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Well, this is the end of the road, unfortunately. If anyone would have some interest, I have the skeletons from a lot of other wordlists, so i'd just have to heavily add to them, transcribe them to a word document, and add the definition to them. It does add some objectivity to my life. Considering that I will be losing my computer relatively soon(this is a scheduled post), I could use some downtime to enumerate a lengthy list. At any rate, I'll be posting some really long entires soonish. Also, I can dump wallpapers, if anyone has a specific interest.


Tycoon: very wealthy or powerful businessman, business leader, king, magnate, mogul
Fissure: long narrow opening, a crack or cleft, process of splitting or separating, division
Iceberg: large mass of ice floating at sea, usually broken off of a polar glacier
Obdurate: hardened in misconduct or iniquity, stubbornly defiant, deep and unrelenting
Abyss: immeasurably deep chasm, depth, or void, abode of evil spirits, hell
Germane: fitting, being both pertinent and fitting, relevant, relevant and appropriate
Nexus: means of union, link, connected series or group, the core or center, as of a matter
Alcatote: foolish oaf, silly elf, witless person
Cavalier: given to haughty disregard of others, gallant or courtly gentleman
Marginalia: notes in the margin or margins of a book
Balatron: buffoon, clown, jackanapes, joker
Demagogue: rabble-rouser, firebrand, one who appeals to emotions and prejudices
Albatross: large, web-footed, gull-like seabird
Sycophant: person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
Tendril: plant’s tentacle, clasping, twining, slender outgrowth of a vine's stem
Decollate: to behead, decapitate, remove or cut the head off of something
Ostensible: apparent, evident, or conspicuous, being such in appearance
Volksgeist: intellectual, ethical, spiritual, and/or political thoughts of a time, zeitgeist
Hirsute: covered with hair, hairy, having a large amount of hair or body hair
Barathrum: a bottomless pit, hole, or abyss, Hell
Mendicant: beggar, depending on alms for a living, practicing begging

Ecclesiastical: of or pertaining to the church or the clergy, churchly, clerical 

Dulcimer: stringed instrument having three or four strings and a fretted fingerboard 

Cerumen: yellow, wax-like secretion from the external ears, “earwax”

Sawbones: physician, especially a surgeon

Gnomon: indicator provided by the arm whose shadow indicates the time on the sundial

Xylem: woody part of plants, the supporting and water-conducting tissue 

Charisma: personal attractiveness or interestingness that enables you to influence others 

Antebellum: before or existing before a war, especially the American civil war 

Mitrailleuse: a machine gun, a type of rudimentary machine gun

Brummagem: cheap and showy, meretricious, gaudy, tawdry, ersatz

Poniard: dagger typically having a slender square or triangular blade

Trajectory: the path of a projectile or other moving body through space, selected course

Archipelago: landform which consists of a chain or cluster of islands 

Rodomontade: pretentious boasting or bragging, bluster, ranting, vain speech

Viaticum: the Eucharist being given along with the anointing of the sick or dying

Falciform: falcate, curved, convex, sickle-shaped, drepaniform

Collectanea: selection of pieces of writing by an author or by several authors

Percolate: to filter, to cause to filter, to cause to pass through pores or small holes 

Thaumaturgical: relating to thaumaturgy, magical, supernatural, like magic, illusory

Nepheliad: cloud nymph, nymph designated or of the clouds 

Vaporize: to turn into vapor, to evaporate, to kill, to vanish, to dissolve solid material

Ahimsa: the doctrine of refraining from the harming of others or the taking of life

Wegotism: excessive use of the word “we”, the habit of referring to oneself as “we”

Harmartia: tragic or fatal flaw, fault, character flaw

Badinage: playful or frivolous repartee or banter, cheeky back-and-forth

Pariah: a social outcast, person that is despised or avoided, one who is rejected by others

Obliterate: to do away with completely so as to leave no trace, to erase

Gigahertz: a unit of frequency equal to one billion cycles per second

Mephistophelian: of Mephistopheles, fiendish, diabolical, crafty, malevolent, cunning

Panoramic: unbroken view of an entire surrounding area, inclusive presentation, survey 

Callipygian: having a beautiful, admirable, or sexy butt

Aperture: opening, such as a hole, gap, or slit, part of a camera

Whorl: swirling object, tornado, form that coils or spirals, a curl or swirl

Iota: infinitesimal amount, small amount, bit, mote, scintilla

Ballast: heavy material specially set to improve strength and control, bed of coarse gravel

Ancillary: auxiliary, of secondary importance, not prioritized, secondary, subordinate

Triumph: victory, win, or conquest, to prevail, prove superior, exult, cheer over a victory

Pagination: system by which pages are numbered, arrangement of pages in a book

Banderilla: decorated dart that is shot into the neck of the bull during a bull fight 

Decussate: shaped or resembling an X, to intersect, to cross or become crossed like an X

Conchitic: composed of shells, containing many shells

Ecumenopolis: one city comprising the world that is held to be a prospect of the future

Fiduciary: of, having to with, or involving a confidence, trust, or trust for another 

Prolegomenon: mental training leading to added grasp, growth, or knowledge in a field

30th Page

It'd be nice to individually discuss these words at length.


Truculent: vehement, brutal, disposed to fight, pugnacious, expressing bitter opposition
Scacchic: of, pertaining to, or related to chess or the playing of chess
Kiosk: small structure, often open on one or more sides, used as a newsstand or booth
Acerbic: sharp or biting in character, acerb, sour or bitter in taste, caustic
Blitzkrieg: swift, sudden military offensive, swift, decisive strike
Cavalcade: a procession of riders or carriages, a procession of vehicle of ships
Ecumenical: of worldwide scope or suitability, universal, relating to the Christian church
Proselytize: to recruit for another religion, faith, or ideal, to convert or cause to convert
Overzealous: excessively enthusiastic, fanatic, passionate
Gulag: Russian prison camp for political prisoners, large prison for specific prisoners
Scabbard: theca, usually leather or metal sheath used to store a blade or cutting weapon
Fuliginous: having the color of soot, dark, dusky, charcoal-colored
Hydraulic: of, involving, moved by, or operated by a fluid or liquid, under pressure
Palimpsest: erased parchment, which is then reused, manuscript written over earlier ones
Dragoon: compel by coercion, threats, or crude means, armed soldier or cavalry
Quasar: astronomical object that emits massive amounts of electromagnetic radiation
Epileptic: pertaining to epilepsy, flickering rapidly, seizing
Angstrom: metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron)
Boeotian: marked by stupidity and philistinism, crudely obtuse, loutish
Patois: dialect other than the usual or literary dialect, uneducated or provincial language
Feldspar: a specific group of minerals and rocks

Diametric: of, relating to, or along a diameter, exactly opposite, contrary 

Tungsten: rare, metallic element with a bright-gray color and a metallic luster

Excruciate: to inflict severe pain on, torture, to agonize, intensify pain, or distress 

Cataclysm: violent upheaval that causes great destruction or brings about a vital change 

Lacustrine: of or having to do with a lake or lakes, found or formed in lakes 

Podium: small platform for the conductor of an orchestra, for a public speaker, etc 

Vehicular: of, relating to, or intended for vehicles, especially motor vehicles 

Caveat: admonition, caution, warning against certain acts, formal notice of warning

Anaptyxis: the insertion of an extra vowel in a body of a word “athalete”

Dilapidate: to bring or fall into a state of partial ruin, decay, or disrepair 

Contusion: bruise, an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration

Grimthorpe: to remodel an old building without knowledge or care to retain its character

Rubicund: ruddy, reddish, inclined to a healthy rosiness, having a ruddy complexion

Mercenary: motivated solely by a desire for money or material gain, hired gun

Expectorate: to eject from the mouth, spit, to spit phlegm, to summon phlegm and expel it

Blunderbuss: insensitive, blundering person, short musket of wide bore and flared muzzle

Subordinate: secondary, inferior, a person lower in rank, lower in rank or importance 

Aerobic: depending on free oxygen or air, designating or involving exercise

Riposte: quick thrust used after parrying a lunge, reactive action, maneuver, or retort 

Formulaic: being of no special quality or type, average, routine, undistinguished

Puerile: jejune, naïve, belonging to childhood, juvenile, immature, childish 

Agrarian: relating to rural matters, pertaining to cultivation, ownership and agriculture

Iconoclast: one who attacks established beliefs, ideals, customs, or institutions, maverick

Pandemic: widespread, general, epidemic that affects a large area and population 

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Pinnigrade is such a cute word, imagine a lil' seal pup walking towards you.


Chitinous: of or resembling chitin, having a carapace or protective shell of chitin
Kabuki: highly-stylized, classical Japanese dance-drama
Mythologem: recurrent pattern, event, or theme in myths, such as revenge or self-sacrifice
Coccyx: the end of the vertebral column in humans and tailless apes
Acervuline: aggregated, heaped up, bundled, collected or localized
Trebuchet: medieval catapult for hurling heavy stones or objects
Quisby: idler, one who doesn’t work, ne’er-do-well, impecunious, odd, queer
Zaftig: of a woman, having a full rounded figure, pleasingly plump, buxom, full-bodied
Drachma: primary unit of currency in Greece before the adoption of the euro
Pinnigrade: walking by means of fins or flippers
Metabolism: processes occurring in an organism that are needed for the upkeep of life
Gemsbok: large antelope with long, straight horns
Argyle: knitting pattern of varicolored, diamond-shaped areas on a solid background
Engastrimyth: ventriloquist, manipulator of vocalizations and props as entertainment
Recondite: esoteric, difficult to understand or beyond the reach of normal comprehension
Opsimath: a person who learns or begins to learn late in life
Calliope: musical instrument fitted with steam whistles, played from a keyboard
Googolplex: 10 to the power of googol(10 to the hundredth power)
Surplus: excess, quantity much larger than is needed, superfluity, overage
Ophyron: the space between a human’s eyebrows
Prognosticate: augur, foretell, predict, foresee, to make a prediction about

Tantamount: equivalent to, equal to, equivalent in value, significance, or effect 

Grazioso: a direction in music, graceful, smooth, or elegant in style

Harbinger: one that indicates or foreshadows what is to come, a forerunner, prophesier 

Quagmire: fen, bog, swamp, difficult or precarious situation, predicament 

Inoculate: introduce an idea or view into the mind of, inculcate, inject a serum or vaccine

Bildungsroman: coming-of-age novel, movie, or story

Prosthesis: an artificial device made to replace a missing part of the body

Umquhile: erstwhile, formerly, some time ago, bygone, quondam

Schism: separation or division into factions, discord, disunion

Zygomatic: pertaining to, connecting with, or involving a or the cheekbone

Skein: complex tangle, ribbon, length of thread or yarn wound in a loose long coil 

Ostracize: banish, expel from a community or group, excommunicate, to make a pariah of

Katabatic: of or relating to the downward motion of air

Logorrhea: excessive and often incoherent talkativeness or wordiness, loquacity

Akimbo: having the hand or hands on the hip(s) and the elbow(s) turned outward 

Repartee: swift, witty reply, conversation marked by the exchange of witty retorts 

Euphoria: feeling of great happiness or well-being, felicity

Warlockry: practice of black magic or conjurations, practice of being a warlock

Embargo: prohibition, a prevention of commerce, government-imposed trade barrier

Papyrus: tall, aquatic plant, paper made from the papyrus plant

Mistigris: a joker or blank card that the holder can play as any card, wild card in a game

Schizoid: of or relating to or characteristic of schizophrenia or the effects thereof

Coxcomb: conceited, self-impressed dandy, fool, conceited fool, narcissistic person 

Kvetch: to complain persistently and whiningly, chronic, whining complainer, whiner

28th Set

Esker is has a gorgeous and evocative definition. It's one of my favorite words. I'm not sure which kind of list to do next. I can do Best Short, Ugliest, Funniest, Best Long, among a few others.

Vexation: the act of annoying, irritating, or vexing, quality or condition of being vexed

Xenodochial: friendly or especially kind to strangers or foreigners

Osmosis: diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane

Benthos: the bottom of a body of water, the living things at the bottom of a water body

Extinguish: to quench, snuff out, put an end to, kill, to put out a fire or flame, destroy

Hyphenate: to divide or connect (syllables, word elements, or names) with a hyphen

Sanctity: holiness of life or character, saintliness, condition of being considered sacred

Portcullis: gate of an iron or wooden grating used in the entry to a castle or fortified town

Dionysian: wild, irrational, and undisciplined, of an ecstatic, orgiastic, or irrational nature

Acedia: ennui, state of torpor of listlessness, spiritual apathy

Foehn: warm, dry wind descending or blowing down the side of a mountain

Esker: long, winding ridge of gravel and other sediment left by melted ice from a stream

Poltergeist: noisy and mischievous ghost, ghost capable of manipulating physical objects

Bricolage: something made or put together using any materials that happen are available

Olio: mixture, medley, hodgepodge, jumble, meat and vegetable stew

Monocoque: object or method that braces by using the exterior, instead of an inner frame

Gemutlich: warm and congenial, pleasant or friendly, amicable, convivial

Estuary: inlet or arm of the sea, an open river that connects to the sea

Icosahedron: a figure or solid geometric shape formed by 20 sides or plane faces

Rhizome: fleshy, creeping underground stem by which certain plants propagate

Agglutinate: to unite as if by adhesive, heap together, string together, clump together

Perspicuous: easily understood, lucid, well-stated, transparently clear, understandable 

Oligarchy: political system governed by a few people, compare democracy

Juxtapose: to place side by side, especially for comparison or contrast 

Semidiurnal: of, relating to, occurring, or performed during half a day or twice a day

Ambience: atmosphere, a particular environment or surrounding influence, aura

Cathode: negative-charged electrode being the source of electrons entering a device

Exodus: a going out, departure or emigration, usually of a large number of people 

Paramour: lover, especially one in an adulterous relationship, lover, illicit lover

Rapport: relation, connection, especially a agreeable or sympathetic one, mutual affinity

Eleemosynary: of, relating to, or dependent on charity, contributed as an act of charity

Sovereign: monarch or other supreme ruler, chief ruler with supreme power

Dendrite: short fiber that conducts toward the cell body of the neuron, branch, branching

Aperitif: alcoholic drink taken as an appetizer before a meal 

Inundate: deluge, to fill quickly beyond capacity, to cover with water, drench, overwhelm

Pulverize: to pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust, to demolish, disintegrate

Cochlear: of or relating to the cochlea of the ear 

Rectrix: a large tail feather of a bird, important for controlling the direction of flight 

Tribulation: great affliction, trial, or distress, suffering, agony, a trying experience

Corpulent: of a bulky body, excessively heavy or fat, stout, portly

Resurrect: to raise from the dead, restore to life, revive, bring back from the cusp of death

Pernicious: ruinous, tending to cause serious injury, deadly, causing great harm, lethal

Viscid: having an adhesive quality, gluey, sticky, thick, like molasses

Muzjik: Russian peasant, peasant, gypsy, pauper

Arboretum: land on which many different trees or shrubs are grown for study or display 

27th Page

I'm just going to say what everyone thinks here, Zoidberg is kind of terrifying.


Rime: white ice that forms when water droplets freeze to the outer surfaces of objects
Draconian: exceedingly harsh, severe, dogmatic, rigorous, marked by cruelty or severity
Cytherean: pertaining to beauty or the goddess, Aphrodite
Foxfire: organic luminescence, especially from certain fungi on decaying wood
Mestizo: a person of mixed racial ancestry
Psyche: the mind or self as a functional entity, center of thought, feeling, and motivation
Numismatics: study or collection or currency, coins, paper money, etc
Corinthian: pertaining to Corinth or its culture, architecture
Hydralulus: pipe organ using water pressure to maintain the air supply
Noetic: of, relating to, requiring, based in, originating in, or apprehended by the intellect
Leveret: baby rabbit, a young rabbit
Apophenia: the perception of or belief in connectedness among unrelated phenomena
Oneiromancy: practice of divination through the interpretation of dreams
Ghyll: ravine, stream, woody or wooden glen, dell
Voluminous: having great volume, fullness, size, or number, large
Orphean: pertaining to immense musical talent, extreme bravery, or drama and pathos
Appendix: additional material at the end of a book or other text, an appendage
Misnomer: an incorrect designation, term, or nomenclature
Eugenics: study of methods of improving genetic qualities by selective breeding
Diablerie: dealing with the devil or devils, witchcraft, sorcery, consorting with demons
Florilegium: a volume or collection of brief extracts or writings, anthology

Piquant: aromatic, appetizing, appealingly provocative

Bayonet: blade adapted to fit the muzzle-end of a rifle and as a weapon in close combat 

Hauberk: medieval coat of armor, usually made of chain mail 

Marzurka: Polish dance resembling the polka, frequently adopted as a ballet form 

Schadenfreude: satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone else's misfortune, sadism

Pyrrhic: of a victory, having high levels of casualties or damage on both sides

Heterotopia: a place or space that functions in non-hegemonic conditions

Desiccate: to dry up or cause to dry up, to deprive or exhaust of moisture

Quercitron: type of tree, a type of tree bark used in tanning and dyeing

Perforate: to pierce, punch, or bore a hole or holes in, stab through, penetrate 

Gyrfalcon: a large arctic falcon

Amalgamation: consolidation, agglutination, integration, union, fusion

Ovoviviparous: producing eggs that do no require nourishment from the mother

Awakening: rousing, quickening, act of waking from sleep, revival of interest or attention

Molecular: of, relating to, produced by, or consisting of molecules

Callipygian: having a beautiful, admirable, or sexy butt

Diocese: ecclesiastical district under the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop

Axolotl: specific members of a genus of salamanders

Hyacinth: tropical, American herb, red, transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone 

Proaulion: a porch, court before a building, vestibule, portico opening into a main room

Infrastructure: the underlying foundation or basic framework, structural content

Wasabi: very pungent green Japanese condiment made from the root of the herb, Wasabi

Nucleus: central part about which other parts are grouped or gathered, core, nexus, plexus

Semiotician: one who studies, applies, or explains the theories of semiotics

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Patzer: an amateur or inferior chess player
Ratiocination: conclusion, process of logical reasoning or exact thinking, reasoning
Sabbatical: extended period of leave, typically a year or semester
Ogygian: ancient, primeval, antediluvian, antiquated, very old
Girandole: a mirror having attached candle holders
Regalia: the emblems and symbols of royalty, such as the crown and scepter, jewelry
Meniscus: anatomical term, the curve in a liquid when observed in a cylinder
Parameter: factor that determines a range of variations, a boundary
Felsenmeer: an assemblage of rock fragments completely mantling the surface of an area
Basilisk: legendary serpent with lethal breath and glance, usually turning it’s prey to stone
Lucifugous: avoiding, evading, disliking, or fleeing from light or light sources
Aeronautical: of or relating to aeronauts or aeronautics
Gobemouche: a silly, gullible, or credulous person, person with a mouth agape
Calypso: rare orchid, a tribal and fervid dance
Paradox: seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement that is or may be true, enigma
Scrivener: transcriber, professional or public copyist or writer, scribe, notary public
Propaganda: concepts spread to help or harm a person, group, institution, nation, etc.
Megalomania: mental condition typified by delusions of wealth, power, or omnipotence
Calico: coarse, brightly printed cloth, a type of pattern
Eiderdown: down of a duck used as stuffing for quilts or pillows
Solidus: the backslash symbol (\), gold coin of ancient Rome, bezant

Cacafuego: swaggering braggart or boaster, spitfire

Heresiarch: leader, founder, or chief advocate of a heresy or heretical movement or sect

Progenitor: direct ancestor, originator of a line of descent, precursor, forefather

Desperado: bold or desperate outlaw or criminal, violent or reckless felon

Orison: prayer, benediction, blessing, invocation, supplication

Amphigory: meaningless or senseless work of writing, especially one planned as a parody

Rupestrian: of or composed of rock, sculpted with or by rock

Trinity: group consisting of three closely related members, unity of three special objects

Epicurean: hedonistic, gastronomical, pertaining to good taste

Amphisbaena: Greek mythological being, two-headed snake, a head on each end

Continuum: coherent whole characterized as a collection, sequence, or progression 

Jettison: to cast off a ship or overboard, to remove something extraneous, omit or forgo

Gravitas: substance, weightiness, profundity, high seriousness, dignity

Periapt: charm worn as superstitious protection against mischief, evil, and disease, amulet 

Cathedral: large, presiding, and/or important church, emanating from a chair of authority 

Tectrix: one of the coverts on a bird’s wing

Athenaeum: institution for the promotion of literary or scientific learning, phrontistery

Pergola: framework that supports climbing plants, arbor

Grobian: a slovenly, crude, and often boorish individual, boor, lout

Kinetic: relating to the motion of matter and the forces and energy associated therewith

Convivial: amicable, fond of feasting, drinking, and good company, sociable 

Epoch: era, period marked by distinct character or reckoned from a fixed point or event 

Bethesda: a hallowed, sanctified, or holy place, a chapel, holy ground

Samurai: member of hereditary warrior class in feudal Japan, warrior of the Bushido

25th Page

Clithridiate is one of my absolute favorite words.


Viceroy: governor, representative of a sovereign
Cavil: to object or criticize adversely for trivial reasons, flimsy objection or qualm
Permutation: complete change, a transformation, act of altering a set of objects in a group
Numeral: symbol used to represent, denote, or symbolize a number
Isotope: atom whose nucleus contains an abnormal number of neutrons
Orismology: the science of defining technical terms and making those terms
Plastron: under part of a turtle or tortoise shell, breastplate beneath a coat of chain mail
Ululate: loudly lament, howl or wail, as with grief, yell
Alkahest: hypothetical universal solvent sought by the alchemists, azoth
Skewer: to stab, to drive a skewer through, a long, sharpened metal or wooden stick
Anschauung: intuition or perception of sense data with little or no rational interpretation
Misanthropy: hatred, faithlessness, or mistrust of humankind
Synecdoche: a reference to a part as opposed to the whole, girl as “skirt” ship as “sail”
Hermetic: wholly sealed, chiefly against the entry of air, impervious to outside influence
Interval: intervening period of time, period of temporary cessation, pause
Postmortem: of, pertaining to, or occurring in the time following death
Climax: highest or most intense point in the making or resolution of something, summit
Drepaniform: falciform, hooked, curved, or shaped like a sickle, falcate
Aposiopesis: abrupt stop of a thought in a sentence, as if the speaker could not continue
Barathea: soft fabric of silk and cotton, silk and wool, or all wool
Persiflage: frivolous, bantering talk, bantering talk with derisive treatment of a subject

Lachrymose: dolorous, showing sorrow, crying, weeping, sad, bleary, tearful

Conduit: means by which something is transmitted, channel for conveying fluids

Renegade: one who rejects a cause or ideology for another, deserter, outlaw, rebel 

Subterfuge: deceptive stratagem or device, deception via artifice to evade, hide, or escape

Ocular: of, pertaining to, or for the eyes, of the nature of an eye, optic

Cashielaws: old Scottish instrument of torture, consisting of a heated iron case for the leg

Umbrage: offense, affront, the shade beneath a tree, shade, suspicion, reason for doubt

Calibrate: to check, adjust, or determine by comparison with a standard

Detritus: remnants of disintegration, vaporized or eroded matter, loose, leftover material

Philanthropy: the effort or drive to further the well-being of humankind, generosity

Onanism: masturbation, the act of masturbation, coitus interruptus 

Manifold: many and varied, of many kinds, multiple, having many features or forms

Perspicacious: having keen mental perception and insight, discerning, keen-sighted

Echt: not fake or counterfeit, real, genuine, authentic 

Schwerpunkt: application of decisive force at or on a critical point

Mimesis: imitation or representation of the world, mostly in literature and art, mimicry

Iatrogenic: induced by a physician, be it words, therapy, or treatment

Haruspex: priest who practiced divination through the medium of animal entrails

Vraic: kelp, seaweed, collected seaweed to be used as fertilizers

Crpytozoology: study or search of creatures whose existence has not been substantiated

Goliath: person or thing of massive size and/or power, colossus, behemoth

Impecunious: lacking money, penniless, having very little or no money

Amanuensis: secretary, one who is employed to take dictation or to copy manuscript 

Clithridiate: keyhole-shaped, resembling a keyhole

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What a hitherto unseen phenomenon. Having dethroned the Prettiest list with delirious biznasty and uncompromising abandon, Coolest now accrues all the revenue related to length and girth with its alarming precedent. What a delight.


Geometry: the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces
Colossus: huge statue, something likened to a huge statue, as in size or importance
Posterity: succeeding or future generations collectively, future generations
Stamina: physical or moral strength to deal with illness, fatigue, or hardship, endurance
Animadversion: criticism that is usually adverse and prompted by a degree of hostility
Calamity: great misfortune, misery, disaster, grievous affliction, event which causes such
Bellicose: inclined or eager to fight, aggressively hostile, belligerent, pugnacious
Logolepsy: the obsession or an obsession with words, what they mean, or themselves
Malcontent: dissatisfied with existing conditions, a chronically dissatisfied person
Tapestry: heavy cloth woven with rich, varicolored designs or scenes, often hung on walls
Cosmogyral: whirling around the cosmos, traversing or spinning around the cosmos
Electrum: a pale yellow alloy of silver and gold
Quatorzain: a poem of 14 lines resembling a sonnet but lacking the rhyming or structure
Ataraxy: calmness of the mind and emotions, tranquility, state of tranquilization
Emeritus: retired from active service, usually for age, but retaining one's rank or title
Pulchritude: attractiveness, great physical beauty and appeal, gorgeousness
Zither: a type of instrument, similar to the steel guitar or the dulcimer
Daemon: subordinate deity, guardian spirit, demon
Cwm: a valley, dell, field, heath, to copulate with an ewe
Anxiolytic: preventing or reducing anxiety, antianxiety medication, tranquilizer
Pseudomartyr: false, pretended, or affected martyr

Hermeneutics: theory, study, and methodology of interpretation 

Enterprise: undertaking, especially one of risk or complication, business organization 

Metheglin: type of mead, alcoholic liquor made of fermented honey 

Drogulus: a presence with no evidence whatsoever of its presence, thing-in-itself

Coterminous: having the same or coincident boundaries, coextensive in range or scope 

Soporific: inducing or tending to induce sleep, drowsy, substance that induces sleep

Ultima: last or final syllable, the last person, place, or thing in a series

Emerald: deep, dark green

Carmagnole: short jacket with wide lapels, spirited dance to a particular song

Mafufunyana: disorder or mental affliction, evil spirits, evil spirits causing illness

Pendulum: body suspended from support so it swings freely under the influence of gravity 

Epoxy: two-part adhesive that cures (dries) by chemical interaction between the two parts 

Sphragistic: relating to, pertaining to, or of seals and signets

Apostolicity: being of or contemporary with the Apostles in character 

Pauldron: either of two metal plates worn with a suit of armor to protect the shoulders 

Kamikaze: sacrificial action or attack, attack or action requiring suicide to execute

Imprimatur: a sign or mark of approval, insignia of approval

Seppuku: hara-kiri, ritual suicide by disembowelment formerly practiced by samurai 

Oblivion: condition or quality of being completely forgotten, void, forgetfulness

Peregrination: course of travel, journey, extensive voyage, especially on foot

Rhetoric: art or study of using cogent and effective speech, skill in the usage of language

Apostasy: abandonment of one's religious faith, political party, one's principles, or a cause 

Centurion: commander of a century (100 soldiers), high-ranking official or leader

Zaibatsu: powerful family-controlled commercial combine of Japan, conglomerate

23rd Round

I really wish I could figure how to elongate the definition for "abacaxi".


Enamel: vitreous, usually opaque, protective or decorative coating or shell
Pogrom: massacre, organized massacre or persecution of a minority group, genocide
Abacaxi: a pineapple
Nadir: the absolute lowest point, opposite of the zenith or apogee, lowest point
Vitreous: of or resembling glass, as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster, glassy
Cognoscente: person who has expert or superior knowledge in a subject, connoisseur
Heuristic: of or relating to trial analysis using self-teaching tactics to better performance
Planetesimal: small asteroid which orbited the sun before the solar system was made
Lavadero: laundry room, a place to wash gold
Dedimus: a writ giving a private person permission to act as a judge
Jonquil: widely cultivated ornamental plant
Anthracite: glossy, hard coal which burns with a nearly smokeless flame
Dramaturgy: devices used in writing plays to distinguish plays from other literary forms
Coriander: aromatic herb, herb used in a variety of perfumes
Lamprey: eel-shaped fish with a sucking mouth
Quarkonium: physics term, flavorless meson whose makeup are a quark and its antiquark
Bijouterie: general plural of trinkets or jewelry, gallery thereof, display thereof
Recalcitrant: reluctant, difficult to manage or operate, not responsive to treatment, unruly
Quomodocunquize: to make or attempt to make money in any way possible
Ambrosia: food of the gods, something overpoweringly delicious or fragrant
Chrysoberyl: a rare hard yellow green mineral, used as a gemstone

Peradventure: mayhaps, it may be, maybe, possibly, perhaps

Nuclear: deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy 

Gaucherie: awkwardness, inexperience, embarrassments

Lethargy: the quality or state of being lazy or indifferent, lassitude, apathy, ennui

Acolyte: ranked clergy member, assistant in liturgical rites

Pabulum: material for intellectual sustenance, food, aliment, nourishment

Scoliosis: abnormal lateral curvature of the spine, affliction thereof

Manuscript: form of a literary work submitted for publication, especially handwritten

Xysti: pl. covered portico of a gymnasium 

Periphery: line that forms the boundary, limited circumference of sight, perimeter

Codicil: addendum, supplement, appendix, or revision to a will, supplement or appendix

Latitudinarian: holding, having, or expressing broad or tolerant views

Integer: any of the natural numbers (positive or negative) or zero 

Analemma: sundial, figure-8 indicating sun’s declination 

Verecund: bashful, shy, modest, demure

Operose: laborious, done with or requiring much toil, very busy, industrious, travailing

Jocular: characterized by joking, kidding, or facetiousness, given to joking

Perfidy: treachery, deliberate breach of faith, calculated violation of trust, betrayal

Formaldehyde: colorless gaseous or liquid compound, usually used for preservation

Sedition: revolt against authority, insurrection, propaganda inciting revolt

Regimen: a systematic plan designed to improve and maintain health

Hyperbole: figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect 

Iniquity: violation of right or duty, wicked act, sin, gross immorality or injustice

Acciaccatura: grace note, an embellishing note usually written in smaller size

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I'm aware that if you consulted an unabridged dictionary, you could invariably find every iota of the stuff posted here. This is meant to be a jumbled point of reference, in ways. And just to showcase specific elements of philology. But the lists are purty big. And I'm quite sure that the words are crommulent.


Jacqueminot: crimson rose
Intaglio: an engraving or incised figure in stone or other hard material
Wroth: angry, wrathful, furious, irate, full of wrath or rage
Diadem: crown worn as a sign of royalty, royal power or dignity, object worn as a crown
Elysian: blissful, delightful, pertaining to the Elysian Fields or Elysium
Treatise: formal essay, systematic, usually extensive written discourse on a subject
Orexis: the feeling and striving aspect of the mind as contrasted with the intellectual
Perplex: to cause to be puzzled over what is not understood or certain, confuse mentally
Thermonuclear: of, relating to, or derived from fusion of atomic nuclei at high heat
Behemoth: something of enormous size and power, huge animal, machine, or creature
Coeval: of the same age, date, or duration, equally old, lasting through the same era
Exhilaration: liveliness, high spirits, elation, state of stimulation, felicity
Paranoia: psychological disorder characterized by delusions of persecution or grandeur
Iambic: consisting of iambs or characterized by their predominance
Palingenesis: metempsychosis, doctrine of transmigration of souls
Bulwark: wall of material built for defense, rampart, protection from external danger
Theremin: melodic instrument of the electronic family
Ataxia: loss of the ability to coordinate muscular movement, failure of coordination
Xenophobe: person who fears or hates foreigners, strange customs, or strange places
Sempiternal: eternal, endless, lasting forever, ceaseless
Eucalyptus: tall type of Australian tree

Objet d’art: object of art, valuable or highly artistic piece or work

Facsimile: copy or reproduction of an item, typically a book

Coercion: the act of coercing, the use of pressure, threats, blackmail, or intimidation

Extrapolate: to infer or estimate by extending or projecting known information 

Hubris: excessive pride, overbearing arrogance, blind vanity 

Picayune: of little value, paltry, measly, meager, of minimal or low value

Moratorium: suspension of activity, period of time during when something is not allowed

Enigma: person, thing, or situation that is mysterious, puzzling, or ambiguous

Gambit: opening move, maneuver, stratagem, or ploy, usually one used at an early stage 

Implosion: the act of bursting inward, a volatile collapse with violent results

Symposium: conference for discussion of a particular topic

Quartz: common, gemstone-like material characterized by translucence

Risorgimento: a time of renewal or renaissance, revival 

Heliocentric: having or relating to the Sun as the center or core

Escutcheon: shield, shield on a coat of arms, ornamental or protective plate 

Vestibule: a small entryway between the outer door and the interior of a building

Cauterize: to burn or sear with a caustic brand, usually for medical purposes

Lacerate: to cut or tear irregularly, to distress, mangle, slash

Rhododendron: ornamental evergreen shrub

Idiosyncrasy: characteristic, habit, mannerism, etc., that is peculiar to an individual

Gymnastic: exercises designed to promote and show strength, balance, and agility 

Roseate: rose-colored, rosy, optimistic, cheerful and bright, promising

Fiasco: complete and utter failure, failure, disappointment, social gaffe or failure 

Ultimatum: serious, final statement of terms made by one party to another 

Doublupdate, I Avoid Technology

Belabor: to attack, strike, to explain or insist on excessively, scold
Epithelium: type of body tissue
Trapezoid: quadrilateral having two parallel sides
Proscenium: Greek or Roman theater stage, the part of a stage in front of the curtain
Radii: pl. the radius of a circle/sphere is any line segment from its center to its perimeter
Gallimaufry: jumble, hodgepodge, mélange, imbroglio, farrago, miscellany
Vertiginous: of, relating to, typified by, or affected with vertigo or dizziness, whirling
Odium: disgrace from a hateful action, enmity, opprobrium, strong dislike, contempt
Incendiary: causing or capable of causing fire, combustible, inflammatory
Uniaxial: having one, of, relating to, or affecting one axis
Exigent: needing immediate action, urgent, requiring much effort or expense, demanding
Matutinal: of, relating to, or occurring in the morning, early
Rostrum: dais, pulpit, podium, or other elevated platform for public speaking
Apoplexy: stroke, impairment or neuralgia from cerebral hemorrhage
Causerie: informal discussion or chat, short conversational piece of writing or criticism
Transverse: extending or lying across, in a crosswise direction, at angles to the long axis
Thalassocrat: one who has maritime supremacy, of a ruler, expert seaman, or trader
Dirigisme: economic planning and control by the state
Panopticon: prison designed so that the overseer can see all of the prisoners at all times
Castanet: small, percussion instruments made of hard material which are clicked together
Escritoire: writing desk, desk designed for studies

Impetus: a drive or compelling force, motivation, a reason to do something

Riparian: of, on, or relating to the banks of a natural course of water, stream, or river

Corrigenda: error to be revised, especially a printer's error, list of errors with corrections

Mosaic: artwork, picture, or design made by setting small colored pieces into a surface 

Scythestone: stone for sharpening scythes, a whetstone 

Aegis: auspices, kindly endorsement and guidance, a shield

Cinnabar: bright red, glowing red

Synapse: junction or network of nerve impulses

Elliptical: of, relating to, or having the shape of an ellipse, with a word or words omitted

Demigod: the offspring of a god and a mortal, usually gifted with exceptional powers 

Chatoyant: like or resembling a cat’s eye

Esculent: edible, able or safe to be eaten

Polymerization: chemical process that combines several monomers to form a polymer 

Reredos: back of a hearth of a fireplace, ornate screen on the wall at the back of an altar 

Acherontic: infernal, gloomy, dismal, moribund, fiery, dark

Gendarmerie: French police force, force of gendarmes

Cyrenaic: pertaining to a philosophical tenet (that pleasure is the only good in life)

Scholium: marginal annotation or comment, annotation, note in an appendix

Hybrid: word made of parts from different languages, offspring of two different things

Guerdon: to reward, a reward, recompense, payment

Termagant: quarrelsome, scolding woman, a shrew, harridan 

Vale: the world, life, mortal or earthly life

Doldrums: a spell or state of listlessness or despondency, blues, period of ennui

Impluvium: of a Roman house, rectangular pool in an atrium used to gather rain water 

Comatose: of, relating to, or affected with coma, unconscious, marked by lethargy, torpid

Quidnunc: one who is curious and given to speculating, especially about trivial things

Espionage: act or practice of spying or of using spies to obtain secret information 

Triumvirate: group of three men responsible for public administration or civil authority 

Raconteur: one who tells stories and anecdotes with skill, brio, and wit, skilled storyteller

Autumnal: pertaining to, like, relating, or evocative of Autumn

Garrison: body of troops stationed in a fortified place, permanent military post

Erudite: characterized by great knowledge or insight, learned or scholarly 

Rubicon: point of no return, limit which, when reached, requires absolute commitment

Vacillate: to waver between actions or decisions, to hesitate

Petard: explosive device used in warfare to breach a wall, kind of firecracker 

Rendezvous: meeting at a given time and place, to go to or arrive at a meeting place 

Annihilate: to destroy completely, eliminate, kill in large numbers, obliterate

Cerebellum: part of the brain that regulates coordination and voluntary muscle movement

Evanescent: brief, transient, ephemeral

Vehement: zealous, ardent, impassioned, typified by influence of expression or fervor

Seraglio: harem, harem house, brothel, living quarters thereof

Jaguar: large, spotted feline mammal of Central and South America 

Polyglot: one who speaks multiple languages, containing matter in several languages

Gossamer: delicate, light, flimsy, transparent and thin, like a spider’s silk

Expostulate: to reason earnestly with someone to dissuade or correct, remonstrate

Denizen: inhabitant, resident, one that frequents a particular place, occupant

Requiescat: prayer for the repose of the soul of the dead or a dead person

Salmagundi: mixture or assortment, potpourri, medley

Tremulous: marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking

Congelifraction: splitting or disintegration of rocks as a result of the freezing of the water 

Quintessence: fifth element, perfect embodiment

Rigmarole: complex protocol or procedure, confused, rambling, or incoherent discourse

Opacity: opaqueness, obscurity, impenetrability

Metallurgical: of, pertaining to, or relating to metallurgy

Exegesis: critical explanation, analysis, or interpretation of a text or portion of a text

Colcothar: brownish-red oxide of iron 

Fulcrum: point, structure, or support on which a lever pivots

Belvedere: roofed structure, on top of another building, which commands a large view

Parallax: apparent dislocation of an object seen from two points not perceived as the same

Solarium: sunroom, room, gallery, or glassed-in porch exposed to the sun 

Vaticinate: prophesy, prognosticate, augur, foretell

Equilibrium: state of rest or balance due to the equal action of opposing forces 

Kakistocracy: government lead by unscrupulous, unsuitable, or unqualified people 

Modicum: small, moderate, or token amount, a limited quantity or amount, small portion

Inenubilable: incapable of being cleared of clouds, unclear, indistinct, inexplicable 

Bellwether: leader or indicator of future trends, trendsetter

Testatrix: a female testator, a woman writing her last will and testament

Oyez: “yes”, “hear, hear”, used thrice in a row to conduct the opening of a court of law 

Eucalyptus: tall type of Australian tree

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Oh happy day, another new page. I can barely contain my shivers of ecstasy. 

Psyche: the mind or self as a functional entity, center of thought, feeling, and motivation 

Tephra: solid matter that is ejected into the air by an erupting volcano, scoria, dust, ashes

Hiatus: gap or interruption in space, time, or continuity, a break, sabbatical

Delirium: state of mental disarray and unstable consciousness from intoxication or fever

Concourse: large open space for the gathering or passage of crowds, broad thoroughfare

Hiemal: of, pertaining to, like, or relating to winter 

Tedium: quality or condition of being tedious, tediousness or boredom 

Nihilism: type of philosophy, total and absolute destructiveness or destruction

Catatonia: condition typified by stupor, stereotypy, mania, and/or rigidity of the limbs

Parazonium: long, triangular dagger, wide at the hilt end and coming to a point 

Colporteur: book merchant, bible salesman, salesman of religious tracts

Oasis: fertile, vibrant, or green spot in a desert or wasteland

Dioscuric: describing a twin, whether person or event, of a twin, of a duplicate

Symptom: subjective evidence of disease, phenomenon serving as evidence

Esssse: pl. archaic plural of ashes

Grenadier: soldier who uses and carries grenades, infantryman, one who throws grenades

Malaise: bodily weakness, nondescript illness, vague feeling of discomfort

Colliquate: to change from solid to liquid, to liquefy

Oculus: an architectural part resembling or suggestive of an eye or eyes

Apollonian: serene, calm, or well-balanced, poised and disciplined, pertaining to Apollo

Maudlin: tearfully or weakly emotional, effusively sentimental 

Escalade: the act of scaling a wall, usually with a ladder or rope

Paragon: model of excellence or perfection of a kind, a peerless example 

Tryst: an agreement, as between lovers, to meet at a certain time and place, a date

Caballero: skilled horseman, gentleman, cavalier

Numina: pl. presiding divinity or spirit of a place, creative energy, genius 

Vacuum: a space entirely devoid of matter, absence of matter, vacuity

Ycelpt: to call, name, named, called, known as

Insomnia: inability to get ample sleep, difficulty falling or staying asleep, sleeplessness 

Elixir: solution of alcohol and water, substance believed to maintain life indefinitely 

Nephritic: of, relating to, or like a kidney or the kidneys, renal, of or having nephritis 

Phaeochrous: dusky, shady, subfusc, overcast, obscure

Malfeasance: misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by a public official 

Arbitrary: determined by chance, whim, or impulse, not by necessity, reason, or principle 

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

Egregious: flagrant, conspicuously bad or offensive, glaring, outrageously bad

Intelligentsia: the intellectual elite of a society, group of intellectuals, social class thereof 

Pontificalibus: the vestments and accoutrements of a cardinal or pope

Relinquish: voluntarily cease to keep or claim, surrender

Avalanche: fall or slide of a large mass of snow or rock, overwhelming amount, flood 

Chiropteran: pertaining to bats, mammalian order

Horologium: an instrument(as a clock) used for measuring time

Allegretto: music term, moderately fast tempo

Cryogenic: of or relating to low temperatures, requiring or suitable to cryogenic storage

Larmoyant: lachrymose, given to tears or weeping, tearful, crying

18th

It's April Fool's Day and I don't care. I'm not going to mention its history or its merits. I'm just going to go over to everyone's house, ask to go to the bathroom, sidle up to that porcelain chair, remove the top on the back of it, and piss into the top. Because I hate when people are happy, and piss should come out when the flush. And I'll probably pour sugar into their gas tanks and leave clippings of hair in their fireplace.


Pastiche: literary patchwork, hodgepodge, collision of genres used to create a new item
Sequester: to relegate to a small space, to cause to withdraw into seclusion
Hypothesis: proposition set forth as an explanation to specific phenomena, speculation
Eucrasia: a normal state of health, physical well-being
Meridian: of or at noon, imaginary line that extends form the North to South poles
Palanquin: covered litter carried on poles on the shoulders of four or more bearers
Acumen: quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgment or insight, wisdom, savvy
Saboteur: person who commits or practices sabotage, deliberate damager of something
Replica: copy or reproduction of a work of art, especially one made by the original artist
Coterie: tightly-knit group of persons having a common purpose or interest, cadre, clique
Boulevard: broad street, avenue, broad spectrum of something
Ambivalence: simultaneous, conflicted feelings towards a thing, person, etc
Thionine: artificial red or violet dyestuff, usually for microscopic stains
Pyramid: figure with a polygonal base and triangular facets that meet at a common point
Matriculate: to become admitted to membership in a body, society, or institution
Heteroscedastic: pertaining to a sequence of random variables
Pyrexia: elevation of body temperature to an abnormal level, fever
Veracity: truth, state of being true, trueness
Deliquesce: to dissolve, transform into liquid from a solid
Seizure: act, condition, or instance of seizing or being seized, fit, spasm, convulsion
Isthmus: narrow strip of land connecting two larger masses of land

Nullifidian: a person having no faith, religion, convictions, or beliefs

Brecciate: to form rock into breccia(rocks made of sharp fragments set in a grainy matrix) 

Quaalude: tablet or capsule of methaqualone 

Melancholia: depression, severe depression, melancholy, gloominess

Platonic: not involving sexual relations, involving friendship, affection

Sacrosanct: regarded as sacred and inviolable, immune to criticism or violation 

Expulsion: act of expelling or state of being expelled, act of being forced or driven out

Nostalgia: bittersweet longing for things, persons, or situations of the past 

Parvenu: noveau-riche, person risen to new status, but lacks the social skills necessary

Hegemony: predominant influence, dominance, supremacy, preeminence 

Extricate: to release from an entanglement or difficulty, disengage, unravel

Perpetuity: the quality or condition of being perpetual, ceaseless, or continual

Cataract: large or tall waterfall, a deluge, opacity of the lens or capsule of the eye 

Vindicate: clear from an accusation, imputation, or suspicion, justify, defend, avenge 

Demiurge: something conceived as an autonomous creative force or decisive power

Protuberance: something, such as a bulge, knob, or swelling that protrudes 

Ossuary: place, container or receptacle for holding the bones of the dead 

Esurient: hungry, greedy, hedonistic in pursuit of things

Sternocostal: of, relating to, pertaining to both, or situated between the sternum and ribs 

Concrescence: growing together of related parts, the amassing of physical particles

Retrogress: regress, to get worse or fall back to a previous condition

Equipoise: equal distribution of weight or balance, balanced

Zelatrix: older nun in charge of disciplining younger nuns, female zelator

Fatigue: weariness from work or exertion, military apparel, physical enfeeblement

17th Page

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