UNUSUAL WORDS XX
Joseph Appel
Here is a list of words I don't like:
1. MUESLI - a grain high in fiber
2. RIPOSTE - a quick, clever reply
3. LECHWE - an African antelope
4. CHIPOTLE - a chili pepper used in cooking
5. LAGNIAPPE - a bonus or extra gift
6. GRILSE - a young Atlantic salmon
7. JAPE - a joke or trick
8. CHARY - cautious, wary, not giving freely
9. TROPE - a figure of speech
10. INCHOATE - just emerging, rudimentary
11. POSIT - state as fact
12. DEMESNE - in the feudal system, land attached to a manor reserved for use by the owner, as distinguished from land leased to tenant farmers
13. PUCE - a brownish purple color
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