New (old) Words Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps Listed here are forgotten and newly acquired words discovered while reading John Berger's novel G. "You are beautiful. You have eyes which say everything. And you have the voice of a corn-crake." Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps Comments SuzeQNovember 15, 2018 at 7:35 PMCARYATID: a stone carving of a draped female figure, used as a pillar to support the entablature of a Greek or Greek-style building. ReplyDeleteRepliesReplySuzeQNovember 15, 2018 at 7:36 PMMAZURKA: a lively Polish dance in triple timeReplyDeleteRepliesReplySuzeQNovember 15, 2018 at 7:37 PMMODISTE: a fashionable milliner or dressmaker. ReplyDeleteRepliesReplySuzeQNovember 15, 2018 at 7:38 PMSLOE: the small dark globose astringent fruit of the blackthornReplyDeleteRepliesReplySuzeQNovember 15, 2018 at 7:39 PMTRUCULENT: eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiantReplyDeleteRepliesReplySuzeQNovember 15, 2018 at 7:40 PMIRREDENTIST: a person advocating the restoration to their country of any territory formerly belonging to itReplyDeleteRepliesReplySuzeQNovember 15, 2018 at 7:40 PMQUAYSIDE: The area adjacent to a quay or wharf or a system of quaysQUAY: a solid, usually stone, landing-place, where boats are loaded and unloadedReplyDeleteRepliesReplySuzeQNovember 15, 2018 at 7:42 PMANACHRONISM: an error in chronology in which a person, object, event, etc., is assigned a date or period other than the correct oneReplyDeleteRepliesReplySuzeQNovember 15, 2018 at 7:42 PMPHANTASMAGORIC: having a fantastic or deceptive appearance, as something in a dream or created by the imagination.ReplyDeleteRepliesReplySuzeQNovember 15, 2018 at 7:43 PMMOLLIFY: appease the anger or anxiety of (someone)ReplyDeleteRepliesReplySuzeQNovember 15, 2018 at 7:44 PMAVOCAT: the French word for lawyerReplyDeleteRepliesReplySuzeQNovember 15, 2018 at 7:45 PMQUIXOTIC: exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical.ReplyDeleteRepliesReplySuzeQNovember 15, 2018 at 7:45 PMTROTTEUR: a woman's tailored garment (as a suit, coat, dress, or hat) suitable for walking or outdoor wearReplyDeleteRepliesReplySuzeQNovember 15, 2018 at 7:46 PMOBSCURANTIST: If you describe something as obscurantist, you mean that it is deliberately vague and difficult to understand, so that it prevents people from finding out the truth about it.ReplyDeleteRepliesReplySuzeQNovember 15, 2018 at 7:47 PMPRENOM: first name, maiden nameReplyDeleteRepliesReplySuzeQNovember 15, 2018 at 7:48 PMPLAICE: any of various American flatfishes or floundersReplyDeleteRepliesReplySuzeQNovember 18, 2018 at 5:21 AMPROFLIGATE: a licentious, dissolute person ReplyDeleteRepliesReplySuzeQNovember 18, 2018 at 5:22 AMRASSEGNATO - Italian word for resignedReplyDeleteRepliesReplySuzeQNovember 18, 2018 at 5:22 AMPASSERETTA MIA: Italian for "my little bird"ReplyDeleteRepliesReplySuzeQNovember 18, 2018 at 5:23 AMSATURNALIA: an occasion of wild revelryReplyDeleteRepliesReplySuzeQNovember 18, 2018 at 5:24 AMCHIMERA: a thing that is hoped or wished for but in fact is illusory or impossible to achieve.ReplyDeleteRepliesReplySuzeQNovember 18, 2018 at 5:24 AMHOYDENISH: High-spirited; boisterousReplyDeleteRepliesReplySuzeQNovember 18, 2018 at 5:25 AMNUBILE: Ready for marriage; of a marriageable ageReplyDeleteRepliesReplySuzeQNovember 18, 2018 at 5:25 AMLANDAU: a four-wheel carriage with a top divided into two sections that can be folded away or removed and with a raised seat outside for the driver.ReplyDeleteRepliesReplySuzeQNovember 18, 2018 at 5:26 AMCOLONNADE: a row of columns supporting a roof, an entablature, or arcadeReplyDeleteRepliesReplySuzeQNovember 18, 2018 at 5:26 AMPULCINO: chickReplyDeleteRepliesReplySuzeQNovember 18, 2018 at 5:27 AMKRAAL: An enclosure for livestock.ReplyDeleteRepliesReplySuzeQNovember 18, 2018 at 5:28 AMMASSIF: A large mountain mass or compact group of connected mountains forming an independent portion of a range.ReplyDeleteRepliesReplyAdd commentLoad more... Post a Comment
CARYATID: a stone carving of a draped female figure, used as a pillar to support the entablature of a Greek or Greek-style building.
ReplyDeleteMAZURKA: a lively Polish dance in triple time
ReplyDeleteMODISTE: a fashionable milliner or dressmaker.
ReplyDeleteSLOE: the small dark globose astringent fruit of the blackthorn
ReplyDeleteTRUCULENT: eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant
ReplyDeleteIRREDENTIST: a person advocating the restoration to their country of any territory formerly belonging to it
ReplyDeleteQUAYSIDE: The area adjacent to a quay or wharf or a system of quays
ReplyDeleteQUAY: a solid, usually stone, landing-place, where boats are loaded and unloaded
ANACHRONISM: an error in chronology in which a person, object, event, etc., is assigned a date or period other than the correct one
ReplyDeletePHANTASMAGORIC: having a fantastic or deceptive appearance, as something in a dream or created by the imagination.
ReplyDeleteMOLLIFY: appease the anger or anxiety of (someone)
ReplyDeleteAVOCAT: the French word for lawyer
ReplyDeleteQUIXOTIC: exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical.
ReplyDeleteTROTTEUR: a woman's tailored garment (as a suit, coat, dress, or hat) suitable for walking or outdoor wear
ReplyDeleteOBSCURANTIST: If you describe something as obscurantist, you mean that it is deliberately vague and difficult to understand, so that it prevents people from finding out the truth about it.
ReplyDeletePRENOM: first name, maiden name
ReplyDeletePLAICE: any of various American flatfishes or flounders
ReplyDeletePROFLIGATE: a licentious, dissolute person
ReplyDeleteRASSEGNATO - Italian word for resigned
ReplyDeletePASSERETTA MIA: Italian for "my little bird"
ReplyDeleteSATURNALIA: an occasion of wild revelry
ReplyDeleteCHIMERA: a thing that is hoped or wished for but in fact is illusory or impossible to achieve.
ReplyDeleteHOYDENISH: High-spirited; boisterous
ReplyDeleteNUBILE: Ready for marriage; of a marriageable age
ReplyDeleteLANDAU: a four-wheel carriage with a top divided into two sections that can be folded away or removed and with a raised seat outside for the driver.
ReplyDeleteCOLONNADE: a row of columns supporting a roof, an entablature, or arcade
ReplyDeletePULCINO: chick
ReplyDeleteKRAAL: An enclosure for livestock.
ReplyDeleteMASSIF: A large mountain mass or compact group of connected mountains forming an independent portion of a range.
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