Words Seldom Seen – Page 27

Words Seldom Seen: Pernicious

SimonJune 17, 20200

Pernicious Pernicious, adjective: Having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way. Example:...

SimonJune 10, 20200

Recondite Recondite, adjective: Little known information, Abstruse The Guarded Gate was full of recondite...

SimonJune 3, 20200

Titian Titian, adjective: Bright golden auburn (of hair) Example: The titian haired beauty charmed all the...

SimonMay 28, 20200

Bowlderize Bowlderize, verb: To remove text that is considered offensive from a published work. Example:...

SimonMay 23, 20200

"Germ" is an imprecise word used by the unscientific to refer to viruses or harmful bacteria. Microbiologists and...

SimonMay 21, 20200

Recondite Recondite, Adjective: Little known and little understood subject matter. Abstruse. Example: "The...

Politics

SimonMay 14, 20200

Pernicious, adjective: having a harmful effect especially in a gradual or subtle way. Example: watching too much...

SimonMay 7, 20200

Scofflaw Noun: A person who flouts the law. Examples: VP Mike Pence was a scofflaw about the masks At the Mayo...

SimonMay 6, 20202

Laches, Noun: A legal term that refers to an unreasonable delay in making a claim or asserting a right that might...

SimonMarch 16, 20201

Calumny Noun: A slanderous statement about a person in order to harm their reputation. Examples:...

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