Words Seldom Seen – Page 23

Words Seldom Seen: Slake

SimonMay 13, 20210

Slake Verb: To quench or satisfy ones thirst. Example: "Her quest for knowledge was slaked by reading the...

SimonMay 6, 20210

Sclerotic Adjective: losing the ability to adapt. becoming rigid. Example: "As we age we tend to become...

SimonApril 29, 20210

Quotidian Adjective: A fancy way of saying "an ordinary event." Example: "Doing the dishes is a quotidian...

SimonApril 22, 20210

Insouciant Adjective: Indifferent, Showing an active lack of concern. Example: "He displayed an insouciant...

SimonApril 8, 20210

Hackneyed Adjective: a phrase lacking significance through having been overused; unoriginal and...

Humor

SimonApril 1, 20210

Dunderhead Noun: A fool. Example: "Although it was April Fools Day I did not call President Johnson a...

SimonMarch 25, 20210

Ephemeral Adjective: lasting for a very short time. Example: "Most troubles are...

SimonMarch 18, 20210

Legacy Systems Noun Phrase: Outdated computing software or hardware that is still in use. Newer systems have...

SimonMarch 11, 20210

Cruft Noun: Computer Jargon, badly designed, unnecessarily complicated, or unwanted code or software....

SimonMarch 4, 20210

Rascal Noun: A mischievous person. Usually a child or a man. Typically used affectionately. Somewhat...

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