Another Scrabble Find

Zax




(z-ax)




A zax is a hatchet like tool that is used for cutting and dressing roofing slates.

When he dropped his zax his partner was lucky he was no longer standing below.




(Sources: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/zax; nytcrosswordingothicmisc.blogspot.com/2012/09/zax.html)



Patricia Ladensack

Another Scrabble Find

Milt


(m-ill-t)

Milt: the semen of a male fish.


The milt must be expelled near the eggs in order for fertilization to occur.


(Sources: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/milt; http://joudandesuyo.wordpress.com/)



Compiled for Patricia Ladensack

New Scrabble Entry

Today's Scrabble Term: 


Dex


Pronunciation: as if looks, dex.


Dex is short for Dextroamphetamine which is a central nervous system stimulant. 

Apparently Scrabble, atleast the app version, now accepts street slang as words. Personally I think this is a decline in the integrity of the game as points are now easily gained through guesswork.

Sources: http://www.anagrammer.com/scrabble/dex; http://mrstark247.tumblr.com

Compiled by Patricia Ladensack


UNFORTUNATELY blogspot is now full of kinks. I must change background colors of links and certain text and the colors of text manually for some of the post to be visible. Further the end result still does not look right. Unless they fix this soon I may opt to stop with this service and unfortunately, though Google receives many complaints about these problems they are slow to fix the bugs; what is further bothersome is that these sites worked just fine before the "upgrades."

Accepted Scrabble Term

Today's Term


Zill


A zill is one of two small cymballs worn on the thumb and middle finger by belly dancers.

(Sources: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/zill; www.manwiththemuckrake.wordpress.com)


Compiled by Patricia Ladensack

Unusual Scrabble Terms

Today's Term:


arenose




pronounced: ar-uh-nohs




Arenose means sandy or gritty.




(Sources: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/arenose)


Compiled by Otto Ladensack for Patricia Ladensack

Unusual Scrabble Words

Today's Term:


Tubercle


A tubercle is any small, rounded projection, swelling or lump on roots, legumes, or on bodily tissue--especially the cluster of inflammatory cells that form in the lungs in tuberculosis. These can be pathological (diseased) and were originally related to tuberculosis but now also refers to a number of abnormal growths in both plants and animals--both malignant or benign.




Lung Tubercle


Sources: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/tubercle; http://www.thefreedictionary.com/malignant; http://www.thefreedictionary.com/benign; http://www.chestofbooks.com/

Compiled by Otto Ladensack with Patricia Ladensack

Unusual Scrabble Terms

Today's Word:



sadiron



A sadiron is a heavy iron that is pointed on both ends. This refers to the all iron pressing tools that were heated on the hearth and then used on clothing in the past. By the way, the more familiar style with the flat rear edge was called a "flat sadiron." This may seem a bit elementary but it is handy to know if one is a Scrabble enthusiast.

The "sad" part of the term is obsolete as it once was used to mean "heavy."




Sources: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/sadiron; http://www.ipmall.info/; http://www.ask.com/web?l=sem&ifr=1&qsrc=999&q=Scrabble&siteid=15145&o=15145&ar_uid=E8D54CE0-E084-464B-B04D-0A7AB2C27239&click_id=B0B26415-F9E7-4E2D-89AC-1E778833C345)




Compiled by Otto Ladensack with Patricia Ladensack

Unusual Scrabble Words

My husband recently began focusing more on the watcher of himself rather than the personality/thinking that is what he and the world normally sees. This involves avoiding the ego when it starts to crop up. His blogs may seem like the self-important frivolity he once saw them as, but they do serve a practical purpose--one that will gladly be explained if you write my him at: otto.ladensack.us@member.mensa.org.

We (he) was focused on terms for the Miller Analogies Test because he wanted to take it and attain a raw score of 85 or more. He already belongs to the well-regarded group, Mensa. However, Otto wanted to join the Triple 9 Society--the society of people supposedly more intelligent than 99.9% of the population. He doubts he could walk in and do it but believes he could do so with much preparation--something the Mensa test didn't really accommodate. After all, once the typical vocabulary is firmly learned (nuances and all), the analogies are fairly straightforward.

Since he has been studying Eckhart Tolle he no longer wants to feed his egoic nature and wants to focus on that which never dies. (To the religious, he has shifted from focusing on the worldly self to enjoying his conscious spirit.) For this reason the MAT is no longer his goal; though with Otto many things are subject to change. In playing Scrabble on his Ipod, lately he feels surprisingly ignorant and will be learning many "new" Scrabble terms for the sake of enjoyable play. Fortunately that means my site gets a lot more growth as he doesn't maintain a vocabulary site of his own.

Enjoy, if you like this sort of learning. If you have any questions, particularly if you'd like an especially difficult word to be elaborated upon.

Have a Great Day, Trish and Otto

Source: http://otto-ladensack.blogspot.com/2011/07/tolles-wisdom.html

Unusual Scrabble Vocabulary

Today's Term:


Quitch


Noun: Quitch or quitch grass is another term for (Eurasian) couch grass. In Old English quitch meant quick because the grass was difficult to get rid of for any length of time.


Figuratively: A quitch is also a vice, taint, or evil.


Example:

To pick the vicious quitch
Of blood and custom wholly out of him.
(Tennyson)


(Sources: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Quitch; http://www.thefreedictionary.com/couch+grass; Lord Alfred Tennyson)


Compiled by Patricia Ladensack

Today's MAT Term

Avow


(uh-vow)


The term avow means to declare boldly.


Example


After he avowed his atheism at church there was a long, uncomfortable silence.

(Sources: Mastering the Miller Analogies Test, 19th edition, Arco 2006; http://www.famousquotesabout.com/; www.patricia--ladensack.blogspot.com)

Compiled by Patricia Ladensack



More MAT Vocabulary

Miller Analogies Test Vocabulary Word of the Day:

After an extended respite I am resuming these posts. Enjoy...


Today's Word: Aver

Aver (uh-ver)

The word aver means to claim to be true or to avouch.


Example

The fact that the key witness averred her innocence is what ultimately swayed the jury in her favor.

(Sources: Master The Miller Analogies Test, 19th Edition, Arco, 2006; http://www.amazon.com/Master-Miller-Analogies-Test-2006/dp/0768923077; http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/aver; www.ottoladensack.blogspot.com, www.pladensack.blogspot.com)


Compiled by Otto & Patricia Ladensack