Apricity (uh-PRIS-i-tee)
- First Known Use
- 1623
- Part of Speech
- Noun
- Definition
- The warmth of the sun in winter.
Example: Sitting on the cold porch, he soaked in the rare apricity of a late November morning.
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Biblioklept (BIB-lee-oh-klept)
- First Known Use
- 1880
- Part of Speech
- Noun
- Definition
- A person who steals books.
Example: The librarian kept a watchful eye on rare manuscripts to protect them from an elusive biblioklept.
Quaquaversal (KWAY-kwuh-VER-suhl)
- First Known Use
- 1691
- Part of Speech
- Adjective
- Definition
- Sloping or dipping outward from a central point in every direction, especially when describing geological formations.
Example: The geologists identified a quaquaversal dome whose rock layers dipped away from the center in every direction.
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