GHOST WORDS HALEY RESSL
FOR OVER CENTURIES, ENGLISH WORDS HAVE BEEN CREATED, MODIFIED AND REMOVED. THE LETTERINGS IN HERE ARE ALL WORDS THAT WERE ONCE USED IN OUR LANGUAGE. THIS MAY BE THE LAST CHANCE FOR YOU TO LEARN THESE WORDS BEFORE THEY ARE DEAD AND FORGOTTEN.
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OBRUMPENT
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THURAL
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NIDIFICE
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KEXY
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LIGNATILE
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HOMERKIN
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VULNERATION
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OBRUMPENT
adj. 1656-1656; bursting; loud Ex. The family had been startled by the sound of the obrumpent shots of gunfire.
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THURAL
adj. 1624-1714; of or pertaining to incense Ex. The mysteries of the ancient order involved the burning of thural herbs.
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NI DIFICE
adj. 1624-1656; the nest of a bird. Ex. I discovered a small nidifice in a shrub next to our house.
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KEXY
adj. 1608-1884; like a kex; old and brittle; withered, hollow Ex. As the house fell into disrepair, its outer walls took on a kexy appearance.
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LI GNATILE
adj. 1855-1855; growing on wood Ex. The girl found and collected many lignatile mushrooms on her hike.
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H O MERKIN
n. 1662-1663; an old liquid measure for beer; 75 gallons Ex. The man’s hangover was so intense, he felt as though he had drunk a homerkin of beer last night.
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VULNERATION
n. 1828-1913; the action of wounding; being wounded Ex. That she had received a vulneration, she knew; whether it would heal and leave a scar, she could not say.
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SPECIAL THANKS TO MARIANNA FORAL FOR HER PHOTGRAPHIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO THIS BOOK.
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