ENGLISH WORDS
THAT HAVE DISAPPEARED
G'day folks,
Here are some weird and wonderful English words that have disappeared from use.
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aretaloger |
n |
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 |
n |
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 |
n |
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 |
n |
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 |
adj |
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 |
adj |
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 |
n |
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 |
v |
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 |
v |
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 |
adj |
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 |
adj |
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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blateration |
n |
1656 -1864 |
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chatter; babbling |
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I've had just about enough of your garrulous blateration, you clod!
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bonifate |
adj |
1656 -1656 |
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lucky; fortunate |
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The gambler was too bonifate, and attracted the casino manager's attention.
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Clancy's comment: Mm ... what a shame, eh? Our former prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, had a great way of whipping these types of words into a conversation.
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