high-vocab
words that are rarely used and unknown to most people. often words that only relate to very specific circ-mstances or topics. for example, tyromancy, (the long ago debunked method of divination by reading cheese molds) is a word that very few people know or use. it also relates to an activity that is no longer practiced.
she was known for getting excited about high-vocab, frequently using words none of us had ever encountered, even when we were all studying for the sats.
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