Word of the week: chorion
The chorion is the outer membrane that surrounds a pregnancy. In twins, the number of chorions helps determine whether the twins share a placenta.
Evidence and further reading:
www.tapssupport.com/ultraso...
www.tapssupport.com/glossary/
#WednesdayWordOfTheWeek
Word of the week: placenta
The placenta is the organ that supplies oxygen and nutrients to a baby during pregnancy. In monochorionic twins, one placenta supports both babies.
Evidence and further reading:
sbee.link/xt9pqcv4ra
sbee.link/btve6caxrf
#WednesdayWordOfTheWeek
Word of the week: monochorionic
Identical twins who share a single placenta. Because one placenta supports both babies, this type of pregnancy is followed more closely to watch for changes over time.
Evidence and further reading:
www.tapssupport.com/ultraso...
#WednesdayWordOfTheWeek
Gonzo, adjective
1: a style of journalism marked by a lack of objectivity
2 informal: very strange or unusual : bizarre, far-out
In a sentence: If Gonzo the Muppet wrote about Jim Henson, that would be gonzo journalism!
#WednesdayWordOfTheWeek #Vocabulary #Words #InkhornEditor
Tartle, verb
Scottish
hesitation when trying to remember someone’s name
In a sentence: I’ll bet you two beers that she’s going to tartle when she tries to introduce him!
#WednesdayWordOfTheWeek #Vocabulary #Words #InkhornEditor
Basketweaving, verb
(figurative) any useless, unproductive, or lightweight activity
In a sentence: I wish you’d stop your basketweaving and get a proper job!
#WednesdayWordOfTheWeek #Vocabulary #Words #InkhornEditor
Tenebrific, adjective
1: Gloomy
2: causing gloom or darkness
Origin: borrowed from Medieval Latin
In a sentence: The moon was overshadowed, and the streetlights blinked out, one by one, in a tenebrific advance.
#WednesdayWordOfTheWeek #Vocabulary #Words #InkhornEditor
Groping for trouts in an unfamiliar stream, saying
Shakespearean euphemism for infidelity
In a sentence: Try to be kind; her husband’s been groping for trouts in an unfamiliar stream, and she’s not with it right now.
#WednesdayWordOfTheWeek #Vocabulary #Words
Mutton Shunter, saying
Victorian slang for a policeman
In a sentence: If you don’t shut up, we’ll have a Mutton Shunter here in a minute!
#WednesdayWordOfTheWeek #Vocabulary #Words
Velleity, noun
plural velleities
1: the lowest degree of volition
2: a slight wish or tendency : Inclination
In a sentence: You’re being overly optimistic if you think that his desire to do this is anything more than velleity.
#WednesdayWordOfTheWeek #Vocabulary #Words #InkhornEdits
Gorgonize, verb
transitive verb
to have a paralyzing or mesmerizing effect on : Stupefy, Petrify
In a sentence: Such was the sway he held over his audience that he seemed almost to gorgonize them.
#WednesdayWordOfTheWeek #Vocabulary #Words #InkhornEditor
Camarilla, noun
a group of unofficial, often secret and scheming advisors; Cabal
Origin: Spanish, literally, small room.
In a sentence: Othello might be considered the original camarilla, but he has no lack of successors.
#WednesdayWordOfTheWeek #Vocabulary #Words #InkhornEdits
Foofaraw, noun
1 : frills and flashy finery
2 : a disturbance or to-do over a trifle : fuss
In a sentence: I’m putting an end to all this foofaraw!
#WednesdayWordOfTheWeek #Vocabulary #Words #InkhornEdits
Oofy, adjective
slang : rich, wealthy
In a sentence: Oh, that’s a rather oofy part of town, isn’t it?
#WednesdayWordOfTheWeek #Vocabulary #Words #inkhornedits
Sniglet, noun
any word that should appear in the dictionary but doesn’t.
Origin: Coined by comedian Rich Hall, who published a book of them.
In a sentence: I’ve got a new sniglet out of this vacation: holidon’t.
#WednesdayWordOfTheWeek #Vocabulary #Words #InkhornEdits
Manuductive, adjective
leading by or as if by the hand
In a sentence: I will confess to being somewhat manuductive when I’m training someone.
#WednesdayWordOfTheWeek #Vocabulary #Words #InkhornEdits
Nose Bagger, noun
pejorative slang for a person who brings their own food when visiting a place rather than buying it locally.
In a sentence: Look at that nose bagger with his packed sandwiches!
#WednesdayWordOfTheWeek #Vocabulary #Words #InkhornEdits
Solivagant, adjective, noun
Adjective: rambling alone : marked by solitary wandering
Noun: a solitary wanderer
In a sentence: When he gets in this mood, it’s best to leave him to his solivagant walks.
#WednesdayWordOfTheWeek #Vocabulary #Words
Agathokakological, adjective
composed of both good and evil
In a sentence: I cannot help but feel that any form of government is somewhat agathokakological, no matter what humanity does.
#WednesdayWordOfTheWeek #Vocabulary #Words #InkhornEditor
Sarcast, noun
an adept in sarcasm : a sarcastic person
Origin: probably a back-formation of sarcastical
In a sentence: Sometimes I regret being a sarcast, but then I remember how much fun it is!
#WednesdayWordOfTheWeek #Vocabulary #Words #InkhornEditor
Makebate, noun
archaic: one that excites contentions and quarrels
Origin: "make" + obsolete "bate" meaning strife or discord, from the Middle English "baten" meaning to contend, argue, beat the wings
In a sentence: The news media is full of makebates.
#WednesdayWordOfTheWeek #vocabulary #Words
