement Disorder.&... Read More
Words Seldom Seen: Endogenous
Endogenous Endogenous, adjective: Having an internal cause or origin. Antonym: Exogenous Example: “the expected rate of infection is endogenous to the system” Photo from what remains of an... Read More
Words Seldom Seen: Doppelganger
Doppelganger Doppelganger, noun: A double of a living person. Example: “One hopes that President Trump doesn’t have a doppelganger. Photo credit: Dave C took this picture of me, or a doppe... Read More
Words Seldom Seen: Pernicious
Pernicious Pernicious, adjective: Having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way. Example: Twitter has a pernicious effect on the idea of thinking before reacting. Ducklings by the can... Read More
Words Seldom Seen: Recondite
Recondite Recondite, adjective: Little known information, Abstruse The Guarded Gate was full of recondite information about New England politics... Read More
Words Seldom Seen: Titian
Titian Titian, adjective: Bright golden auburn (of hair) Example: The titian haired beauty charmed all the men but she married George. I encountered “titian” in David Roll’s book: Ge... Read More
Words Seldom Seen: Bowdlerize
Bowlderize Bowlderize, verb: To remove text that is considered offensive from a published work. Example: “The editors bowlderized every use of the word f**k from the final edition of the poem.&#... Read More