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Well ... maybe. The list is generally good, but some words are defined here with meanings that, however correct they may be in a narrow sense, are not the usual definitions. For example, "byzantine". While it certainly and accurately applies to the Byzantine Empire, it's generally an adjective that means "complex" and even "puzzling", after the elaborate government processes developed in Byzantium (which was later renamed to Constantinople and is now known as Istanbul). Also, "brogue" is certainly a shoe (from Irish brogan), but it's most commonly used to describe the sound of English as spoken by the Irish, and was originally intended as an insult, as if the speaker "had a brogan in his mouth" as he spoke. The insult is gone, but the descriptive word to mean "accent" (especially an Irish one) remains. "Fait accompli" may be irreversible in some cases, but not all. It simply means "an accomplished fact", "a thing that is completed". "Junket" is defined accurately, but that definition is now uncommon. A political junket, on the other hand, is a type of usually unnecessary travel to a usually agreeable place, with all expenses paid by others. "Waft" really is a nautical flag or banner, but I had to look that one up: it's the least used definition these days. More commonly it's a verb meaning to wave or emanate gently, as a flag or a scent. How do I know these? Because I'm a pedant. More on reddit.com

I've always liked the word "petrichor". It describes the smell of wet soil after a spell of rainfall. Also the word "eldritch", which means eerie or preternatural. It was Lovecraft's favourite word and it is definitely an appropriate choice all things considered. More on reddit.com

I thought I was on the Name Nerd sub for a second and was praying these weren’t baby name suggestions 😂 More on reddit.com