UNIQUE WORDS game to increase our vocabulary - alphabetical order

Yuzuaecha

Oct 20, 2020 08:30 pm

Qiviut - the wool of the undercoat of the musk ox

Helo_Mek_in_Vegas

Oct 21, 2020 03:31 am

Repose - a state of rest, sleep, or tranquility.

Shoshana

Oct 22, 2020 04:26 am

Saccade - a rapid movement of the eye between fixation points.

Yuzuaecha

Oct 22, 2020 06:53 pm

Timorous - showing or suffering from nervousness, fear, or a lack of confidence

"a timorous voice"

Helo_Mek_in_Vegas

Oct 23, 2020 02:17 am

Umber - a natural pigment resembling but darker than ocher, normally dark yellowish-brown in color ( raw umber ) or dark brown when roasted ( burnt umber )

Shoshana

Oct 23, 2020 04:59 am

vaniloquence - (uncountable) Idle or vain talk.

buchae

Oct 23, 2020 05:32 am

weltanschauung

A German word meaning world view, used to mean someone’s philosophy of life.

Yuzuaecha

Oct 24, 2020 10:42 pm

xanthous - yellow or red-haired

Shoshana

Oct 25, 2020 12:13 am

YOGIBOGEYBOX - coined by James Joyce in Ulysses (1922), a yogibogeybox is all the paraphernalia carried by a spiritualist.

I AM SHOOKETH

Oct 25, 2020 12:26 am

Zeal (ˈzēl)

Words that begin with the letter “z” are always interesting. This one is also unique because, as Merriam-Webster tells us, it comes from Latin and Greek and was first used in the 14th century.

Zeal (noun) refers to a strong interest or eagerness in pursuing something.

Her zeal for handmade designer shoes and handbags has made her the talk of the town.

Yuzuaecha

Oct 25, 2020 06:30 pm

Ablaction - weaning of a child from its mother's milk

Shoshana

Oct 25, 2020 07:15 pm

BACKSPANG - derived from spang, an old Scots word for a sudden jolt or kick, a backspang is essentially a sting in the tail—a bad turn of events or a sudden detrimental change of mind at the very last minute. It’s used in relation to someone going back on their word, after a deal has been struck.