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Compendium of Lost Words: A-E

acrasial
adj
1851 -1851
ill-regulated; ill-tempered
The acrasial judge was known for her rants against younger lawyers.
addecimate
v
1612 -1755
to tithe
They addecimated regularly but were not otherwise known for their charity.
adimpleate
v
1657 -1657
to fill up
The new technique adimpleates the cans with milk through injection.
adnascentia
npl
1706 -1731
root-like branches that sprout into the earth from a plant’s stem
Every winter, the adnascentia would shift around, destroying the lawn’s even texture.
aeipathy
n
1847 -1853
continued passion; an unyielding disease
Her aeipathy for stamp collecting bordered at times on the pathological.
affictitious
adj
1656 -1656
feigned; counterfeit
The forger was caught despite his masterfully-crafted affictitious signatures.
affuage
n
1753 -1847
right to cut wood in a forest for family fire
The family’s right of affuage ensured they would have enough wood for winter.
agonarch
n
1656 -1656
judge of a contest or activity
Our competition will require six agonarchs to ensure fairness.
agonyclite
n
1710 -1710
member of a heretical sect that stood rather than kneeled while praying
Agonyclites must have had hardy feet to endure their services.
airgonaut
n
1784 -1784
one who journeys through the air
Balloonists, skydivers and other airgonauts are all a little mad, if you ask me.
alabandical
adj
1656 -1775
barbarous; stupefied from drink
His behaviour after the party was positively alabandical.
albedineity
n
1652 -1652
whiteness
The monotonous albedineity of the snow-covered field was blinding.
alogotrophy
n
1753 -1853
excessive nutrition of part of body resulting in deformity
Was he born with that huge head, or is it the result of alogotrophy?
amandation
n
1656 -1755
act of sending away or dismissing
His rude amandation of his guests earned him a reputation for curtness.
amarulence
n
1731 -1755
bitterness; spite
After losing her job to a less qualified man, she was full of amarulence.
amorevolous
adj
1670 -1670
affectionate; loving
Our father, though amorevolous, could be a strict taskmaster at times.
antipelargy
n
1656 -1731
reciprocal or mutual kindness; love and care of children for their parents
Having never received any antipelargy, they wrote their daughter out of the will.
apanthropinization
n
1880 -1880
withdrawal from human concerns or the human world
His life as a hermit in the woods was characterized by apanthropinization.
aporrhoea
n
1646 -1880
a bodily emanation; an effluvium
The evening’s revelries were followed by an unfortunate episode of aporrhoea.
aquabib
n
1731 -1883
water-drinker
I was never much of an aquabib, and always preferred harder libations.
archigrapher
n
1656 -1656
principal or head secretary or clerk
The archigrapher efficiently designated transcription duties to her underlings.
archiloquy
n
1656- 1656
first part of a speech
We stopped paying attention during his talk due to his monotonous archiloquy.
aretaloger
n
1623 -1656
braggart; one who boasts about his own accomplishments
While he seemed nice at first, he turned out to be a loudmouthed aretaloger.
artigrapher
n
1753 -1753
writer or composer of a grammar; a grammarian
Today’s prescriptivists are no better than the artigraphers of the Renaissance.
ascoliasm
n
1706 -1753
boys’ game of beating each other with gloves or leather while hopping
If you think bullies are bad today, look at brutal games of the past like ascoliasm.
assectation
n
1656 -1656
act of following after something else
She stood in the on-deck circle, her assectation virtually guaranteed.
austerulous
adj
1731 -1731
somewhat or slightly harsh
The austerulous monks were rarely lenient with their pupils.
autexousious
adj
1678 -1678
exercising or possessing free will
If we are truly autexousious, then why do we so often feel powerless?
auturgy
n
1651 -1656
self-action; independent activity
The film director’s legendary auturgy frustrated editors and producers alike.
avunculize
v
1662 -1662
to act as an uncle; to behave like an uncle
I often avunculize to my younger friends, which no doubt annoys them.
bajulate
v
1613 -1662
to bear a heavy burden
Their Sherpa aides were vexed by the demand that they bajulate as well as guide.
bimarian
adj
1731 -1731
pertaining to two seas
Some think that America needs to improve its bimarian naval defenses.
binoternary
adj
1817 -1817
combining binary and trinary aspects
The dots on the ‘6’ face of a die are arranged in a binoternary fashion.
blateration
n
1656 -1864
chatter; babbling
I’ve had just about enough of your garrulous blateration, you clod!
bonifate
adj
1656 -1656
lucky; fortunate
The gambler was too bonifate, and attracted the casino manager’s attention.
boreism
n
1833 -1839
behaviour of a boring person
The professor, while brilliant, was afflicted by boreism when lecturing.
boscaresque
adj
1734 -1734
picturesque; scenically wooded
Despite northern England’s industrial pollution, parts of it remain boscaresque.
brabeum
n
1675 -1675
reward or prize
Without some brabeum, the students will have no incentive to work harder.
brephophagist
n
1731 -1875
one who eats babies
The character Fat Bastard is a disgustingly obese Scottish brephophagist.
brochity
n
1623 -1678
projecting or crooked quality of teeth
His parents later regretted that they did not correct his brochity in his youth.
bromography
n
1860 -1860
a treatise on food
It’s not enough to write a bromography – today’s celebrity chefs need to be on TV!
bubulcitate
v
1623 -1678
to act as a cowherd; to cry like a cowherd
When their cat went missing, they were on the street bubulcitating for weeks.
buccellation
n
1657 -1731
act of dividing into small morsels
The buccellation and apportionment of their rations was the subject of heated argument.
bumposopher
n
1834 -1886
one learned in bumps; a phrenologist
Craniology has progressed greatly since the days of bumposophers.

That’s my story and I’m sticking to it! Have a GREAT MONDAY ‘people, stay safe,
and whatever you do, don’t forget to laff it up! Peace, I am outta here! Eucman! 😁

QUOTES OF THE DAY…

“Before borrowing money from a friend, decide
which you need most.” —Addison H. Hallock

“Never keep up with the Joneses. Drag them down to
your level. It’s cheaper.” —Quentin Crisp

“People say money is not the key to happiness, but I have
always figured if you have enough money,
you can have a key made.”—Joan Rivers

“Anybody who tells you money can’t buy
happiness never had any.” —Samuel L. Jackson

“Misers are no fun to live with, but they
make great ancestors.” —Tom Snyder

“Anyone can do any amount of work, provided it isn’t the
work he is supposed to be doing at that moment.” —Robert Benchley

Friday’s Movie Trivia of the day!  
Which of these Best Picture winners did NOT win Best Director?
The Godfather, “The Best Years of Our Lives”, “It’s a Wonderful Life”, “West Side Story” and “The Sound of Music” .

Answer: The Godfather! “The Best Years of Our Lives” won the Best Picture of 1946, and director William Wyler also won the award, beating out Frank Capra for “It’s a Wonderful Life”. “West Side Story” won Best Picture for 1961, and Best Director for Robert Wise, who won again in 1965 for “The Sound of Music”. “Rocky” won Best Picture in 1976, and director John G. Avildsen. However, “The Godfather”‘s director Francis Ford Coppola lost Best Director to Bob Fosse in 1972 for “Cabaret”. Coppola won Best Director two years later for “The Godfather, Part 2”.

Mondays Movie Trivia of the day!  
1967 was a year of good movies. “In the Heat of the Night” won Best Picture. Which director won the Oscar?

Friday’s Quizzler is….
You are given five words and five definitions. Each of the words can be anagrammed into a two word phrase that fits one of the definitions. Your task is to assign each definition to its corresponding word.
Example – cobalt: to hit a feline in a high arc (cat lob)

Words: coriander, editorial, marsupial, tributary, wolverine

Definitions:
a person who enjoys a fermented beverage
a restaurant for killer whales
a true moron
cougar dens
red, as related to gemstones

ANSWER:  coriander: a restaurant for killer whales (orca diner)
editorial: a true moron (real idiot)
marsupial: cougar dens (puma lairs)
tributary: red, as related to gemstones (ruby trait)
wolverine: a person who enjoys a fermented beverage (wine lover)

Monday’s Quizzler is….😎😎
Each pair of definitions is for two words, where the second word is the first word with a letter deleted (example: brand & band). The length of the first word in each pair is provided, along with the position of the deleted letter to obtain the second word.

1) heavily decorated (6 letters) & (delete 3rd letter) to speak formally
2) to establish or bring into being (5 letters) & (delete 3rd letter) affectionate or tender
3) to ransack, pillage, or plunder (5 letters) & (delete 4th letter) abundant or numerous
4) a fugitive or deserter (7 letters) & (delete 4th letter) a narrow platform extending from a stage into an auditorium

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