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Desuetude (n)- a state of disuse. For example, my cellular phone fell into desuetude ever since I got a Blackberry.

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Hearsay (n)- information received from people which can’t be verified with proper evidence, like a rumour. For example: according to hearsay, Michael is cheating on his girlfriend.

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Tinny (adj)- having a displeasing, thin, metallic sound/taste. Can also mean made of thin or poor quality metal. For example- this iron-enriched vitamins are tinny, are you sure the doctor prescribed them? Another example- your car is so tinny, it’s no wonder it got completely destroyed in the crash.

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Cutaneous (Adj)- Relating to or affecting the skin. For example- After trying to swim along the shoreline this weekend, the sharp rocks gave me a cutaneous gash on my left foot. Another example- That sunburn could be described as a cutaneous pigment (adjective basically means to say pigment of the skin).

Cutaneous – that’s a pretty interesting word, Krista!

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Zelig (noun) – A person who is able to change their appearance, behaviour, or attitudes, so as to be comfortable in any situation. Fact: This term comes forth from Woody Allen’s film named the same, made in 1983. Example- Batman is such a zelig, one moment he’s a millionaire, the next, a masked stranger, being the hero Gotham needs him to be.

Word 8: (The letter “Z” is inspiring me to be over-ambitious :P)
Zeitgeist (noun)- Originally a German word derived from Zeit meaning time and Geist meaning spirit. This word in definition means the defining spirit or mood of a specific period in history as demonstrated through the ideas and beliefs of the time. An example- The old photograph of a teenage flapper captured the zeitgeist, or essence of the Roaring Twenties.

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Ostentatious (adj) Characterized by pretentious or showy display; designed to impress. Example- Heather decided on a simple dress to wear to the party; it was classic and glamorous without being ostentatious.

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Heathen (n)- a pagan person who doesn’t follow an Abrahamic religion, or simply an uncivilized person. Example: the heathen was a barbaric fool who gave a bad reputation to the entire community.

Heathen also come as an adjective- you could say a heathen, or a heathen person. In this context, heathen is an adjective meaning uncivilized or uncultured.

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Foresight (n)- the ability to prepare for or foresee the future. Example: Max had the foresight to wear a coat today, which turned out to be a good idea because it started raining during the afternoon.

Astray :- Away from the right path or direction

He was led astray

terse – Brief and to the point; effectively concise: a terse one-word answer