déjà vu (day-zhaw-VOO) n. [<French]
the feeling that someone has seen or heard
something before
A nightmarish déjà vu hit us as we sat in on the conference.
(On the Scripps grade-specific list in 2018.)
oeuvre (UHRV-ruh) n. [<French<Latin]
the lifework of a writer, artist, or composer
The poet won the award not for any particular work, but for his oeuvre.
(First appeared in Paideia in 1995 - The Printed Word.
On the City Written spelling test in 2018.)
reticent (RET-uh-suhnt) adj. [<Latin]
disinclined to speak; uncommunicative
Jordan is usually reticent until someone brings up politics
then you can’t shut him up.
(First appeared in Words of the Champions in 1986. As a noun reticence
appeared in Paideia in 1996 - Synonyms & Antonyms and again in 2001 -
Watership Down). On the City Written spelling test in 1972 and 2002.)
rhabdoid (RAB-doid) adj. [<Greek]
shaped like a rod
Rhabdoid tumors occur in the kidneys of children
and are treated with chemotherapy..