Words Seldom Seen – Page 26

Words Seldom Seen: Mot Juste

SimonAugust 5, 20200

Mot juste Mot juste, noun: The exact or appropriate word or words. It is a French phrase sometimes used in...

SimonJuly 22, 20200

Implacable Implacable, adjective: Unable to be appeased. Example: "The protestors had an implacable need to...

SimonJuly 15, 20200

Peripatetic Peripatetic, Adjective; A life style of moving around. Itinerant. Example: "Many young people...

SimonJuly 8, 20201

Aphasia Aphasia, noun: The inability to remember and or speak words or phrases. Example: My aphasia kept me...

SimonJuly 1, 20200

Endogenous Endogenous, adjective: Having an internal cause or origin. Antonym: Exogenous Example: "the...

SimonJune 24, 20200

Doppelganger Doppelganger, noun: A double of a living person. Example: "One hopes that President Trump...

SimonJune 17, 20200

Pernicious Pernicious, adjective: Having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way. Example:...

SimonJune 10, 20200

Recondite Recondite, adjective: Little known information, Abstruse The Guarded Gate was full of recondite...

SimonJune 3, 20200

Titian Titian, adjective: Bright golden auburn (of hair) Example: The titian haired beauty charmed all the...

SimonMay 28, 20200

Bowlderize Bowlderize, verb: To remove text that is considered offensive from a published work. Example:...

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