Germs
"Germ" is an imprecise word used by the unscientific to refer to viruses or harmful bacteria. Microbiologists and...
Category: Words Seldom Seen
Words Seldom Seen: Recondite
Recondite Recondite, Adjective: Little known and little understood subject matter. Abstruse. Example: "The...
Words Seldom Seen: Pernicious
Pernicious, adjective: having a harmful effect especially in a gradual or subtle way. Example: watching too much...
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...
Words Seldom Seen: Laches
Laches, Noun: A legal term that refers to an unreasonable delay in making a claim or asserting a right that might...
Words Seldom Seen: Calumny
Calumny Noun: A slanderous statement about a person in order to harm their reputation. Examples:...
Words Seldom Seen: Dyad
Dyad Noun: Something that consists of two parts. A couple or a pair. Alternate spelling: Diad Example: A...
Words Seldom Seen: Djinn
Djinn Noun: In Islam a Djinn is similar to an angel but of slightly lower rank. It is pronounced with a silent...
Words Seldom Seen: Perfidy
Perfidy Noun: Deceitfulness; Not Trustworthy Example: "Many interactions between Europeans and Native...
Words Seldom Seen: Pundit
Pundit Noun: an expert willing to expound on a subject. Interestly pundit in English came from the Hindi word...
