Words Seldom Seen – Page 29

Words Seldom Seen: Dudgeon

SimonSeptember 24, 20190

Dudgeon Noun: A feeling of offense or deep resentment. Bordering on anger. Example: After the poor service he was...

SimonSeptember 17, 20190

Temporal Adjective: Related to worldly as opposed to religious or eternal affairs. Example: He is interested in...

SimonSeptember 10, 20190

Atavistic Adjective: A Throwback. The recurrence of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form. Example:...

SimonSeptember 3, 20190

Denizens Noun: Common residents of a particular place. Example: "Rattlesnakes are denizens of the...

SimonAugust 27, 20190

Termagant Noun: a harsh-tempered or overbearing woman. A shrew. Example: After the outburst he realized he had...

SimonAugust 20, 20191

Parsimony Noun: Extreme unwillingness to spend money or use resources. Miserly Example: "His parsimony was limited...

SimonAugust 6, 20190

Dissolute Adjective: Lax in morals, decadent Example: "Most of the country thinks that the denizens in the capital...

SimonJuly 10, 20191

Gnostic Adjective: Relating to knowledge, especially esoteric mystical knowledge. Example: There are no gnostics...

SimonJuly 3, 20192

Non Sequitur Noun: a conclusion or reply that doesn't follow logically from the previous statement. Often used for...

SimonJune 26, 20190

Gloaming Noun: Twilight or Dusk Example: The river was still and dark in the...

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