UNUSUAL WORDS XLI

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

1. COGNOMEN

2. NUGATORY

3. ACOLYTE

4. KITSCHY

5. CRAVEN

6. EPIGON 

7. METIER

8. CAISSON

9. ESTIVATE

10. BLOVIATE

11. PLEBEIAN 

12. PLEONASM

13. NEOLOGISM

14. SCHADENFREUDE

 

Answers

 

1. COGNOMEN - Nickname

 

2. NUGATORY - Of no value or importance

 

3. ACOLYTE - Assistant in a religious ceremony, follower

 

4. KITSCHY - Loud and flashy, but of little worth or value

 

5. CRAVEN - Cowardly

 

6. EPIGON -  A less distinguished follower, inferior imitator 

 

7. METIER - Area of expertise

 

8. CAISSON - Rolling ammunition wagon, sealed chamber for under- water construction, wagon that holds a coffin

 

9. ESTIVATE - Spend the summer or sleep away the summer, as a desert animal underground to escape the heat

 

10.  BLOVIATE - Rant pompously

 

11. PLEBEIAN - Of the common people

 

12. PLEONASM - Use of more words than necessary (See with your eyes) [Sometime used intentionally for emphasis]

 

13. NEOLOGISM - A newly coined word or expression (Mansplain)

 

14. SCHADENFREUDE - A feeling of pleasure at the misfortune of others