UNUSUAL WORDS XXXV

Do you know the meaning of any of these valid, but infrequently used words?

1. PERLICUE

2. ULLAGE

3. MUFTI

4. LOOFAH

5. SIROCCO

6. ESTIVATE

7. CLAQUE

8. GROMON

9. CROTCHET

10. HECTOR

11. ICHOR

12. SMARMY

13. IKEBANA

14. HALCYON

15. BLOVIATE

16. SATURNINE

17. LOGOPHILE

18. NEOLOGISM

19. BUMBERSHOOT

20. CRUCIVERBALIST 

Answers:

 

1. PERLICUE -  The distance between the forefinger and thumb when extended 

 

2. ULLAGE - The amount by which a liquid container falls short of being full 

 

3. MUFTI - Civilian clothes, as distinguished from military or other uniforms

 

4. LOOFAH - Plant based bath or shower sponge

 

5. SIROCCO - A hot desert wind

 

6. ESTIVATE - Spend the summer

 

7. CLAQUE - A group of people hired to applaud (or heckle) a performer or speaker

 

8. GROMON - The part of the sundial that casts the shadow 

 

9. CROTCHET - A quarter not (in music)

 

10. HECTOR - To bully or harrass

 

11. ICHOR - The blood of the Greek gods

 

12. SMARMY - Pleasant in a phony, slimy way

 

13. IKEBANA - Japanese flower arranging

 

14. HALCYON - Calm and peaceful , as days of youth

 

15.  BLOVIATE - Speak or write wordily

 

16. SATURNINE - Gloomy, morose

 

17. LOGOPHILE - Word lover

 

18. NEOLOGISM - A made-up or coined word

 

19. BUMBERSHOOT - An umbrella

 

20. CRUCIVERBALIST - Crossword puzzle solver and enthusiast