X - Unusual Words - A to Z Challenge

Blogging from A to Z Challenge 2016

Chrys’s Theme: Unusual Words

I love to fit unusual words into my writing if I can. I also love to discover new-to-me words. They are so much fun. I enjoy looking at them, saying them, and writing them. Yes, I have a real love for words. I bet many of you do too. So I am sharing odd words for each of my letters.

Today is X!

Xanthic – yellowish

Xanthine – a crystalline compound found in blood, urine, muscle tissue and some plants

Xanthus – having yellowish, brown or red hair

Xenia – the appearance in seed, fruit or maternal tissues of  characteristics belonging to the fertilizing plant

Xenial – concerning hospitality toward guests

Xenon -  an inert gaseous element

Xenophobia – fear or dislike of strangers or foreigners

Xeric – dry

Xingu- a river in Brazil

Xiphoid – sword-shaped

Xylograph – a wood engraving

Xylography – the art of engraving in wood

Xylophone – a percussion instrument

Xylotomus – able to bore into or cut wood

Xyster – surgeon’s instrument for scraping bones

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P - Unusual Words - A to Z Challenge

Blogging from A to Z Challenge 2016

Chrys’s Theme: Unusual Words

I love to fit unusual words into my writing if I can. I also love to discover new-to-me words. They are so much fun. I enjoy looking at them, saying them, and writing them. Yes, I have a real love for words. I bet many of you do too. So I am sharing 20 odd words for each of my letters.

Today is P!

Pacificator – peacemaker

Pallescent – pallor

Palsy-walsy – weakling

Papule – pimple

Parapraxis – slip of the tongue, forgetfulness, mistake

Parry – dodge, prevent

Parsimonious - stingy

Peerless – unrivaled, alone

Pell-mell – confusion

Penitent – remorseful

Perfidious – faithless

Pith – essence

Pneuma - soul

Poky – dull

Poltroon – coward

Prate – chatter

Puckish – playful

Pule- whimper

Pussyfoot – sneak

Pygmy - tiny

I’ll be back for X!

Author of Hurricane Crimes, 30 Seconds, Ghost of Death, and Witch of Death. Blogger. Reader. Auntie. Vegetarian. Cat Lover.

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H - Unusual Words - A to Z Challenge

Blogging from A to Z Challenge 2016

Chrys’s Theme: Unusual Words

I love to fit unusual words into my writing if I can. I also love to discover new-to-me words. They are so much fun. I enjoy looking at them, saying them, and writing them. Yes, I have a real love for words. I bet many of you do too. So I am sharing 20 odd words for each of my letters.

Today is H!

Hackneyed – unoriginal

Hagridden – obsessed

Halcyon – calm

Hara-kiri – suicide

Hardihood – boldness

Harlequin – clown

Harridan – a critical, scolding woman

Harrier - bully

Harry – to plunder; ravage; destroy

Hedonist – one with pursuit of pleasure

Herculean – huge

Heteroclite – abnormal

Hinterland – frontier

Hoary – ancient

Hokum – nonsense

Homunculus – a very small human

Hoodoo – jinx

Hugger-mugger – secret/secretly

Husbanding – conservation

Hyperbole – exaggeration

I’ll be back for P!

Author of Hurricane Crimes, 30 Seconds, Ghost of Death, and Witch of Death. Blogger. Reader. Auntie. Vegetarian. Cat Lover.

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