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so after a bit of a dissapointment with the "Great words" thread, i decided to dedicate a thread to rather rare and mystique and rarely used words and their meanings. This time, its like Great words, but posting a meaning is a MUST DO. i will start you off with the list of words i have defined in the other thread, also i will add definitions to words i have posted today, and lastly i will add a few more words just to tickle the linguists Oh, these are all real words, to my best belief i have not come up with any (in this list) but feel free to call me on that

epeolatry - worship of words acquiesce - satisfy fen - swamp atrabilious - bad-tempered or irritable absquatulate - depart copacetic - good or even excellent alexipharmic - having a nature of an antidote (i like this one cuz it has my name in it esculent - edible empasm - a powder-like ancient medicine used to take the smell away... pinguescence - the process of becoming fat kerfuffle - commotion nychthemeron - period of one day (24 hrs) yclept - by the name of, as in "there lives a mechanic yclept Willy" triscadecaphobia - fear of the number 13 haptic - in relation to a touching or feeling sensation )

oyez - call to attention thaumaturgy - performance of miracles onomasticon - dictionary of names hypnobioscope - device for learning while asleep (fictional) jingoism - war-like or aggressive patriotism zymurgy - the art or practice of fermentation (can you say mmm beer) umquhile - word relating to others being erstwhile and quondam (which are two more words for you) meaning formerly, previously quondam - having been formerly, former, sometime erstwhile - former, archaic epopoeia - a type of epopee, an epic poem quocker-wodger - a wooden pupet on a string (perfect for swearing) anfractuosity - a channel, canal or passage full of windings and turns floccinaucinihilipilification - an estimation of something as being worthless scopperloit - rude or rough play depone - testify under oath amblygon - obtuse triangle nihilarian - person who deals with unimportant things selcouth - rare, strange, marvelous, wonderful exude - emit quidnunc - gossip agnomen - nickname doppelganger - someone resembling a person (usually evil) I dunno if anyone has been waiting for the definitions, but here is the list of today's words definitions: culiage - the right of the lord to spend the first knight with his subject's new bride

demegoric - relating to public speaking arenaceous - having the texture of sand deisidiamonia - fear of supernatural powers huderon - lazy (adj) pataphysics - The science of imaginary solutions inhebetate - To make something obtuse, dull or blunt gulosity - excessive appetite; greediness, voracity and finally a few more to tickle the brain a little more noology - study of intuition and comprehension solecism - error in grammar or wording makari - archaic Scottish term for poet sauterne - a sweet wine scabiosa - a not-so-nice way of saying "pretty flower" (mainly due to words roots) blarney - flattery designed to gain favor vernorexia - a romantic mood inspired by Spring

enjoy, post your own wonders, and untill next time

lethonomia - inability to recall names apodyopsis - the act of mentally undressing someone dysania - state of finding it hard to get out of bed here are some cool 3 letter words that are rather rarely used (reference: Word List: Three-Letter Words) aba - garment of camel or goat hair; camel or goat-hair fabric abb - yarn used for warp

aby - to make amends; atone; pay a penalty ait - small island in lake or river ala - membranous outgrowth on a plant or animal alb - long white robe worn by priests alk - sap or resin from turpentine trees alt - high musical tone ama - a Japanese pearl-diver ana - in equal quantities ard - plough used to scratch top surface of soil awn - beard or similar bristly growth on stalk of grain bar - unit of pressure of one million dynes per square centimeter bee - hardwood on either side of bowsprit through which forestays are reeved bel - unit of noise intensity equal to ten decibels bis - twice; in two places bot - larva of a botfly that infests horses cep - brown edible mushroom cog - single-masted, square-sailed ship with raised stern col - depression or pass in a mountain range cwm - valley or glen dag - dirty tatted tuft of sheep's wool dah - short heavy Burmese knife dal - a dried legume, such as lentils, beans or peas dap - to dip gently into water; to fish with a surface fly daw - simpleton; bird of the crow family dit - poem; words of a song dol - unit for measuring intensity of pain dop - copper cup for holding a diamond while cutting it eft - again; afterwards eft - newt eke - in addition; also; likewise ell - old unit of length equal to 45 inches ere - before erg - unit of work measuring force of one dyne applied over one centimeter eth - old English letter for voiced 'th' sound fid - conical wooden pin used to splice strands of rope fie - expression of disgust or disapproval fub - to put off; to fob fug - hot; close; smoky state of atmosphere gad - to wander about idly or in pursuit of pleasure gal - unit of acceleration of one centimeter per second per second gar - mild oath gat - opening or strait between two sandbanks gib - wedge-shaped piece of metal that holds another in place gid - brain disease suffered by sheep gig - light two-wheeled one-horse carriage hoc - card game, now obsolete hod - V-shaped trough for carrying bricks or mortar on the shoulders hoy - large one-decked boat ife - tropical African fibrous plant

iff - if and only if ist - one who holds to an 'ism' ivi - Tahitian chestnut tree jib - small triangular sail extending from the head of the foremast jow - to ring a bell; a stroke of a bell jud - mass of coal ready for final removal jug - sound of the nightingale jus - law; legal right keb - ewe that gives birth to stillborn lamb ked - wingless fly that feeds on livestock kef - state of dreamy or drug-induced repose kep - to catch an approaching object or falling liquid ket - carrion; matted wool kex - dry hollow plant stalk kif - drug like marijuana smoked in North Africa kip - skin of a young animal kip - unit of weight equivalent to 1000 pounds kir - drink of black currant syrup and white wine kit - a small pocket violin kop - bank of terracing at a football field lac - dark red transparent resin used to make shellac lar - local god of a house lea - arable land left fallow or used for pasture lev - monetary unit of Bulgaria ley - mystical straight line between features of landscape lux - unit of illumination equal to one lumen per square meter mel - honey mew - to shed, moult or change mho - unit of electrical conductance mil - unit of 1/1000 inch used for measuring thickness of wire mim - prim, demure mon - Japanese family crest mor - humus layer formed by slow decomposition in acidic soil mow - to make a grimace neb - bird's beak nef - ornamental stand in shape of ship for holding salt or cutlery nim - to steal; to pilfer obi - broad sash worn with a kimono ord - point of a weapon; a beginning orf - viral infection of sheep ort - scrap of food; morsel pam - card game in which jack of club has highest value pax - tablet decorated with sacred figure and kissed by participants in mass ped - naturally formed mass or aggregate of soil per - through; according to; by means or agency of pro - in favour of; for pug - ground clay mixed with water puy - small volcanic cone pyx - box or vessel in which coins or consecrated Eucharist are kept

qat - leaves chewed or brewed in tea as a stimulant qua - in the capacity of ras - headland rep - plain-woven fabric with crosswise ribs ret - to expose to moisture; to soak; to soften by soaking rev - to run an engine before bringing it into use ria - normal drowned valley; long wide creek roc - enormous legendary Arabian bird rom - a gypsy man rya - colourful Scandinavian knotted-pile rug sal - a salt saw - saying or proverb say - delicate woollen fabric seg - stud or metal plate in sole of a shoe to prevent wear sic - thus suq - Middle Eastern marketplace taj - crown or head-dress taw - to prepare skins by soaking, salting, stretching and paring ted - to spread grass for drying teg - a sheep in its second year; the fleece of such a sheep tej - Ethiopian honey-mead tex - unit of measurement of fineness of fibres and yarn tod - old unit of weight of wool equal to 28 pounds tog - unit of measurement for insulation properties of fabric ton - unit of cooling power equal to 12,000 BTU per hour tot - bone or other object retrieved from garbage pile tow - bundle of untwisted natural fibres tup - ram; pile-driver; striking face of steam hammer or jackhammer tye - inclined trough for washing ore ure - use; custom vis - force; power vug - small cavity in a rock wen - enormously congested city wey - old measure for dry goods usually equal to 40 bushels wis - to know, to believe wye - a Y-branching pipe or railroad track arrangement wyn - old English rune having value 'w' yad - rod used by readers of the Torah as a pointer for following text yag - synthetic diamond made of yttrium aluminum garnet yam - posting-house along a road yaw - to move unsteadily side to side; to rotate about a vertical axis yen - craving or yearning yeo - stream or drain used in mining yew - to rise, as a layer of froth in a boiling liquid yex - to hiccup, belch or spit yok - pejorative Jewish term for a non-Jew yon - yonder; that over there; those over there zek - inmate of prison labour camp zel - form of Oriental cymbal

zho - cross between a yak and a cow zug - waterproof leather used for boots abjure - renounce or turn away from aught - anything belie - give a false impression bight - curvy races at the edge of a geographical feature bivouac - a temporary camp, usually without a tent cairn - mound of stones used as a marker, such as a roman road marker or a tombstone descry - to catch a sight of ell - a measure of distance, that is no longer used for some reason, equal to 45in or 114 cm ewer - large, wide-mouthed water jug eyot - small island usually found in a river furlong - 1/8 of a mile hame - hide or pelt louver - a dome structure on the roof with side-opennings help smoke escape niggard - mystery person, one that gives gifts, but in a grudging manner (probably not used due to it's similarity with another certain word) passward - something granting passage of a guard (and you know where another certain misspelled word originated from) quail - be intimidated by, give way to tithe - 1/10th tryst - an arranged meeting tumult - a noisy disturbance upbraid - criticize commonly misused, at least i have had to correct a few people in the last couple of months wroth vs wraith vs wrath wroth - adj (angry, wrathful) wraith - ghost apparition wrath - fierce anger (as an adjective meaning archaic) yeah people commonly misspeak that one another one that i come in contact with even more oftenly is the phrase "I could care less".... seriously, people, get it straight, its "I couldn't care less" if you could care less, then you obviously care some about that subject....