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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

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I am so dangerously cool, doling out the best and obviously most coveted stuff on blogspot. It's no wonder that I elicit such huge waves in communities. People ask me how I do it, I philosophically respond, "it;s just how I do".


Sangfroid: composure or coolness as shown in danger, imperturbability
Theca: case, sheath, capsule, covering
Vermiculate: to adorn or decorate with wavy or winding lines, worm-eaten, sinuous
Testatrix: a female testator, a woman writing her last will and testament
Chondrule: small, round granule of outer space origin seen embedded in some meteorites
Serpentarium: a place where snakes are kept, as for exhibition
Zodiac: region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic, divided into 12 constellations
Vignette: a sketch, brief literary or visual event, description
Megalith: very large stone used in various prehistoric architectures or monumental styles
Chantpleure: to cry while singing, to cry and sing simultaneously
Pyrotechnics: art of making or using fireworks, the use of fireworks for display purposes
Adjudicate: to pronounce, hear and settle, or decree by judicial sentence
Scintilla: an infinitesimal item or mote
Knickknackatory: a collection or arrangement of knickknacks
Concinnity: harmony in the arrangement or fitness of parts with respect to a whole
Bourgeoisie: the middle class, the middle class in Communist theory
Fainéant: sluggard, do-nothing, ne’er-do-well , idle and ineffectual
Incognito: with one's identity disguised or concealed, under an assumed name or identity
Portico: porch or walkway with a roof supported by columns, often leads into an entrance
Weltanschauung: inclusive grasp or image of the universe and of humanity's relation to it
Griffonage: cacography, bad penmanship, careless handwriting, crude or illegible scrawl

Nocturne: work of art or piece of music dealing with or evocative of evening or night 

Prevaricate: to deviate from the truth, speak equivocally or evasively, to lie

Bacchanalia: riotous, boisterous, or drunken festivity/, orgy, drunken feast

Meretricious: drawing attention in a vulgar manner, gaudy, tawdry, superficially attractive

Dolorifuge: something that banishes or mitigates grief, an escape or remedy to despair

Harridan: scolding old woman, nag, nasty, bad-tempered woman

Lexiphanes: pretentious word user, bombastic or magniloquent person

Isochronal: uniform in time, having equal duration, recurring at regular intervals 

Oxylophyte: plant that thrives in or is restricted to acidic soil 

Paralysis: loss or impairment of the ability to move a body part, inability to move

Necropolis: cemetery, especially a large and elaborate one belonging to an ancient city 

Aileron: small moveable platforms on the back of plane wings that alter air movements

Epicacracy: Schadenfreude, sadism, pleasure derived from the misfortunes of others 

Pococurante: nonchalant, indifferent, lukewarm in opinion, insouciant

Mystagouge: person who interprets mysteries and mysticism or initiates others into them,

Rhapsody: impassioned, inspired, or vibrant literature or music

Noumenal: regarding a thing that can be thought of, but not perceived in experience 

Plateau: elevated, mostly level expanse of land, relatively stable level, period, or state

Ciborium: vessel, receptacle for the blessed sacrament or consecrated wafers

Swath: width of a scythe-stroke, strips or radii made by something

Vituperate: to rebuke or criticize harshly or abusively, berate, scold, condemn

Bailiwick: person's area of interest, skill, or authority, special domain, bailiff’s office

Hierophant: explainer or solver of mysteries or phenomena, expositor

Vernacular: everyday language spoken by a people as distinguished from the literary 

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Isn't it just so great that I do this almost daily? O, humble reader, what a treat you're in for. Seriously, though, I do realize this shit can be thoroughly uninteresting to the average person. Forgive me my trespasses.


Bardiglio: finely-grained, multi-gray Italian marble
Duumvirate: two people holding the same office, duo, two people working in conjunction
Vichyssoise: thick type of potato soup
Carcinogen: an agent or substance that causes cancer
Expatiate: to speak or write at length or in considerable detail, expound, elaborate
Woebegone: affected with or marked by deep sorrow, grief, or wretchedness
Grimalkin: cat, especially an old female cat, old woman considered to be ill-tempered
Malapropos: out of place, inappropriate, in an inopportune or inappropriate manner
Gnathonic: sycophantic, fawning, flattering, deceitfully flattering
Roseate: rose-colored, rosy, optimistic, cheerful and bright, promising
Catholicon: a supposed medicine to cure all diseases, panacea
Decorticate: to remove the bark, husk, or outer covering from
Xertz: to gulp a beverage down enthusiastically, heartily, and/or quickly, to quaff
Convalesce: to recover or recuperate, recover from a serious injury
Foudroyant: dazzling, scintillating, sudden and overwhelming
Grimoire: textbook of sorcery and magic, magical or mystical tome, esoteric book
Halcyon: legendary kingfisher, tranquil, calm, without strife, serene
Chrematistic: of, relating to, or occupied in the gaining of wealth
Mausoleum: large, stately tomb or building housing several tombs
Oubliette: dungeon with only opening at the top
Amethyst: deep purple, deep-purple gemstone

Phylactery: amulet or charm which protects from harm, receptacle containing a holy relic

Cromlech: circle of monoliths or stones usually enclosing a dolmen(tomb) or mound

Eidos: formal content of the mental or intellectual makeup of a culture or social group

Quietus: finishing stroke, anything that effectually ends or settles, death, end

Redivivus: revived, come back to life, resurrected, resuscitated

Syzygy: alignment or unity of specific objects, notably in space or literature

Asterisk: (*) used to indicate an omission, reference, a word, sound, or affix 

Rorqual: genus of whales, type of whale

Obsequious: fawning, sycophantic, servile

Hamulus: a small hook or hook-like process, especially at the end of a bone 

Labyrinth: maze, puzzling complex or circuitous plan

Obfuscate: to cloud over, obscure, make dark or unclear, to muddle, confuse, bewilder Baccalaureate: bachelor’s degree, valedictory speech

Dynamitard: one that uses dynamite for anarchistic or other political acts of violence 

Requiem: mass for a deceased person, song for the deceased, solemn chant, dirge

Quantum: quantity or amount, a large quantity or bulk, specific amount, small amount

Galvanize: to stimulate or shock with an electric current, to arouse to awareness or action 

Quinquevir: one of five officials appointed for some special object, council, or purpose

Cunctipotent: all-powerful, omnipotent, endless in power

Sojourn: brief visit, stopover, jaunt

Parochial: narrowly restricted in scope or outlook, provincial, pertaining to a parish

Cruciverbalist: one who is skillful in creating or solving crossword puzzles

Memorabilia: pl. things remarkable and worthy of remembrance or record

Tchotchke: knickknack, collectible, trinket, bibelot, bijou

14, of 32. It's Definitely a Number.

You know, it's amazing that these words don't get used more often. Stupid canonical colloquialism undermining the integrity of great words. Luckily, "slizzard" has entered the lexicon. Erryone should be deplorin', 'cause erryday I'm hustlin'.


Uxorial: of a wife, relating to, involving, or characteristic of a wife
Lithium: silvery, soft, highly-reactive metal
Witzelsucht: excessive facetiousness and inappropriate or pointless humor, the disorder
Glyph: a sigil or specific insignia, a letter of language, an arcane mark
Kaleidoscope: optical item that utilizes mirrors to create interior symmetrical visions
Infinity: quality or condition of being infinite, unbounded space, time, or quantity
Quicquidlibet: whatever one pleases, anything whatsoever, typified by absolute volition
Troglodyte: hermit, recluse, person considered to be reclusive, out of date, or brutish
Cenobite: member of a convent or other religious community, cloistered person
Phrontistery: athenaeum, establishment for study, thinking, and/or learning
Recidivism: act of repeating punished act, chronic tendency to repeat crimes
Bacchante: female bacchant, carousing woman, priestess or woman votary of Bacchus
Coracle: small rounded boat made of waterproof material stretched over a frame
Oxydactyl: having slender, tapered digits or fingers
Valetudinarian: sickly or weak person, hypochondriac
Zenzezenzizenzic: the eighth power of a number
Clairvoyant: having the “power” to see things that can’t be perceived by the senses
Excogitate: to contemplate with diligence and care to obtain intuitive grasp thereof
Discotheque: nightclub that features dancing to recorded or live music
Vicarious: performed, exercised, received, or suffered in place of another
Maugre: in spite of, notwithstanding

Baroque: of, relating to, or like of a style in art and architecture of a time

Telefacsimile: a fax machine, a document sent over a telephone line

Luddite: person who fears or loathes technology, person opposed to technology

Cathismata: pl. one of the 20 divisions in a Greek Psalter

Quoddamodotative: existing or behaving in a certain manner

Prismatic: refractive light of a spectrum, brilliantly colored

Contagion: disease that is or may be transmitted by direct or indirect contact, epidemic

Immure: to enclose with walls, ensconce

Ennui: listlessness, weariness, discontent

Pluterperfect: beyond perfect or perfection, more than perfect

Clarion: medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones, clear and shrill, loud burst of sound

Sardonyx: type of stone(onyx) with sandy bands

Rastaquouere: social climber, social upstart, man of finished and polished manners

Thymoleptic: psychologically energizing, drug designed to reverse depression

Gravamen: the material, basis, or significant part of a grievance or complaint

Acropolis: fortified height or citadel, raised area holding a building or cluster of buildings

Cosmopolitan: pertaining to the world at large, without localized prejudices

Permeate: to pervade, to spread or flow throughout, to diffuse through

Symbiosis: mutual biological synergy between two dissimilar organisms 

Escamotage: juggling, hand trickery, sleight of hand, legerdemain 

Terpsichorean: pertaining, relating to, or referring to dancing or the art thereof

Haecceity: property that uniquely identifies an object, compare quiddity

Zingaro: a gypsy, an Italian gypsy, mendicant, beggar, vagabond

Thylacine: Extinct Tasmanian Tiger

Double Update. I Was Too Busy Saving Lives Yesterday to Care

Double dose due to my dilatory diversions.


Existential: of, relating to, or dealing with existence, pertaining to existentialism
Noyade: destruction or execution by drowning, a murder by drowning
Regicide: the killing of a king, the act of killing a king
Celestial: heavenly, of a higher plane, empyreal, of space
Tessellation: tile pattern sans gaps or extraneous spaces, mathematical pattern
Entropy: the quantitative measure of disorder in a system
Plexus: any complex structure containing an intricate network of parts
Homunculus: diminutive human, small human as a product of alchemical processes
Ersatz: being a usually artificial and inferior substitute or imitation, artificial, synthetic
Scramasax: long and heavy knife used by the Franks, having a blade often 20 inches long
Calcaneus: the heel bone
Fuselage: central body of an aircraft, to which the wings and tail assembly are attached
Agnostic: religion positing that any ultimate reality is unknown and likely unknowable
Cuneiform: wedge-shaped, Sumerian language
Hieroglyphic: picture writing system, a writing system that uses symbols or pictures
Denouement: final resolution or clarification of a dramatic or narrative plot
Ventriloquist: puppeteer utilizing vocal techniques and manipulations
Apteryx: genus of flightless birds
Cinquefoil: five-leaved, plant with limbs that are five-leaved, five-pointed leaves
Manifesto: announcement of intentions, opinions, or motives, usually of a political nature
Bibliophile: someone who loves (and usually collects) books, book collector

Vestigial: of, relating to, or constituting a vestige(trace, mark, or sign left by something)

Dimension: measure of spatial extent, especially width, height, or length, extent, scope

Spatiotemporal: of, relating to, or existing in both space and time, relating to space-time 

Effluvium: foul discharge or emanation, emission

Dogmatic: lacking tolerance, compliance, or breadth of view, forcibly assertive

Satellite: celestial body that orbits a planet, a moon, object designed to orbit a planet

Asteroid: small, irregularly-shaped rocky bodies that orbit the Sun, shaped like a star

Incisive: penetrating, clear, and sharp, as in operation or expression

Craquelure: fine pattern of dense cracking formed on the surface of paintings 

Promulgate: make known(as a decree or dogma) by open declaration, proclaim

Tintinnabulation: ringing or sounding of bells, the sound of bells

Magniloquent: lofty and profuse in speech, grandiloquent, pompous in speech, bombastic

Expunge: to strike out, obliterate, or to mark for deletion

Panacea: a cure-all, medicine, herb, or concoction designed or functioning as a cure-all

Quarantine: period of isolation or detention, strict isolation

Colloquial: informal, as in speech, conversationally informal

Impervious: impenetrable, incapable of being affected or harmed, not susceptible

Erubescent: becoming red, reddening, becoming ruddy

Narthex: enclosed passage between the main entrance and the nave of a church 

Polymath: person of great learning in several fields of study, polyhistor

Obelisk: tall, four-sided stone pillar, tapered and monolithic, that rises to a pointed top

Myriad: multitude, litany, an amount of, usually large, collection in large numbers

Effervesce: to bubble over, to boil with frothy bubbles, to excite

Lapis Lazuli: gemstone of intense blue

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Golgotha: a place of burial, cemetery, tomb, catacomb, necropolis

Artemisia: type of plant, genus of aromatic shrubs or herbs

Incalescent: becoming hotter or growing more ardent, boiling

Fanfaronade: bragging or blustering manner or behavior, fanfare, riotous applause

Cuvette: a small, transparent, often tubular laboratory vessel 

Kismet: fate, fortune, chance, faith thereof

Threnody: song, hymn, or poem reflecting on mourning or a tribute to the deceased

Gasconade: extravagant boasting, boastful talk, arrogant self-praise, to gasconade

Ultracrepidate: to criticize beyond the sphere of one's knowledge

Echolalia: immediate and involuntary repetition of words or phrases just spoken by others

Vespertine: crepuscular, pertaining to, of, or related to the evening

Penultimate: next to the last in a series, relating to a penult, pertaining to the penultimate

Menagerie: collection of animals in cages or enclosures, diverse hodgepodge, gallery, zoo

Catalexis: absence of one or more syllables in a line of verse, especially in the last foot 

Holocaust: great or complete devastation or destruction, especially by fire, sacrifice

Recumbentibus: knockout punch, either verbal or physical, lethal bludgeon, powerful hit 

Odalisque: female servant, female servant in a harem

Apocryphal: of questionable authorship or authenticity, erroneous, fictitious 

Cachinnation: act of laughing hard, loudly or convulsively, guffawing, cackling

Quandary: state of uncertainty or perplexity, predicament, dilemma

Lexicon: wordbook or dictionary, vocabulary of a language

Nullibicity: state of non-existence, quality or state of being nowhere

Patina: natural tarnish from wear of usage and passage of time, verdigris

Metalloid: element that has both metallic and nonmetallic properties 

Isinglass: thin sheet of translucent mica

Aesthetic: having a sense of the beautiful, pertaining to a sense of the beautiful

Galaxy: collection of stars, gas, and dust bound together by gravity 

Recherché: elegant, refined or tasteful, sophisticated

Wanweird: an unhappy fate, the misery of life, a sad fate

Metamorphosis: transformation, as by magic or sorcery, drastic physical or mental change

Conquistador: a conqueror, especially one of the 16th-century Spanish soldiers 

Macedoine: mixture of diced fruits and vegetables, medley, mixture 

Visurient: hungry for visual stimuli, pertaining to the desire evoked from vision

Cislunar: of or relating to the space between earth and the moon or the moon’s orbit

Pandiculation: the act of stretching and yawning, especially upon waking, yawning

Sesquipedalian: having many syllables, long, given to or typified by the use of long words

Nimbus: dark, grey cloud bearing rain, splendid atmosphere or aura, cloudy radiance

Tatterdemalion: person wearing ragged or tattered clothing, ragamuffin, ragged, tattered

Stochastic: typified by conjecture, conjectural, process using a group of random variables

Octothorpe: the symbol (#), also known as the crosshatch, hash, or numeral sign 

Haphazard: aimless, chaotic, typified by lack of order, planning, or by variability

Palaver: conference or discussion, idle chat, chat with flattery of cajolery involved

Impresario: sponsor who books and stages public attractions, director or manager thereof

Cartesian: of or relating to the philosophy of Descartes 

Mermithergate: ant that has a changed appearance as a result of a nematode infection 

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Ugh, I just want to be a rapper. Still freshly saying "I allocate my eloquent alloquy with elegant allegory and eglantine amphigory" after a year.


Vivisection: act of cutting into living animals, especially for the purpose of research
Alluvium: unconsolidated sediments carried by water
Divisi: music term, divided, separated
Emaciate: to make abnormally thin or weak, typically due to illness
Chagrin: disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure
Mercurial: fickle, erratic, ingenious, changeable, eloquent
Efflux: something that flows out or forth, effluence, passing or an expiration, as of time
Antipathy: strong feeling of aversion or repugnance, enmity, animosity
Reciprocity: the quality or state of requiting, mutual dependence
Odyssey: a long wandering or series of adventurous journeys, long and perilous trek
Eviscerate: to disembowel, exenterate, to remove the viscera of something
Anent: regarding, concerning, pertaining to, involving
Cortical: of, relating to, derived from, or consisting of cortex
Solecism: an impropriety, nonstandard grammatical construction, violation of etiquette
Mar: to inflict damage, to impair the soundness, perfection, or integrity, spoil, besmirch
Vermilion: vivid red to reddish orange
Ambidextrous: able to use both hands equally well, unusually skillful
Ectoplasm: mystical, viscous substance that exudes from the body of a medium
Machiavellian: suggestive of or characterized by expediency, deceit, and cunning
Galimatias: meaningless talk, gibberish, nonsense
Petrichor: scent of rain on soil, dirt, or in the atmosphere after a period of dryness

Isosceles: having two equal sides, of a triangle

Anon: at another time, immediately, at once, later

Cnidarian: any invertebrate animal, as a hydra, jellyfish, sea anemone, or coral 

Tantivy: echoic of sound of a horse galloping, at full gallop, fast, furious gallop

Quodlibet: subtle, debatable, or elaborate argument or point, usually on a formal position

Malison: curse, malediction, execration

Katzenklavier: “cat piano”, specific hypothetical instrument using cats meows

Conjuration: the act or art of conjuring, magic spell or incantation, magic trick or effect 

Ziggurat: temple tower of the ancients, having the form of a terraced pyramid

Tsunami: very large ocean wave caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption

Crucible: severe, searching test or trial, container to be used with metals at high heat

Nugatory: having little or no consequence, worthless, trivial, insignificant

Inferno: hell, place of fiery heat or destruction, place of human suffering, misery, or death

Agoraphobia: abnormal fear of open or public places 

Enceinte: pregnant, carrying a baby, gravid, line of fortification enclosing a town or castle

Vortex: whirling mass of water or air, especially one in which a force of suction operates 

Cacography: bad or illegible handwriting or penmanship, griffonage

Psychosomatic: regarding a malady having bodily effects but comes from mental disarray 

Magnanimous: noble in mind and heart, generous in forgiving, selfless

Ensiform: sword-shaped, shaped like a sword

Vociferous: loud, stentorian, vehement, angrily impassioned

Wizen: to dry up, wither, shrivel, wrinkle

Imbolc: ancient Celtic festival

Solstice: one of two times in the year when the sun is furthest from the equator

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More words to slake anyone's gullet.


Lacquer: varnish that dries via evaporation
Revenant: specter, ghost, one who returns after a long absence
Millennium: one thousand years, period of a thousand years
Coquelicot: plant, red poppy
Tacenda: things to not be mentioned or things to be passed over in silence
Diaphanous: light, delicate, gossamer, translucent
Candelabra: pl. branched candlestick with several candles
Aeonian: continuing forever, eternal
Chevelure: head of hair, hair on the head, tresses, a nebulous envelop(as around a comet)
Dyslexia: disorder in which lexical figures are perceived in a chaotic order
Ozymandian: typified by great hubris or greed met with tragic destruction through vanity
Nacreous: iridescent, pearly, like mother-of-pearl or nacre
Quiddity: the real nature of a thing, the essence, quibble, eccentricity, trifling quirk
Mephitic: poisonous, noxious, lethally dangerous, insidious, toxic, putrid
Contretemps: inopportune or embarrassing occurrence or situation, dispute, argument
Eidolon: ghost, specter, revenant, reappearing, continuously visiting or persisting image
Aura: distinctive and pervasive quality or character, air, atmosphere, emanation
Xenoglossy: language learned spontaneously and without prior knowledge
Choreography: the art of creating and arranging dances or ballets
Novitiate: novice, the living place of a novice, the state of being a novice, neophyte
Doppelganger: double of a living person, especially one that haunts its counterpart

Lothario: man who seduces women, incubus, rake, roué

Maraschino: cordial made from the fermented juice of the marasca cherry

Interrobang: punctuation that is a question mark superimposed on an exclamation point 

Propaedeutic: needed as preparation for learning, study, or understanding

Magnesium: light, silvery-white, moderately hard metallic element 

Somnolent: drowsy, sleepy, inducing or tending to induce sleep, soporific 

Aphotic: devoid of light, especially of areas where no light naturally occurs

Nosism: the use of we in speaking of oneself, the act of speaking of oneself as multiples

Eschew: to avoid, shun, dispense with, abstain

Absinthe: wormwood liquor of a bright-green color

Gnosis: esoteric knowledge of spiritual truth, complex and thinly distributed knowledge

Pyre: heap of combustibles for burning a corpse as a funeral rite, heap of combustibles

Exorbitant: greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation, excessive, expensive

Omnibus: of, regarding, or giving many things or classes, having or including many items

Trillium: type of flower

Penumbra: partial shadow, space of partial illumination

Lagniappe: gift for extended patronage, gift or compensation for valued customers

Videlicet: to wit, that is, namely

Gaffe: clumsy social error, a faux pas, blunder, social miscommunication

Asymptote: line whose distance to a given curve tends to zero 

Cynophilist: dog-lover, one who loves or appreciates dogs

Bouleversement: reversal of fortunes, overturning, tumult

Sforzando: music, suddenly or strongly accented

Peccavi: admission of guilt or confession

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I still have yet to read "The Mezzanine". I'm a big fan of metafiction.



Horripilation: bristling of the body hair, as from fear or cold, goose bumps
Adumbrate: to explain faintly or opaquely outline, describe
Peccadillo: insignificant sin or wrongdoing, trifling fault
Fusillade: salvo, rapid discharge of firearms
Acroamatic: communicated orally, oral, applied to the teachings of Aristotle
Mezzanine: partial story between two main stories of a building, lowest balcony of theater
Aphelion: when the orbit of earth is furthest from the sun
Chiaroscuro: composition of strong contrasts in light and dark
Homogenous: of the same or similar nature or kind, of uniform structure or makeup
Antediluvian: antiquated, extremely old, old-aged
Embarcadero: a landing place, especially a landing place on an island waterway
Sprachgefühl: feeling or intuitive grasp for linguistics or language, character of language
Prestidigitation: act of or skill in performing magic or conjurations, sleight of hand
Mountebank: charlatan, quack, peddler of swindle and kitsch made to pilfer money
Criterion: standard, rule, or test on which a judgment or decision can be based
Perfunctory: done routinely and with little interest or care, lacking in enthusiasm
Exoskeleton: external supportive or protective structure or framework, often of an insect
Resplendent: sublime, full of color, dazzling, splendid
Katzenjammer: loud, harsh noise, hangover, state of depression or bewilderment
Indefatigable: incapable or seemingly incapable of being fatigued, tireless, inexhaustible
Colophon: inscription at the end of a book, an identifying emblem for a book

Harlequinade: harlequin’s main piece, comic pranks, lively buffoonery

Picaroon: a pirate, to act as a pirate, a pirate ship, one who lives by his wits, rouge

Excoriate: to tear or wear off the skin of, abrade 

Sinecure: an easy occupation or one which requires almost no responsibility

Automaton: self-operating machine or mechanism, especially a robot

Pragmatic: practical as opposed to idealistic, artistic, or intellectual 

Denigrate: disparage, to attack the character or reputation of, speak ill of, defame 

Wappenshaw: periodic muster or review of troops or persons under arms

Ingravescent: gradually becoming more severe, worsening, usually of a medical condition

Pneumatic: of or relating to air or other gases, propelled or utilized by air pressure

Caliginous: misty, dim, obscure, dark, gloomy, tenebrous

Equestrian: of, relating to, or featuring horseback riding

Vicissitudes: changes of circumstances of fortune 

Bravura: music term, brilliant technique or style in performance, piece requiring high skill

Tellurian: terrestrial, inhabiting the earth, pertaining to the earth, earthen

Providence: divine guidance or care, divine foresight

Incorporeal: immaterial, ghostly, ethereal, lacking material form or substance 

Cognomen: familial name, surname, especially a third name

Marionette: a puppet bound by strings and controlled with wooden bars

Surreptitious: stealthy, kept secret, hidden

Nautilus: cephalopod mollusk, usually fossilized

Diaspora: dissemination, dispersion, random or selective re-distribution

Vista: view, prospect, perspective, spectrum of peripheral boundaries

Cynosure: that which garners great attention by calling to its brilliance, interest

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I really would like to further discuss these words, the sole problem being the sheer number of them.


Lucubration: laborious study or meditation, writing produced by laborious effort or study
Infinitesimal: so small as to approach zero, immeasurably or incalculably minute
Machination: intrigue, crafty and involved plot to achieve typically sinister ends
Concatenate: to link together, unite in a series or chain
Selcouth: unusual, rare, unique, or strange
Demesne: a lord’s privately owned manor or section of land
Noctilucence: cloud phenomenon typified by lights at night, visible or glowing at night
Aviatrix: female aviator
Susurrus: a whisper, something which resembles a whisper
Propinquity: nearness in place, approximate location, proximity, vicinity
Myopic: nearsighted, unable or unwilling to act wisely, lacking tolerance or insight
Clerisy: the well-educated or learned class, intelligentsia, cognoscenti
Oeillade: an amorous glance, ogle
Phantasmagoria: shifting series of phantasms, illusions, or deceptive images
Omniscient: having total knowledge, knowing everything, having infinite wisdom
Poignant: profoundly moving, touching, physically or emotionally painful
Epigone: inferior imitator, disciple, second-rate replica, counterfeit
Sestina: poem of six six-line stanzas and a three-line envoy
Ineluctable: unavoidable, inescapable, inevitable, not to be avoided, changed, or resisted
Microscopic: so small as to be invisible or indistinct without the use of the microscope
Promethean: boldly creative, defiantly original, deviating genius

Spoonerism: transposition of sounds of two or more words, especially a ludicrous one 

Hoarfrost: rime, frozen dew that forms a white coating on a surface 

Ichor: fluid that flows like blood in the veins of the gods, any bloodlike fluid

Tesserect: four-dimensional equivalent or analogue of a cube

Bezaleel: the shadow of God, God’s shadow

Zeitgeist: spirit of the time, the taste and outlook characteristics of a period or generation

Catharsis: purgation, emotional purification, relieving of emotional tensions

Athanasy: quality of being deathless, immortality

Esoterica: item or thing that is esoteric, obscure, rare, or valuable

Magisterial: of, relating to, or having the features of a master or teacher, authoritative

Pellucid: translucently clear, limpid, lucid, transparently shimmering

Helix: a spiral, spiral-shaped object or string

Ocarina: a simple wind instrument or toy having a mouthpiece and fingerholes

Tincture: trace or vestige, color or tint, substance that colors, dyes, or stains, infusion

Velleity: flimsy wish or desire

Salubrious: health-giving, healthy, healthful, relating to good health

Apothegm: terse, witty, instructive saying, maxim, generally accepted truth, aphorism

Vitriolic: filled with bitter criticism or malice, acerbic

Etiolate: to stunt growth, deprive of strength , to whiten by blocking sunlight exposure

Azoth: mythologized universal solvent, panacea

Paradigm: clearly defined archetype, typical example or pattern of something 

Eutectic: of, relating to, or formed at the lowest temperature, as in a melting point

Claviger: one that keeps or has the keys, custodian, warden

Parabola: mathematical term, looks akin to a “u” or “n”

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If you want a good vocabulary, read often. Also, remember often.


Succor: to aid or assist in a time of need, assistance
Macabre: gruesome, disturbing or horrifying due to concern with death and/or injury
Terminus: destination, ultimate point, final point in space or time, an end or extremity
Camouflage: actions or devices intended to disguise or mislead, usually natural
Abacus: frame with rows of grooves along which beads are slid, used for calculating
Tristiloquy: speech characterized by sadness or gloominess
Immolate: to kill, sacrifice, or destroy, almost always with fire
Cynegetics: the art or arts related to hunting of animals, people, or things
Mammon: pelf, greed, wealth as a device of evil or false object of worship and devotion
Silhouette: picture as an outline, often a human profile, filled in by a solid color
Anthropomorphic: described or thought of as having a human form or human attributes
Cosmonaut: Russian or Soviet astronaut
Burnish: to polish, the shine of a polished surface
Kitsch: something of tawdry design or content created to have popular appeal, camp
Zweihander: large sword designated to be used with two hands
Dichotomy: division into two usually contrary parts or opinions, division into two sects
Elision: omission of a vowel, consonant, or syllable in pronunciation
Seraphim: pl. six-winged angels
Vigesimal: based on, pertaining to or related to 20
Incunabulum: book printed before 1501
Conflagration: large destructive fire, holocaust, inferno

Blatherskite: babbling, foolish person, person given to voluble, senseless talk

Ragnarok: “Twilight of the Gods”, destruction of the world, great devastation

Crambazzle: worn-out old man, curmudgeon, rabblerousing old-timer

Bivouac: temporary military or squad encampment

Homoeuteleuton: rhetoric in which alike words or phrases are used like rhymes

Amaranth: deep-hued purple, flower, metaphor for immortality 

Nepotism: bias shown to relatives(e.g. hiring them based on connection instead of merits)

Fysigunkus: person devoid of curiosity, insouciant person

Clinquant: glittering as gold, glittering with tinsel, showily ornate

Prurient: having, relating to, or typified by lascivious or lustful thoughts or desires

Excelsior: fine, curled wood shavings

Amphora: ceramic, two-handled vase with a narrow neck, usually contains alcohol

Morceau: a small literary or musical composition

Phlox: genus of American herbs

Repudiate: to reject the validity or authority of, refuse to accept or be associated with 

Marasmus: protein deficiency, state of emaciation

Vavasor: superior vassal with other vassals beneath

Litterateur: literary-minded person, one devoted to the study or writing of literature 

Eidetic: of, relating to, or marked by extremely detailed and vivid recall of visual images 

Saccade: any of the rapid jumps the eyes make from fixed points to others, as in reading 

Dilettante: one who dabbles in an occupation or hobby without serious intent

Aeneous: brassy, golden-green

Subjugate: enslave, vanquish, bring under domination or control, usually by conquest 

Otiose: indolent, lazy, serving no useful purpose, futile, being a leisure

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Ahem, words, words, words.


Crucifix: representation of the cross on which Jesus died
Stygian: gloomy and dark, infernal, hellish, of or relating to the river Styx
Aerolith: meteorite, specific type of meteorite
Catacombs: pl. vault, tomb, crypt, ossuary, often labyrinthine
Hendiadys: rhetoric, such as grace and favor instead of gracious favor
Escadrille: a small squadron, usually of six, a small team, typically of six airplanes
Panjandrum: important or self-important person, self-important, pompous official
Ubiquitous: being or seeming to be everywhere at the same time, omnipresent
Breviloquence: speech characterized by brevity, shortness, briefness
Tergiversate: equivocate, to change one's attitude or opinions rapidly
Antanaclasis: stylistic trope of repeating a word, but with a different meaning each time
Elenchus: logical refutation by proving the opposite, argument thereof
Pantomime: communication through gestures and facial movements
Oeuvre: the corpus of an author, canon, or a collective symposium
Cataphract: suit of armor for a man and horse
Anathema: malison,  strong curse, that which one vehemently despises
Perturb: disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
Quaff: to drink, to drink heartily
Arithmetic: branch of math dealing with the properties and manipulation of numbers
Concomitant: phenomenon that naturally accompanies or follows something, concurrent
Alchemy: ancient chemistry, arcane chemistry, science of elements made to educe effects

Omniligent: reading or having read everything, characterized by encyclopedic reading

Jackanapes: impudent person, impertinent person, dislikable person

Sobriquet: nickname, moniker, adopted name

Cumulonimbus: type of cloud that augurs, foretells, or indicates bad weather

Paroxysm: convulsion, sudden attack or violent expression of an emotion or activity 

Testament: person’s last will, that which serves as evidence of a specific event or quality

Obtenebrate: to darken as if by shadowing, to darken, to make dark or evil

Circuitous: having a circular or winding course, indirect, roundabout

Arpeggio: notes of a chord played in succession, either ascending or descending 

Misericordia: amercement(law), thin-bladed dagger, luxury given to a member of a sect

Edifice: large building, construct, complex set of beliefs

Cloister: monastatic establishment, convent of living

Sybarite: person devoted to pleasure and luxury, a voluptuary, hedonist

Altazimuth: mount for astronomical telescopes that shows horizontal and vertical rotation 

Opprobrium: harsh criticism, censure, obloquy, disgrace due to poor social conduct

Emissary: an agent sent on a mission to represent or advance the interests of another 

Cadaver: corpse, specifically one dressed for a procedure

Lugubrious: gloomy or dismal, especially exaggerated

Vanguard: foremost leading group in an army, position of forefront of new developments

Berceuse: lullaby, song used to put someone to sleep

Intransigent: refusing to conduct a position, usually an extreme one, uncompromising 

Eschatology: philosophy or theology focused on the end of the world or analysis thereof

Dyspeptic: having a morose disposition, relating to dyspepsia, irritable

Photon: physics term, a quantum of electromagnetic radiation or energy