Saturday, August 22, 2020
35 Fossil Words
35 Fossil Words 35 Fossil Words 35 Fossil Words By Mark Nichol The absolute most interesting words in the English language are what etymologists call fossil words, so named in light of the fact that they are curios from another time and endure just in disengaged utilization. Here is a rundown of a portion of our languageââ¬â¢s fossil words with definitions and the colloquial expressions in which they show up: 1. Ado: trouble over irrelevant subtleties (ââ¬Å"without further adoâ⬠or, all the more once in a while, ââ¬Å"much ado about nothingâ⬠) 2. Amok (or amuck): in an uncontrolled way (ââ¬Å"run amokâ⬠) 3. Bandy: hit, pass, or hurl around, or talk about delicately or utilize off-handedly (ââ¬Å"bandy aboutâ⬠); bowed (ââ¬Å"bandy-leggedâ⬠) 4. Bated: controlled or deducted (ââ¬Å"wait with bated breathâ⬠) 5. Secure: amble for ground surface or for fixing or fortifying a joint or an adaptable item, for example, a sail (ââ¬Å"board and battenâ⬠); to furnish or affix with secures, or to attach (ââ¬Å"batten down the hatchesâ⬠) 6. Beck: summons (ââ¬Å"at (oneââ¬â¢s) beck and callâ⬠) 7. Former events: what has passed or is previously (ââ¬Å"let past events be bygonesâ⬠) 8. Gizzard: stomach or harvest (ââ¬Å"sticks in (oneââ¬â¢s) crawâ⬠) 9. Deserts: greatness or worth, or what is merited or justified (ââ¬Å"just desertsâ⬠) 10. Dint: power or force (ââ¬Å"by (sheer) dint ofâ⬠) 11. Dudgeon: ire (ââ¬Å"high dudgeonâ⬠) 12. Squeeze: achieve or get with trouble (ââ¬Å"eke outâ⬠) 13. Fettle: condition of wellbeing or wellness (ââ¬Å"in fine fettleâ⬠) 14. Fro: away or back (ââ¬Å"to and froâ⬠) 15. Solidness: sound or solid (ââ¬Å"hale and heartyâ⬠) 16. Here: close or contiguous, or to this spot (ââ¬Å"hither and yonâ⬠) 17. Prehistoric: before memory or convention (ââ¬Å"time immemorialâ⬠) 18. Jetsam: what is thrown over the edge from a boat (ââ¬Å"flotsam and jetsamâ⬠) recognized from junk, a word indicating what skims from the destruction of a boat (that term is utilized somewhere else than in the expression ââ¬Å"flotsam and jetsamâ⬠as isn't recorded independently here) 19. Ken: scope of information, discernment, or comprehension, or view or scope of vision (ââ¬Å"beyond (oneââ¬â¢s) kenâ⬠) 20. Kith: companions, neighbors, or family members (ââ¬Å"kith and kinâ⬠) 21. Loggerhead: imbecile (ââ¬Å"at loggerheads,â⬠importance blocked, or slowed down, by hardheadedness); additionally, a sort of turtle 22. Guts: quality, or life or quality of, demeanor (ââ¬Å"test (oneââ¬â¢s) mettleâ⬠) 23. Neap: a feeble tide (ââ¬Å"neap tideâ⬠) 24. Offing: the not so distant future (ââ¬Å"in the offingâ⬠); additionally, the profound sea as observed from the shore 25. Petard: a compartment of explosives for penetrating or breaking a boundary (ââ¬Å"hoist by (oneââ¬â¢s) petardâ⬠) 26. Kit n kaboodle: everything that is relevant (ââ¬Å"the entire shebangâ⬠) 27. Confession: admission (ââ¬Å"short shrift,â⬠with the possibility that a censured individual is given brief period to admit sins) 28. Skill: trick, finesse (ââ¬Å"sleight of handâ⬠) 29. Yonder: increasingly remote, or to that place (ââ¬Å"hither and thitherâ⬠) 30. Turpitude: degeneracy (ââ¬Å"moral turpitudeâ⬠) 31. Ulterior: past what is straightforwardly communicated (ââ¬Å"ulterior motiveâ⬠); likewise, more distant, or increasingly inaccessible, or what is on the more remote side 32. Vim: heartiness (ââ¬Å"vim and vigorâ⬠) 33. Unleash: realize or cause (ââ¬Å"wreak havocâ⬠) 34. Created: fabricated, ornamented, or formed, or energized (ââ¬Å"wrought ironâ⬠) 35. Yesteryear: the far past (ââ¬Å"days of yoreâ⬠) Need to improve your English in a short time a day? Get a membership and begin accepting our composing tips and activities day by day! Continue learning! Peruse the Vocabulary class, check our mainstream posts, or pick a related post below:50 Idioms About Legs, Feet, and Toes15 Types of DocumentsConversational Email
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