LOST WORDS
G'day folks,
Here is another set of words that seem to have disappeared from daily use, and just as well in some cases.
apanthropinization
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n
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1880
-1880
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withdrawal
from human concerns or the human world
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His
life as a hermit in the woods was characterized by apanthropinization.
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aporrhoea
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n
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1646
-1880
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a
bodily emanation; an effluvium
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The
evening's revelries were followed by an unfortunate episode of aporrhoea.
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aquabib
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n
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1731
-1883
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water-drinker
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I was
never much of an aquabib, and always preferred harder libations.
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archigrapher
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n
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1656
-1656
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principal
or head secretary or clerk
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The
archigrapher efficiently designated transcription duties to her underlings.
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archiloquy
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n
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1656-
1656
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first
part of a speech
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We
stopped paying attention during his talk due to his monotonous archiloquy.
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aretaloger
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n
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1623
-1656
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braggart;
one who boasts about his own accomplishments
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While
he seemed nice at first, he turned out to be a loudmouthed aretaloger.
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artigrapher
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n
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1753
-1753
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writer
or composer of a grammar; a grammarian
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Today's
prescriptivists are no better than the artigraphers of the Renaissance.
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ascoliasm
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n
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1706
-1753
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boys'
game of beating each other with gloves or leather while hopping
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If you
think bullies are bad today, look at brutal games of the past like ascoliasm.
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assectation
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n
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1656
-1656
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act of
following after something else
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She
stood in the on-deck circle, her assectation virtually guaranteed.
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austerulous
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adj
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1731
-1731
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somewhat
or slightly harsh
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The
austerulous monks were rarely lenient with their pupils.
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autexousious
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adj
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1678
-1678
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exercising
or possessing free will
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If we
are truly autexousious, then why do we so often feel powerless?
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auturgy
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n
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1651
-1656
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self-action;
independent activity
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The
film director's legendary auturgy frustrated editors and producers alike.
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avunculize
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v
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1662
-1662
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to act
as an uncle; to behave like an uncle
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I often
avunculize to my younger friends, which no doubt annoys them.
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bajulate
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v
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1613
-1662
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to bear
a heavy burden
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Their
Sherpa aides were vexed by the demand that they bajulate as well as guide.
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bimarian
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adj
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1731
-1731
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pertaining
to two seas
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Some
think that America needs to improve its bimarian naval defenses.
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binoternary
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adj
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1817
-1817
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combining
binary and trinary aspects
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The
dots on the '6' face of a die are arranged in a binoternary fashion.
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Clancy's comment: Mm ... Imagine texting these today.
I'm ...
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