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OUR ALPHABET

During The Alphabet of Awesome Science Professor Lexi Con featured 26 unusual, rare, archaic and obsolete words — one for every letter of the alphabet.

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A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

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ANNULAR

Adjective

Of or pertaining to a ring or rings; ring-like, ring-formed, ringed.

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BRUMOUS

Adjective

Foggy, wintry.

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CORYBANTIC

Adjective

Wild, frenzied.

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DEDOLEATE

Verb

To end one's sorrow or grief.

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ERUMPENT

Adjective

1. Bursting forth.

2. (of fungi or algae) Prominent; projecting from or bursting through host tissue.

Noun

A huge African magical beast, which resembles a rhinoceros.

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FLOCCINAUCINIHILIPILIFICATION

Noun

The action or habit of estimating as worthless.

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GUMFIATE

Verb

To puff up, cause to swell.

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HORRESCENT

Adjective

Shuddering; expressive of horror.

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IDEOPRAXIST

Noun

A person who is impelled to carry out an idea.

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JOCOSERIOUS

Adjective

Half jocular, half serious; partly in jest and partly in earnest; blending jokes and serious matters.

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KYRIOLEXY

Noun

The use of literal expressions.

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LUCIFEROUS

Adjective

1) That brings, conveys, or emits light

2 (figuratively) Affording illumination or insight; luminous, illuminating.

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METAGROBALISE

Verb

1) To puzzle, mystify, confound.

2) To puzzle out.

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NEPHELOCOCCYGIA

Noun

The act of seeking and finding shapes in clouds.

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OBTURATE

Adjective and Verb

Adjective: Stopped, obstructed.

Verb: To block or stop up; to close or obstruct.

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PLENISPHERE

Noun 

A perfect sphere.

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QUICQUIDLIBET

Noun

Whatever one pleases; anything whatsoever.

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REVIVISCENCE

Noun

1. Return to animation or life following dormancy or death.

2. Revival; restoration to a flourishing or vigorous condition.

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SPUMESCENT

Adjective

Having the appearance of froth or foam.

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TENEBROUS

Adjective and Noun

Adjective: Full of darkness, dark

Noun: Darkness

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ULLAGE

Noun

The amount that a container (such as a tank or cask) lacks of being full

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VERTIGINATE

Verb

To turn round; spin, or rush dizzily.

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WIRBLE

Verb

To turn around and round; to whirl; to eddy.

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XANTHIC

Adjective

Of, relating to, or tending toward a yellow colour

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YEPSEN

Noun

The two hands placed together so as to form a bowl-shaped cavity; as much as can be held in this.

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ZEPHYR

Noun

Of a wind: to blow gently or mildly.

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