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Words Seldom Seen: Cromulent

SimonApril 30, 20240

Cromulent Adjective: Perfectly adequate. Example: The hotel room at the Motel 6 was cromulent. This word...

SimonApril 23, 20240

Stifle Verb: To prevent something from happening, being expressed, or continuing. Example one: "She barely...

SimonApril 16, 20240

Elide Verb: To suppress or alter a sound, a word or other fact. Example one: "in the word "ain't" we elide...

Travel

SimonApril 9, 20240

Jetsam Noun: Unwanted material or goods that have been thrown overboard from a vessel. Often to lighten the...

SimonApril 2, 20240

Flotsam Noun: The wreckage of a ship or its cargo found floating on the sea or washed up on the...

SimonMarch 26, 20240

Kismet Noun: Fate, Luck, Destiny Example: "My kismet was strong and I succeeded." Kismet is often...

SimonMarch 19, 20240

Leitmotif Noun: A leitmotif is a "short, recurring musical phrase" associated with a particular person,...

SimonMarch 12, 20240

Homonym Noun: Words that have the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings. Example one: "A...

DECLINE

SimonMarch 5, 20240

Senescence Noun: The natural changes in a cells ability to reproduce. Aging is one form of senescence....

SimonFebruary 27, 20240

Omniscient Adjective: Knowing everything. Example: "To the third graders the tour guide appeared...

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