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Surprised, adj.

An unexpected event or action; to experience excitement or shock.

Intrude, verb.

To push or force into something or a situation; to put oneself in an uninvited situation.

Senticous, adj.

Prickly or thorny; sharp.

Jittery, adj.

Nervous, unable to relax; anxious

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Splash:

To cause (a liquid or semi-liquid substance) to fly about; to scatter, throw up or about, with some force or commotion. Also, to pour out with a

Lonely:

Being without company

Explosive:

That expels or propels something suddenly and violently; characterized by the expulsion or propulsion of something in this way.

Slimikin:

Small and slender.

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Overjoyed, adj  over·joyed

Extremely happy; feeling great joy

Slurp, verb

To drink or eat noisily often causing a disturbance

Music, verb

To express through the sound of music. Usually through vocal, instrumental, or mechanical sounds that have a rhythm, melody, or harmony

Improcerous, verb

low or short, not tall

 

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Senticous

To be prickly; thorny

This is the lost word I chose. It’s interesting that the lost word dictionary has it as only being relevant for a year, and I wonder why it stopped being used so quickly.

 

Sizzle

To create a hissing sound, often as a product of intense heat

I learned it originated from the 1500s, which seems odd because I tend to think of our everyday words as having existed forever.

 

Tension

A state of being stretched or strained

It originates from the Latin word tensionem, which means “a stretching”.

 

Alluring

To be attractive or to draw in; enticing; seductive; charming

It originates from the Anglo-French word “allurer”.

 

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Gumfiate (verb) – To swell, to puff up.

Running (adj) – The act of moving one’s legs to travel quickly.

Hiccup (noun) – An involuntary spasm of the respiratory organ that creates a characteristic “hiccup” sound.

Radiant (adj) – Shining brightly.

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Montivagant wandering over hills and mountains

Clumsy lacking dexterity, nimbleness, or grace

Attractive- arousing interest or pleasure

Magnetic- possessing an extraordinary power or ability to attract

 

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Wander-To move about without a fixed course, aim, or goal    Verb

Cheerful-Full of good spirits    adj

rebellious-given to or engaged in rebellion     adj

Tropaean– Blowing from sea to land

The tropaean winds blew the raft ashore after long weeks at sea.  adj        1686 -1686

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Loud– Producing or capable of producing much noise; easily audible

Conflict– A serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one

Eccentric– (of a person or their behavior) unconventional and slightly strange

Airgonaut- one who journeys through the air

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haunted-

adj. Frequented or much visited by spirits, imaginary beings, apparitions, spectres, etc.

kerplunk-

adj. To fall with a sound like that of a heavy object falling into water.

graveyard-

n. a burial ground, especially one beside a church.

obrumpent-

adj. breaking; bursting

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Luke Sweeney

February 14, 2017

uneasy: causing or feeling anxiety/ troubled or uncomfortable

rebellious: showing a desire to resist authority, control or convention

blood: a red liquid that circulates the arteries of humans and other vertebrate, animals carrying oxygen

senticous: prickly, thorny

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