One year of a Word of the Week - QUIDDITY

One year, 52 weeks and 52 words of the week. So how about it? Which was your favorite? Which one did you incorporate into your speech?

Disclaimer: All words that I choose come from the 1968 edition of the Webster's New World Dictionary, 2nd college edition. It's nearly 40 years old so we may come across some words that are no longer in general use or have completely changed definitions. But that is part of the fun.

quiddity(n)
1. the essential quality of a thing
2. a trifling distinction; quibble.

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Word of the Week - COAPTATION

Disclaimer: All words that I choose come from the 1968 edition of the Webster's New World Dictionary, 2nd college edition. It's nearly 40 years old so we may come across some words that are no longer in general use or have completely changed definitions. But that is part of the fun.

coaptation(n)
the joining or adjusting of parts to each other, as of the ends of a broken bone.

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Word of the Week - SWARD

Disclaimer: All words that I choose come from the 1968 edition of the Webster's New World Dictionary, 2nd college edition. It's nearly 40 years old so we may come across some words that are no longer in general use or have completely changed definitions. But that is part of the fun.

sward(n)
grass-covered soil; turg.

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Word of the Week - SWEVEN

Disclaimer: All words that I choose come from the 1968 edition of the Webster's New World Dictionary, 2nd college edition. It's nearly 40 years old so we may come across some words that are no longer in general use or have completely changed definitions. But that is part of the fun.

sweven(n)
[archaic] a dream or vision.

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Word of the Week - PEDAGOGUE (PEDAGOG)

Disclaimer: All words that I choose come from the 1968 edition of the Webster's New World Dictionary, 2nd college edition. It's nearly 40 years old so we may come across some words that are no longer in general use or have completely changed definitions. But that is part of the fun.

pedagogue, a/s/a pedagog(n)
a teacher; often specifically a pedantic, dogmatic teacher.

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Word of the Week - PELAGE

Disclaimer: All words that I choose come from the 1968 edition of the Webster's New World Dictionary, 2nd college edition. It's nearly 40 years old so we may come across some words that are no longer in general use or have completely changed definitions. But that is part of the fun.

pelage(n)
the coat or covering, of a mammal, as hair, fur, etc..

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Word of the Week - QUODLIBET

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quodlibet(n)
1. an academic debate or exercise in argument, esp. on the theological question
2. a humorously incongruous musical medley.

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Word of the Week - RECHERCHE

Disclaimer: All words that I choose come from the 1968 edition of the Webster's New World Dictionary, 2nd college edition. It's nearly 40 years old so we may come across some words that are no longer in general use or have completely changed definitions. But that is part of the fun.

recherche(adj)
1. sought out with care; rare; choice; uncommon
2. having refinement or studied elegance
3. too refined; to studied.

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Word of the Week - REFULGENT

Disclaimer: All words that I choose come from the 1968 edition of the Webster's New World Dictionary, 2nd college edition. It's nearly 40 years old so we may come across some words that are no longer in general use or have completely changed definitions. But that is part of the fun.

refulgent(adj)
shining; radiant; glowing; resplendent.

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Word of the Week - WEIR

Disclaimer: All words that I choose come from the 1968 edition of the Webster's New World Dictionary, 2nd college edition. It's nearly 40 years old so we may come across some words that are no longer in general use or have completely changed definitions. But that is part of the fun.

weir(n)
1. a low dam bilt in a river to back up or divert water, as for a mill; milldam
2. a fence, as of brushwood or stakes, built in a stream, channel, etc., for catching fish
3. an obstruction placed in a stream, diverting water through a prepared aperature for measuring rate of flow.

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Word of the Week - COMATE

Disclaimer: All words that I choose come from the 1968 edition of the Webster's New World Dictionary, 2nd college edition. It's nearly 40 years old so we may come across some words that are no longer in general use or have completely changed definitions. But that is part of the fun.

comate(adj)
hairy or tufted.

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Word of the Week - ZAFTIG

Disclaimer: All words that I choose come from the 1968 edition of the Webster's New World Dictionary, 2nd college edition. It's nearly 40 years old so we may come across some words that are no longer in general use or have completely changed definitions. But that is part of the fun.

zaftig(adj)
having a full, shapely figure; said of a woman.

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Word of the Week - COLLOP

Disclaimer: All words that I choose come from the 1968 edition of the Webster's New World Dictionary, 2nd college edition. It's nearly 40 years old so we may come across some words that are no longer in general use or have completely changed definitions. But that is part of the fun.

collop(n)
a portion or piece; esp. a small slice of meat.

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Word of the Week - REFLUENT

Disclaimer: All words that I choose come from the 1968 edition of the Webster's New World Dictionary, 2nd college edition. It's nearly 40 years old so we may come across some words that are no longer in general use or have completely changed definitions. But that is part of the fun.

refluent(adj)
flowing back; ebbing, as the sea.

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Word of the Week - VOLANT

Disclaimer: All words that I choose come from the 1968 edition of the Webster's New World Dictionary, 2nd college edition. It's close and also nearly 40 years old so we may come across some words that are no longer in general use or have completely changed definitions. But that is part of the fun.

volant(adj)
1. flying or capable of flying
2. nimble; agile; quick
3. [heraldry] represented as flying.

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Word of the Week - VICINAL

Disclaimer: All words that I choose come from the 1968 edition of the Webster's New World Dictionary, 2nd college edition. It's close and also nearly 40 years old so we may come across some words that are no longer in general use or have completely changed definitions. But that is part of the fun.

vicinal(adj)
1. neighboring; nearby
2. designating a road that is local and not a highway
3. [mineralogy] designating faces on a crystal that approximate or take the place of fundamental planes.

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Word of the Week - WHIFFET

Disclaimer: All words that I choose come from the 1968 edition of the Webster's New World Dictionary, 2nd college edition. It's close and also nearly 40 years old so we may come across some words that are no longer in general use or have completely changed definitions. But that is part of the fun.

whiffet(n)
1. A little whiff or puff
2. [var, if whippet] a small dog
3. an insignificant, esp. young, person.

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Word of the Week - WELKIN

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welkin(n)
the vault of heaven, the sky or upper air: now chiefly in 'make the welkin ring,' to make a very loud sound.

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Word of the Week - VELITATION

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velitation(n)
a hostile encounter; skirmish or dispute.

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Word of the Week - VIATOR

Disclaimer: All words that I choose come from the 1968 edition of the Webster's New World Dictionary, 2nd college edition. It's close and also nearly 40 years old so we may come across some words that are no longer in general use or have completely changed definitions. But that is part of the fun.

viator(n)
a traveler; wayfarer.

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