UNUSUAL WORDS LXXXI

Can you give a simple definition of these less-frequently-used words?

1. RATITE

2. CERVINE

3. VULPINE

4. CAPRINE

5. SENTIENT

6. EPIPHANY

7. DIASPORA

8. EXPATIATE

9. CETACEAN

10. PROMULGATE 

Answers:

 

1. RATITES - Large, flightless birds, including the emu, rhea, cassowary, and ostrich

 

2. CERVINE - Relating to deer

 

3. VULPINE - Relating to foxes

 

4. CAPRINE - Relating to goats

 

5. SENTIENT - Conscious, capable of feeling

 

6. EPIPHANY - A moment of enlightenment or revelation when something important to you becomes clear

 

7. DIASPORA - The dispersion and spread of people beyond their original homeland

 

8. EXPATIATE - Speak or write an length or in detail, hold forth

 

9. CETACEAN - Marine mammals including the whales, dolphins, and porpoises

 

10. PROMULGATE - Promote or make widely known, as an idea or cause