{"id":5368,"date":"2026-10-09T02:16:57","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T09:16:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/educatedguesswork.com\/?p=5368"},"modified":"2026-10-09T02:16:57","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T09:16:57","slug":"friday-vocabulary-385","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/educatedguesswork.com\/?p=5368","title":{"rendered":"Friday Vocabulary"},"content":{"rendered":"

1. inguinal<\/strong> \u2014 of or related to the groin<\/p>\n

As I stood panting on the path, trying to espy something in the dim trees to either side, a sudden blow to my <\/em>inguinal region laid me out, and I nearly passed out as I heard someone or something running heavily away through the dark woods.<\/em><\/p>\n

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2. mirliton<\/strong> \u2014 musical instrument played by humming through tube with a sounding membrane, kazoo, eunuch flute; chayote vegetable<\/p>\n

Though the lowly kazoo was supposedly invented in Macon, Georgia, the <\/em>mirliton has a much older history and was found around the world.<\/em><\/p>\n

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3. babbitt<\/strong> (also babbitt metal<\/strong>) \u2014 anti-friction alloy used to diminish heat in bearings<\/p>\n

This formula for <\/em>babbitt only produces twenty pounds at a time, so may not be best for high demand uses such as a busy railroad.<\/em><\/p>\n

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4. rocket<\/strong> \u2014 arugula<\/p>\n

For lunch we had a <\/em>rocket salad garnished with curried chicken and grapes.<\/em><\/p>\n

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5. adiabatic<\/strong> \u2014 of or related to a process closed to heat transfer<\/p>\n

As the air rises it cools in an <\/em>adiabatic process, which may cause clouds to reach the dew point temperature, causing rains on the windward sides of mountain ranges.<\/em><\/p>\n

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6. coryza<\/strong> \u2014 inflammation of nasal mucous membranes<\/p>\n

Afflicted by his <\/em>coryza, he couldn’t smell the poison in his coffee\u2014indeed it is surprising that he was drinking coffee at all.<\/em><\/p>\n

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7. anile<\/strong> \u2014 of or related to an old woman or crone<\/p>\n

Normally, of course\u2014but pent up as we were by Trelawny’s ravings and our lack of sleep and our exhaustion from the climb out of that benighted ditch \u2026 well, the sudden apparition of that crazed, <\/em>anile witch made my heart jump, I can tell you.<\/em><\/p>\n

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8. stanhope<\/strong> \u2014 two- or four-wheeled horse-drawn buggy<\/p>\n

Wilks offered the use of his <\/em>stanhope and we happily accepted, promising to return both gig and horse on the morrow.<\/em><\/p>\n

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9. scrumpy<\/strong> \u2014 strong cider<\/p>\n

He’s most all right, Will is, long as he only has the one or maybe two pulls of <\/em>scrumpy, but any more’n that and he’s not a fellow you’ll want to know.<\/em><\/p>\n

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10. braw<\/strong> \u2014 [Scots<\/em>] handsome<\/p>\n

He was a <\/em>braw man, a captain of the guards, and she thought he looked so fine in his uniform and so she was undone.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Bonus Vocabulary<\/h4>\n

(US slang, from holes punched in such tickets supposed to resemble shooting tricks performed by the legendary performer of the same name)<\/p>\n

Annie Oakley<\/strong> \u2014 complimentary ticket<\/p>\n

Just leave a couple of <\/em>Annie Oakleys at the box office and I’ll bring her ’round to see tonight’s show.<\/em><\/p>\n

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1. inguinal \u2014 of or related to the groin As I stood panting on the path, trying to espy something in the dim trees to either side, a sudden blow to my inguinal region laid me out, and I nearly passed out as I heard someone or something running heavily away through the dark woods. … <\/p>\n

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