Enlarge Your Vocabulary
The focus here is to revive some of the fabulously interesting words of yesterday, words that have fallen out of fashion. If you’d like to enlarge your vocabulary, while adding colour to your conversations, then you are in the right place!
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 6 minutes
- Episodes
- 91
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Truculent
'Run! Here comes Truculent Terry in his big red truck!'
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Eunoia
'Hey, I have an idea! Let’s all embrace the "eunoia" way of life!'
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Obloquy
'Oh, Obloquy! There must be another way!'
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Cockalorum
‘There is no “I” in team,’ the coach told his players.
‘But there is an “I” in the word “winner”,’ said the mighty cockalorum, beating his chest!
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Deportment
‘Deport him! Deport him!’ cried the crowd.
‘No! He only needs to change his deportment!’ said Mr D’Porter.
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Discombobulated
‘I might not know whether I am Martha or Arthur, but one thing I do know: I am thoroughly discombobulated!’
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Uglyography
'She must be a doctor.'
'Why do you say that?'
'Have you seen her handwriting?'
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Catchpenny
'Welcome to my home, filled with a thousand catchpennies.'
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Lanspresado
'Hey, where did those butterflies come from?' 'His wallet, I think!'
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Mumpsimus
'Why's that person always angry?'
'He's not angry; he's just an old mumpsimus!'
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Loquacious / Loquacity / Loquaciousness
Even at a young age, Rosie was delightfully loquacious and engaging.
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