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Words Seldom Seen: Piquant

SimonMarch 1, 20220

Piquant Adjective: Pleasingly sharp. Usually referring to a taste or an idea. Example: "The piquant odor of...

Russia

SimonFebruary 21, 20220

Casus Belli Noun: "An act or situation provoking or justifying war." Example: "Putin is looking for a...

SimonFebruary 14, 20220

Somnambulant Adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a sleepwalker; sluggish. Example: "After a long day...

SimonFebruary 8, 20220

Boondocks Noun: Rough, remote, or isolated country. From the Tagalog (Filipino) word bundók...

SimonJanuary 31, 20220

Erstwhile Adjective: Former. Example: The Huhugam were the erstwhile farmers of the Phoenix...

SimonJanuary 24, 20220

Eschaton Noun: The end of days in theology. Example: "Many cults are specific about the timing of the...

SimonJanuary 17, 20220

Feckless Adjective: irresponsible; lacking initiative and/or strength of character. Example: "Her feckless...

Hiking

SimonJanuary 5, 20220

Eructation Noun: A formal way of saying belch or burp. Example: "An eructation from Napoleon would have been...

Hiking

SimonDecember 29, 20210

Prevaricate Verb: Speak or act in an evasive way Example: "he seemed to prevaricate when journalists asked...

Hiking

SimonDecember 22, 20210

Polymath Noun: A person with a very wide breadth of knowledge. Example: "We all agreed that her encyclopedic...

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