2 December 2019 - A BUNCH OF LOST WORDS

A BUNCH OF

 LOST WORDS

G'day folks,

Welcome to a bunch of words  that seem to have fallen by the wayside. 

assectation	n	1656 -1656
act of following after something else
She stood in the on-deck circle, her assectation virtually guaranteed.
austerulous	adj	1731 -1731
somewhat or slightly harsh
The austerulous monks were rarely lenient with their pupils.
autexousious	adj	1678 -1678
exercising or possessing free will
If we are truly autexousious, then why do we so often feel powerless?
auturgy	n	1651 -1656
self-action; independent activity
The film director's legendary auturgy frustrated editors and producers alike.
avunculize	v	1662 -1662
to act as an uncle; to behave like an uncle
I often avunculize to my younger friends, which no doubt annoys them.
bajulate	v	1613 -1662
to bear a heavy burden
Their Sherpa aides were vexed by the demand that they bajulate as well as guide.
bimarian	adj	1731 -1731
pertaining to two seas
Some think that America needs to improve its bimarian naval defenses.
binoternary	adj	1817 -1817
combining binary and trinary aspects
The dots on the '6' face of a die are arranged in a binoternary fashion.
blateration	n	1656 -1864
chatter; babbling
I've had just about enough of your garrulous blateration, you clod!
bonifate	adj	1656 -1656
lucky; fortunate
The gambler was too bonifate, and attracted the casino manager's attention.
boreism	n	1833 -1839
behaviour of a boring person
The professor, while brilliant, was afflicted by boreism when lecturing.
boscaresque	adj	1734 -1734
picturesque; scenically wooded
Despite northern England's industrial pollution, parts of it remain boscaresque.
brabeum	n	1675 -1675
reward or prize
Without some brabeum, the students will have no incentive to work harder.
brephophagist	n	1731 -1875
one who eats babies
The character Fat Bastard is a disgustingly obese Scottish brephophagist.
brochity	n	1623 -1678
projecting or crooked quality of teeth
His parents later regretted that they did not correct his brochity in his youth.
bromography	n	1860 -1860
a treatise on food
It's not enough to write a bromography - today's celebrity chefs need to be on TV!  Clancy's comment: Man, who invented these damn words? I'm ...