Words Seldom Seen: Regnant
Adjective: Reigning, Dominant or ruling. Example 1: "King Charles is Regnant in the UK." Example 2:...
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Words Seldom Seen: Avarice
Avarice Noun: Extreme material greed. Example: "Avarice is never tolerated in societies that work well for...
Words Seldom Seen: Repartee
Marnie Johnson Repartee Noun: conversation style characterized by quick, witty comments or replies. Example:...
Words Seldom Seen: Venal
Venal Adjective: Capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration. Susceptible to...
Words Seldom Seen: Tautology
Tautology Noun: a phrase or expression in which the same thing is said twice in different words. Editors...
Words Seldom Seen: Ad hominem
Ad hominem Adjective: An argument directed against a person rather than the position they are...
Words Seldom Seen: Salient
Salient Adjective: Prominent, conspicuous or striking. Military: a projection in the battle line. Example:...
Words Seldom Seen: Chyron
Chyron Noun: A caption superimposed over usually the lower part of a video image. In modern usage it is often...
Words Getting More Common: Portal
Portal For most of my life "portals" were a science fiction mechanism for getting from one state to another....
Words Seldom Seen: Modicum
Modicum Noun: A small quantity of something considered desirable or valuable. Example: "Simon's rants about...
