Deliquescent
Adjective: Becoming
liquid, or having a tendency to become liquid.
Flabbergast
Verb: Surprise
someone greatly.
Flimflam
Noun: Nonsensical
or insincere talk.
Floccinaucinihilipilification
Noun: The action or
habit of estimating something as worthless.
Limerence
Noun: The state of
being infatuated or obsessed with another person.
Loquacious
Adjective: Tending
to talk a great deal; talkative.
Obdurate
Adjective: Stubbornly
refusing to change one's opinion or course of action.
Omnishambles
Noun: A situation
that has been comprehensively mismanaged, characterized by a string of blunders and miscalculations.
Penumbra
Noun: The partially
shaded outer region of the shadow cast by an opaque object.
Persiflage
Noun: Light and
slightly contemptuous mockery or banter.
Perspicacious
Adjective: Having a
ready insight into and understanding of things.
Quincunx
Noun: An
arrangement of five objects with four at the corners of a square or rectangle
and the fifth at its centre, used for the five on a dice or playing card.
Tintinnabulation
Noun: A ringing or
tinkling sound.
Triskaidekaphobia
Noun: Extreme
superstition regarding the number thirteen.
Velleity
Noun: A wish or
inclination not strong enough to lead to action.
bleeding (adjective)
•[]
used for emphasis, or to express annoyance
heath (noun) •[]
an area of open uncultivated land, especially in Britain, with
characteristic vegetation of heather, gorse, and coarse grasses
caprice (noun)
•[]
a sudden and unaccountable change of
mood or behavior
"Mooncalf"
can refer to several things: a
foolish person, a monstrous birth (often a deformed animal fetus), though in modern usage, it most commonly
means a foolish, absent-minded, or simple-minded person.
Sea
smoke - An archaic word for fog
Solipsism sol·ip·sism /ˈsäləpˌsiz(ə)m/ (noun) • []
the quality of being very
self-centered or selfish.
PHILOSOPHY: the view or theory that
the self is all that can be known to exist.
Inimical (adjective) • []
not friendly : hostile.
having a harmful effect. habits
inimical to health
Mellifluous (adjective) • []
(of a voice or words) sweet or
musical; pleasant to hear
obliquely adverb (not direct)
Said in a way that is not direct, so
that the real meaning is not immediately clear
rapacious
given to seizing for plunder or the
satisfaction of greed. inordinately greedy; predatory; extortionate. a
rapacious disposition.
ignominy
deep personal humiliation and
disgrace.
disgraceful or dishonorable conduct,
quality, or action
recalcitrant \rih-KAL-suh-trunt\
adjective.
obstinately defiant of authority or
restraint.
difficult to manage or operate.
Equanimity (noun) • []
mental calmness, composure, and
evenness of temper,
especially in a difficult situation.
Vitiate
Spoil or impair the
quality or efficiency of or destroy or impair the legal validity of.
superlatives
superlative adjective or adverb
an exaggerated or
hyperbolical expression of praise
saccharin sac·cha·rin ˈsak-(ə-)rən
a very sweet white substance that is
used as a calorie-free sweetener. Etymology. derived from Latin saccharum
"sugar," from Greek sakcharon "sugar"; of Sanskrit origin
epigram (noun) • []
a pithy saying or remark expressing an
idea in a clever and amusing way
knoll (noun) • []
a small hill or mound
Imagism, as a literary theory,
emphasizes the use of clear, precise imagery and concise language to directly
present objects and experiences, essentially prioritizing concrete details over
abstract ideas, often achieved through a minimalist approach with minimal
unnecessary words, and considered a reaction against the more ornate styles of
Victorian and Romantic poetry; it is seen as a key part of the early 20th
century modernist movement in poetry
Anthropocentric (adjective) • []
regarding humankind as the central or
most important element of existence, especially as opposed to God or animals
roadhouse (noun) •[]
a tavern, inn, or club on a country
road
propitious (adjective) •[]
giving or indicating a good chance of
success; favorable
anon (adverb) •[]
soon; shortly
Loolo (adjective) •[]
a woman considered attractive and
provocative
extemporizing (verb) •[]
perform or compose something such as
music or a speech without preparation; improvise
hoosegow (noun) •[]
a prison
knoll (noun) •[]
the sound of a bell, especially when
rung solemnly for a death or funeral
knoll (verb) •[]
(of a bell) ring solemnly; knell
idiosyncrasies (noun) •[]
a mode of behavior or way of thought
peculiar to an individual
beaux (noun) •[]
a person's boyfriend or male admirer
scullery (noun) •[]
a small kitchen or room at the back of
a house used for washing dishes and other dirty household work
susurration (noun) •[]
whispering, murmuring, or rustling
overwrought (adjective) •[]
in a state of nervous excitement or
anxiety
indolence (noun) •[]
avoidance of activity or exertion;
laziness
urbane (adjective) •[]
courteous and refined in manner
(typically used of a man)
gregarious (adjective) •[]
(of a person) fond of company;
sociable
copses (noun) •[]
a small group of trees
ubiquitous (adjective) •[]
present, appearing, or found
everywhere
culvert (noun) •[]
a tunnel carrying a stream or open
drain under a road or railroad
culvert (verb) •[]
channel (a stream or drain) through a
culvert
lolloping (verb) •[]
move in an ungainly way in a series of
clumsy paces or bounds
meretricious (adjective) •[]
apparently attractive but having in
reality no value or integrity
welter (verb) •[]
move in a turbulent fashion
welter (noun) •[]
a large number of items in no order; a
confused mass
eclectic (adjective) •[]
deriving ideas, style, or taste from a
broad and diverse range of sources
tart (noun) •[]
a woman who dresses or behaves in a
way that is considered tasteless and sexually provocative
pugnacious (adjective) •[]
eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or
fight
humidor (noun) •[]
an airtight container for keeping
cigars or tobacco moist
libertine (noun) •[]
a person, especially a man, who
behaves without moral principles or a sense of responsibility, especially in
sexual matters
prig (noun) •[]
a self-righteously moralistic person
who behaves as if superior to others
garish (adjective) •[]
obtrusively bright and showy; lurid
antecedents (noun) •[]
a thing or event that existed before
or logically precedes another
antecedents (adjective) •[]
preceding in time or order; previous
or preexisting
demoniac (adjective) •[]
of, like, or characteristic of a demon
or demons
demoniac (noun) •[]
a person believed to be possessed by
an evil spirit
defunct (adjective) •[]
no longer existing or functioning
delicatessen (noun) •[]
a store selling cold cuts, cheeses,
and a variety of salads, as well as a selection of unusual or foreign prepared
foods
caterwauling (verb) •[]
make a shrill howling or wailing noise
like that of a cat
caterwauling (noun) •[]
a shrill howling or wailing noise
libel (noun) •[]
a published false statement that is
damaging to a person's reputation; a written defamation
libel (verb) •[]
defame (someone) by publishing a libel
agoraphobic (adjective) •[]
having an extreme or irrational fear
of entering open or crowded places, of leaving one's own home, or of being in
places from which escape is difficult
agoraphobic (noun) •[]
a person with an extreme or irrational
fear of entering open or crowded places, of leaving their own home, or of being
in places from which escape is difficult
quixotic (adjective) •[]
exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic
and impractical
vestibules (noun) •[]
an antechamber, hall, or lobby next to
the outer door of a building
composure or coolness, sometimes
excessive, as shown in danger or under trying circumstances Little disturbed
him, and he retained his sangfroid in the worst situations
demurred (verb) •[]
raise doubts or objections or show
reluctance
demurred (noun) •[]
the action or process of objecting to
or hesitating over something
erroneous (adjective) •[]
wrong; incorrect
Most of human evolution took place
before the advent of agriculture when men lived in small groups, on a
face-to-face basis. As a result human biology has evolved as an adaptive
mechanism to conditions that have largely ceased to exist. Man evolved to feel
strongly about few people, short distances, and relatively brief intervals of
time; and these are still the dimensions of life that are important to him.
languor (noun) •[]
the state or feeling, often pleasant,
of tiredness or inertia
inexorably (adverb) •[]
in a way that is impossible to stop or
prevent
hullabaloo (noun) •[]
a commotion; a fuss
yearlings (noun) •[]
an animal (especially a sheep, calf,
or foal) that is a year old or that is in its second year
insteps (noun) •[]
the part of a person's foot between
the ball and the ankle
procurer (noun) •[]
a person who obtains a woman as a
prostitute for another person
pince-nez
enumerating (verb) •[]
mention (a number of things) one by
one
promontory (noun) •[]
a point of high land that juts out
into a large body of water; a headland
tobacconist (noun) •[]
a dealer in cigarettes, tobacco,
cigars, and other items used by smokers
matinees (noun) •[]
a performance in a theater or a
showing of a movie that takes place in the daytime
supercilious (adjective) •[]
behaving or looking as though one
thinks one is superior to others
"Worthlessness of friends who could be
turned upon so slight a provocation into persecuting enemies."
ameliorate (verb) •[]
make (something bad or unsatisfactory)
better
"One of the principal functions of a
friend is to suffer (in a milder and symbolic form) the punishments that we
should like, but are unable, to inflict upon our enemies."
klatches (noun) •[]
a social gathering, especially for
coffee and conversation
ken (noun) •[]
one's range of knowledge or sight
ken (verb) •[]
know
wintry (adjective) •[]
characteristic of winter, especially
in feeling or looking very cold and bleak
morphodite (noun) •[]
Originally: a hermaphrodite; a person
having both male and female sex characteristics. In later use also: a
homosexual man or woman, especially one overtly manifesting features or
attributes regarded as characteristic of the opposite sex; a transvestite.
calumny (noun) •[]
the making of false and defamatory
statements about someone in order to damage their reputation; slander
piebald (adjective) •[]
(of a horse) having irregular patches
of two colors, typically black and white
piebald (noun) •[]
a piebald horse or other animal
gambolling (verb) •[]
run or jump about playfully
gambolling (noun) •[]
an act of running or jumping about
playfully
poultices (noun) •[]
a soft, moist mass of material,
typically of plant material or flour, applied to the body to relieve soreness
and inflammation and kept in place with a cloth
malignity
infanticide (noun) •[]
the crime of killing a child within a
year of its birth (in some legal jurisdictions, specifically by the mother)
disinterred (verb) •[]
dig up (something that has been
buried, especially a corpse)
watchword (noun) •[]
a word or phrase expressing a person's
or group's core aim or belief
manger (noun) •[]
a long open box or trough for horses
or cattle to eat from
ignominious (adjective) •[]
deserving or causing public disgrace
or shame
dynamo (noun) •[]
a machine for converting mechanical
energy into electrical energy; a generator
publican (noun) •[]
a person who owns or manages a pub
posthumously (adverb) •[]
after the death of the originator
ignominious (adjective) •[]
deserving or causing public disgrace
or shame
windfalls (noun) •[]
an apple or other fruit blown down
from a tree or bush by the wind
whelped (verb) •[]
(of a female dog) give birth to (a
puppy)
maxim (noun) •[]
a short, pithy statement expressing a
general truth or rule of conduct
spinney (noun) •[]
a small area of trees and bushes
Rancor: is a noun that means a feeling
of deep-seated anger, bitterness, or ill-will towards someone who has treated
you unfairly. Synonyms of rancor include hatred, spite, bitterness, and
resentment.
prose (noun) •[]
written or spoken language in its
ordinary form, without metrical structure
lame (adjective) •[]
(especially of an animal) unable to
walk without difficulty as the result of an injury or illness affecting the leg
or foot
Anachronism: A chronological error, or
something that is out of place in time
servile (adjective) •[]
having or showing an excessive
willingness to serve or please others
aping (verb) •[]
imitate the behavior or manner of
(someone or something), especially in an absurd or unthinking way
maltreating (verb) •[]
treat (a person or animal) cruelly or
with violence
pooched (verb) •[]
protrude or cause to protrude
colic (noun) •[]
severe, often fluctuating pain in the
abdomen caused by intestinal gas or obstruction in the intestines and suffered
especially by babies
Katzenjammer (noun) •[]
confusion; uproar
morose (adjective) •[]
sullen and ill-tempered
orrery
gaiety (noun) •[]
the state or quality of being
lighthearted or cheerful
genteel (adjective) •[]
polite, refined, or respectable, often
in an affected or ostentatious way
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia
drivel (noun) •[]
nonsense
drivel (verb) •[]
talk nonsense
invalid (noun) •[]
a person who is weak or unable to take
care of themselves on account of illness, injury, or a health condition
ordurous (adjective) •[]
Of the nature of ordure; filthy.
farcical (adjective) •[]
relating to or resembling farce,
especially because of absurd or ridiculous aspects
Her tongue had thinned and the words
rolled off well enunciated. Enunciated and sharp like little claps of thunder.
vernacular (noun) •[]
the language or dialect spoken by the
ordinary people in a particular country or region
vernacular (adjective) •[]
(of language) spoken as one's mother
tongue; not learned or imposed as a second language
didoes (noun) •[]
a mischievous trick or prank
refutation (noun) •[]
the action of proving a statement or
theory to be wrong or false
jollity (noun) •[]
lively and cheerful activity or
celebration
gilt (adjective) •[]
covered thinly with gold leaf or gold
paint
repositories (noun) •[]
a place, building, or receptacle where
things are or may be stored
florid (adjective) •[]
having a red or flushed complexion
buxom (adjective) •[]
(of a woman) plump, especially with
large breasts
Dancing term: arabesque (noun) •[]
a posture in which the body is
supported on one leg, with the other leg extended horizontally backward
recriminations (noun) •[]
an accusation in response to one from
someone else
Bilking (verb) •[]
obtain or withhold money from
(someone) by deceit or without justification; cheat or defraud
Lucullan (adjective) •[]
(especially of food) extremely
luxurious
ritzy (adjective) •[]
expensively stylish
Circumspectly" means in a way
that is careful, prudent, or discreet, and that avoids risks. For example,
"I moved circumspectly, checking each step"
cacophony (noun) •[]
a harsh discordant mixture of sounds
herculean (adjective) •[]
requiring great strength or effort
"Winsomely" is an adverb
that means in a way that is attractive and pleasing, often due to a childlike
charm or innocence. For example, you might describe someone's smile as
winsomely.
fidelity (noun) •[]
faithfulness to a person, cause, or
belief, demonstrated by continuing loyalty and support
ungainly (adjective) •[]
(of a person or movement) awkward;
clumsy
ad hoc (adverb) •[]
when necessary or needed
ad hoc (adjective) •[]
created or done for a particular
purpose as necessary
magnanimous (adjective) •[]
generous or forgiving, especially
toward a rival or less powerful person
undemonstrative (adjective) •[]
(of a person) not tending to express
feelings, especially of affection, openly
skein (noun) •[]
a length of thread or yarn, loosely
coiled and knotted
sesame (noun) •[]
a tall annual herbaceous plant of
tropical and subtropical areas of the Old World, cultivated for its oil-rich
seeds
pavane (noun) •[]
a stately dance in slow duple time,
popular in the 16th and 17th centuries and performed in elaborate clothing
claque (noun) •[]
a group of sycophantic followers
linoleum (noun) •[]
a material consisting of a canvas
backing thickly coated with a preparation of linseed oil and powdered cork,
used especially as a floor covering
wharf (noun) •[]
a level quayside area to which a ship
may be moored to load and unload
Ex:263 There is a time in every man's
life when he must push off from the wharf of safety into the sea of chance ...
Anyway, she is arranging with a friend of hers in Oakland to get me on the
Southern Pacific
gumption (noun) •[]
shrewd or spirited initiative and
resourcefulness
surmised (verb) •[]
suppose that something is true without
having evidence to confirm it
surmised (noun) •[]
a supposition that something may be
true, even though there is no evidence to confirm it
supercilious (adjective) •[]
behaving or looking as though one
thinks one is superior to others
aphorisms (noun) •[]
a pithy observation that contains a
general truth, such as, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it."
triplicate (adjective) •[]
existing in three copies or examples
triplicate (noun) •[]
a thing which is part of a set of
three copies or corresponding parts
triplicate (verb) •[]
make three copies of (something);
multiply by three
Without willing it, I had gone from
being ignorant of being ignorant to being aware of being aware. And the worst
part of my awareness was that I didn't know what I was aware of. I knew I knew
very little, but I was certain that the things I had yet to learn wouldn't be
taught to me at George Washington High School.
truancy (noun) •[]
the action of staying away from school
without good reason; absenteeism
venereal (adjective) •[]
relating to sexual desire or sexual
intercourse
In order to be profoundly dishonest, a
person must have one of two qualities: either he is unscrupulously ambitious,
or he is unswervingly egocentric. He must believe that for his ends to be
served all things and people can justifiably be shifted about, or that he is
the center not only of his own world but of the worlds which others inhabit.
lavish (adjective) •[]
sumptuously rich, elaborate, or
luxurious
lavish (verb) •[]
bestow something in generous or
extravagant quantities on
brouhaha. (noun) •[]
a noisy and overexcited reaction or
response to something
rabbiting (verb) •[]
hunt rabbits
iniquity (noun) •[]
immoral or grossly unfair behavior
Dilettantes (noun) •[]
a person who cultivates an area of
interest, such as the arts, without real commitment or knowledge