What's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?

Overmorrow refers to the day after tomorrow and I feel like it comes in quite handy for example.

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Petrichor: The smell of rain on dry ground. One of those things everybody knows about but lacks a word for.
- Apparently Streptomyces are the cause.
  
  I learned about this in Amsterdam’s Groote Museum today, huh
- It's funny, literally every Doctor Who fan knows this word and what it means thanks to Neil Gaiman.

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