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A man walks into a bar "ouch". A man walks into a bar, his alcoholism is tearing his family apart. A man walks into a bar, after getting inebriated, he thinks up a clever context for a joke. A man walks into a bar, he orders a drink, joins his friends, and they have a good laugh.


Panchreston: widely inclusive, often formulaic thesis planned to cover all areas of a topic
Aquarelle: painting done in transparent watercolors, watercolor, watercolor painting
Zoanthropy: mental disorder in which one believes oneself to be an animal
Visceral: pertaining to the viscera, relating to deep feelings as opposed to the intellect
Stratosphere: any great height or degree, upper region of the atmosphere
Olfactory: of, relating to, or connected with the sense of smell(human or otherwise)
Empirical: derived from or guided by experience or experimentation, opposed to theory
Brontide: sound like distant thunder, can be due to seismic causes
Inchoate: in an initial or early stage, incipient, imperfect, partial, unfinished
Megrim: caprice or fancy, depression or unhappiness, melancholy, migraine, vertigo
Saturnalian: of unrestrained and intemperate jollity, riotously merry, dissolute
Thole: to suffer or undergo, to endure, to tolerate, fulcrum for oars on a boat
Encomium: eulogy, warm, glowing praise, formal expression of praise, a tribute
Caricature: expression or interpretation of exaggerated details or foibles of something
Basilica: large, public building the Romans used, usually as a courtroom or meeting hall
Exoteric: freely dispersed, comprehensible to or suited to the public, popular, external
Pother: commotion, disturbance, state of nervousness, cloud of smoke or dust that chokes
Ken: range of knowledge or perception, range of vision or sight, consciousness
Zitella: maiden, unmarried woman, bachelorette
Taciturn: reticent, quiet, not talkative, insouciant
Longueur: long and tedious passage in a work of literature, music, or performing art

Blellum: an idle, indiscreet talker, noisy fainéant, informant

Widdershins: in a contrary or counterclockwise direction, wrong direction, unlucky

Samhain: Celtic harvest festival which served as the foothold for Halloween

Jettatura: power of the “evil eye”, the “evil eye”, harsh stare used by superstitious people

Gazebo: freestanding, roofed, usually open-sided structure, belvedere

Parapet: low protective wall or railing along the edge of a raised structure 

Aerugo: verdigris, metallic rust, particularly of brass or copper

Trochaic: of, relating to, made up of, or consisting of trochees

Hypochondriac: one who believes in or purports exaggerated illnesses, valetudinarian

Textile: cloth, especially one manufactured by weaving or knitting, a fabric 

Reverie: an idle daydream, a thought of idle desire, a surrendering to imagination

Constellation: specific arrangement of stars to form an image

Iscariotic: traitorous, treacherous, given to betrayal, having committed betrayal

Eupeptic: cheerful, happy, having a good digestion, chipper

Tableaux: pl. deliberate picture, arrangement , vivid, graphic description

Frisson: moment of intense excitement, a shudder, shiver of ecstasy or suspense

Dowry: natural gift, endowment, talent, money or property given to a bride’s husband

Coalesce: to fuse, intersect, or entwine to create a unity

Redolent: piquant, aromatic, or memory-invoking

Nephrolith: a kidney stone, stone lodged in a kidney

Traumatic: psychologically painful, of, pertaining to, or produced by a trauma or wound 

Puissant: powerful, mighty, doughty, strong, potent, forceful, forcible

Elysium: section of the underworld, resting place of heroes and the virtuous

Carapace: bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back of an animal or creature