Thursday, May 25, 2017

Word: cantankerous
Definition: disagreeable to deal with; contentious; peevish: a cantankerous, argumentative man
Part of Speech: adjective
Sentence: He is an extremely cantankerous man to work with because he always do not pay attention
                 anyone
Collocation: a cantankerous mule

Word: memoriter
Definition: 1. adverb       by heart; by memory
                   2. adjective   involving or requiring memorization: the memoriter aspects of a collage
                                        course
Part of Speech: adverb, adjective
Sentence: the great objection to memoriter speaking is that it limits and handicaps to the speaker.
Collocation: memoriter aspect

Word: ultracrepidarian
Definition: noting or pertaining to a person who criticizes, judges, or gives advice outside the area of
                   his or her expertise: The play provides a classic simplistic portrayal of an ultracrepidarian
                  mother-in -low
Part of Speech: adjective
Sentence: he was the only person who might be called , without an ultracrepidarian critic
Collocation: an ultracrepidarian person

Word: slumberous
Definition: 1. sleepy; heavy with drowsiness,  as the eyelids
                   2. causing or inducing sleep
                   3. pertaining to, characterized by, or suggestive of slumber
                   4. inactive or sluggish; calm or quiet
Part of Speech: adjective
Sentence: He lay but he opened his eyes, slumberous but he awake.
Collocation:  synonym; sleep

Word: moggy
Definition: British informal. a cat
Part of Speech: noun
Sentence: no cat owner leaves a moggy without food.
Collocation:   synonym; cat

Word: purloin
Definition: 1. to take dishonestly; steal; filch; pilfer
                   2. to commit thief; steal
Part of Speech: verb
Sentence: a important letter had been purloined from the royal apartment.
Collocation: synonym; steal

Word: slacktivism
Definition: actions taken to bring about political or social change but requiring only minimal
                   commitment, effort, or risk: students engaging in slacktivism by singing an online
                   petition.
Part of Speech: noun
Sentence: the ice bucket challenge was made fun of as slacktivism - a way for people to feel virtuous
                 without doing too much.
Collocation:

Word: zugzwang
Definition: chess. a situation in which a player is limited to moves that cost pieces or have a
                   damaging positional effect
Part of Speech: noun
Sentence: the opposition is trapped in a zugwang
Collocation:

Word:forgettery
Definition: a facility or faculty for forgetting; faulty memory: a witness with a very convenient
                   forgettery
Part of Speech: noun
Sentence: very day for a week had to spend an hour in the forgettery.
Collocation:

Word: luddite
Definition: 1. someone who is opposed or resistant to new technologies or technological change
                   2. a member of any of various bands of workers in England (1811-16) organized to
                       destroy manufacturing machinery , under the belief that its use diminish employment.
Part of Speech: noun
Sentence: She is no luddite, but she uses paper notebook to take notes.
Collocation:

1 comment:

  1. This is a very interesting list. However, please note that many of these words are not generally used nowadays in the United States: memoriter, ultracrepidarian, zugzwang, slacktivism, and forgettery. Where did you find these?

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