I love words! Where they started and how they change over time. Old ones are left behind and new ones are there to discover.
How many do you know or can you guess by the pictures? Minimal answers are below.
Good luck!
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Nattily- Neat and tidy (dresser)
Kabaka- the king of uganda
Copepod- marine crustaceans
Everest-the highest point (and of course the mountain)
Recension-revision of text
Dudgeon-wood used for dagger hilts
Decathlon-an event with ten different sports
Mot juste-the best appropriate word
Assiduous-showing great care and attention
Cubit-ancient unit of length
Reification-regard an abstract thing into a concrete thing
Sorghum-cereal grains
Laminar-consisting of a thin plate or layer
Varicella-chicken pox
Liquesce-liquefy
Michaelmas-Sept 29, feast of St. Michael
Purveyor-one that provides suplies
Yeoman-one who owns a small farm and can also mean servant.
