Words Seldom Seen – Page 24

Words Seldom Seen: Forage

SimonAugust 26, 20210

Forage Noun: Food for animals, especially from grazing. Verb: Searching for something especially...

SimonAugust 20, 20210

Tincture Noun: 1) A slight trace of something. 2) A medicine made by dissolving a drug in alcohol. 3) A...

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SimonAugust 5, 20210

Ignoble Adjective: Not honorable in intent or action Example: "It is an ignoble act to willfully harm a...

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SimonJuly 29, 20210

Apotheosis Noun: the highest point in the development of something; the culmination or climax. Example:...

SimonJuly 22, 20210

Naif Noun: A naive person. Example: "Only a naif would invest in...

SimonJuly 15, 20210

Vitiate Verb: To spoil the quality of. Or to destroy or impair the legal validity of. Example: "The virus...

SimonJuly 8, 20211

Cynosure Noun: A thing or person that is the center of attention. Example: "It was the Kardashian's intent...

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SimonJuly 1, 20211

Cochineal Noun: An insect that lives on Prickly Pear Cacti. It can be spotted because it covers itself with a...

SimonJune 24, 20210

Napoleon Complex Noun Phrase: A personality complex that consists of power trips and false machismo to make up...

SimonJune 17, 20210

Micturate Verb: A polite and obscure way to say urinate (or even less polite and obscure: pee) Example: "He...

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