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Olfaction – the ability to smell; action of, or capacity for, smelling; the sense of smell.

 

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Dandizette – a woman who gives exaggerated attention to personal appearance; a female dandy; one who elevates aesthetics to a living religion;  a woman who places particular importance upon physical appearance, refined language, and leisurely hobbies, pursued with the appearance of nonchalance in a cult of self.

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Interarboration– the interweaving and knotting together or the branches of neighbouring trees;  the intermixture of the branches of trees standing in opposite ranks.

The intermingling and knotting together of the branches of neighbouring trees is called INTERARBORATION. pic.twitter.com/A65r9CQkp8

— Haggard Hawks 🦅 (@HaggardHawks) November 20, 2022

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Mitosis – a type of cell division that results in two daughter cells each having the same number and kind of chromosomes as the parent nucleus, typical of ordinary tissue growth; a process of cell duplication, or reproduction, during which one cell gives rise to two genetically identical daughter cells; the process by which a cell replicates its chromosomes and then segregates them, producing two identical nuclei in preparation for cell division.

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Crimble – to sneak or creep surreptitiously,

The dialect verb CRIMBLE means to sneak or creep surreptitiously. ‘To crimble in the poke’ is to go back on your word, or to renege on an earlier agreement.

— Haggard Hawks 🦅 (@HaggardHawks) November 21, 2022

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Ethnocracy – a political structure in which the state apparatus is controlled by a dominant ethnic group (or groups) to further its interests, power and resources; a nation, state, or community in which political power is distributed according to ethnic or racial affiliation; a form of government in which a particular ethnic group holds a disproportionate amount of government power compared to their percentage in the population.

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Wieldsome – characterised or marked by wieldiness; easily wielded, handled or managed.

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Harboursome – given to hospitality; hospitable;  harbouring; protective.

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Midwit – a person of middling intellect; someone with an education who is lacking in common sense; someone smart enough to think about ideas, reason through them to some degree and feel confident, or over confident and then cause damage.

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Neurasthenia  – a condition characterised by a persistent and distressing complaint of increased fatigue after mental effort, or persistent and distressing complaints of bodily weakness and exhaustion after minimal effort; an ill-defined medical condition characterised by lassitude, fatigue, headache, and irritability, associated chiefly with emotional disturbance.

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Dissilient – bursting and opening with an elastic force; dehiscing explosively; springing apart; bursting apart, open or out.

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Anomic – a state or condition of individuals or society characterised by a breakdown or absence of social norms and values; socially unstable as a result of erosion of standards and values; socially disorganised, disoriented or alienated.

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Marginalia – notes written in the margins of a book, letter, manuscript or text; marginal notes or embellishments.

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Cunctation – the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or deferring an action to a later time; delay; hesitation; lateness.

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Herborize – to seek and classify new or previously known plant species; to form plant-like figures; to grow or collect herbs; to garden, to tend plants.

Susie Dent’s foreign words of the week

Susie Dent

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Attenuate – reduce the force, effect, magnitude or value of; to reduce the severity, virulence, or vitality of; reduce in thickness, make thinner or slender; to become thin, fine, or less.

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Overmuse – to overthink, or to contemplate too much;  to weary or to bewilder oneself by excessive meditation or thinking.

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Huffcap – a headstrong swaggerer; one who blusters into situations and frequently creates chaos; bully; strong ale.

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Gabblement – a gabbling noise; nonsensical, unintelligible chatter; inconsequential talk or gossip.