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I was still reading my dictionary this week. Here are a few more charming but seldom seen words.

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asseverate – to declare earnestly or solemnly, to affirm positively

brisance – the shattering power of high explosives

cavil – a trivial and irritating objection, to raise such as objection or to find fault unnecessarily

daubery – unskilful painting or work

eristic – someone who engages in disputation, a controversialist, a troll

farouche – fierce, unsociable, shy, sullen

glabella – the flat area of bone between the eyebrows

hie – to speed, to go in haste

illatim – drawing a conclusion

jussive – expressing a mild command

kerf – a cut or incision made by a saw or other instrument

lepidote – covered with scales or scaly spots

marmoreal – of or like marble

nictitate – wink

orison – a prayer

picaresque – roguish

quondam – former

redintegrate – to make whole again

scandent – climbing (like a plant)

telluric – earthly, terrestrial

univocal – having only one possible meaning, unambiguous

vulnerary – useful for healing wounds

wedeling – a series of turns made at high speed

xeric – relating to an environment containing or characterised by little moisture

yaffle – to speak vaguely, pointlessly and at considerable length

zymosis – an infectious or contagious disease