wimple \WIM-pul\ - 1. to cover with or as if with a wimple : veil 2. to ripple 3. (chiefly Scottish) to follow a winding course : meander
I was familiar with the noun, especially having just encountered it in a comic this week. I had no idea it could be a verb, too. I'll likely never use it that way, but will probably recognize it should I encounter it again.
rebarbative \rih-BAR-buh-tiv\ - repellent, irritating
Despite the excellent etymological write-up, I doubt I'll be so likely to recall this one . . .
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