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DIRECTORY OF OBSCURITY
​The Old, Rare & Unusual
​OBSCURE | WEIRD | OBSOLETE
Obscurity WordMap

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• Obscurity of the Norm
• Resurrection the Obsolete

​WORDS FROM OTHER CATEGORIES

• Obscure Words from Language Category
• Nonsense ~ Gibberish ~ Grandiloquent ~ Oddities ~ Whimsical ~ Quirky ~ Bizarre ~ Sensory ~ Boring ~ Hyphenated​

​ARTICLES FROM THE REFERENCE CORNER Learn about weird and wacky words

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WEIRD AND WACKY

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OBSCURITY OF THE NORM
obscure words for the ordinary & normal
THE GREAT RESURRECTION
bringing the best obsolete words back

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DIRECTORY OF WORDS

SOME WEIRD PHYSIOLOGY

• Grey’s Anatomy - Human Body Words
• A Cult of Personality - Character Words
• Stifling the Sneeze - Ailment Words

​ OTHER CATEGORIES
PEOPLE | WORDS​ | THINGS | NATURE

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A CULT OF PERSONALITY
​Weird Character Words

ATRABILIOUS - melancholy or bad-tempered

DOLOUR - displaying great sorrow

FAIN - showing pleasure or willingness

FIE - disgust or outrage

GOBEMOUCHE - gullible or credulous listener

HABILE - deft or skilful

IMPUISSANT - powerless

LENITY - kindness or gentleness

MALAPERT - presumptuous and impudent

MINACIOUS - menacing or threatening

NESCIENT - lacking knowledge; ignorant

NESH - weak, delicate, or feeble

ORGULOUS - proud or haughty

OTIOSE - lazy or slothful

PECCANT - sinful or offensive

PERFERVID - intense and impassioned

PERFIDIOUS - deceitful and untrustworthy

PLANGENT - loud and mournful

QUIDNUNC - inquisitive and gossipy

RECREANT - cowardly

REPINE - discontented

RUTH - distressed or bereft

SCURVY - worthless or contemptible

STILLY - still and quiet

TEMERARIOUS - rash or reckless

VESTAL - chaste or pure

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The Old, Rare & Unusual
OBSCURE | WEIRD | OBSOLETE
Obscurity WordMap

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