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Words Seldom Seen: Nutpick
Nutpick Verb: To use the most extreme person or position as an example of the other side of the argument. Refers to cherry-picking the worst or nuttiest comments to disparage a larger group. Example o... Read More
Words Seldom Seen: Misanthropy
Misanthropy Noun: A dislike of humankind. Example: “He displayed his misanthropy by retreating from most interactions.” A beautiful collection of glass with the equally beautiful Tampa Bay in the ... Read More
Words Seldom Seen: Anodyne
Anodyne Adjective: Not likely to provoke dissent or offense; inoffensive, often deliberately so. Example: “The press secretary made the usual anodyne remarks. Trying to offend or alarm as few as po... Read More
Words Seldom Seen: Cromulent
Cromulent Adjective: Perfectly adequate. Example: The hotel room at the Motel 6 was cromulent. This word was made up for an episode of The Simpsons in 1966. It must have filled a need and has become a... Read More
Words Seldom Seen: Stifle
Stifle Verb: To prevent something from happening, being expressed, or continuing. Example one: “She barely stifled a yawn as he droned on.” Example two: “The parliament stifled disse... Read More
Words Seldom Seen: Elide
Elide Verb: To suppress or alter a sound, a word or other fact. Example one: “in the word “ain’t” we elide the r and the o sounds from are not.” Example two: “while... Read More
Words Seldom Seen: Jetsam
Jetsam Noun: Unwanted material or goods that have been thrown overboard from a vessel. Often to lighten the ship during a storm. Example: “To try and save the ship they heaved the cannon overboa... Read More
Words Seldom Seen: Flotsam
Flotsam Noun: The wreckage of a ship or its cargo found floating on the sea or washed up on the shore. Example: “The flotsam from the sunken ship was approaching the windward shore.” Flots... Read More