Words Seldom Seen: Gnosis
Gnosis Noun: esoteric knowledge of apparent spiritual truth. From the Greek word for knowledge. Example: "He...
Category: Words Seldom Seen
Words Seldom Seen: Scullery
Scullery Noun: a room for cleaning dishes and cooking utensils and for doing other messy kitchen...
Words Seldom Seen: Benighted
Benighted Adjective: Existing in a state of moral or intellectual darkness, Unenlightened usually because of...
Words Seldom Seen: Paunch
Paunch Noun: A large protruding belly. Example: “Like many men past middle age I have developed a...
Words Seldom Seen: Flaneur
Flaneur Noun: An idle man about town. wandering about town to experience it but not to belong. Example:...
Words Seldom Seen: Fissiparous
Fissiparous Adjective: Inclined to break into separate parts. Originally a term in biology related to animals...
Words Seldom Seen: Pander
Pander Verb: To do or provide, or promise to provide, exactly what a person or group wants, especially when it...
Words Seldom Seen: Term of Art
Term of ArtNoun: a word or phrase that has a precise, specialized meaning within a particular field or...
Words Seldom Seen: Discombobulate
Discombobulate Verb: disconcert or confuse someone, usually humorous. Example: "Finding the "irregular...
Words Seldom Seen: Quisling
Quisling Noun: A traitor who collaborates with an enemy force occupying their country. Example: "Marshall...
