It's weird, but I recall learning loam from the opening scene of The Warlock In Spite of Himself, by Christopher Stasheff. Good series.
Oddly enough, although I very rarely use it I have known what "loam" means (assuming you mean the word for rich earth/soil) since about the third grade -- which means about 70 years. I probably picked it up from my grandparents, but the time frame stands out because I had a classmate in grammar school who pronounced it "loom," and that has always stuck out in my memory whenever I encounter the word.
Senility | (noun) The meaning of this word is immediately apparent (a senile behavior, appearance). But I never knew the word existed until reading it in a short story two days ago. Curiously, I read it the next day in an advertisement.
prolix, adj.: (of speech or writing) using or containing too many words; tediously lengthy. Saw that Larry McMurtry passed away, saw that he had been a screenwriter for the film adaptation of Brokeback Mountain, which made me think of Annie Proulx (who wrote the short story "Brokeback Mountain"), which made me double-check how her last name is pronounced, which made me think "but isn't there a word 'prolix' though?" which made me google it and thus, learn what it actually means. And that, gentle reader, is how my wonderful brain managed to lead me to a word which immediately made me think "oh great, so just like my writing then." The Universe is a mysterious place, what can you do.
The noun "prolixity" is cool, too. Makes me think of a cocktail made of words and shaken to incomprehension.
A few verbs from recent reading. Evince verb FORMAL past tense: evinced; past participle: evinced • reveal the presence of (a quality or feeling). "his letters evince the excitement he felt at undertaking this journey" Limn verb past tense: limned; past participle: limned • suffuse or highlight (something) with a bright color or light."a crescent moon limned each shred with white gold" Vouchsafe verb • give or grant (something) to (someone) in a gracious or condescending manner. "it is a blessing vouchsafed him by heaven"
interstice noun in·ter·stice | \ in-ˈtər-stəs \ plural interstices\ in-ˈtər-stə-ˌsēz , -stə-səz \ Definition of interstice 1a : a space that intervenes between things especially : one between closely spaced things interstices of a wall b : a gap or break in something generally continuous the interstices of society passages of genuine literary merit in the interstices of the ludicrous … plots— Joyce Carol Oates 2 : a short space of time between events
Addlepated Adjective 1. Stupid and confused. “blathering like the addlepated nincompoop that you are” Cozen verb LITERARY 1. trick or deceive. "do not think to cozen your contemporaries" • obtain by deception."he was able to cozen a profit" Poltroon noun ARCHAIC ~ LITERARY 1. an utter coward. "come on, you poltroons!"
Anthropodermic bibliopegy: the practice of binding books in human skin Biocodicology: the study of the biological information stored in manuscripts
Ascetic adjective 1. characterized by or suggesting the practice of severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons. "an ascetic life of prayer, fasting, and manual labor" Cresset noun HISTORICAL 1. a metal container of oil, grease, wood, or coal burned as a torch and typically mounted on a pole. Varlet noun HISTORICAL 1. a man or boy acting as an attendant or servant.
Factate verb NEW 1. the secretion or spouting of facts, particularly that no one has asked for -- or even cares about, anyway.
