UNUSUAL WORDS XLV

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

1. AMAH

2. OPAH

3. AGIO

4. ANIL

5. SCROD

6. COZEN

7. KLAXON

8. EPICENE

9. LACUNA

10. ANORAK

11. FARRAGO

12. ALEATORY

13. MORDANT 

14. MORDENT

15. RAPARIAN

16. UNGULATE

17. NULLIPARA

18. NULLIFIDIAN

19. PARTURITION 

20. PRELAPSARIAN  

Answers:

 

1. AMAH - Eastern nursemaid/nanny

 

2. OPAH - A large colorful fish

 

3. AGIO - A fee charged for exchanging currencies

 

4. ANIL - An indigo plant or the blue dye obtained from it

 

5. SCROD - A young cod or haddock, especially one prepared for cooking

 

6. COZEN - Cheat or deceive

 

7. KLAXON - An electric  horn or similar loud warning device

 

8. EPICENE - Of indeterminate sex

 

9. LACUNA - A gap or missing part- as in a manuscript

 

10.  ANORAK - A heavy, hooded coat used in very cold regions

 

11. FARRAGO - A mix-up, hodgepodge, or jumble 

 

12. ALEATORY - Depending on luck or chance

 

13. MORDANT - Sharp, biting - as of humor

 

14. MORDENT - A musical trill

 

15. RAPARIAN - Related to or situated on the banks of a river

 

16. UNGULATE -  (noun) A hoofed animal 

 

17. NULLIPARA - A woman who has never given birth

 

18. NULLIFIDIAN - An atheist

 

19. PARTURITION - Childbirth

 

20. PRELAPSARIAN - The time related to the period of innocence before the Fall of man