Words Seldom Seen: Dunderhead
Dunderhead Noun: A fool. Example: "Although it was April Fools Day I did not call President Johnson a...
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Words Seldom Seen: Ephemeral
Ephemeral Adjective: lasting for a very short time. Example: "Most troubles are...
Words Seldom Seen: Legacy Systems
Legacy Systems Noun Phrase: Outdated computing software or hardware that is still in use. Newer systems have...
Words Seldom Seen: Cruft
Cruft Noun: Computer Jargon, badly designed, unnecessarily complicated, or unwanted code or software....
Words Seldom Seen: Rascal
Rascal Noun: A mischievous person. Usually a child or a man. Typically used affectionately. Somewhat...
Words Seldom Seen: Aphasia
Aphasia Noun: Loss of ability to understand or express speech, most often caused by brain damage. Example:...
Words Seldom Seen: Gewgaw
GewGaw Noun: A Bauble or Trinket. Often showy but useless. In Yiddish a Gewgaw is a Tschotske. Variant spelling...
Words Seldom Seen: Overton Window
The Overton Window Noun phrase: The range of policies politically acceptable to the mainstream population at a...
Words Seldom Seen: Equipoise
Equipoise Noun: A balance of forces or interests. Example: "In politics equipoise is a rare...
Words Seldom Seen: Fecund
Fecund Adjective: Producing or capable of producing an abundance of offspring or new growth;...
