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Good morning, WOW (Word of the Week) Lovers! Last week’s WOW was styptic. Merriam-Webster Online defines styptic as: tending to contract or bind, especially tending to check bleeding. Let me guess: styptic is not an oft-used word by vampires.

Since this is the last WOW post for 2013, I thought it would be fun to look at new words that may, some day, become a part of the Merriam-Webster dictionary. There are some words on this list that I already know, such as ginormous. But, a fair few I did not know, so I’ve selected 10 that I don’t know and I am giving a definition guess for each one (3 seemed excessive this time!). For some I actually tried to give a definition, but you are about to discover which ones are completely  beyond my level of comprehension:

gription: the traction that is gained via one’s grip

bougie: the French way to spell nose mucous

schwack: any German item considered “un-cool”

pretendica: any unsubstantiated item found in the Enclyclopedia Brittanica

simplicated: being implicated in a crime by a simpleton

jackwagon: the wagon Jack hauled up the hill to fetch a pail of water

perspectivize: to give an opinion based only on one’s own perspective

tertile: the best way to misspell turtle

techronym: an acronym applied to new technology

figmentary: a non-existent item

Point to Ponder: How many did you already know? Show me up and tell me how many you know! Better yet, give the accurate definition for the ones you know.

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