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deflagrate
Pronounced: DEH-fluh-grate, verb Notes: It looks like it should mean “to put out a fire” Yesterday’s word The word vorpal means “sharp; deadly” First usage Our word came into English in the mid-1800s Background / Comments I thought the word was familiar; it was created by Lewis Carroll in the book Through the Looking-Glass in…
vorpal
Pronounced: VUHR-puhl, adj Notes: This word was familiar to me, but I could not place it. I thought it may be related to “vulpine “. Yesterday’s word The word henotheism means “the worship of one God without denying the existence of other gods” First usage Our word came into English in the mid-1800s Background /…
henotheism
Pronounced: HEH-nuh-thee-ih-zuhm, noun Notes: Interesting word Yesterday’s word The word bauchle, as a noun, means an old, worn-out shoe Something useless or worn out A useless person; a fool As a verb, it means “to subject to disgrace or contempt” First usage Our word came into English in the late 1400s Background / Comments Our…
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