Category: Words Seldom Seen
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
Words Seldom Seen: Recondite
Recondite Recondite, Adjective: Little known and little understood subject matter. Abstruse. Example: “The lecture about trade policy was full of recondite information.”... Read More
Words Seldom Seen: Pernicious
Pernicious, adjective: having a harmful effect especially in a gradual or subtle way. Example: watching too much TV news has a pernicious effect on your perception of reality.... Read More
Words Seldom Seen: Scofflaw
Scofflaw Noun: A person who flouts the law. Examples: VP Mike Pence was a scofflaw about the masks At the Mayo Clinic. Mayor De Blasio was a scofflaw when he went to the gym after ordering all NYC gym... Read More