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Reading the Scrabble Dictionary: Week 36

9/20/2014

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One word that caught my attention this week was savant, "a man of profound learning." I protest that only men can be profoundly learned! Rudery! The same definition is also in the new Scrabble Dictionary, which is a little disappointing.

We're just beginning to hear the sarsar of Montreal again . . . and I'm admittedly not really looking forward to it. This week marks the 75% mark of the reading the Scrabble Dictionary!
⚛ Units of the Week
    Rotl: a unit of weight in Muslim countries
    Rubel: a monetary unit of Belarus
    Ruble: a monetary unit of Russia
    Rufiyaa: a monetary unit of the Maldives
    Rupee: a monetary unit of India
    Rupiah: a monetary unit of Indonesia
    Sabin: a unit of sound absorption
    Santims: a formerly used coin of Latvia
    Satang: a monetary unit of Thailand
    Sau: xu (monetary unit of Vietnam)

!!! Unexpected Words of the Week

    Roue: a lecherous man
    Rubby: an alcoholic given to drinking rubbing alcohol
    Ruth: compassion (noun)
    Sabbat: an assembly of demons and witches
    Saiga: a small antelope
    Salep: a starchy meal ground from the roots of certain orchids
    Saros: the eclipse cycle of the sun and moon
    Sasin: an antelope of India
    Sassaby: an African antelope
    Sawney: a foolish person
    Scag: heroin

♡ Favorite Words of the Week
    Rotter: a scoundrel
    Ruderal: a plant growing in poor land
    Rudery: a rude act
    Rudesby: a rude person
    Sarsar: a cold, whistling wind
    Sastruga: a ridge of snow formed by the wind in polar regions
(Pages 491–504)

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