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There's a jamais vu word if I ever saw one. Like Hydra, I run across words I don't know all the time, especially if I'm reading something in a new (to me) subject. (Also, I get some delightful ones in the mail from Ron O.) I am reminded of a Steve Martin routine where his character is astonished at how the French have different words for almost everything.

A couple of unknowns I came across recently in conversation with an anthropology student: imbricate (link) and geis (link).

Ceci n'est pas un seing.