Word of the Week #13
Grandmother Mabel has been edentulous since 1957. edentulous (adj) |ēˈdenCHələs| 1. Lacking teeth.
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Word of the Week #12
I didn’t know where Squeaky Malone glommed the cash he was waving around that night, but it didn’t surprise me when he turned up later at the bottom of the Hudson. glom (verb) [glom]...
Word of the Week #11
We’re in a hurry, Anechka – you must put your shoes on lickety-split! lickety-split (adv) [ˌli-kə-tē-ˈsplit] 1. As soon as possible.
Word of the Week #10
Lawks a mercy, Susanna, Gallifrey’s not in Ireland! You’re such a piggesnye. piggesnye (noun) PEEG-eh-snee-yeh 1. “A cuckooflower”; someone who is pretty but not particularly bright.
Word of the Week #9
Can you hear the brontide from the barricades? brontide (n) [bron’tīd] 1. A rumbling noise resembling thunder.
Word of the Week #8
She sat silent, listening to the psithurism high above her, and knew that here was peace. psithurism (noun) SITH-ur-izm 1. The sound of the wind in the trees
Word of the Week #7
Being the nelipot she was, Svetlana often scraped the soles of her feet. nelipot (n) ‘nel-i-pot\ 1. A person who walks barefoot.
Word of the Week #6
Why honey, Rebecca was such a gemutlich child I don’t see how you could possibly dislike her. gemutlich (adj.) gê-MUT-lik 1. Pleasant, amiable, friendly.
Word of the Week #4
I must go to Professor Chuffkin’s auction–I hear there is a delightful selection of chinoiserie. chinoiserie (noun) shin-wahz-REE 1. Anything reflecting Chinese culture: Chinese artifacts, designs, artistic styles, behaviour.
Word of the Week #3
Man, Cyril just played an amazing hemidemisemiquaver! hemidemisemiquaver (noun) [ˌhɛmɪˌdɛmɪˈsɛmɪˌkweɪvə] 1. A musical note played for 1/64 of the duration of a whole note. Also known as a sixty-fourth note.
