LOST WORDS
G'day folks,
Welcome to some more lost words, and some sample sentences in which they are used.
igniparous
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adj
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1684
-1684
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bringing
forth fire
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The
heroes were scorched by the dragon's igniparous emanation.
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impigrity
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n
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1623
-1721
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quickness;
speed
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The
impigrity of the contract's signing led to vexing legal wranglings.
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improcerous
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adj
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1656
-1658
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low;
short
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The
coffee table was much too improcerous to be of any real use.
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incabinate
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v
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1672
-1672
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to
enclose in a cabin; to confine
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The
solution to her writer's block was to incabinate herself at her country
villa.
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ingeniculation
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n
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1623
-1658
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bending
of the knee
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His
ingeniculation was in vain, and she turned away in disgust, never to return.
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ingordigious
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adj
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1637
-1734
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greedy;
avaricious
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Your
ingordigious ways are cruel and heartless; charity is the path to joy.
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inocciduous
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adj
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1656
-1658
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of a
star, never setting
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Polaris
was his inocciduous guide as he trekked across the Great Plains.
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inobligality
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n
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1663
-1663
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quality
of not being obligatory
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Granting
the inobligality of bringing a gift to the party, it is still polite to do
so.
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interfation
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n
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1656
-1658
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act of
interrupting another while speaking
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His
boorish interfations were ill-received at the academic lecture.
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inveteratist
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n
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1715
-1715
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opponent
of reform; one who inveterately holds to tradition
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The
golf course's manager, being an inveteratist, continued to refuse women
entry.
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ipsographic
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adj
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1817
-1817
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self-recording
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He used
the CD burner primarily for ipsographic purposes.
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irredivivous
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adj
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1656
-1656
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unable
to be revived
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Despite
Dr. House's best effort, the patient remained irredivivous.
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isangelous
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adj
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1768
-1774
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equal
to the angels
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I've
had just about enough of her isangelous and self-righteous diatribes.
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jecorary
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adj
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1684
-1684
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of or
relating to the liver
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The
alcoholic's refusal to seek treatment caused him no end of jecorary trouble.
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jobler
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n
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1662
-1662
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one who
does small jobs
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We've
found a great jobler who takes care of our repairs quickly and cheaply.
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jumperism
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n
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1800
-1876
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principles
of a jumping Methodist sect
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While
snake-handling is ridiculous, it is no worse than jumperism or the stylites.
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jungible
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adj
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1656
-1656
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that
may be joined
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The
trailers are jungible by means of a complex hitching system.
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jussulent
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adj
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1656
-1658
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full of
broth or soup
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The
bubbling of the jussulent cauldron and the crackling of the campfire soothed
her.
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kalotypography
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n
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1834
-1834
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beautiful
printing
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Medieval
manuscripts are attractive, but modern kalotypography surely surpasses them.
Clancy's comment: Mm ... One can understand why they have slipped through the cracks.
I'm ...
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