Sunday, June 14, 2026

WORD MAN: Dextrocardia

WORDS FOUND RECENTLY

Cosmogony: the branch of science that deals with the origin of the universe, especially the solar system.

a theory regarding the origin of the universe.

Dextrocardia: it means your heart is on the right side of your chest, not the left.

Diffident: modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence.

Duodecahedron: any polyhedron with twelve flat faces.

Exogamic: Relating to or denoting a social structure characterized by marriage outside a specific group or community. 

Folderol: trivial or nonsensical fuss; a showy but useless item.

Hasenpfeffer: a traditional Dutch and German stew made from marinated rabbit or hare, braised with onions and wine.

Ichthyologists: biological scientists who specialize in the study of fish, delving into aspects like their anatomy, physiology, behavior, ecology, evolutionary history, and classification. 

Punctilio: a fine or petty point of conduct or procedure.

Ravel: untangle or unravel something; confuse or complicate (a question or situation). (noun) A tangle, cluster, or knot.

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Tuesday, June 9, 2026

WORD MAN: Reticulations

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In 2010: ODYSSEY TWO by ARTHUR C. CLARKE

Reticulations: patterns or arrangements of interlacing lines resembling a net; the formation of a network of wrinkles or cracks in a photographic emulsion; a network of pipes used in irrigation and water supply.

Phototrope: an organism or organ, or a substance that changes color when exposed to light.

Libration: an apparent or real oscillation of the moon, by which parts near the edge of the disc that are often not visible from the earth sometimes come into view.

Precession: a change in the orientation of the rotational axis of a rotating body. 

Phoneme: any of the perceptually distinct units of sound in a specified language that distinguish one word from another, for example p, b, d, and t in the English words pad, pat, bad, and bat.

Sotto voce: under the breath; in an undertone; also : in a private manner.

Tavarish most plausibly derives from the Russian word tovarishch, meaning “comrade,” a term historically used to denote a companion, colleague, or fellow member of a collective.

Limned: depicted or described in painting or words; suffused or highlighted (something) with a bright color or light.

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