acharya acicula acierage aciniform acoelous acotyledonous

acrolect acromegalic

These are from the 180 oages of words appearing infrequently. How many of them do you know?
Remember, a bunch of highschool kids are supposed to!

Anybody here speak acrolect?

acrolect

SYLLABICATION:
ac·ro·lect
PRONUNCIATION:
AUDIO: kr-lkt KEY
NOUN:
The variety of speech that is closest to a standard prestige
language, especially in an area in which a creole is spoken.
For example, Standard Jamaican English is the acrolect
where Jamaican Creole is spoken.
ETYMOLOGY:
acro– + (dia)lect.
OTHER FORMS:
acro·lectal —ADJECTIVE

Acharya

An honorific title denoting great spiritual attainment.

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An honorific title denoting great spiritual attainment.

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A title given by whom? By which sect?

Dear WW: Wordsmith could tell you,I cannot. That was the one site where it was not used
as a title or surname without any discussion.

Shallow research suggests Hindu.

acierage

acierate .
3at#ed, 3at#ing 5Fr acier, steel < LL aciarium < L acies, sharpness < acer, sharp < IE base *aa3 (see ACID) + 3ATE16 to change into steel

So acierage would be the science of steel making.