8. A Collection of Obscure Words That Are Pretty Much Useless

<p>Sometimes, a word falls out of use through no fault of its own. Other times, the blame lands squarely on the word's shoulders. Here's Ammon Shea with a special batch of words that were just too specific or too unnecessary to live.</p><p>Hosted by Emily Brewster, Neil Serven, Ammon Shea, and Peter Sokolowski.</p><p>Produced in collaboration with New England Public Media.</p><p>Transcript available&nbsp;<a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-matters-podcast/episode-8-useless-obscure-words" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>