Sunday, 16 November 2014

Lost words

These are words that were once part of our vernacular but due to the infrequency of usage were phased out of the language. However, so many of them are perfect for expressing things that we currently don't have the means to put into words, so I want to bring some of them back, because there must have been a time that people who had access to such a broad vocabulary could communicate better than we can, and also produce vastly superior rhetoric.

abluvion (n).- substances or things that are washed away
admurmuration (n.)- the act of murmuring
advesperate (v.)- to approach evening
aerumnous (adj.)- full of trouble
agathokakological (adj.)- made up of both good and evil
all-overish (adj.)- feeling an undefined sense of unwell that extends to the whole body
arrision (n.)- the act of smiling at
balter (v.)- to dance clumsily
bedinner (v.)- to treat to dinner
chrestomathic (adj.)- devoted to the learning of useful matters
consensescence (n,)- growing old together
constult (v.)- to act stupidly together
desiderium (n.)- a yearning for something that one once had but no more
elozable (adj.)- readily influenced by flattery
engouement (n.)- an irrational fondness 
facidendum (n.)- something that should be done
fleshment (n.)- the sense of excitement that comes from initial success
foiblesse (n.)- a distinctive weakness, or a weakness for something
foreplead (v.)- to ask too much in pleading
forplaint (adj.)- tired from complaining
gobemouche (n.)- one who believes anything, no matter how absurd
griseous (adj.)- rather grey 
happify (v.)- to make happy
idiorepulsive (adj.)- self-repelling
ignotism (n.)- a mistake made from ignorance
inadvertist (n.)- a person who persistently fails to take notice of things
indesinence (n.)- want of proper ending
indread (v.)- to feel a secret dread
induratize (v.)- to harden the heart
introuvable (adj,)- not capable of being found, specifically of books
jentacular (adj.)- of or pertaining to breakfast
jettatore (n.)- a person who is bad luck
kankedort (n.)- an awkward situation
latibulate (v.)- to hide oneself in a corner
letabund (adj.)- filled with joy
malesuete (adj,)- accustomed to poor habits
matutinal (adj.)- active or awake in the morning hours
microphily (n.)- the friendship of people who are not of equal intellect or status
minionette (adj.)- small and attractive
misclad (adj.)- inappropriately dressed
misdelight (n.)- pleasure in something wrong
naturesse (n.)- a generous act
need-sweat (n.)- sweat from nervousness or anxiety
nefandous (adj.)- too odious to be spoken of
nemesism (n.)- frustration directed inward
noceur (n.)- a dissolute or licentious person, one who stays up late at night
obdormition (n.)- the falling asleep of a limb
obganiate (v.)- to annoy by repeating over and over
occasionet (n.)- a minor occasoin
pertolerate (v.)- to endure steadfastly until the end
petrichor (n.)- the pleasant smell of rain on the ground
philodox (n.)- a person in love with his own opinions
propassion (n.)- the initial stirrings of a passion
psithurism (n,)- the whispering of leaves moved by the wind
quaesitum (n.)- the answer to a problem, the thing that is looked for
redamancy (n.)- the act of loving in return
remord (v.)- to remember with regret 
repertitious (adj.)- found by chance or accident
resentient (n.)- a thing that causes a change of feeling
rue-bargain (n.)- a  bargain that one regrets or breaks
safety-firster (n.)- a person who is unwilling to take risks
sesquihoral (adj.)- lasting an hour and a half
subtrist (adj.)- slightly sad 
tacenda (n.)- things not to be mentioned, matters passed over in silence
twi-thought (n.)- a vague or indistinct thought
umbriphilous (adj.)- fond of the shade
unconversable (adj,)- not suitable for social converse
undisonant (adj.)- making the sound of waves
unlove (v.)- to cease loving a person
velleity (n.)- a mere wish or desire for something without accompanying effort 
videnda (n.)- things worth seeing
vocabularian (n.)- one who pays too much attention to words
well-aired (adj.)- having sweet-smelling breath
wondercloud (n.)- a thing that is showy but worthless
xenium (n.)- a gift given to a guest
yesterneve (n.)- yesterday evening 
zoilus (n.)- an envious critic
zyxt (v.)- to see