New or odd words

Nuance......that word has been hanging around my head for a couple of weeks.

Do you know what it means?

Well here goes for "Nuance"

n.
A subtle or slight degree of difference, as in meaning, feeling, or tone; a gradation.
Expression or appreciation of subtle shades of meaning, feeling, or tone: a rich artistic performance, full of nuance.

Hughhhhh...who'd a thunk!

Somnambulism.......

"practise of walking while asleep"

Rectrix: any of the quill feathers of a bird's tail that are important in controlling flight direction.

From Miriam Webster: Although "rectrix" (from the Latin word "rectrix," the feminine of "rector," meaning "one that directs") has been an English word since the late 18th century, it has clung to its Latin plural "rectrices." This is not terribly unusual for a technical term like "rectrix." (Note also "cilium," whose more common plural "cilia" refers especially to the hairlike extensions on the exterior of some cells.) "Rectrix" has another meaning wholly unrelated to birds. It's also used (albeit rarely) to refer to a woman who rules or governs.

Serendipity

Noun 1- An aptitude for making discoveries by accident.

2- Good fortune, luck

Use in a sentence;

Serendipity is looking for a needle in a haystack and finding the farmers daughter.

EBONIeb·on·ist   /ˈɛbənɪst/ Show Spelled

EBONIST
–noun
a worker in ebony.
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Saw this word tonight while watching The Antiques Roadshow. Had the Close Captioning on because of my hearing problem. Probably would have missed it otherwise . My curiosity was piqued and I looked it up lin the dictionary :scratch:

ADROIT


·droit   /əˈdrɔɪt/ Show Spelled
[uh-droit] Show IPA

–adjective
1. expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body.
2. cleverly skillful, resourceful, or ingenious: an adroit debater.
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mel·lif·lu·ous   /məˈlɪfluəs/ Show Spelled

Mellifluous

–adjective
1. sweetly or smoothly flowing; sweet-sounding: a mellifluous voice; mellifluous tones.
2. flowing with honey; sweetened with or as if with honey.
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Like

Girl gets in a car with a stranger.

He says "Wanna make love ?" She says "OK you sweet talker"--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Covert
adjective
1. concealed; secret; disguised.
2. covered; sheltered.
3. Law . (of a wife) under the protection of one's husband.
–noun
4. a covering; cover.
5. a shelter or hiding place.
6. concealment or disguise.


Overt
o·vert   /oʊˈvɜrt, ˈoʊvɜrt/ Show Spelled[oh-vurt, oh-vurt] Show IPA
–adjective
1. open to view or knowledge; not concealed or secret: overt hostility.
2. Heraldry . (of a device, as a purse) represented as open: a

Obtuse

ob·tuse   /əbˈtus, -ˈtyus/ Show Spelled
[uhb-toos, -tyoos] Show IPA

–adjective
1. not quick or alert in perception, feeling, or intellect; not sensitive or observant; dull.
2. not sharp, acute, or pointed; blunt in form.
3. (of a leaf, petal, etc.) rounded at the extremity.
4. indistinctly felt or perceived, as pain or sound.
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Arcane

ar·cane   /ɑrˈkeɪn/ Show Spelled
[ahr-keyn] Show IPA

–adjective
known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric: She knew a lot about sanskrit grammar and other arcane matters

Abstruse

-[ab-stroos] Show IPA

–adjective
1. hard to understand; recondite; esoteric: abstruse theories.
2. Obsolete . secret; hidden.

Recondite

rec·on·dite   /ˈrɛkənˌdaɪt, rɪˈkɒndaɪt/ Show Spelled
[rek-uhn-dahyt, ri-kon-dahyt] Show IPA

–adjective
1. dealing with very profound, difficult, or abstruse subject matter: a recondite treatise.
2. beyond ordinary knowledge or understanding; esoteric: recondite principles.
3. little known; obscure: a recondite fact.
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Origin:
1640–50; earlier recondit < L reconditus recondite, hidden (orig. ptp. of recondere to hide), equiv. to re- re- + cond ( ere ) to bring together ( con- con- + -dere to put) + -itus -ite2

—Related forms
rec·on·dite·ly, adverb
rec·on·dite·ness, noun
un·rec·on·dite, adjective


—Synonyms
2. deep. 3. mysterious, occult, secret.


—Antonyms
2. exoteric. 3. well-known.


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World English Dictionary
recondite (rɪˈkɒndaɪt, ˈrɛkənˌdaɪt)

— adj
1. requiring special knowledge to be understood; abstruse
2. dealing with abstruse or profound subjects




recondite

1649, "removed or hidden from view," from L. reconditus, pp. of recondere "store away," from re- "away, back" + condere "to store, hide, put together," from con- "together" + -dere "to put, place." Meaning "removed from ordinary understanding, profound" is from 1652; of writers or sources, "obscure," it is recorded from 1817.


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Fulminate
to issue denunciations or the like (usually fol. by against ): The minister fulminated against legalized
vice.

What I usually do when I write letters to editors

Sycophants·o·phant   /ˈsɪkəfənt, -ˌfænt, ˈsaɪkə-/ Show Spelled
[sik-uh-fount, -fant, sahy-kuh-] Show IPA

–noun
a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
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Thats what I call a politicion who walks behind a much more famous political figure hoping to gather some shine from his reflective glory.
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Love that one Wuzfuz "fulminate".


Lollygagger - lazy person...a slacker..ne'er do well..dawdler

Demagogue - 4 dictionary results



–noun
1. a person, esp. an orator or political leader, who gains power and popularity by arousing the emotions, passions, and prejudices of the people.
2. (in ancient times) a leader of the people.
–verb (used with object)
3. to treat or manipulate (a political issue) in the manner of a demagogue; obscure or distort with emotionalism, prejudice, etc.
–verb (


This is why I write letters to Editors of newspapers regarding the spin they publish on comments or narratives of their favorite brand of politics.

Gee Whiz; Does that make me a "Demagogue"
in the eyes of my friends?
:scratch:

Main Entry: circumlocution
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: indirect speech
Synonyms: beating around the bush, circumambages, diffuseness, discursiveness, euphemism, gassiness, indirectness, periphrase, periphrasis, pleonasm, prolixity, roundabout, tautology, verbal evasion, verbality, verbiage, wordiness

RESERVE


5. a. something kept back or set aside, esp for future use or contingency
b. ( as modifier ): a reserve stock
6. the state or condition of being reserved: I have plenty in reserve.

My own reserve of appropriate topics to post on my forums is beoming exhausted
and you will probably see a lot of replays in the future.

Here's some new words found on the comics page of my paper today. Perhaps even our most erudite poster Wallaroo, can find a use for them.




http://www.zitscomics.com/

Gallimaufry, A kind of stew, made up of scraps of various kinds. Sea term, and probably meaning the galley scraps.

The Slang Dictionary, by John Camden Hotten, 1873. Mr Hotten founded the London publishing firm later known as Chatto & Windus.

The figurative meaning, now the only one in use, is obviously derived from the cookery sense. It’s as old as the literal one: “So now,” Edmund Spencer lamented in 1579, “they have made our English tongue a gallimaufry, or hodgepodge of all other speeches”.