Yes, we made it! Here’s the final episode (days 96 to 100), of my 100 day challenge to find words I don’t know. I’ve been scraping words from https://randomword.com/ and each day picking one that I find interesting and which is also in the OED.
Day
Date
Word
Meaning
96
Tuesday 4 February
unguiculate
having claws
97
Wednesday 5 February
hwyl **
emotional state capable of arousing intense eloquence
98
Thursday 6 February
cacolet
a military litter for the sick or wounded carried by mules
99
Friday 7 February
ketjak
traditional Balinese dance accompanied by male chorus
100
Saturday 8 February
oneiric
of, like, or pertaining to dreams
** My favourite of the words presented.
So that’s it for this 100 day challenge. I’ll try to write a summary in the next few days. And look out for another challenge – I’ve got some ideas lined up but we’ll maybe have a break first.
We’re almost at the end! Here’s episode 19 (days 91 to 95), the penultimate summary of my 100 day challenge to find words I don’t know. I’m scraping words from https://randomword.com/ and each day picking one that I find interesting and which is also in the OED.
Day
Date
Word
Meaning
91
Thursday 30 January
tonitruone **
musical instrument that imitates sound of thunder
92
Friday 31 January
sponsalia
espousals, marriage
93
Saturday 1 February
rhopalic
verse in which each word contains one syllable more than the preceding one
Episode 18 (days 86 to 90), the antepenultimate summary of my 100 day challenge to find words I don’t know. I’m scraping words from https://randomword.com/ and each day picking one that I find interesting and which is also in the OED.
Day
Date
Word
Meaning
86
Saturday 25 January
belomancy **
divination by means of arrows
87
Sunday 26 January
orf
an infectious disease of sheep and goats caused by a poxvirus
Episode 17 (days 81 to 85) of my 100 day challenge to find words I don’t know. I’m scraping words from https://randomword.com/ and each day picking one that I find interesting and which is also in the OED.
Day
Date
Word
Meaning
81
Monday 20 January
squarrose **
having scales sticking out at right angles
82
Tuesday 21 January
rheid
a substance which deforms by viscous flow when below its melting point
83
Wednesday 22 January
cicisbeo
the male companion of a married woman
84
Thursday 23 January
slype
a covered way or passage, leading from the transept of a cathedral or monastic church and the chapter-house
Episode 16 (days 76 to 80) of my 100 day challenge to find words I don’t know. I’m scraping words from https://randomword.com/ and each day picking one that I find interesting and which is also in the OED.
Day
Date
Word
Meaning
76
Wednesday 15 January
fiacre
a small four-wheeled carriage for hire; a hackney-coach
77
Thursday 16 January
sipe
to percolate or ooze through
78
Friday 17 January
guereza
an Ethiopian monkey (Colobus guereza) with long hair and a bushy tail
Episode 15 (days 71 to 75) of my 100 day challenge to find words I don’t know. I’m scraping words from https://randomword.com/ and each day picking one that I find interesting and which is also in the OED.
Day
Date
Word
Meaning
71
Friday 10 January
zenzizenzizenzic
the square of a square of a square number; the eighth power of a number
Episode 14 (days 66 to 70) of my 100 day challenge to find words I don’t know. I’m scraping words from https://randomword.com/ and each day picking one that I find interesting and which is also in the OED.
Day
Date
Word
Meaning
66
Sunday 5 January
pubarche
the first appearance of pubic hair
67
Monday 6 January
quinticlave **
upright brass-wind instrument like a keyed bugle
68
Tuesday 7 January
tentiginous
lust-provoking
69
Wednesday 8 January
wherret
a sharp blow, particularly a box on the ear or slap on the face
Episode 12n (days 61 to 65) of my 100 day challenge to find words I don’t know. I’m scraping words from https://randomword.com/ and each day picking one that I find interesting and which is also in the OED.
Day
Date
Word
Meaning
61
Tuesday 31 December
rudenture
architectural moulding in the shape of a rope
62
Wednesday 1 January
libanomancy **
divination by the burning of incense
63
Thursday 2 January
limaciform
having the form of a slug
64
Friday 3 January
breviloquence
brevity of speech
65
Saturday 4 January
gambrel
crooked stick used by butchers for hanging carcasses
Episode eleven (days 56 to 60) of my 100 day challenge to find words I don’t know. I’m scraping words from https://randomword.com/ and each day picking one that I find interesting and which is also in the OED.
Day
Date
Word
Meaning
56
Thursday 26 December
selenocentric
having relation to the centre of the moon or to the moon as a centre
57
Friday 27 December
chambranle
an ornamental frame around the top and sides of a door, window, or fireplace
Episode eleven (days 51 to 55) of my 100 day challenge to find words I don’t know. I’m scraping words from https://randomword.com/ and each day picking one that I find interesting and which is also in the OED.
Day
Date
Word
Meaning
51
Saturday 21 December
ushabti
figurine of deceased person placed in Egyptian tomb
52
Sunday 22 December
lysarden
a wind instrument of the cornett family, predating the serpent
53
Monday 23 December
yellowplush **
a footman, especially one who wears breeches made of yellow plush; an underling; a lackey
54
Tuesday 24 December
byrnie
coat of mail or breastplate
55
Wednesday 25 December
guyot
a flat-topped, submarine mountain
** My favourite of the words presented.
Next episode in a few days!
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