Linkage Activiation

Showing posts with label Page 3. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Page 3. Show all posts

Thursday, March 17, 2011

3rd Page, of 32

Page 3, 'nuff said.


Eyethurl: window, aperture or hole to be viewed through with the eyes
Scialytic: dispersing shadows, typically with light
Fumarole: hole in an area of volcanic activity from which gases and hot smoke escape
Rixatrix: scolding or quarrelsome woman
Logocracy: governmental system in which words are the ruling power
Tenebrous: hard to understand, dark and gloomy, without light, shadowy
Myrmidon: loyal follower, subordinate who executes orders unquestioningly
Quoz: absurd, weird, queer, absurd person, weird object, hard to quantify
Pergelisol: permanently or perennially frozen ground, permafrost
Tourmaline: multifarious gemstone of grossly differing colors
Legerdemain: sleight of hand, show of skill or deceitful cleverness
Usquebaugh: Scottish whiskey, whiskey
Cacoethes: uncontrollable urge or desire, especially for something harmful, mania
Macrocosm: the entire world, the universe, any large-scale system
Sirocco: hot, humid south or southeast wind of southern Italy
Tzigane: gypsy, Hungarian gypsy
Oneironaut: person who explores dream worlds, usually associated with lucid dreaming
Morass: area of low-lying, soggy ground, something that hinders, engulfs, or overwhelms
Farrago: assortment or a medley, a conglomeration, confused mixture, hodgepodge
Crepuscular: pertaining to the evening, of or resembling twilight, active at twilight
Archetype: original model or type after which similar things are patterned,  prototype
Quaquaversal: directed outward from a common center to all points, omnidirectional
Naos: an ancient, classical temple, inner portion of a Greek temple
Coloratura: elaborate or technical vocal music with florid ornamentation 
Maquette: scale model of a large item, usually of a house
Sidereal: of, related, pertaining to, or determined by the stars or constellations
Lacuna: omission or empty space, gap in chronology
Paronomasia: pun, word play, punning 
Samovar: metal urn with a spigot at the base, teapot
Ylem: primordial material which all the elements supposedly have been derived from
Borasca: squall, usually accompanied by thunder and lightning 
Abecedarian: one who teaches or studies the alphabet, one who is just learning, beginner
Lithosphere: outermost shell of a planet, the crust and uppermost mantle
Synchronicity: theory of, coincidence of two or more curiously similar events 
Vitiate: impair, spoil, to the reduce quality of, to make worse
Eftsoons: soon afterward, immediately
Xanthous: yellow, having yellow skin or light brown skin
Myrrh: fragrant resin gum from a type of tree, used chiefly for perfume
Chthonic: of or relating to the underworld, stygian, infernal
Wyvern: type of dragon, typically without legs
Simulacrum: image or representation, false, unreal, or vague simulation or semblance
Astrobleme: scar on the earth's surface left from the impact of a meteorite, crater
Pizzicato: music term, played by plucking rather than bowing
Victuals: food to be eaten, provisions, food cache, pabulum, comestibles, nutrients
Stillicide: water falling from the roof of a house or a gutter



Saturday, February 12, 2011

Page 3, I Shall Write No More, Forever.

A couple obscure ones in there for you. Psithurisma being one of my favorite words. All of the pages(almost surprisingly) manage to immix both obscure and practical words, so it shouldn't be found too daunting or haughtily crafted.


Sapphire: bright blue, gemstone
Ratatouille: French dish
Obsequious: fawning, sycophantic
Odalisque: female servant, female servant in a harem
Lapis Lazuli: gemstone of intense blue
Lacuna: omission or empty space, gap in chronology
Nullibicity: state of non-existence
Oeuvre: the corpus of an author, canon, or a collective symposium
Solstice: one of two times in the year when the sun is furthest from the equator
Psithurisma: whisper
Myriad: multitude, litany, an amount of, usually large
Soliloquy: dramatic monologue, intense speech with exposition but not addressed
Tolutiloquent: speech characterized by rapidity
Boulevard: broad street, avenue
Cumulonimbus: type of cloud that augurs bad weather
Noctilucence: cloud phenomenon characterized by lights at night
Adumbrate: to explain faintly or opaquely outline
Chevelure: head of hair
Chantpleure: to cry while singing, to cry and sing simultaneously
Seraphim: pl. six-winged angels
Chandelier: ceiling-mounted light fixture or glass structure
Crescendo: music, gradual increase of tempo, volume, or intensity
Etude: a piece of music designed for didactic purposes
Selcouth: unusual, rare, unique, or strange
Tessellation: tile pattern sans gaps or extraneous spaces, mathematical
Marasmus: protein deficiency, state of emaciation
Cathismata: pl. one of the 20 divisions in a Greek Psalter
Sempiternal: eternal
Vicissitudes: changes of circumstances of fortune
Stasis: equilibrium causing a peaceful inactivity via equal opposing forces
Mythopoeic: pertaining to the making of myths
Immure: to enclose with walls, ensconce
Demure: shy, modest
Inure: to take effect, or to accustom to something, typically unpleasant
Ensconce: establish or settle in a safe, secure, or comfy place
Marcescent: flower term, withering, but not falling off
Violin: stringed instrument played with a bow
Viola: like a violin, but with a lower pitch
Peccadillo: insignificant sin or wrongdoing, trifling fault
Peccavi: admission of guilt or confession
Zitella: maiden, unmarried woman
Nepenthe: drug of forgetfulness, anti-depression drug, remedy for sorrow
Evanescent: brief, transient
Escalade: the act of scaling a wall
Escarole: type of green chicory