15 More Words and Definitions You Probably Didn't Know...

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We're back again! I found the last post on definitions to be so interesting that I felt I wanted to cover it again with some extra thought-provoking words and definitions to bring to light. I hope you enjoy reading as much as I do writing it!

1. Halfpace

★ A raised floor/landing at the very top of a staircase.

Example:
It was a small stage with a halfpace to stand on.
Finally, Hana reached the top of the stairs and was met with a halfpace.

2. Archetypal

★ A very typical type of person or object.

★ The usual standard of something.

Example:
That's very archetypal of you, Veronica.
You are a model archetypal doctor.

3. Catty-Cornered

★ Diagonally opposite someone or something.

Example:
You've catty-cornered him by mistake!
He catty-cornered the plant pot with the television.

4. Bumfuzzle

★ To confuse or perplex someone.

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Example:
You've bumfuzzled me!

Bayley was the cause of Sabrina's bumfuzzling.

5. Nibling

★ A gender-neutral term for niece or nephew.

Example:
He is one of my niblings.
It's my nibling's birthday today!

6. Agalmics

★ The study of producing common goods.

Example:
My partner is really into Agalmics.
Karl is revising Agalmics for his next exam.

7. Gim

★ Neat, tidy and well-dressed.

Example:
Her room was really gim to look at!
He is easily the most organised and gim person I know.

8. Fuster

★ To whine, fret or complain.

Example:

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Kristian is fustering over nothing.
Fuster is his middle name.

9. Nodules

★ A small, usually abnormal swelling in the body.

★ A rounded lump of matter which is much different from its surroundings.

Example:
He was told he had nodules in his lungs.
Teresa spotted a nodule in the middle of Paula's garden.

10. Fallacy

★ An obviously flawed belief.

★ Poor reasoning.

Example:
His argument was a complete and utter fallacy.
I don't know why they believed his fallacies.

11. Singletary

★ A weak-stemmed winter plant native to the Mediterranean. 

Example:
She has a beautiful Singletary plant.
I wonder what what her fascination with Singletary is!

12. Samasara

★ In Hindu or Buddist culture, it is the cycle of death and rebirth.

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Example:
He has strong belief in the Samasara cycle.
Today I did some research into Samasara, it was fascinating!

13. Dividend

★ A sum of money paid by a business to its shareholders using profits.

★ A number to be divided by another number.

Example:
Spike told me he had to pay his dividend today.
As part of the maths homework, I have to focus on dividend numbers.

14. Blockchain

★ A system that keeps track of cryptocurrency transactions.

Example:
There was an issue with my Bitcoin transaction today, so I asked to check the blockchain.
My boss said that a copy of the blockchain is all we need.

15. Iota

★ The ninth Greek letter of the Alphabet.

★ An extremely small amount.

Example:
Chloe was able to remember the Greek alphabet from Alpha to Iota.

The amount of concentration needed in this exam is Iota.