"you cant just say 'perchance'"
"actually you can and you might find some joy in this life if you let yourself say it, words are gifts"
- found rym interaction
Research: exelon, onectopic, egoplex, vacune, lognotic, euflorian, androphotic, polypsilon, trivid, ceita, cafan, ognae, LSP,
grapner, parquiet, fabulamancy, synope, geotronic, monoceran, relogue, audalyst, resometric, nanoplasticity, xenotopia, loquiforma,
orielel, lebel, soma, trichodina heterodentata, ananka, somatikas, forsteppe, lemianaga, ezalias, enttemplifixal, Novatel Allegro,
wuthreach, serinde, perthed, kheimon, mephedrome, acousmostomy, oshkosh, auralia, uninhabitations, erewhon, melicose, petrochko,
teneprin, everclear, terric, encologue, gwnwe, wateråy, kulonik, pumplona, alethosphere, retinae pleurante, phytognosophysiology
bilance, thalethosphere, lepidopteroid, eudoia
Capgras syndrome - a rare condition in which someone believes that their loved ones or others they know have been replaced with doubles or imposters
Remission - a diminution of the seriousness or intensity of disease or pain; a temporary recovery
Wepwawet - deity of funerary rites, war, and royalty association in Egyptian mythology
Psoglav - a demonic mythical creature in Balkan mythology described as having a human body with horse legs, a dog's head with iron teeth, and a single eye on the forehead
Interstitial - between two things; occurring in or being an interval or intervening space or segment
Aphantasia - inability to imagine things visually
Mordant - (especially of humor) having or showing a sharp or critical quality; biting.
Before the beak - to go to court, to go in front of a judge
Educed - bring out or develop (something latent or potential); infer (something) from data.
Oscar Horta - Spanish animal rights activist and moral philosopher with notable views on wild animal suffering
Hypergraphia - behavioral condition characterized by the intense desire to write or draw
Donald Rumsfeld - an American politician and businessman (who was Secretary of Defense twice); his tenure was controversial for its use of torture and the Abu Ghraib torture scandal
Vinland - An area of coastal North America explored by Vikings (around 1000 A. D.)
Szaszism - the philosophy of Thomas Szasz (a prominent academic and psychiatist with notable views opposed to the current perception of mental health, medication, therapy, and the right to die)
Neuroleptics - an earlier synonym for antipsychotic medications
anosognosia - deficit of self-awareness (usually as a medical symptom)
Kōan - (公案) a story, dialogue, question, or statement, supplemented with commentaries, that is used in Zen Buddhist practice in different ways, usually in order to achieve kenshō (realization of one's inner Buddha-nature.)
Ceinws - (Esgairgeiliog) a village in Wales
Solicitude - the state of being concerned and anxious; an attitude of earnest concern or attention
Detritivore - an animal which feeds on dead organic material, especially plant detritus.
Kosmische - ("cosmic music"); alternate name for krautrock, a broad genre of experimental rock that developed in West Germany in the late 1960s and early 1970s
Centurion - a commander of a military unit originally consisting of 100 legionaries in the Roman army
Labile - easily or frequently changed
Myrmecophagidae - a taxonomic family of anteaters
Vectorheart - an aesthetic that emerged in the mid/late-1990s characterized by striking vector shapes, 45- and/or 60-degree diagonal lines, futuristic fonts, and flat, (usually) high contrast colors
Philology - the study of language in oral and written historical sources
Maven - an expert or connoisseur
Skitter - move lightly and quickly or hurriedly
Inordinate - unusually or disproportionately large; excessive
Zardulism - (neo-mythic Internet philosophy) creating and perpetuating myths for the sake of art
Leucism - the partial loss of all types of pigmentation (distinct from albinism)
Phonautograph - the earliest known device for recording sound, which transcribed sound waves as undulations or other deviations in a line traced on smoke-blackened paper or glass.
Decapodiformes - a superorder of Cephalopoda comprising all cephalopod species with ten limbs
Febrility - marked or caused by fever; feverish
Fundoshi - (ふんどし/褌) a traditional Japanese undergarment for males and females, made from a length of cotton
Avignon - city in southeastern France’s Provence region set on the Rhône River
Fentanyl - a powerful synthetic opioid that is up to 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine
Psychotopography - the psychological dimension of place; the impact of the physical environment on one's emotional and mental state
Entactogenic - a class of psychoactive drugs that induce the production of experiences of emotional communion, oneness, relatedness, emotional openness; empathy or sympathy
Abstemiousness - moderation in eating and drinking; temperance, the trait of avoiding excesses
Flemish giant - the largest breed of domestic rabbit
Rapprochement - (especially in international relations) an establishment or resumption of harmonious relations
Segues - (in music and film) move without interruption from one thing, phase, topic, etc. to another
Intaglio - A design engraved into a material
Rotogravure - a printing system using a rotary press with intaglio cylinders, typically running at high speed and used for long print runs of magazines and stamps
Achondroplasia - a genetic condition affecting a protein in the body called the fibroblast growth factor receptor, which induces short-limbed dwarfism
Neoteny - the retention of juvenile features in the adult animal
Atavism - a tendency to revert to something ancient or ancestral; recurrence of traits of an ancestor in a subsequent generation
Eviration - loss or deprivation of masculine qualities with assumption of feminine characteristics; (archaic) castration.
Castrato - a male singer who underwent castration before puberty in order to retain singing voice equivalent to that of a boy
Aplomb - self-confidence or assurance, especially when in a demanding situation
Opuscule - a small or minor literary or musical work
Dengue - A mosquito-borne viral disease occurring in tropical and subtropical areas
Vagary - an unexpected and inexplicable change in a situation or in someone's behavior
Polysemic - capable of having several possible meanings
Palinopsia - the persistent recurrence of a visual image after the stimulus has been removed; seeing something that isn't there
Covetous - having or showing a great desire to possess something belonging to someone else
Etiology - the cause, set of causes, or manner of causation of a disease or condition
Slough - a swamp; a situation characterized by lack of progress or activity; a build up of dead cells on the surface of a wound
Florilegium - (Medieval Latin) a compilation of excerpts or sententia from other writings; literally, flower gathering
Elegiac - relating to or characteristic of an elegy
Samael - an archangel in Talmudic tradition; sometimes paralled with Satan in Christianity or the Demiurge in Gnosticism, but also presented as a non-evil destroying angel in some texts
Promethazine - a depressant and antihistamine drug; one of the active substances (along with codeine) in lean
Scrapie - a fatal, degenerative disease that affects the central nervous system of sheep and goats
Atelier - the private workshop or studio of a professional artist in the fine or decorative arts or an architect
Skeuomorph - an object or feature which imitates the design of a similar artifact made from another material; an element of a graphical user interface which mimics a physical object
Brone - Microgenre combining drone and ambient characteristics with brone samples or stylings; evolved in 2020 onward
Leonine - of or resembling a lion or lions
thanatopsis - a view or contemplation of death
despots - a ruler or other person who holds absolute power, typically one who exercises it in a cruel or oppressive way
Pachydermatous - of or relating to the pachyderms 2. a : thick, thickened pachydermatous skin b : callous, insensitive
Vermiculite - hydrous phyllosilicate mineral which undergoes significant expansion when heated; used for fireproofing
Ogrish - (Archaic) like an ogre; cruel, brutish or hideous
Semuanya - (AD&D) the patron deity of the lizardfolk and their god of survival
vermifuge - an anthelmintic medicine (used to destroy parasitic worms)
anthelmintic - (chiefly of medicines) used to destroy parasitic worms
Yeenoghu - (AD&D) a demon lord and the chief being worshiped by gnolls
Waixing - (外星) Chinese video game company founded in 1993 that makes bootleg Famicom games, popular in mainland China thanks to the country's high tarriffs on foreign computer hardware.
Phrenetic - Archaic word for frantic or frenzied.
Enantiomorphosis - the existence of two chemically identical crystal forms as mirror images of each other
Anthropophagi - a cannibal, especially in legends or fables
Flind - humanoid creatures related to gnolls in AD&D; either canine or leonine in appearance, depending on the artist
Point Nemo - The oceanic pole of inaccessibility (the place in the ocean that is farthest from land) (48°52.6′S 123°23.6′W)
Pommel - a rounded knob on the end of the handle of a sword, dagger, or old-fashioned gun
Gyoza - (Jiaozi) a type of Chinese dumpling that typically consists of a ground meat or vegetable filling wrapped into a thinly rolled piece of dough, which is then sealed by pressing the edges together
Mazel tov - a Jewish phrase expressing congratulations or wishing someone good luck
Apeiron - Ancient Greek concept of infinity and endlessness
Andromorph - an organism with male physical characteristics
Excised - having been cut out surgically
Henscartins - long, thin streaks of cloud traditionally supposed to forecast rain (literally means chicken scratches)
Arylcyclohexylamines - chemical class of pharmaceutical (or designer drugs) associated with dissociative, anesthetic, and hallucinogenic effects.
Simonist - one who engages in simony, the purchase of church offices
Alicorn - horn of a unicorn
Zoocephali - deities, characters, or figures with animal heads and human bodies
CIPA - Congenital insensitivity to pain; a disorder in which someone is insenstive to ir incapable of feeling physical pain (often including insensitivity to temperature and inability to sweat)
Doraemon - (ドラえもん) titular character of a manga/anime series released since 1969; robotic earless cat
Purgation - the purification or cleansing of someone or something
Shriven - (of a priest) hear the confession of, assign penance to, and absolve (someone)
Tannasinn - 2chan esoteric memery from the 2000s combining Doraemon, ASCII art, and vague transcendent text
Enantiomorphism - the existence of two chemically identical crystal forms as mirror images of each other
Oneirophobia - fear of dreams
Nightshade - a tool used to infuse images with patterns invisible to the human eye but "poisonous" to AI pattern detection and processing
Etiology - study of causation or origination, usually in myths that explain the origin of creatures or phenomena
Alectryon - a young soldier from Greek mythology who was turned into a rooster for failing to alert Ares to the presence of Helios (god of the sun)
Patripassianism - Christian belief that the Father also sacrificed himself on the cross along with the Son; essentially that God himself suffered with Christ
Alprazolam - medication used to treat anxiety and panic; better known as xanax
J'zargo - Khajiit NPC at the College of Winterhold in Skyrim
Thaumiel - a Qliphoth (representation of evil or impure spiritual forces in Jewish mysticism) in the Kabbalah; also an SCP class
Hegemony - leadership or dominance, especially by one country or social group over others
Percussive maintaince - hitting something until it works
Repertoire - a list or supply of capabilities
Logistical - relating to or involving organization and planning
Agnes Martin - an American abstract painter known for her minimalist style and abstract expressionism
Adolf Wölfli - early 1900s painter; one of the first well-known outsider artists
Obliquity - axial tilt; the difference between an object's rotational axis and its orbital axis
Lop - term for any rabbit with droopy ears
Set animal - (AKA Sha) totemic animal of the god Set in Egyptian mythology; real-life status unknown and presumably imaginary
Mooncake (月餅) - a Chinese bakery product traditionally eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋節)
Neoplasmia - a type of abnormal and excessive growth of tissue
Isopropanol - a colorless, flammable, organic compound with a pungent alcoholic odor, usually a solvent or antiseptic
Quaaludes - brand name of methaqualone, a hypnotic sedative
Benediction - the utterance or bestowing of a blessing, especially at the end of a religious service.
Hackles - erectile hairs along the back of a dog or other animal that rise when it is angry or alarmed.
Limn - depict or describe in painting or words
Neophyte - a person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief
Magnanimity - generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival or less powerful person
Deacon - a member of the diaconate, an office in Christian churches that is generally associated with service of some kind
Horla - (literally translated the 'what's Out There) the titular ghostly alien force in 1887 horror story by Guy de Maupassant
Autodidact - a self-taught person
Didactic - relating to teaching or instruction
Poniard - a small, slim dagger
Rogue's gallery - a police collection of mug shots or other images of criminal suspects kept for identification purposes
Benzo - (Benzodiazepines) depressants used to treat anxiety, insomnia, and seizures (Valium, Xanax, Klonopin, etc.)
Seitan - food made from gluten, the main protein of wheat
Stirnerite - the philosophy of Max Stirner, a German post-Hegelian philosopher; primarily egoist and self-driven (self-centered) without regard for humanity
Hemodynamically compromised - Recieving insufficient blood flow in the body
Iuvenium - (Latin; plural) a youth, a young adult
Zettabyte - a billion terabytes or a trillion gigabytes
Anterograde amnesia - the partial or complete inability to form new memories
Von Restorff effect - phenomena in which multiple homogeneous stimuli are presented, the stimulus that differs from the rest is more likely to be remembered
Hadopelagic - (Hadal zone) deepest region of the ocean, lying within oceanic trenches in in long, narrow, topographic V-shaped depressions
Alexithymia - a neuropsychological phenomenon characterized by significant challenges in recognizing, expressing, sourcing, and describing one's emotions
Barbenheimer - a cultural phenomenon which preceded and surrounded the simultaneous theatrical release of two films, Barbie and Oppenheimer, on July 21, 2023
Pinniped - a carnivorous aquatic mammal of the order Pinnipedia, such as a seal or walrus
Wether - a ram (or goat or sheep) castrated at a young age
Kitsune - (狐, きつね) foxes that possess paranormal abilities that increase as they get older and wiser (Japanese folklore)
Circadine - brand name for melatonin
Puju - (Hinduism) the act of worship
Yagya - (Hinduism) any ritual done in front of a sacred fire, often with mantras
Absinthe - an anise-flavored and traditionally highly alcoholic spirit derived from several plants
Herbstgewölk - (German) autumn clouds
Dweomer - magic based on ancient knowledge in AD&D
Narcan - a medicine that rapidly reverses an opioid overdose
Pensive - engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought
Operation Hummingbird - Night of the Long Knives, the 1934 political purge in Nazi Germany
Tel Aviv - a city on Israel’s Mediterranean coast (16 ft. above sea level)
Thin-lipped - usually indicating a mean look
Libation - a drink poured out as an offering to a deity
Wulver - a kind of wolf-like humanoid creature in the folklore of the Shetland Islands of Scotland
Berserker - (in premedieval and medieval Norse and Germanic history and folklore) a member of unruly warrior gangs that worshipped Odin, the supreme Norse deity, and attached themselves to royal and noble courts as bodyguards and shock troops
Flind - vaguely canine monster related to gnolls in AD&D
Gnoll - (AD&D) a humanoid race that most closely resembled human-hyena hybrids
Demiplane - a small, pocket universe plane in AD&D, usually finite in size and specialized in purpose
Inane - silly or stupid
Adlet - a race of creatures in the Inuit mythology of Greenland, a humanoid, dog-legged tribe
Natural virtues - the traditional chief moral virtues of justice, prudence, temperance, and fortitude
Somnolent - causing or suggestive of drowsiness
Fáfnir - a worm or dragon in Germanic folklore
Ulfheðnar - frenzy warriors wearing the skins of wolves in Norse mythology and history
Pedagogy - the method and practice of teaching, especially as an academic subject or theoretical concepts
Polymelia - a birth defect in which an affected individual has more than the usual number of limbs
Insular - ignorant of or uninterested in cultures, ideas, or peoples outside one's own experience
Dendrochronology - the scientific method of dating tree rings
Clinical lycanthropy - a rare psychiatric syndrome that involves a delusion that the affected person can transform into, has transformed into, or is, a non-human animal.
Vendel - (Swedish: Vendeltiden) Period in Swedish prehistory between 540–790 A.D. (the Migration Period and the Viking Age)
Polyphonic - producing many sounds simultaneously; many-voiced
CFBundy - Completely Fucked But Unfortunately Not Dead Yet
Lilting - speak, sing, or sound with a lilt (a characteristic rising and falling of the voice when speaking; a pleasant gentle accent.)
Meringue - an item of sweet food made by baking a mixture of stiffly beaten egg whites and sugar until crisp
Anode - the positively charged electrode by which the electrons leave a device
Anodic - relating to an anode
Mange - a type of skin disease caused by parasitic mites usually affecting pets and animals, causing itching and hair loss
Merz - a nonsense word invented by the German dada artist Kurt Schwitters to describe his collage and assemblage works based on scavenged scrap materials
Riolu - a Fighting-type baby Pokémon introduced in Generation IV (evolves into Lucario when leveled up with high friendship during the day)
Sekai (世界) - World or earth
Biennium - a specified period of two years
Sympathetic Ophthalmia - a diffuse inflammation in both eyes following trauma to one eye, possibly leading to total blindness.
Sequelae - a condition which is the consequence of a previous disease or injury
New Coke - a reformulation of the soft drink Coca-Cola, introduced by the Coca-Cola Company in April 1985 to overwhelmingly negative response
Volkssturm - a national militia established by Nazi Germany during the last months of World War II (25 September 1944) as a component of a proposed total war
Llangernyw - a rural village in North Wales known for the Llangernyw Yew, an ancient tree that may be up to 4000-5000 years old
Tatenokai (Shield Society) - a private militia in Japan dedicated to traditional Japanese values and veneration of the Emperor
Phenomenology - the science of phenomena as distinct from that of the nature of being, concentrating on the study of consciousness and the objects of direct experience
Edmund Husserl - an Austrian-German philosopher and mathematician who established the school of phenomenology
Paleodust - ancient mineral dust captured in layers of ice and rock, allowing analysis of past climates and environmental conditions
Eisoptrophobia - fear of mirrors
Paris green - an arsenic-based organic pigment popular in the 1800s because people just loved poisoning themselves back then or something
Ganglion cyst - a harmless bump associated with a joint, usually in the wrist, filled with clear viscous fluid similar to that used in to lubricate joints essentially leaking out from where it should be
Kibbutz - a intentional communal settlement in Israel, typically agricultural
Rusticles - formation of rust similar to an icicle or stalactite in appearance that occurs deep underwater when iron-loving bacteria attack and oxidize wrought iron and steel, best known for their presence on the wreck of the Titanic. They are incredibly delicate and may dissolve when touched, but have intricate internal structures comparible in some ways to colonial organisms
Reliquary - a container for relics, usually religious (if portable, a fereter; the place in a chruch where it is kept, a feretory or feretery)
Shovelware - a name given to low-budget, poor-quality video games, released in the hopes of being purchased by unsuspecting customers
Kubrick stare - a technique used to portray insane or unstable characters in film by looking out from under the brow line and tilting ones head towards the camera
Edgar Cayce - an American clairvoyant who claimed to diagnose diseases and recommend treatments for ailments while asleep
Radium jaw - illness suffered by workers in radium-related factories or consumers of radium products in the early 1900s; caused necrosis of the jaw, sometimes leading to it just falling off
Macanese - a multiracial East Asian ethnic group that originated in Macau in the 16th century, consisting of people of predominantly mixed Cantonese and Portuguese as well as Malay, Japanese, English, Dutch, Sinhalese, and Indian ancestry
Minikui - 醜い (Ugly)
Crucifix - a representation of a cross with a figure of Jesus Christ on it. Typically Catholics are more likely to display crucifixes while Protestants are more likely to display crosses.
Calque - (loan translation) an expression adopted by one language from another in a more or less literally translated form
Intertextuality - is the shaping of a text's meaning by another text, either through deliberate compositional strategies such as quotation, allusion, etc. or by interconnections made by the reader
Homeopathy - the treatment of disease by minute doses of natural substances that in a healthy person would produce symptoms of disease
Clamorous - making a loud and confused noise
Aetiology - the cause, set of causes, or manner of causation of a disease or condition
Kairosclerosis - the feeling of realizing you are happy in the moment and trying to savor it (Dictory of Obscure Sorrows)
Tardigrade - (known colloquially as water bears) are a phylum of eight-legged segmented micro-animals, known for being among the toughest organisms in existence, including surviving the literal vacuum of space
Labile - readily or frequently changing
Petechiae - tiny spots of bleeding under the skin or in the mucous membranes
Rarify - to make rare, thin, porous, or less dense
End of history - a political and philosophical concept that supposes that a particular political, economic, or social system may develop that would constitute the end-point of humanity's sociocultural evolution and the final form of human government
Sartorial - relating to tailoring, clothes, or style of dress
Derision - contemptuous ridicule or mockery
Lidar - (Light Detection and Ranging) remote sensing method that uses light in the form of a pulsed laser to measure ranges (variable distances) to solid objects (used by self-driving cars, drones, aerial mapping, etc.)
Cistern - an underground reservoir for rainwater
Tree well - the space around a tree under its branches where less snow settles, creating a void or area of loose snow that can theoretically be used for shelter, but is more often a danger to skiiers and hikers who may fall in and be buried
Plainsong - a body of chants used in the liturgies of the Western Church, composed in Latin (and the exclusive form of Christian church music until the ninth century)
Neumes - (in plainsong) a note or group of notes to be sung to a single syllable; part of medieval music notation before modern standardized sheet music
Holoprosencephaly - a birth defect (congenital condition) that causes the fetal brain to not properly separate into the right and left hemispheres (halves,) usually not compatible with life
Fragmentology - the study of surviving fragments of manuscripts
Quolls - carnivorous marsupials native to Australia and New Guinea
Redolence - the quality of smelling strongly of something or of having qualities (especially smells) that make you think of something else
1MOA - 1 Minute of Angle, an angular measurement equivalent to 1/60th of a degree. Over 100 yards, that's just over an inch.
Eben Byers - an American socialite, sportsman, and industrialist, now best known for being a victim of the 1920s radium fad; his widely publicised death, as well as the radium girls scandal, forced government investigation and control of radioactive health products
Lickerish - lecherous; having or showing excessive or offensive sexual desire
Timarion - a Byzantine satirical dialogue probably composed in the twelfth century, featuring both Christian and pagan themes
Taoism - a diverse philosophical and religious tradition indigenous to China, emphasizing harmony with the Tao (道) - generally understood as an impersonal, enigmatic process of transformation ultimately underlying reality
Actigraphy - a non-invasive method of monitoring human rest/activity cycles using wearable devices
Bruitist - use in music of sounds taken from an extra-musical source or context
Zenzizenzizenzic - an obsolete form of mathematical notation representing the eighth power of a number (that is, the zenzizenzizenzic of x is x8), dating from a time when powers were written out in words rather than as superscript numbers
Halophile - an extremophile that thrives in high salt concentrations
Veneer - a thin decorative covering (of fine wood, applied to a coarser wood or other material)
Fatal insomnia - an extremely rare neurodegenerative prion disease that results in trouble sleeping, eventually leading to permanent hypnagogia and death, usually within 18 months of onset
Shoddy - badly made or done
Glycogen body - an oval structure in the spinal cord of birds that is made of specialized cells that contain large amounts of glycogen; it's function is unknown
Suda - a large 10th-century Byzantine encyclopedia of the ancient Mediterranean world, formerly attributed to an author called Soudas (Σούδας,) notable for containing excerpts of otherwise lost texts
Thylacine - Tasmanian tiger (or Tasmanian wolf,) an extinct (as of 1936) carnivorous marsupial that was native to the Australian mainland
Praya dubia - (giant siphonophore) a colonial organism that lives in the mesopelagic zone to bathypelagic zone at 700 m to 1,000 m below sea level worldwide, a transluccent, almost alien looking creature 50 to 160 feet long
estradiol - a major estrogen hormone produced in the ovaries
ruminant - a contemplative person; a person given to meditation; herbivorous grazing or browsing that chews food previously digested in a specialized stomach (cattle, deer, deer, etc.)
linguicide - the death of a language from natural or political causes
glottophagy - the absorption or replacement of a minor language by a major language
palingenesis - the exact reproduction of ancestral characteristics; concept of rebirth or re-creation, used in various contexts in philosophy, theology, politics, and biology
jaundice - a condition produced when excess amounts of bilirubin circulating in the blood stream dissolve in the subcutaneous fat, causing a yellowish appearance of the skin and the whites of the eyes
8 ball (drugs) - One eighth of an ounce of cocaine
deuteragonist - the person second in importance to the protagonist in a drama
lockstep - a way of marching with each person as close as possible to the one in front; close adherence to and emulation of another's actions
ancillary - secondary, supporting; providing necessary support to the primary activities or operation of an organization, institution, industry, or system
autolysis - the destruction of cells or tissues by their own enzymes, especially those released by lysosomes
aschelminthes - an obsolete phylum including minute wormlike animals, like the nematodes, rotifers, and water bears.
gloam - the time of day immediately following sunset
sloam - a layer of earth between coal seams
flagellum - a slender threadlike structure, especially a microscopic appendage that enables many protozoa, bacteria, spermatozoa, etc. to swim
scrungly - disheveled or messy, but in a cute way
ambergris - a solid waxy substance originating in the intestine of the sperm whale used to stabilize the scent of perfumes
scuzzy - dirty, shabby, or foul in condition or character
morphology - the study of the forms of things
muculent - slimy; moist and unpleasantly viscous
Sword of Damocles - tthe imminent and ever-present peril faced by those in positions of power; a looming, omnipresent threat
labyrinthine - (of a network) like a labyrinth; irregular and twisting
leprosy - a chronic and disfiguring disease caused by a bacterial infection; exclusively affecting humans and armadillos
capriciousness - the quality of changing mood or behavior suddenly and unexpectedly
lymantriinae - a subfamily of moths of the family Erebidae better known as Tussock moths; soft, furry appearance, although some hairs may be able to sting
white paper - a report or guide that informs readers concisely about a complex issue and presents the issuing body's philosophy on the matter (1990s onward)
nascent - (especially of a process or organization) just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential.
alacrichous - (of bacteria) having no flagellum
haberdashed - decorated with ribbons or trinkets
antichthon - counterearth; a hypothetical planet orbiting the sun on the opposite side of the solar system as the Earth
indifel - a person who does not believe in religion or who adheres to a religion other than one's own
ostinatos - short melodic phrase repeated throughout a composition, sometimes slightly varied or transposed to a different pitch.
analemma - a plot or graph in the shape of a figure eight that shows the position of the sun in the sky at a given time of day (such as noon) at one specific locale measured throughout the year
ignis fatuus - a will-o'-the-wisp
hirsute - hairy, bearded, shaggy, unshaven
dubplate - an acetate recording disk, typically one featuring a dub version of a reggae song that is not yet on general release
accipitridae - a family of small to large birds of prey with strongly hooked bills
mumblecore - a style of low-budget film typically characterized by the use of nonprofessional actors and naturalistic or improvised performances
contact high - phenomenon that occurs in otherwise sober people who experience a drug-like effect just by coming into contact with someone who is under the influence of a psychoactive drug
PONV - postoperative nausea and vomiting
scopolamine - medication used to manage and treat postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) and motion sickness.
panegyric - a public speech or published text in praise of someone or something.
revalgin - brand name of pitofenone; antispasmodic used to relieve pain and spasms
filk - a musical culture, genre, and community tied to science fiction, fantasy, and horror fandom; often related to songs performed at fandom conventions
Nikifor - a Polish naïve (outsider) painter who painted over 40,000 pictures on any kind of paper he could find, often churchs and landscapes
Lemniscate - a figure-eight shaped curve in algebraic geometry
excedrin - aspirin/paracetamol/caffeine; a combination drug for the treatment of pain, especially tension headache and migraine
amanita muscaria - Fly agaric; a distinctive red and white mushroom native to Russia and other Northern regions; poisionous and hallucinogenic, with effects ranging from depressant, stimulant, sedative-hypnotic, psychedlic, dissociative, and deliriant
cynoscephalae - a ridge of hills in Thessaly, Greece, known for being the location of the decisive Roman victory that ended the Second Macedonian War
auk - a short-winged diving seabird found in northern oceans, typically with a black head and black and white underparts
akashic - of or pertaining to ākāsa (Sanskrit; “sky, atmosphere, space”); usually pertaining to the Akashic records of Theosophy
Cathemerality - metaturnality; an organismal activity pattern of irregular intervals during the day or night in which food is acquired, socializing with other organisms occurs, and any other activities necessary for livelihood are undertaken
Crowdkill - behaving violently at a concert's moshpit
Staccato - performed with each note sharply detached or separated from the others
Geckering - a loud and distinct vocalization, broken staccato noise; ususally heard in foxes
Chaos star - eight arrows in a radial pattern; originating in the fantasy world of Michael Moorcock's Elric of Melniboné stories and finding later use in Warhammer and Dungeons & Dragons (as a symbol of chaos magic,) as well as modern occult traditions and anarchy movements
Armalite - an American small arms engineering company, formed in the early 1950s, in Hollywood, California
Tennessee v. Garner - March 27, 1985 Supreme Court case to determine the constitutionality of the use of deadly force to prevent the escape of an apparently unarmed suspected felon
Catch the bus - euphemism for suicide; common on newsgroups and suicide discussion groups
Mono no aware (物の哀れ) - a Japanese idiom for the awareness of impermanence (無常, mujō), or transience of things, and both a transient gentle sadness (or wistfulness) at their passing
Errata - an error in printing or writing; a list of corrected errors appended to a book or published in a subsequent issue of a journal
Prophylactic - guarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection; tending to prevent or ward off; preventive
Suicide king - king of hearts in a deck of playing cards, who appears to be stabbing himself in the head; originally this was simply him wielding an axe, but by the 1800s centuries of subpar copying and gradual accumulation of errors in subsequent designs simplified and distorted the normally-wielded axe to a sword embedded in his own hwad
Ohms - a measurement of resistance between two points of a conductor when a constant potential difference of one volt (V) is applied to those points and a current of one ampere (A) is produced
Acousmatic - a sound that one hears without seeing what causes it
Aliasing - in computer graphics, the jagged, or saw-toothed appearance of curved or diagonal lines on a low-resolution monitor
Newcomb's paradox - a thought experiment involving a game between two players, one of whom is able to predict the future; a much debated problem in the philosophical branch of decision theory
War ghoul - people and groups who build up national security threats so they can profit off conflict, either financially or politically
Bo'ohw'o'wo'er - British pronounciation of bottle of water
Arcologies - portmanteau of "architecture" and "ecology"; the fusion of architecture with ecology, a comprehensive urban perspective; a field of creating architectural design principles for very densely populated and ecologically low-impact human habitats
Hedgehog's dilemma - a metaphor about the challenges of human intimacy (despite goodwill, humans cannot be intimate without the risk of mutual harm, leading to cautious and tentative relationships)
Decanter - a vessel that is used to hold the decantation of a liquid (such as wine) which may contain sediment
Teppan - Japanese iron griddle used in the teppanyaki style of cuisine
Okonomiyaki - a Japanese teppanyaki, savory pancake dish consisting of wheat flour batter and other ingredients cooked on a teppan; common additions include cabbage, meat, and seafood, and toppings include okonomiyaki sauce, aonori, katsuobushi, Japanese mayonnaise, and pickled ginger
Panagia - a ceremony observed in monasteries of the Eastern Church at the first morning meal in honor of the Virgin Mary in which a loaf on a plate is elevated before being shared among participants
Midwit - a person of middling intellect; someone who is neither particularly dumb nor notably intelligent, especially if they act as if they are smarter than they are
Sunyata - (Buddhism) variant of shunyata; the doctrine that phenomena are devoid of an immutable or determinate intrinsic nature
Noocenosis - an artificial biological community (biocenosis) built upon a degraded ecosystem; the result of structural improvements by man and differs from the original, evolutionarily constructed biological community; first used in Russia (spelling: «нооценоз») in the 1990s by the ecologist Victor Vasilievich Petrashov
Fleming Hare - terrifyingly large breed of domestic rabbit
Actuary - a person who compiles and analyzes statistics and uses them to calculate insurance risks and premiums
Thoughtography - projected thermography, psychic photography, nengraphy, nensha (Japanese: 念写); the claimed ability to "burn" images from one's mind onto surfaces such as photographic film by parapsychic means
Kig - (Animegao kigurumi) a type of masked cosplay that has its origins in the official stage shows of various Japanese anime but has also been adapted by hobbyists
Wolfangel - a heraldic charge (emblem) from mainly Germany and eastern France, which was inspired by medieval European wolf traps that consisted of a Z-shaped metal hook; associated with the thunderbolt (when used vertically) or the werewolf (when used horizontally); used as a symbol of various 15th-century peasant revolts and later by SS units
Alien mode - being so drunk and high that your ability to move is no longer functioning; everything spins and you blackout, and eventually teleport to the bathroom where you wake up puking; similar to being abducted by aliens
Solenopsis - fire ants
Theotokos - (Greek: “God-Bearer" [Θεοφόρος] or "Mother of God" [Μήτηρ Θεοῦ]) in Eastern Orthodoxy, the designation of the Virgin Mary as mother of God
Bigamy - the act of going through a marriage ceremony while already married to another person
Decedent - a person who has died
Unidentified decedent - people who have died and whose bodies have not been identified
Narreme - he basic unit of narrative structure; narreme is to narratology what the sememe is to semantics, the morpheme is to morphology and the phoneme to phonology
Uveitis - a disease process that involves inflammation of the middle layer of the eye (uvea); causing redness, pain, light sensitivity, blurred vision, and dark floating spots in the field of vision; treated by eye drops
Aestival - (estival) belonging to or appearing in summer
Line boil - a visible effect that occurs when frames of an animation don't align perfectly, common in hand-painted or drawn animation
Vorticist - a London-based modernist art movement formed in 1914; inspired by cubism
PBUH - peace be upon him or peace be upon her; an honorific phrase used by some Muslims after any mention in speech or print of the Islamic prophet Muhammad or any other prophets or chosen figures believed by the majority of Muslims to be sent by God (Allah)
GATE program - a "Gifted & Talented Education" program in the 1990s through 2010s, associated by some people with government-funded screening programs of unclear purpose
Mithraism - the worship of Mithra, the Iranian god of the sun, justice, contract, and war in pre-Zoroastrian Iran
Hadramaut - a geographic region in south Arabia, comprising eastern Yemen, the Dhofar Governorate in western Oman and the Najran Province in southern Saudi Arabia; literally, "death has come," (Arabic: حَضَر, romanized: ḥaḍara)
Voyeuristic - relating to or denoting sexual pleasure gained from watching others when they are naked or engaged in sexual activity; sometimes used when referring to watching others in general, typically in an unusual way
Tybalt - a character in William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet; the son of Lady Capulet's brother, Juliet's short-tempered first cousin, and Romeo's rival; named after the prince of cats in the medieval literary cycle of Reynard the Fox
Pregabalin - prescription drug used to treat neuropathic pain, anxiety, restless leg syndrome, and seizures; sometimes recreationally abused as a depressant/sedative, with potential for dissociative and delirious traits at high doses
Corydalis - a genus of about 540 species of annual and perennial herbaceous plants in the family Papaveraceae; most diverse in China and the Himalayas, with at least 357 species in China
Kenku - a fictional race of bird-like humanoid creatures in Dungeons & Dragons; they are flightless and unable to speak for themselves due to an ancient curse, instead communicating via cleverly spliced-together phases they replicate from other sources
Wepwawet - Egyptian deity of funerary rites, war, and royalty association; seen as a scout, going out to clear routes for the army to proceed forward; eventually considered Anubis's brother (the two are visually similar, Wapwawet with the head of a white/grey wolf and Anubis with the head of an Anubian jackal)
Bleary - (of the eyes) unfocused or filmy from sleep or tiredness
Kutastha - (Sanskrit) the supreme soul, the immovable, the omnipresent, the spirit
Craniorachischisis - birth defect resulting in the entire spinal cord and brain being exposed; incompatible with life
Glaucoma - a group of eye diseases that can cause vision loss and blindness by damaging a nerve in the back of your eye called the optic nerve
Droste effect - a specific type of recursive picture in which a smaller version of the larger image is featured within the larger image
Puer aeternus - a child-god who is eternally young; an older person whose emotional life has remained at an adolescent level
Clive Wearing - (born 11 May 1938) former musician and conductor, now known for his severe retrograde amnesia (complete inability to form new memories) and subsequent experience of constantly becoming conscious for the first time
Valium - medication used to treat anxiety, muscle spasms, and seizures
Underbrush - shrubs, bushes, or small trees growing beneath large trees in a wood or forest
Analgesia - the inability to feel pain
Desomorphine - krokodil; a semi-synthetic opioid commercialized by Roche, with powerful, fast-acting effects, such as sedation and analgesia
Autoicon - (coined by utilitarianist Jeremy Bentham) the concept of becoming mummified, preserved, and being displayed as a symbol of yourself instead of a painting or statue
Luminol - a chemical that exhibits chemiluminescence, with a blue glow, when mixed with an appropriate oxidizing agent; used to detect trace blood at crime scenes
Graves disease - disorder of the immune system that causes the thyroid gland to make too much thyroid hormone (hyperthyroidism)
Minatory - expressing or conveying a threat
Felicity - intense happiness; the ability to find appropriate expression for one's thoughts
Body wrap - a type of beauty treatment involving the application of skin-cleansing ingredients to the body, which is then wrapped in hot towels
Zoomorphism - art that imagines humans as non-human animals
Löwenmensch figurine - Lion-man of Hohlenstein-Stadel; a prehistoric ivory sculpture discovered in Hohlenstein-Stadel, a German cave; anthropomorphic figurine between 37,985 years and 41,000 years old making it is one of the oldest-known examples of an artistic representation and the oldest confirmed statue ever discovered
Purveyor - a person who sells or deals in particular goods
Enterorrhagi - bleeding from the intestine (most of the medical terms are from gorenoise, I'm not having a medical emergency)
Drunjus - Romanization of 𐌳𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌿𐍃 (from or related to the Proto-Germanic verb *drunjaną (“to rumble”))
Greymuzzle - an older member of the furry fandom, usually associated with it since the 90s
Pastor - a minister in charge of a Christian church or congregation
Glioblastoma - a type of cancer that starts as a growth of cells in the brain or spinal cord
Konbini - (コンビニ) term for Japanese convenience stores
Tantric - relating to or involving the doctrines or principles of the Hindu or Buddhist tantras, in particular the use of mantras, meditation, yoga, and ritual
Humbaba - an ogre or giant-like monster in Mesopotamian mythology; slayed by Gilgamesh and Enkidu
Echelon - a level or rank in an organization, a profession, or society
Eschaton - the final event in the divine plan; the end of the world
Beatnik - a young person in the 1950s and early 1960s belonging to a subculture associated with the beat generation
Novenas - (in the Roman Catholic Church) a form of worship consisting of special prayers or services on nine successive days
Collate - to collect, compare carefully in order to verify, and often to integrate or arrange in order
Sufferkino - (4chan-adjacent) high-quality entertainment based on a character's suffering (not actually as mean-spirited as that sounds, mostly used jokingly or kinda respectfully)
Calamites - a genus of extinct arborescent horsetails to which the modern horsetails are closely related; however, they grew to 30-50 meters tall
Stableboy - a boy or man employed in a stable (not sure what I expected)
Thorn letter - þorn (Þ, þ); a letter in the Old English, Old Norse, Old Swedish and modern Icelandic alphabets associted with (th, dh) soundsþorn (Þ, þ)
Sunset strip - the 1.7-mile stretch of Sunset Boulevard that passes through the city of West Hollywood, California, United States - extends between Los Angeles and Beverly Hills
Gawker effect - when a vehicle that has stopped or been in an accident provokes the curiosity of other drivers
Constellate - form or cause to form into a cluster or group; gather together
Wellbutrin - antidepressant medication; induces stimulation and delirium at high doses
Serviette - (British) a table napkin
Anaplasmosis - a disease caused by the bacteria Anaplasma phagocytophilum primarily spread to people by the bite of an infected tick; symptoms include a jaundiced (yellow) appearance, aggressive behavior, and a high fever
Operation Cathedral - a police operation that broke up a major international child pornography ring called The Wonderland Club operating over the Internet in 1998
Hypoesthesia - decreased ability to feel touch
Schlact - (German) war, battle
Whelp - a puppy
Interiority - the quality of being interior or inward; inner character or nature; subjectivity
Dyspnea - being short of breath, experiencing difficulty breathing
Sanguineous - Of, relating to, or involving bloodshed or blood
Schlager - a style of European popular music and radio format generally defined by catchy instrumental accompaniments to vocal pieces of pop music with simple, easygoing, and often sentimental lyrics. Schlager tracks are typically light pop tunes or sweet, sentimental ballads with simple, catchy melodies. Wikipedia
Stendhal syndrome - (Florence syndrome) a psychosomatic condition involving rapid heartbeat, fainting, confusion, and even hallucinations, allegedly occurring when individuals become exposed to objects, artworks, or phenomena of great beauty
Stachybotrys - black mold, the kind usually found in basements
Mondegreen - a misunderstood or misinterpreted word or phrase resulting from a mishearing of the lyrics of a song
Azov Brigade - a formation of the National Guard of Ukraine founded in May 2014 as the Azov Battalion (Ukrainian: батальйон «Азов»), a self-funded volunteer militia
Ethnomusicology - the study of music in its social and cultural contexts
Anamnesis - the remembering of things from a supposed previous existence (often used with reference to Platonic philosophy).
Paramnesia - a condition or phenomenon involving distorted memory or confusions of fact and fantasy, such as confabulation or déjà vu.
Monologophobia - An aversion to using the same word twice.
Photolithography - (also known as optical lithography) a process used in the manufacturing of integrated circuits. It involves using light to transfer a pattern onto a substrate, typically a silicon wafer
Scrimshaw - scrollwork, engravings, and carvings done in bone or ivory; typically artwork created by whalers, engraved on the byproducts of whales, such as bones or cartilage
Alacrity - brisk and cheerful readiness
Klonopin - a brand-name oral tablet that's prescribed for certain seizure disorders, panic disorder, and agoraphobia
Meningeal worm - a neurotropic nematode parasite common to white-tailed deer; lives in brain matter and other organs and damages the central nervous system
Datum - singular of data; a single piece of information
Cataplexy - a sudden and transient episode of muscle weakness accompanied by full conscious awareness, typically triggered by emotions such as laughing, crying, or terror; usually associated with narcolepsy
Charles August Albert Dellschau - a Prussian-American who gained posthumous fame after the discovery of his large scrapbooks that contained drawings, collages and watercolors of airplanes and airships; classified as one of the first visionary artists
Otolaryngologist - a healthcare provider that diagnoses and treats conditions affecting your head and neck
Jingoism - extreme patriotism, especially in the form of aggressive or warlike foreign policy
Psoriasis - a condition in which skin cells build up and form scales and itchy, dry patches
Phantasmagoria - a sequence of real or imaginary images like those seen in a dream
Glossarist - glossator; a scholar who writes explanatory notes on an author (especially an ancient commentator on a classical author
June 2024 Gormless - lacking sense or initiative; foolish
June 2024 Ataraxia - a state of serene calmness
June 2024 Taraxia - a small genus of flowering plants in the family Onagraceae, native to western Canada and the western and west-central United States (pretty yellow flowers)
June 2024 Shadow biosphere - a hypothetical microbial biosphere of Earth that would use radically different biochemical and molecular processes from that of currently known life
June 2024 Śūnyatā - the voidness that constitutes ultimate reality in Buddhist thought
June 2024 Noocenosis - an artificial biological community (biocenosis) built upon a degraded ecosystem, the result of structural improvements by man and differing from the original, evolutionarily constructed biological community
June 2024 Ratkins - wererat (in White Wolf RPGs)
June 2024 Aut inveniam viam aut faciam - (Latin) I shall either find a way or make one
June 2024 Line boil - the wobble of hand-drawn lines, particularly noticeable when characters are redrawn in every frame even though they are standing still
June 2024 Sparrows Crew - a Neo-Nazi extremist group operating in Russia, recognized by the Supreme Court of Russia as a terrorist organization.
June 2024 Cyberia - cyberspace as a metaphysical concept
June 2024 Holotype - a single specimen designated by the original describer of the form (a species or subspecies only) and available to those who want to verify the status of other specimens
June 2024 émigré - a person who has left their own country in order to settle in another, typically for political reasons
June 2024 Scut - the short tail of a hare, rabbit, or deer
June 2024 Zenith - the point in the sky or celestial sphere directly above an observer
June 2024 Gosha-e-dil - गोशा-ए-दिलگوشۂ دل corner of heart
June 2024 tcbub - (Internet) this could be us but
June 2024 Entheogens - psychoactive substances, including psychedelic drugs, used in sacred contexts for inducing spiritual development among other reasons.
June 2024 Neonate - a newborn child (or other mammal)
June 2024 Diogenes syndrome - a disorder characterized by extreme self-neglect, domestic squalor, social withdrawal, apathy, compulsive hoarding of garbage or animals, and a lack of shame
June 2024 Wintertide - literary term for wintertime
June 2024 Enochian - an occult constructed language — said by its originators to have been received from angels — recorded in the private journals of John Dee and his colleague Edward Kelley in late 16th-century England
June 2024 Headlands - a narrow piece of land that projects from a coastline into the sea; a strip of land left unplowed at the end of a field
June 2024 1PBTID - (Internet) one post by this ID
June 2024 Mechanistic - relating to theories which explain phenomena in purely physical or deterministic terms
June 2024 Hiragana - a Japanese syllabary, part of the Japanese writing system, along with katakana as well as kanji
June 2024 Yurodivy - Literally fool-for-Christ, describing someone who employs shocking and unconventional behavior to challenge accepted norms in the name of religion, deliver prophecies, or to mask their piety
June 2024 Cariño - honey, darling, sweetheart
June 2024 Tarantass - a large, four-wheeled Russian carriage mounted without springs on two parallel longitudinal wooden bars
June 2024 Malaphor - combination of multiple idioms ("you opened this can of worms, now lie in it")
June 2024 Lycanthropology - the study of werewolves
June 2024 Capgras syndrome - a delusional misidentification syndrome characterized by a false belief that an identical duplicate has replaced someone significant to the patient
June 2024 Iconoclast - a person who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions; a destroyer of images used in religious worship
June 2024 Begonia - a genus of perennial flowering plants in the family Begoniaceae, commonly grown indoors as ornamental houseplants in cooler climates
June 2024 Kulla - god of builders in the Mesopotamian mythology, responsible for the creation of bricks and restoration of temples
June 2024 Hessdalen light - unidentified lights which have been observed in a 12-kilometre-long stretch of the Hessdalen valley in rural central Norway periodically since at least the 1930s
June 2024 Walpurgisnacht - the eve of the Christian feast day of Saint Walpurga, an 8th-century abbess in Francia, and is celebrated on the night of 30 April and the day of 1 May
June 2024 Kigurumi - (着ぐるみ), Japanese term for a costumed character, such as anime cosplays with masks or a type of Japanese onesie that resembles an animal
June 2024 Fivehead - a comically large forehead
June 2024 Humorism - a system of medicine detailing a supposed makeup and workings of the human body based on four humors of Flegmat (phlegm), Sanguin (blood), Coleric (yellow bile) and Melanc (black bile,) also used in early theories of human psychology
June 2024 Ignis fatuus - will-o'-the-wisp
June 2024 Capelet - a small cape usually covering the shoulders
June 2024 Holism - the theory that parts of a whole are in intimate interconnection, such that they cannot exist independently of the whole, or cannot be understood without reference to the whole, which is thus regarded as greater than the sum of its parts (as used in understanding mental states, ecology, and language)
June 2024 Quaternity - a set of four
June 2024 Quadriptych - a painting in four panels
June 2024 Norepinephrine - a neurotransmitter and a hormone that plays an important role in your body's “fight-or-flight” response, also used as a medication to increase and maintain blood pressure in limited, short-term serious health situations
June 2024 Raytracing - a technique for modeling light transport for use in a wide variety of rendering algorithms for generating digital images
June 2024 IS2G - (Online slang) I swear to God
June 2024 Jellicle - a fictional type of feline from Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, a 1939 collection of light poetry by T. S. Eliot, described as commonly nocturnal, black and white, scruffy cats
June 2024 Hegemony - leadership or dominance, especially by one country or social group over others
June 2024 Interim - the intervening time
June 2024 Risograph - a Japanese stencil duplicator released in 1980 a stencil duplicator comparable to both screen printing and photocopying
June 2024 Munchausen syndrome - a rare type of mental disorder in which a person fakes illness, involving lying about symptoms, making themselves appear sick, making make themselves purposely unwell
June 2024 Kessler syndrome - a scenario in which the density of objects in low Earth orbit (LEO) due to space pollution is numerous enough that collisions between objects could cause a cascade, rendering LEO satellites difficult or unfeasible for generations
June 2024 Adjuvants - a substance that enhances the body's immune response to an antigen (foreign substance in a vaccine or otherwise used to induce an immune response)
June 2024 Spitballing - throw out (a suggestion) for discussion
June 2024 Nadir - the direction pointing directly below a particular location, the opposite of the zenith
June 2024 Pharisees - a Jewish social movement and a school of thought in the Levant during the time of Second Temple Judaism
June 2024 Bruxism - grinding your teeth
June 2024 Scurrilous - making or spreading scandalous claims about someone with the intention of damaging their reputation, humorously insulting
June 2024 Pottiaceae - a family of mosses with over 1500 species or more than 10% of the 10,000 to 15,000 moss species known
June 2024 Tectrices - any of the feathers covering the bases of the main flight or tail feathers of a bird.
June 2024 Ablation - the removal or destruction of something from an object by vaporization, chipping, erosive processes, or by other means
June 2024 Parallax - the effect whereby the position or direction of an object appears to differ when viewed from different positions, e.g. through the viewfinder and the lens of a camera
June 2024 Shiri's scissor - a statement that has great destructive power because it generates wildly divergent interpretations that fuel conflict and tear people apart, usually referring to controvertial topics or posts on social media
June 2024 Degrowth - the view that the pursuit of endless growth as measured by GDP conflicts with the limits of planetary boundaries
June 2024 Hegemony - leadership or dominance, especially by one country or social group over others.
June 2024 Permaculture - an approach to land management and settlement design that adopts arrangements observed in flourishing natural ecosystems (sustainable, whole-system thinking)
June 2024 Permacomputing - both a concept and a community of practice oriented around issues of resilience and regenerativity in computer and network technology inspired by permaculture
June 2024 Semiotician - an expert in or student of semiotics (the study of signs and symbols and their use or interpretation)
June 2024 Katsaridaphobia - fear of roaches
June 2024 Mussopo - Spent a while trying to figure this one out before realizing it was someone making a joke about "opposum" backwards, I might have brain damage
June 2024 Neurocongruent - Neurotypical, lacking mental/emotional disorders or abnormalities
June 2024 Deep ecology - environmental philosophy and social movement based in the belief that humans must radically change their relationship to nature from one that values nature solely for its usefulness to human beings to one that recognizes that nature has an inherent value
June 2024 Ursonate - Famous sound poem written by dadaist Kurt Schwitters in 1932
June 2024 Ikiryo - (生霊, lit. "living ghost") a disembodied spirit or ghost in Japanese popular belief and fiction that leaves the body of a living person and subsequently haunts other people or places, sometimes across great distances (essentially astral projection)
June 2024 Kwisatz Haderach
June 2024 Ō-yoroi is a prominent example of early Japanese armor worn by the samurai class of feudal Japan (literally "great armor")
June 2024 Tautology - the saying of the same thing twice in different words, generally considered to be a fault of style
June 2024 fröhliche Weihnachten - (German) Merry Christmas
June 2024 Rictus - a fixed grimace or grin
June 2024 Bothy - a basic shelter, usually left unlocked and available for anyone to use free of charge
June 2024 Gazette - announce or publish (something) in an official gazette
June 2024 Kairos - a propitious moment for decision or action
June 2024 Lachesism - the yearning for the clarity or reprioritisation afforded by surviving a disaster
May 2024 Absinthe - wormwood
May 2024 Jacana bird - a tropical wading bird known for their terrifying feet seriously look it up
May 2024 Histronic - overly theatrical or melodramatic in character or style.
May 2024 Majorette - a performer who combines baton twirling with dance movements, primarily associated with marching bands during parades.
May 2024 Nth Room - a criminal case involving blackmail, cybersex trafficking, and the spread of sexually exploitative videos via the Telegram app between 2018 and 2020 in South Korea
May 2024 Snallygaster - a bird-reptile chime in American folklore originating in the superstitions of early German immigrants
May 2024 Ernst Jünger - a German author, highly decorated soldier, philosopher, and entomologist who became publicly known for his World War I memoir Storm of Steel
May 2024 Rectify - put right; correct
May 2024 Okrug - a type of administrative division in some Slavic-speaking states, alternatively translated as area, district, or region
May 2024 Iatrophobia - fear of doctors, medical care, or the medical care system
May 2024 Evangelism - the spreading of the Christian gospel by public preaching or personal witness; zealous advocacy of a cause
May 2024 Oomf - (Internet slang) "one of my followers/friends"
May 2024 Maenad - (Greek mythology) female followers of Dionysus and the most significant members of the thiasus, the god's retinue; literally "raving ones"
May 2024 Seminarian - a student in a seminary (theological school,) especially of the Roman Catholic Church
May 2024 Year of the Cat - alternate animal association with years in the Chinese New Year cycle usually associated with the year of the rabbit, most often in Vietnam
May 2024 Zersetzun - (literally "decomposition") a psychological warfare technique used by the Ministry for State Security to repress political opponents in East Germany during the 1970s and 1980s, bearing strong resemblance to modern-day claims of targeted individuals
May 2024 Pecuniary - concerning or involving money
May 2024 Archaeus of water - an alchemical substance consisting of properly collected water that contains within it the universal flame of life
May 2024 Tiriarnaq - a "weasel bear" legendary creature in the culture of the Inuit peoples of northern Alaska and the western Canadian Arctic
May 2024 Bijou - (especially of a residence or business establishment) small and elegant
May 2024 Fiat - a formal authorization or proposition; a decree
May 2024 Hyperacusis - reduced tolerance and increased sensitivity to sound, leading to
May 2024 Acherontia - African death's-head hawkmoth
May 2024 Ceraunophilia - love of thunder and lightning
May 2024 Pishogue - (Irish English) a spell, charm, or hex
May 2024 Acetaminophen - medication used for minor aches and pains, and reduces fever; Tylenol
May 2024 Paucity - the presence of something only in small or insufficient quantities or amounts; scarcity
May 2024 хардстайл - Hardstyle
May 2024 Inquietus - (Latin) restless, unquiet
May 2024 Fatwa - a ruling on a point of Islamic law given by a recognized authority
May 2024 Silflay - the act of rabbits eating above-ground, coined in Watership Down and having somewhat entered English nomenclature
May 2024 Lapine - a fictional language created by author Richard Adams for his 1972 novel Watership Down, where it is spoken by rabbit characters
May 2024 Pidgin - a grammatically simplified means of communication that develops between two or more groups of people that do not have a language in common
May 2024 Kugelblitz - a theoretical astrophysical object predicted by general relativity consisting of a concentration of heat, light or radiation so intense that its energy forms an event horizon and becomes self-trapped
May 2024 Bluegill double prime - A high-altitude nuclear test performed by the United States in 1962 as part of Operation Fishbowl
May 2024 Kaaba - a stone building at the center of Islam's most important mosque and holiest site, the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca
May 2024 Petrozavodsk phenomenon - a series of celestial or UFO events of a disputed nature that occurred on 20 September 1977 from Copenhagen and Helsinki in the west to Vladivostok in the east
May 2024 Poikilotherm - an organism that cannot regulate its body temperature except by behavioral means such as basking or burrowing
May 2024 Erstwhile - former
May 2024 Nocte - at night, nightime
May 2024 Sarsaparilla - Several species of plants, of the genus Smilax, or a soft drink comparable to root beer popular in Southeast Asia
May 2024 Sacabambaspis - a fucking stupid looking extinct genus of jawless fish that lived in the Ordovician period
May 2024 Phosgene - a toxic, colorless gas used as a chemical weapon during World War I
May 2024 Mydriasis - pupil dilation
May 2024 In manus tuas commendo spiritum meum commendo spiritum meum - into your hands I entrust my spirit (According to Luke 23:46, the last words of Jesus on the cross)
May 2024 Holistic - characterized by the belief that the parts of something are interconnected and can be explained only by reference to the whole
May 2024 Onychophagia - fingernail biting
May 2024 Lung - (loong, long [龙; 龍; lóng]) Chinese dragon, commonly depicted as snake-like with four legs
May 2024 Kabourophobia - fear of crabs
May 2024 Amapiano - a subgenre of kwaito and house music that emerged in South Africa in the mid-2010s drawing from deep house, jazz, and lounge music characterized by synths and wide, percussive basslines
May 2024 Parochial - relating to a church parish
May 2024 Capstan - a broad revolving cylinder with a vertical axis used for winding a rope or cable, powered by a motor or pushed around by levers
May 2024 Mellotron - electro-mechanical musical instrument developed in Birmingham, England, in 1963, played by pressing its keys, each of which causes a length of magnetic tape to contact a capstan, which pulls it across a playback head
May 2024 Pillory - a wooden framework with holes for the head and hands, in which an offender was imprisoned and exposed to public abuse
May 2024 Bauble - a small, showy trinket or decoration; a baton formerly used as an emblem by jesters
May 2024 Percussive maintenance - the use of physical concussion, such as a knock or a tap, in an attempt to make a malfunctioning device work
May 2024 Mimesis - representation or imitation of the real world in art and literature; mimicry
May 2024 Felidae - is the family of mammals in the order Carnivora colloquially referred to as cats
May 2024 Vicissitudes - a change of circumstances or fortune, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant
May 2024 Discombobulated - disconcerted and confused
May 2024 Anorak - usually pullover hooded jacket long enough to cover the hips; British slang for someone with obsessive and specific interests (ex. pirate radio, trains) comparable to geek or nerd
May 2024 Tendonitis - inflamation of tendons
May 2024 Eunuch - a castrated man, usually in historical context as a royal guard
May 2024 Arete - a concept in ancient Greek thought that, in its most basic sense, refers to "excellence" of any kind—especially a person or thing's "full realization of potential or inherent function"; excellence in moral virtue
May 2024 Neotenous - retention of some larval or immature characters in adulthood
May 2024 Helian - (Old Saxon) to heal, to cure, to save
May 2024 Quotidian - of or occurring every day; daily
May 2024 Sibilants - fricative consonants of higher amplitude and pitch, made by directing a stream of air with the tongue towards the teeth (ex. sip, zip, ship)
May 2024 Maik - an old halfpenny (why yes I can't spell gmail how can you tell)
May 2024 Quotidian - of or occurring every day; daily
May 2024 Metanoia - change in one's way of life resulting from penitence or spiritual conversion
May 2024 Haustus - a right to draw water from a well or spring on another's land and a right of passage to and from the well or spring
May 2024 Trinitatianism - the central doctrine concerning the nature of God in most Christian churches, which defines one God existing in three coequal, coeternal, consubstantial divine person
May 2024 Hylozoism - the doctrine that all matter has life
May 2024 Apostasy - the abandonment or renunciation of a religious or political belief
May 2024 Fluxions - the original term for derivative in mathematics (q.v.), introduced by Isaac Newton in 1665
May 2024 Ad astra per aspera - (Latin) through hardship to the stars
May 2024 Namaste - a customary Hindu manner of respectfully greeting and honouring a person or group
May 2024 Macropsia - a condition in which visual objects are perceived to be larger than they are objectively sized; micropsia is the opposite, where they appear smaller
May 2024 Velociman - an obsolete hand-driven tricycle
May 2024 Nytograph - a tool, codex, and system invented by Lewis Carroll specifically for writing down ideas in the middle of the night without lighting a lamp
May 2024 Mantric - (Hinduism) a sacred verbal formula repeated in prayer, meditation, or incantation, such as an invocation of a god, a magic spell, or a syllable or portion of scripture containing mystical potentialities
May 2024 Gyrification - the process whereby folding patterns of sulci and gyri (folds) develop on the surface of the brain
May 2024 Lissencephaly - a rare congenital condition that causes a developing brain to appear smooth instead of having normal bumps and folds, associated withstrong mental deficits and short life expectancy
May 2024 Allosexual - experiencing sexual attraction; not asexual
May 2024 Lamontichthys - a genus of armored catfishes native to South America
May 2024 Denigrate - to speak damagingly of; criticize in a derogatory manner; sully; defame
May 2024 Ergine -d-lysergic acid amide (LSA) or d-lysergamide, an ergoline alkaloid linked to the psychedelic properties of some vines and mushrooms
May 2024 Tactiturn - (of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little
May 2024 Gregarious - (of a person) fond of company; sociable
May 2024 Phoria - a latent (hidden) eye deviation that causes lines of vision to deviate from the normal when binocular fusion of the retinal images is prevented (when you cover one eye)
May 2024 Anaphoric - being a word or phrase that takes its reference from another word or phrase and especially from a preceding word or phrase
May 2024 Bocchi - (Japanese) a non-standard word usually used as part of “hitoribocchi” (all alone, lone, lonely, solitary, etc.)
May 2024 Sou - a former French coin of low value; a very small amount of money
May 2024 Sophoric - tending to induce drowsiness or sleep
May 2024 Diatonic - (of a scale, interval, etc.) involving only notes proper to the prevailing key without chromatic alteration.
May 2024 Harmoniai
May 2024 Empyreal - of or relating to the heavens or firmament, celestial, sublime
May 2024 Agartha - a legendary kingdom that is said to be located on the inner surface of the Earth, related to the belief in a hollow Earth and a popular subject in esotericism
May 2024 Dämmerung - twilight
May 2024 Epicycles - a small circle whose center moves around the circumference of a larger one
May 2024 Hukom - (Tagalog) judge
May 2024 HPPD - Hallucinogen Persisting Perception Disorder, condition in which patients who have had previous exposure to a hallucinogenic substance continue to experience perceptual distortions months to years after complete cessation of the initial substance use
May 2024 Propylhexedrine - an alkylamine primarily utilized as a topical nasal decongestant, also a stimulant if abused (I don't do drugs musicians I like just keep on namedropping these)
May 2024 Brachisaphalic - having a relatively broad, short skull (usually with the breadth at least 80 percent of the length), usually associated with dog breeds that have difficulty breathing
May 2024 Podomeres - leg segment of an arthropod
May 2024 Diplopia - double vision
May 2024 Gaiden - (外伝) a Japanese word meaning "side story" or "tale", used to refer to an anecdote or supplementary biography of a person
May 2024 Aneurysm - a bulge in a blood vessel that may burst and cause hemorrhage, releasing blood into internal tissues
May 2024 Noetic - relating to mental activity or the intellect
May 2024 Hydraulophone - a tonal acoustic musical instrument played by direct physical contact with water where sound is generated or affected hydraulically
May 2024 Thorn - (Þ, þ) an archaic letter in old English and other European languages associated with the th sound
May 2024 Tuki tiki - a minimalist constructed language offshoot of toki pona with very few sounds (8) and words (39)
May 2024 Sidewinder - horned rattlesnake or sidewinder rattlesnake, a venemous pit viper species found in the desert regions of the Southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico
May 2024 Paean - a joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph
May 2024 Catalog raisonne - a comprehensive, annotated listing of all the known works of an artist either in a particular medium or all media
May 2024 Oligarchy - a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution.
May 2024 Volkslied - genre of popular songs in German which are traditionally sung
May 2024 Rastafari - an Abrahamic religion that developed in Jamaica during the 1930s, classified as both a new religious movement and a social movement
May 2024 Mordants - dye fixative, a substance used to set dyes on fabrics
May 2024 Vocable - a sound that is used in a particular language, especially one that is not considered a word (ex. huh, la)
May 2024 Kolyma - a subarctic historical region in the Russian Far East bordered by the East Siberian and Arctic Seas, usually associated with the USSR gulags
May 2024 Ensphere - to enclose in a sphere; analogous to encircle
May 2024 Aeonian - lasting for an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time.
May 2024 Ceriph - One of the fine lines of a letter, one of the fine cross strokes at the top and bottom of letters
May 2024 Macadam - broken stone of even size used in successively compacted layers for surfacing roads and paths, and typically bound with tar or bitumen
May 2024 Genius - a guardian spirit associated with a person, place, or institution; the prevalent character or spirit of something such as a nation or age
May 2024 Dorian scale - a musical scale associated with either the Ancient Greek harmoniai, one of the medieval musical modes, or one of the modern modal diatonic scales
May 2024 Dorian - a member of a Hellenic people speaking the Doric dialect of Greek, thought to have entered Greece from the north c. 1100 BC
May 2024 Aeidein - (Greek) to sing or chant; etymological source of the word ode
May 2024 Eglantine - another term for sweetbrier, species of rose native to Europe and western Asia
May 2024 Sempiternal - eternal and unchanging; everlasting
May 2024 Echelon - a level or rank in an organization, a profession, or society
May 2024 Cuirassiers - cavalry equipped with a cuirass, sword, and pistols, appearing in mid-to-late 16th century Europe as a result of armoured cavalry
May 2024 Cenotaph - an empty tomb or a monument erected in honour of a person or group of people whose remains are elsewhere
May 2024 Autotrophic - an organism that produces complex organic compounds using carbon from simple substances such as carbon dioxide, generally using energy from light or inorganic chemical reactions; eats nothing essentially like a plant
May 2024 Ziggurat - (in ancient Mesopotamia) a rectangular stepped tower, sometimes surmounted by a temple
May 2024 Alopecia areata is a disease that happens when the immune system attacks hair follicles and causes hair loss
May 2024 Sylvan - consisting of or associated with woods; wooded - pleasantly rural or pastoral
April 2024 Tetrapod - four legged vertebrate
April 2024 Soma - the bulbous, non-process portion of a neuron or other brain cell type, containing the cell nucleus; the body of an organism; an intoxicating plant juice referred to in the literature of Vedic ritual
April 2024 Metempsychosis - the transmigration at death of the soul of a human being or animal into a new body of the same or a different species
April 2024 Antaphrodiaiac - the opposite of an aphrodisiac; (usually a drug) that quells libedo
April 2024 Nystagmus - a vision condition in which the eyes make repetitive, uncontrolled movements
April 2024 API - application programming interface; allows for two or more computer programs or components to communicate with each other
April 2024 Ephebe - (in ancient Greece) a young man of 18–20 years undergoing military training
April 2024 Expatriates - a person who lives outside their native country
April 2024 Catecholamine - a neurotransmitter important in the stress and fight-or-flight responses
April 2024 Dook - the noise ferrets make
April 2024 Rhizomic - to connect in ways that are "acentered, non-hierarchical, nonsignifying"; a thick horizontal underground stem of plants such as the mint and iris whose buds develop new roots and shoots
April 2024 Bishounen - a Japanese term literally meaning "beautiful youth" and describes an aesthetic that can be found in disparate areas in East Asia: a young man of androgynous beauty
April 2024 Satyricon - a Latin work of fiction by Gaius Petronius in the late 1st century AD, which contains both verse and prose, is partially lost, and is the second most fully preserved Roman novel
April 2024 Ossuary - a container or room in which the bones of dead people are placed
April 2024 Hjönk - goose onomatopoeia
April 2024 Votive - offered or consecrated in fulfillment of a vow
April 2024 Circumscribe - restrict (something) within limits
April 2024 Semiotics - the study of signs and symbols and their use or interpretation
April 2024 Cherry eye - a common term for prolapse (or popping out) of the third eyelid gland, usually in dogs
April 2024 Viscount - a European title of nobility, ranking immediately below a count, or earl
April 2024 Mesignw - a powerful, sacred medicine spirit who maintains the balance of nature, appears to Lenape men in dreams, and is the focus of certain traditional Lenape religious rituals
April 2024 Blinkered - (of a horse) wearing blinders; having or showing a limited outlook
April 2024 Hunt sab - Hunt sabotage, a largely UK-based animal rights movement that uses direct action to stop fox hunting
April 2024 Aubergine - the purple egg-shaped fruit of a tropical Old World plant, which is eaten as a vegetable; an eggplant
April 2024 Monody - a solo vocal style distinguished by having a single melodic line and instrumental accompaniment
April 2024 Solastalgia - a form of emotional or existential distress caused by environmental change
April 2024 Gravitas - one of the ancient Roman virtues that denoted seriousness, weight, dignity, and importance and connotes restraint and moral rigor
April 2024 Gloam - the time of day immediately following sunset
April 2024 Hydromel - (mead) an alcoholic beverage made by fermenting honey mixed with water, and sometimes with added ingredients such as fruits, spices, grains, or hops
April 2024 Phyrexia - (in Magic: The Gathering) an artificial plane of mechanical and biomechanical "life", an ecosystem comprised of metal, death, and tissue
April 2024 Mead - a meadow
April 2024 Grot - (AKA grotto) a natural or artificial cave used by humans in both modern times and antiquity, usually partially flooded
April 2024 Crepuscle - twilight
April 2024 Sedge - a grasslike plant with triangular stems and inconspicuous flowers, growing typically in wet ground
April 2024 Ail - trouble or afflict (someone) in mind or body
April 2024 Blorbo - (tumblr) your favorite character from a show or fandom
April 2024 Inculate - instill (an attitude, idea, or habit) by persistent instruction
April 2024 Clematis - a genus of about 380 species within the buttercup family
April 2024 Daytonian - a native or resident of Dayton, Ohio
April 2024 Argot - the jargon or slang of a particular group or class
April 2024 Strophic form - the repetition of a musical unit, a stanza or verse
April 2024 Aneuploidy - an abnormality in the number of chromosomes in a cell due to loss or duplication
April 2024 Rebald - referring to sexual matters in an amusingly coarse or irreverent way
April 2024 Pythian - relating to or characteristic of Pythia, the priestess of Apollo at Delphi in ancient Greece
April 2024 Heilige - a Christian believer who is believed to have performed miracles and to intercede on behalf of other believers
April 2024 Thalassic - relating to the sea
April 2024 Eremite - a Christian hermit or recluse
April 2024 Sun cross - a solar symbol consisting of an equilateral cross inside a circle
April 2024 Feliform - catlike
April 2024 Binturong - also known as the bearcat, is a viverrid (small to medium-sized, feliform mammals) native to South and Southeast Asia
April 2024 Clark Ashton Smith - an author and poet associated with Lovecraft and early science fiction and horror
April 2024 Savoyard - relating to or characteristic of the French region of Savoy or its inhabitants
April 2024 Ribchester helmet - a Roman bronze ceremonial helmet dating to between the late 1st and early 2nd centuries AD; only one of three found in Britian
April 2024 Kami - (神) deities, divinities, spirits, mythological, spiritual, or natural phenomena that are venerated in the Shinto religion
April 2024 Kappa - a reptiloid kami with similarities to yōkai found in traditional Japanese folklore, typically depicted as green, human-like beings with webbed hands and feet and turtle-like carapaces on their backs
April 2024 Yūrei - (幽霊) figures in Japanese folklore analogous to the Western concept of ghosts (幽 (yū), meaning "faint" or "dim" and 霊 (rei), meaning "soul" or "spirit")
April 2024 Poludnitsa - "Lady Midday," a noon demon in Slavic mythology usually pictured as a young woman dressed in white that roamed field bounds, causing heatstrokes, aches in the neck, and madness
April 2024 Chiton - a form of tunic that fastens at the shoulder, worn by men and women of ancient Greece and Rome
April 2024 Ein Sof - (in Kabbalah) God prior to any self-manifestation in the production of any spiritual realm, probably derived from Solomon ibn Gabirol's term, "the Endless One"; meaning unending, no end, or infinity
April 2024 Pemmican - a mixture of tallow, dried meat, and sometimes dried berries; calorie-rich and historically an important part of indigenous cuisine in certain parts of North America, still prepared today
April 2024 Livery - special uniform worn by a servant or official
April 2024 Commedia dell'arte - an early form of professional theatre, originating from Italian theatre, that was popular throughout Europe between the 16th and 18th centuries
April 2024 Pierrot - a stock character of pantomime and commedia dell'arte, a sad clown depicted with a whitened face and a loose white blouse
April 2024 Tagalog - an Austronesian language spoken as a first language by the ethnic Tagalog people, who make up a quarter of the population of the Philippines, and as a second language by the majority
April 2024 Azeroy - a term in Yabujin's personal mythology relating to utopia or other world
April 2024 Immanentize the eschaton - a generally pejorative phrase referring to attempts to bring about utopian conditions in the world, and to effectively create heaven on earth
April 2024 Paloma - a tequila-based cocktail, most commonly prepared by mixing tequila, lime juice, and a grapefruit-flavored soda such as Fresca, Squirt, or Jarritos and served on the rocks with a lime wedge
April 2024 Nahual - (in Mesoamerican folk religion) a nagual or nahual is a human being who has the power to shapeshift into their tonal animal counterpart, tied to the belief one can access power and spiritual insight by connecting with the tonal animal within
April 2024 Psychogeography - the exploration of urban environments that emphasizes interpersonal connections to places and arbitrary routes
April 2024 Situationism - a theory viewing human personality as a function of response to situations
April 2024 Valet - a man's personal male attendant, responsible for his clothes and appearancRibchester helmete
April 2024 Docetic - one of the earliest Christian sectarian doctrines, affirming that Christ did not have a real or natural body during his life on earth but only an apparent or phantom one
April 2024 Flexion - the action of bending or the condition of being bent, especially the bending of a limb or joint
April 2024 Desoxyn - brand name for literally just meth
April 2024 Haptic - relating to the sense of touch, in particular relating to the perception and manipulation of objects using the senses of touch and proprioception
April 2024 Aphantasia - a phenomenon in which people are unable to visualize imagery
April 2024 Liturgical - relating to liturgy or public worship
April 2024 Saccade - a rapid, conjugate, eye movement that shifts the center of gaze from one part of the visual field to another
April 2024 Phoropter - an instrument comprised of cylinders, prisms, and lenses that measures the eye's refractive error to help determine and eye prescription
April 2024 Julep - a mixed alcoholic drink, or cocktail, consisting primarily of bourbon (or some other spirit) and fresh mint
April 2024 Mifune Takashi - A famous Japanese clip art artist who releases most of his work for pretty much free
April 2024 Supermercado - Supermarket
April 2024 Sibilant - making or characterized by a hissing sound
April 2024 Tophus - disfiguring crystalline buildups that occur under the skin as a symptom of gout
April 2024 Visual drifting - as the experience of the texture, shape, and general structure of objects and scenery appearing progressively warped, melted, and morphed across themselves, typically as a result of psychoactive drugs
April 2024 Alegria - Corporate Memphis, a flat art design often used by big tech
April 2024 Morpheme - the smallest meaningful constituent of a linguistic expression
April 2024 Logograph - a written character that represents a semantic component of a language, such as a word or morpheme
April 2024 Aphagia - refusal or inability to swallow
April 2024 Pauper - a very poor person
April 2024 Bucolic - relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and country life
April 2024 Arboretum - a botanical collection composed exclusively of trees of a variety of species
April 2024 Egregore - an occult concept representing a non-physical entity that arises from the collective thoughts of a distinct group of people
April 2024 Body load - the specific physical or tactile sensations brought on by psychoactive drugs, especially psychedelics
April 2024 Akathisia - an inability to remain still
April 2024 Unakite - a metamorphic rock that is altered granite composed of pink orthoclase feldspar, green epidote, and generally colorless quartz
April 2024 Cynocephaly - having the head of a canid (wolf, dog, jackal)
April 2024 Netizen - a user of the internet, often one who is actively engaged in uncensored online discussions of political and social issues
April 2024 Baizuo - a derogatory Chinese neologism used to refer to Western liberals and leftists and to their values, especially in relation to refugee issues and social problems
April 2024 Excelsior - (Latin) ever upward
April 2024 Endometrium - Inner lining of uterus
April 2024 Luxate - Dislocate
April 2024 Distal - situated away from the center of the body or from the point of attachment; relating to or denoting the outer part of an area affected by geological activity
April 2024 Flecktarn - a mottled green/brown camouflage pattern
April 2024 Syncretism - the amalgamation or attempted amalgamation of different religions, cultures, or schools of thought
April 2024 Ahania - the Emanation, or female counterpart, of Urizen, Zoas of reason, in William Blake's mythology; the representation of pleasure and the desire for intelligence
April 2024 Agit prop - political (originally communist) propaganda, especially in art or literature
April 2024 Wisteria - a genus of flowering plants in the legume family native to North America and Asia, prevalent in Japanese art for centuries
April 2024 Dorcelessness - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Td2x8s9GZlo
April 2024 Hierophant - a person who brings religious congregants into the presence of that which is deemed holy
April 2024 Kamarupa - (Kamrup or Kamata) ancient Indian state corresponding roughly to what is now the state of Assam, in northeastern India
April 2024 Wight - a person of a specified kind, especially one regarded as unfortunate ("he always was an unlucky wight")
April 2024 Teutonic - a Catholic religious institution founded as a military society in 1190 AD formed to aid Christians on their pilgrimages to the Holy Land and to establish hospitals
April 2024 Sorbitol - a sugar alcohol with a sweet taste which the human body metabolizes slowly, occuring in fruits and berries and also as a sweetener
April 2024 Shaktism - one of the several major Hindu denominations wherein the metaphysical reality, or the godhead, is considered metaphorically to be a woman
April 2024 Quiescence - inactivity or dormancy
April 2024 Kali yuga - (Hinduism) the fourth, shortest and worst of the four yugas (world ages) in a Yuga Cycle, preceded by Dvapara Yuga and followed by the next cycle's Krita (Satya) Yuga, believed to be the present age, which is full of conflict and sin
April 2024 Isorhythm - a musical technique using a repeating rhythmic pattern, called a talea, in at least one voice part throughout a composition
April 2024 Priori - knowledge obtained by analyzing concepts independent of experience
April 2024 ASIO - Audio Stream Input/Output, a computer sound card driver protocol for digital audio, providing a low-latency and high fidelity interface between a software application and a computer's sound card
April 2024 Nosocomephobia - fear of hospitals
April 2024 Diverticulum - the small bulges that stick out of the side of the large intestine (colon)
April 2024 Lassitude - a condition of weariness or debility
April 2024 Filariform - of a larval nematode
April 2024 Humanized mouse - a genetically modified mouse that has functioning human genes, cells, tissues and/or organs, commonly used as small animal models in biological and medical research for human therapeutics
April 2024 Auricle - a structure resembling an ear or earlobe
April 2024 Psychonetics - technology that relies on the exclusive properties of the human mind in addressing technological goals (as opposed to digital technology (cybernetics) and biological technology (bionetics))
April 2024 Umbra - the innermost and darkest part of a shadow, where the light source is completely blocked by the occluding body, surrounded by the weaker penumbra (where part of the light source is visible) and antumbra (where the light source completely surrounds the occluding object - basically an April 2024 eclipse)
April 2024 Antisolar point - the abstract point on the celestial sphere directly opposite the Sun
April 2024 Kordylewski cloud - Very faint clouds of dust that exist at various gravitational points in the earth-moon system (Lagrangian points)
April 2024 Autodidactic - self taught
April 2024 Gegenschein - a patch of very faint nebulous light sometimes seen in the night sky opposite the position of the sun, the image of the sun reflected from gas and dust outside the atmosphere.
April 2024 Sylvanshine - an optical phenomenon in which dew-covered foliage with wax-coated leaves retroreflect beams of light, as from a vehicle's headlights
April 2024 Omnism - the respect of or belief in all religions
April 2024 Reified - make (something abstract) more concrete or real
April 2024 Fomoid - Another SCP word. Might have to do with muchrooms?
April 2024 Trushy - Another SCP word. Originally used in the context of low-quality timber, probably not just made up
April 2024 Sclerotic - of or having sclerosis, or abnormal hardening of body tissue
April 2024 Demarcate - set the boundaries or limits of; separate or distinguish from
April 2024 Saprotrophic - process of extracellular digestion involved in the processing of decayed organic matter in fungi and soil bacteria
April 2024 Cephalothoracopagus - a rare type of conjoined twins, which is a rare monozygotic twinning resulting in imperfect fusion of the head, chest and upper abdomen
April 2024 Multigravid - a woman who has been pregnant two or more times
April 2024 Dacha - a country house or cottage in Russia, typically used as a second or vacation home
April 2024 Lake Murray - a reservoir in the U.S. state of South Carolina impounded in the late 1920s to provide hydroelectric power, which required the movement or subsequent submersion of buildings and bridges
April 2024 Trompe-l'œil - an artistic term for the highly realistic optical illusion of three-dimensional space and objects on a two-dimensional surface
April 2024 Rococo - an exceptionally ornamental and dramatic style of architecture, art and decoration which combines asymmetry, scrolling curves, gilding, sculpted moulding, and trompe-l'œil frescoes to create surprise and the illusion of motion and drama, sometimes referred to as the final expression of the Baroque movement
April 2024 Satyriasis - uncontrollable or excessive sexual desire in a man
April 2024 Borscht - a sour soup, made with meat stock, vegetables (beetroot) and seasonings, common in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia
April 2024 Noctilucent - shining at night (usually in reference to noctilucent clouds, the highest clouds in the atmosphere)
April 2024 Lycoris radiata - Red spider lily, a very self-rescriptive spindly red plant
April 2024 Phlogiston - the hypothetical principle of fire in early chemical theory, which every combustible substance alledgedly contained and which allowed them to burn
April 2024 Pan-European - he sense of personal identification with Europe, in a cultural or political sense
April 2024 Aravat - Name of God as he rules in the tenth/highest heaven (seriously esoteric shit here, need to research more)
April 2024 Hooch - alcoholic liquor, especially inferior or illicit whiskey
April 2024 Sackler family - an American family who owned the pharmaceutical company Purdue Pharma and later founded Mundipharma, having faced lawsuits regarding overprescription of addictive pharmaceutical drugs
April 2024 Ernst Röhm - a German military officer and a leading member of the Nazi Party who was a friend and early ally of Hitler before his murder in the Night of the Long Knives, a purge within the Nazi party to consolidate power
April 2024 Rio de Janeiro - the second-most-populous city in Brazil famed for it's 38 meter tall Christ the Redeemer statue
April 2024 Plantigrade - (of a mammal) walking on the soles of the feet, like a human or a bear
April 2024 Cervus - a genus of deer that primarily are native to Eurasia
April 2024 Oskar Dirlewanger - a German military officer (SS-Oberführer) known for his alleged war crimes
April 2024 Tangram - (???, qiqiaoban; lit. 'seven boards of skill') a dissection puzzle consisting of seven flat polygons, called tans, which are put together to form shapes, in order to replicate a pattern generally found in a puzzle book using all seven pieces without overlap
April 2024 Apollonian spheres - the three-dimensional equivalent of the Apollonian gasket, a fractal of progressively smaller circles nested within circles to a theoretically infinitesimal scale
April 2024 Matriculate - be enrolled at a college or university
April 2024 Dromedaries - an Arabian one-humped camel, especially one of a light and swift breed trained for riding or racing
April 2024 Balneological - the study of therapeutic bathing and medicinal springs
April 2024 Drupes - a fleshy fruit with thin skin and a central stone containing the seed, e.g., a plum, cherry, almond, or olive
April 2024 Prophylactic - a medicine or course of action used to prevent disease
April 2024 Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky - a Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist and journalist often regarded as one of the greatest novelists in all of world literature
April 2024 Fiending - to desire greatly
April 2024 Null island - the nonexistent landmass at coordinates 0'0', in reality occupied by a buoy
April 2024 Qube - a former experimental two-way, multi-programmed cable television system that played a significant role in the history of American interactive television
April 2024 U+0096 - Unicode for Start of Guarded Area, an invisible control character used in the 1970s for controlling printers and displays
April 2024 Stroppy - bad-tempered and argumentative
April 2024 Xenolalia - the phenomenon in which a person is allegedly able to speak, write or understand a foreign language that they could not have acquired by natural means (like bumping your head and waking up speaking ancient Egyptian)
April 2024 Glossolalia - the fluid vocalizing of speech-like syllables that lack any readily comprehended meaning
April 2024 Aril - an extra seed-covering, typically colored and hairy or fleshy, e.g., the red fleshy cup around a yew seed
April 2024 Domition - the passing of the Virgin Mary from earthly life, "falling asleep" and ascending to heaven possibly without traditional death
April 2024 Verisimilitude - the appearance of being true or real
April 2024 Water deer - a small deer species native to Korea and China known for it's tusks (teefies :^)
April 2024 Azimuth - the angular measurement in a spherical coordinate system which represents the horizontal angle from a cardinal direction, most commonly north
April 2024 Paper town - A fictional town included on a map as a copyright trap
April 2024 Coeval - having the same age or date of origin; contemporary
April 2024 Hamartia - a fatal flaw leading to the downfall of a tragic hero or heroine
April 2024 Andromorph - an organism with male physical characteristics
April 2024 Melismatic - a phrase or composition employing several distinct pitches for the vocalization of a single syllable in music
April 2024 Swidden - an area of land cleared for cultivation by slashing and burning vegetation
April 2024 Widdershins - in a direction contrary to the sun's course, considered as unlucky; counterclockwise
April 2024 Vasodilation - when blood vessels in your body widen, allowing more blood to flow through them and lowering your blood pressure
April 2024 Serotonin syndrome - a potentially life-threatening condition precipitated by the use of serotonergic drugs caused by the buildup of serotonin in the body, with symptoms ranging from shivering to seizures to death
April 2024 Atoll - a ring-shaped reef, island, or chain of islands formed of coral
April 2024 Asthenosphere - the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere, in which there is relatively low resistance to plastic flow and convection is thought to occur
April 2024 Cold seep - places throughout the global ocean where chemicals like hydrogen sulfide, methane, and other hydrocarbon-rich fluids and/or gases escape from cracks or fissures in the ocean floor
April 2024 Serpentinization - the process of hydrothermal alteration that transforms Fe–Mg-silicates such as olivine, pyroxene, or amphiboles contained in ultramafic rocks into serpentine minerals
April 2024 Whalefall - the carcass of a whale fallen onto the ocean floor at a depth greater than 1,000 m (3,300 ft), in the bathyal or abyssal zones, creating complex localized ecosystems that supply sustenance to deep-sea organisms for decades
April 2024 Exurb - a district outside a city, especially a prosperous area beyond the suburbs
April 2024 GURPS - Generic Universal RolePlaying System, a tabletop role-playing game system designed to allow for play in any game setting, created by Steve Jackson Games and first published in 1986
April 2024 Bupkis - nothing at all (slang; "you know bupkis about how to make a website")
April 2024 Morphogenic - relating to the origin and development of morphological characteristics (related to the form or structure)
April 2024 Mexican standoff - a confrontation where no strategy exists that allows any party to achieve victory. Anyone initiating aggression might trigger their own demise
April 2024 Mythomania - pathological lying
April 2024 Tertiaries - a lay associate of certain Christian monastic organizations
April 2024 Madre mi dios - "Mother of God"
April 2024 Kirk Douglas - an American actor and filmmaker, leading box-office star throughout the 1950s, known for serious dramas, including westerns and war films.
April 2024 Kabuki - raditionalt Japanese popular drama with singing and dancing performed in a highly stylized manner.
April 2024 Sabiki - a hollow fishing rod with a funnel-shaped tip
April 2024 Chuida - meaning "wind and percussion," a Chinese folk music genre rooted in rural areas and closely tied to people’s day-to-day life, and performed on important occasions, such as marriage, funeral, religious rites, and folk festivals
April 2024 Jungju (jingju?) - Peking Opera or Beijing Opera, a theatrical form from northern China that was fully formed by the mid-19th century, known for its elaborate costuming, complex storytelling, acrobatics, and distinctive sonic characteristics
April 2024 Epithelial - relating to or denoting the thin tissue forming the outer layer of a body's surface and lining the alimentary canal and other hollow structures
April 2024 Qin - the first dynasty of Imperial China, lasting five centuries until 221 BC, the source of the Western name China
April 2024 Abbey - the building or buildings occupied by a community of monks or nuns
April 2024 Tintern Abbey - An infamous ruin in Monmouthshire, Wales, celebrated in poetry and painting and abandoned since the 1600s
April 2024 Principalities - a small territory that is ruled by a prince
April 2024 Eiriel - where you go when you take way too many deliriants, usually reported on 1400+ mg benadryl/DPH trips. A place mankind was not meant to be.
April 2024 Arcanine - a Fire-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I
April 2024 Erythematous - exhibiting abnormal redness of the skin or mucous membranes due to the accumulation of blood in dilated capillaries
April 2024 Itinerary - a planned route or journey; a travel document recording a route or journey
April 2024 Omertà - (as practiced by the Mafia) a code of silence about criminal activity and a refusal to give evidence to authorities.
April 2024 Facastello - Just a reddit user who loves abusing benadryl and funposting about it. Godspeed sir
April 2024 Tetragrammaton - the Hebrew word for God, consisting of the four letters yod, he, waw, and he, transliterated consonantally usually as YHWH
April 2024 Occidental - relating to the countries of the West
April 2024 Antipsychiatry - a movement based on the view that psychiatric treatment is often more damaging than helpful to patients
April 2024 Tabernacle - (in biblical use) a fixed or movable habitation, typically of light construction.
April 2024 UAV - unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), an aircraft that carries no human pilot or passengers
April 2024 Catechist - a teacher of the principles of Christian religion, especially one using a catechism
April 2024 Ephialtic - a radical democratic movement in ancient Greece involving the scrutiny and control of office holders and the judicial functions in state trials, as well as reducing property qualifications for holding a public office, and created a new definition of citizenship. Ephialtes himself was assassinated by oligarchs, go figure
April 2024 Yeoman - a man holding and cultivating a small landed estate; a freeholder
April 2024 Ectopic - in an abnormal place or position
April 2024 Epipelagic - of, relating to, or constituting the part of the oceanic zone into which enough light penetrates for photosynthesis
April 2024 Marine snow - organic matter that sifts down to the lowest zones of the ocean, the abyssal and hadal zones
April 2024 Hadal zone - also known as hadalpelagic zone, the lowest areas of the ocean, from 6,000 to 11,000 meters, seen only in trenches. Pressures exceed 1,100 atmospheres and light is totally absent, but life still exists near vents and feeding on marine snow
April 2024 Sindle - seldom, rarely
April 2024 Scopaesthesia - the ability to detect being stared
April 2024 Parawax - an edible food-grade paraffin wax used in making chocolate candies
April 2024 Bacchanalian - characterized by or given to drunken revelry; riotously drunken
April 2024 Cockchafer - (Maybug, Maybeetle, or doodlebug) a species of scarab beetle belonging to the genus Melolontha prevalent in England and regularly feeding on grasses and fruit trees
April 2024 Thumbelina - a literary novel bedtime story fairy tale written by the famous Danish author Hans Christian Andersen about a tiny girl and her adventures with marriage-minded toads, moles, and cockchafers, successfully avoiding their intentions before falling in love with a flower-fairy prince just her size
April 2024 Paramour - a lover, especially the illicit partner of a married person
April 2024 Epidermodysplasia verruciformis - a rare, inherited disorder that predisposes patients to widespread human papillomavirus (HPV)
April 2024 Pedunculated - a structure that has a peduncle (a stalk or stem) or is attached to another structure by a peduncle
April 2024 Molluscum - fairly common skin infection caused by a virus causing round, firm, painless bumps ranging in size from a pinhead to a pencil eraser
April 2024 Botulism - a rare but serious illness caused by a toxin that attacks the body's nerves and causes difficulty breathing, muscle paralysis, and even death, caused by bacteria usually in contaminated foods
April 2024 Bixby - a virtual assistant developed by Samsung Electronics, launched in 2017 as a replacement of the S Voice assistant
April 2024 Chicanery - the use of trickery to achieve a political, financial, or legal purpose
April 2024 Palliative - optimizing quality of life and mitigating suffering among people with serious, complex, and often terminal illnesses; minimizing symptoms or suffering
April 2024 Somatosounds - noises that originate within your body, usually from bodily functions
April 2024 Tomography - a technique for displaying a representation of a cross section through a human body or other solid object using X-rays or ultrasound
April 2024 Tableau - a group of models or motionless figures representing a scene from a story or from history; a tableau vivant
April 2024 Astir - in a state of excited movement; awake and out of bed
April 2024 Pseudocyesis - false pregnancy; a condition in which the patient has all signs and symptoms of pregnancy except for the confirmation of the presence of a fetus
April 2024 Cyanine - a synthetic dye family belonging to the polymethine group, usually blue
April 2024 Period piece - a dramatic work set in a past time period, usually used in the context of film and television, which presents historical events and characters with varying degrees of fictional elements such as creative dialogue or fictional scenes which aim to compress separate events or illustrate a broader factual narrative
April 2024 Diprosopus - craniofacial duplication; an extremely rare congenital disorder whereby parts (accessories) or all of the face are duplicated on the head
April 2024 Orcadian - (Orkneymen) an ethnic group native to the Orkney Islands, who speak an Orcadian dialect of the Scots language, a West Germanic language
April 2024 Subungual hematoma - injuries of the nail bed in which bleeding develops under the nail
April 2024 Cauliflower ear - a deformity caused by blunt trauma to the outer ear leading to a subdermal blood clot, often caused by martial arts injuries or full contact sports
April 2024 Erucation - an act or instance of belching
April 2024 Selachimorpha - Sharks
April 2024 Cheongsam - a Chinese dress worn by women which takes inspiration from the qizhuang, the ethnic clothing of the Manchu people, a longer, figure-fitting, one piece garment with a standing collar and two side slits, developed in the 1920s and popular between the 1920s and the 1960s
April 2024 Gouache - a type of paint made from pigments bound in water-soluble gum, like watercolour, but with the addition of a white pigment in order to make it opaque
April 2024 Avulsions - a forcible tearing off of skin or another part of the body, such as an ear or a finger
April 2024 Chronic wasting disease - disease found in some deer, elk and moose populations that damages portions of the brain and typically causes progressive loss of body condition, behavioral changes, excessive salivation and death
April 2024 Corbie - a raven, crow, or rook
April 2024 Bonism - the doctrine that the world is good, although not the best of all possible worlds
April 2024 Aphorism - a concise, terse, laconic, or memorable expression of a general truth or principle
April 2024 Sutra - an aphorism or a collection of aphorisms in the form of a manual or, more broadly, a condensed manual or text in Indian literature tradition
April 2024 Tantrism - a Hindu or Buddhist mystical or magical text, dating from the 7th century or earlier
April 2024 Seropositive - giving a positive result in a test of blood serum, e.g. for the presence of a virus
April 2024 Deciduous - (of a tree or shrub) shedding its leaves annually
April 2024 Varcolac - a wolf-like monster in Romanian folklore, associated with werewolves and eclipses (eating the sun or moon)
April 2024 Hotswap - the replacement or addition of components to a computer system without stopping, shutting down, or rebooting the system
April 2024 Anharmonic - the deviation of a system from harmonic oscillation, or an oscillator not oscillating in simple harmonic motion
April 2024 Patella - the kneecap
April 2024 Garrote - kill (someone) by strangulation, typically with an iron collar or a length of wire or cord
April 2024 Logorrheic - pertaining to the overuse of words or excessive talkativeness
April 2024 Insular - ignorant of or uninterested in cultures, ideas, or peoples outside one's own experience; relating to or from an island
April 2024 Lisbon - the capital and largest city of Portugal
April 2024 Ersatz - (of a product) made or used as a substitute, typically an inferior one, for something else.
April 2024 Chintzy - of, like, or decorated with chintz (printed multicolored cotton fabric with a glazed finish, used especially for curtains and upholstery); cheap or of poor quality
April 2024 Savoyard - relating to or characteristic of the French region of Savoy or its inhabitants
April 2024 Foppish - concerned with one's clothes and appearance in an affected and excessive way (typically used of a man)
April 2024 Elide - omit (a sound or syllable) when speaking; join together, merge
April 2024 Alphorn - (alpenhorn, alpine horn) a labrophone, consisting of a straight several-meter-long wooden natural horn of conical bore, with a wooden cup-shaped mouthpiece
April 2024 Quebrith - (alchemy) sulfur
April 2024 Plangent - (of a sound) loud, reverberating, and often melancholy
April 2024 Immanent - existing or operating within; inherent; (of God) permanently pervading and sustaining the universe
April 2024 Ophite - member of any of several Gnostic sects that flourished in the Roman Empire during the 2nd century ad and for several centuries thereafter
April 2024 Acetaminophen - medicine used for minor aches and pains and in reduction of fever; mostly in Tylenol
April 2024 Rebis - the end product of the alchemical magnum opus or great work; reconciliation of spirit and matter, a being of both male and female / solar and lunar qualities
April 2024 Pogrom - an organized massacre of a particular ethnic group, in particular that of Jewish people in Russia or eastern Europe in the late 19th and early 20th centuries
April 2024 Vestibular - a sensory system that creates the sense of balance and spatial orientation for the purpose of coordinating movement with balance, focused on the inner ear
April 2024 Mifepristone - a drug that blocks a hormone called progesterone that is needed for a pregnancy to continue
April 2024 Regolith - the layer of unconsolidated rocky material covering bedrock
April 2024 Excoriated - to denounce or berate severely; flay verbally
April 2024 Percuss - gently tap (a part of the body) with a finger or an instrument as part of a diagnosis
April 2024 Toki ike - "bad language" in the conlang toki pona (toki pona itself means "good language")
April 2024 Procyonid - a New World family of the order Carnivora including the raccoons, ringtails, cacomistles, coatis, kinkajous, olingos, and olinguitos; generally omnivorous
April 2024 Kijetesantakalu - "procyonid" (raccoon) in toki pona, introduced as an April Fools joke and since gained acceptance within the language
April 2024 Strega Nona - a children's picture book written and illustrated by Tomie dePaola in 1975
April 2024 Nociception - the sensory nervous system's process of encoding noxious stimuli (the ability to feel pain)
April 2024 Arc second - a sixtieth of a minute of angular distance
April 2024 Peraton - a privately held American national security and technology company formed in 2017 whose service areas include space, intelligence, cyber, defense, homeland security, citizen security, and health
April 2024 Praetorian - (Praetorian Guard) an elite unit of the Imperial Roman army that served as personal bodyguards and intelligence agents for the Roman emperors
April 2024 Bascinet - a Medieval European open-faced combat helmet
April 2024 Nevreans - a fictional feathered dinosaur-type species in the Vilous worldbuilding setting
April 2024 Tozol - a fictional anthropomorphic species in the Questden worldbuilding setting
April 2024 Civet - a small, lean, mostly nocturnal mammal native to tropical Asia and Africa, especially the tropical forests
April 2024 lonelygirl15 - an American science fiction thriller web series released on YouTube in 2006, notable for it's early usage of the online medium
April 2024 Armistice - an agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time; a truce
April 2024 Osteogenesis imperfecta - an inherited (genetic) bone disorder also known as brittle bone disease that causes easily broken bones and malformed bones, ranging from mild to severe
April 2024 Recondite - (of a subject or knowledge) little known; abstruse
April 2024 Thrax - marijuana
April 2024 Cri di cœur - a passionate appeal, complaint, or protest; a cry from the heart
April 2024 Onosecond - the second after one makes a terrible mistake
April 2024 Axiarchism - (from Greek axis 'value', and arche 'rule') a metaphysical position that everything that exists, including the universe itself, exists for a good purpose
April 2024 Oneirology - he scientific approach to understanding dreams in relation to the functions of the brain
April 2024 Entomophagous - eating insects
April 2024 Manaism - a belief system often associated with indigenous Polynesian and Melanesian cultures that personifies 'mana' as a supernatural force or power that may influence events, people, and objects in the physical world
April 2024 Zonked - extremely tired; nonfunctional
April 2024 Garmin - A Swiss technology company that specializes in GPS technology for automotive, aviation, marine, outdoor, and sport activities
April 2024 Scuzzing - to become ruined
April 2024 Aggregation - the formation of a number of things into a cluster or formation
April 2024 Tryst - a private romantic rendezvous between lovers
April 2024 ARFID - avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID), a condition that causes you to limit the amount and type of food you eat, not as a result of distorted body image or self-standards
April 2024 Cachexia - a complex syndrome associated with an underlying illness, causing ongoing muscle loss that is not entirely reversed with nutritional supplementation
April 2024 Myalgias - soreness and achiness in the muscles that can range from mild to severe.
April 2024 Coptic - a Christian ethnoreligious group indigenous to North Africa who have primarily inhabited the area of modern Egypt since antiquity
April 2024 Clowder - a group of cats
April 2024 Shrived - to hear confessions, to go to or make confession; confess one's sins, as to a priest
April 2024 Antihelium - The antimatter analogue of helium, comprised of antiparticles, first synthesised in the 1970s
April 2024 Prosopagnosia - face blindness, difficulty recognising people's faces
April 2024 Aphasia - loss of ability to understand or express speech, caused by brain damage
April 2024 Polarlicht - northern nights
April 2024 Somnolent - sleepy; drowsy
April 2024 Herbaceous - of, denoting, or relating to herbs (in the botanical sense)
April 2024 Groverhaus - an incident on Something Awful where a user DIYed their entire house and fucked it pretty badly
April 2024 Keytar - a keyboard instrument similar to a synthesizer or MIDI controller that is supported by a strap around the neck and shoulders
April 2024 Cryotic - frozen, usually referring to permafrost (cryotic ground)
April 2024 Zed-11 - a fictional star system in No Man's Sky (written on a drawing given to me by my mildly schizo classmate and only friend at school)
April 2024 Defcon - defense readiness condition, an alert state used by the United States Armed Forces
April 2024 Euthyphro - a Socratic dialogue whose events occur in the weeks before the trial of Socrates (399 BC), between Socrates and Euthyphro covering subjects such as the meaning of piety and justice
April 2024 Aporic - philosophy, (Ancient Greek: ??p???´?, romanized: aporía, lit. 'literally: "lacking passage", also: "impasse", "difficulty in passage", "puzzlement"') a conundrum or state of puzzlement
April 2024 Zabivaka - (Russian: ??????´??) the official mascot of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia (from ?????? ("dog") and ???????? ("to strike"))
April 2024 Cognate - a blood relative; sets of words that have been inherited in direct descent from an etymological ancestor in a common parent language
April 2024 Fenweh - farsickness, longing for the distance
April 2024 Heimweh - homesickness, longing for home
April 2024 Circumpunct - circle with a point at its centre ⨀, used as a symbol as old as culture, often to designate the sun or Ra
April 2024 Iamb - (iambus) a metrical foot used in various types of poetry, originally referring to one of the feet of the quantitative meter of classical Greek prosody: a short syllable followed by a long syllable
April 2024 Trepanation - a surgical intervention in which a hole is drilled or scraped into the human skull
April 2024 Limpid - (of a liquid) free of anything that darkens; completely clear.
April 2024 Paresthesia - the feeling of tingling, numbness; pins and needles
April 2024 Phototropism - the ability of the plant to re-orient the shoot growth towards a direction of light source
April 2024 Phonation - the production or utterance of speech sounds
April 2024 Amor fati - love of fate; an attitude in which one sees everything that happens in one's life, including suffering and loss, as good or, at the very least, necessary
April 2024 Idumea - A territory associated with the ancient kingdom of Edom, in modern day Jordan and Israel
April 2024 Sententia - brief moral sayings, usually popular and quoted without origin or context
April 2024 Florilegia - an anthology; a compilation of excerpts or sententia from other writing - flos (flower) and legere (to gather): literally a gathering of flowers, or collection of fine extracts from the body of a larger work
April 2024 Hylian - a group of humans in the Zelda universe derived from the goddess Hylia
February 2024 Aetiology - the cause, set of causes, or manner of causation of a disease or condition
February 2024 Salticids - Jumping spiders
February 2024 Alicorn - Winged unicorn
February 2024 Vetements - a Swiss luxury fashion house and design collective founded in 2014
February 2024 Opabinia - an extinct middle Cambrian explosion era marine arthropod
February 2024 Purpura - a rash of purple spots on the skin caused by internal bleeding from small blood vessels
February 2024 Presbycusis - age-related hearing loss
February 2024 Heliograph - a signaling device by which sunlight is reflected in flashes from a movable mirror
February 2024 Bellissimo - Beautiful (Italian)
February 2024 Piccolo - a half-size flute and a member of the woodwind family of musical instruments
February 2024 Precocious - (of a child) having developed certain abilities or proclivities at an earlier age than usual
February 2024 Fluvial - of or found in a river
February 2024 Aeolian - relating to or arising from the action of the wind
February 2024 Brachistochrone - a smooth curve joining two points A and B (not underneath one another) along which a particle will slide from A to B under gravity in the fastest possible time
February 2024 Crossfaded - On a combination of alcohol and other drugs
February 2024 Aluripotent - (of an immature or stem cell) capable of giving rise to several different cell types; of varied potential outcomes
February 2024 Apotropaic - supposedly having the power to avert evil influences or bad luck
February 2024 Caerdroia - a Welsh turf maze, usually in the sevenfold Cretan labyrinth design, created by shepherds on hilltops and apparently the setting for ritual dances, the nature of which has been lost
February 2024 Moor - a tract of open uncultivated upland; a heath
February 2024 Dissimulating - conceal or disguise (one's thoughts, feelings, or character)
February 2024 Esoaccumulation - (SCP Foundation) the tendency for individuals encountering anomalous phenomena in their early life to continue to experience them as time progresses
February 2024 Memome - the complete set of memes stored in the mind of a person
February 2024 metaconsiciousness
February 2024 Benthic - anything associated with or occurring on the bottom of a body of water
February 2024 Snailfish - a family of benthic marine ray-finned fishes
February 2024 Empyrean - relating to heaven or the sky
February 2024 Amonestation - warning or reprimand
February 2024 Copacetic - very good or going very well
February 2024 Marginalia - marks made in the margins of a book or other document
February 2024 Womble - fictional pointy-nosed creatures created by Elisabeth Beresford and originally appearing in a series of children's novels from 1968
February 2024 Proselytism - the policy of attempting to convert people's religious or political beliefs
February 2024 Gypsophila - a genus of flowering plants in the carnation family, usually white or lavender
February 2024 Arête - a sharp mountain ridge
February 2024 Gendarmes - an armed police officer in France and other French-speaking countries; a rock pinnacle on a mountain, occupying and blocking an arête
February 2024 Gendarmerie - a force of gendarmes
February 2024 Aphasia - loss of ability to understand or express speech, usually caused by brain damage
February 2024 Prophylactically - guarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection
February 2024 Divalnet - having a chemical valence of two; bonded to two other atoms or groups
February 2024 Bivalent - associated in pairs
February 2024 Syncretic - characterized or brought about by a combination of different forms of belief or practice
February 2024 Veneer - a thin surface layer; a thin decorative covering of fine wood applied to a coarser wood or other material
February 2024 Bathymetry - the study of the "beds" or "floors" of water bodies, including the ocean, rivers, streams, and lakes; essentially, underwater topography
February 2024 Lionship - being a "social lion", or famous person in society (turns out I just misheard the person I was talking to but it's an actual word anyway)
February 2024 Grandma exploit - a method of circumventing AI (ChatGPT) restrictions by having it recite something it normally would not be able to while "in character" of someone or something else
February 2024 Protean - tending or able to change frequently or easily; able to do many different things; versatile
February 2024 Rookery - a breeding colony of rooks, typically seen as a collection of nests high in a clump of trees; a breeding colony of seabirds, wading birds, seals, or turtles
February 2024 Golomyanka - genus comprising two species of peculiar, sculpin fishes endemic (native) to Lake Baikal in Russia
February 2024 Orthotope - the generalization of a rectangle (a plane figure) and the rectangular cuboid (a solid figure) to higher dimensions; also known as a hyperrectange (seriously) or a hypercube if all edges are even
February 2024 Audelange - a commune in the Jura department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France
February 2024 Wolffia arrhiza - the smallest vascular plant; it flowers and is used as a food source in Myanmar, Laos, and Thailand
February 2024 Oblique - neither parallel nor at a right angle to a specified or implied line; slanting
February 2024 Didactical - intended to instruct; morally instructive
February 2024 Stochastic - randomly determined; having a random probability distribution or pattern that may be analyzed statistically but may not be predicted precisely
February 2024 Coterie - an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose
February 2024 Balsamic - of the nature of or yielding balsam, an aromatic resinous substance, such as balm, exuded by various trees and shrubs
February 2024 Fluxation - fluxing, changing
February 2024 Luxation - dislocation of an anatomical part
February 2024 Osteal - relating to, or resembling bone; related to bones or the skeleton
February 2024 Flue - a duct for smoke and waste gases produced by a fire, a gas heater, a power station, or other fuel-burning installation; a chimney
February 2024 Serapis - a Graeco-Egyptian god, a syncretic deity derived from the worship of the Egyptian Osiris and Apis
February 2024 Scion - a descendant of a notable family; a young shoot or twig of a plant, especially one cut for grafting or rooting
February 2024 Abjad - a writing system in which only consonants are represented, leaving vowel sounds to be inferred by the reader
February 2024 Galactan - a polysaccharide consisting of polymerized galactose (a sugar compound)
February 2024 Mutualism - symbiosis that is beneficial to both organisms involved
February 2024 Stymie - prevent or hinder the progress of
February 2024 Occhiolism - The awareness of the small scope of one's own perspective and the way it limits one's ability to fully understand the world
February 2024 Opia - denoting a visual disorder (ex. myopia) (kinda forget where I found this one, not sure if that's what it actually meant)
February 2024 Noctule - a large golden-brown bat native to Eurasia and North Africa with long, slender wings, rounded ears, and a short muzzle
February 2024 Lagomorph - a rabbit; rabbit-like
February 2024 Abbey - the building or buildings occupied by a community of monks or nuns
February 2024 Supine - lying face upward
February 2024 Chronallagi - (SCP Foundation) a measurement of how much a temporal transaction changes the timeline and - by extension - the memory, perception and recollective capabilities of individuals regarding the prior condition of the timeline
February 2024 Paiute - three non-contiguous groups of indigenous peoples of the Great Basin, consisting of the Northern Paiute people of northeastern California, Southern Paiute people of northern Arizona, and Mono people of east central California
February 2024 Balearic - relating to the Balearic Islands (an archipelago in the western Mediterranean Sea); relating to or denoting a style of dance music that developed in Ibiza
February 2024 Caliph - the chief Muslim civil and religious ruler, regarded as the successor of Muhammad
February 2024 Telos - an ultimate object or aim
February 2024 Root knee - cypress knees, nodules or tapered spikes of wood and root material that protrude near the base of cypress trees; purpose currently unknown, but may provide structural support
February 2024 Paean - a song of praise or triumph.
February 2024 Walpurgisnacht - the eve of the Christian feast day of Saint Walpurga, an 8th-century abbess in Francia, celebrated on April 30th/May 1st
February 2024 Ambedo - a kind of melancholic trance in which you become completely absorbed in vivid sensory details; of doing something purely for its own sake
February 2024 Copenhagen interpretation
February 2024 Onism - the frustration of being stuck in just one body, that inhabits only one place at a time
February 2024 Admixture - something mixed with something else, typically as a minor ingredient
February 2024 Mnemosyne - the goddess of memory in Greek mythology
February 2024 Commodore - a naval officer of high rank, in particular an officer in the US Navy or Coast Guard ranking above captain and below rear admiral (I was looking for the computer but OK)
February 2024 Forseti - the god of justice and reconciliation in Norse mythology
February 2024 Eidolon - an idealized person or thing; a specter or phantom
February 2024 Deinventory - procedures to process material to storage facilities, involving drainage, emptying, transfer, removal, and storage
February 2024 Ophidian - a reptile of the group Ophidia; a snake
February 2024 Euphonious - (of sound, especially speech) pleasing to the ear
February 2024 Dysmetria - the inability to control the distance, speed, and range of motion necessary to perform smoothly coordinated movements
February 2024 Neoplasm - a new and abnormal growth of tissue in some part of the body, especially as a characteristic of cancer
February 2024 Thalamus - a large mass of gray matter in the brain involved in the relaying of sensory signals, motor signals, and the regulation of consciousness, sleep, and alertness
February 2024 Edelweiss - a mountain flower belonging to the daisy or sunflower family Asteraceae and a national symbol of several countries, including Bulgaria, Austria, Slovenia, Switzerland, and Italy
February 2024 Lophophora williamsii - Peyote, a small, spineless cactus which contains psychoactive alkaloids, particularly mescaline
January 27th, 2024 Anthropogenic - man-made, a result of human activity
January 26th, 2024 Aeolian harp - A harp played by the wind (how is this the third time I used the word Aeolian on this page)
January 26th, 2024 Aleatory - depending on the throw of a dice or on chance; random
January 25th, 2024 Grecian - relating to ancient Greece, especially its architecture
January 25th, 2024 Wending - go in a specified direction, typically slowly or by an indirect route
January 23rd, 2024 Forthwith - (especially in official use) immediately; without delay
January 23rd, 2024 Cynophobia - fear of dogs
January 23rd, 2024 Polyphloesboean - making a loud or constant noise
January 22nd, 2024 Dao - (in Chinese philosophy) the absolute principle underlying the universe, combining within itself the principles of yin and yang and signifying the way, or code of behavior, that is in harmony with the natural order
January 2024 Xiao - Filial piety (Chinese: 孝; pinyin: Xiào), or "being good to parents", a virtue in Chinese culture
January 2024 Gener - son-in-law (in Roman & civil law) (I was trying to open discord general chat)
January 2024 Mycosis - diseases caused by a fungus (yeast or mold)
January 2024 Superluminal - faster than light
January 2024 Enargia - a rhetorical term for a visually powerful description that vividly recreates something or someone in words; a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae
January 2024 Somatosenation - the sense(s) of body positioning, that convey information about the state of the body and its physical interactions with the environment
January 2024 Gustation - the sense of taste
January 2024 Audition - the sense of hearing
January 2024 Venlafaxine - a class of SNRI medications
(note I'm not on meds or drugs or need meds or drugs I just hang out in soundcloud rap comment sections too often and want to know what people are on about)
January 2024 Raison d'etre - the most important reason or purpose for someone or something's existence
January 2024 Greymarket - Quasi-legal market that might sell legal things for sketchy uses
January 2024 Whippit - a small container of nitrous oxide intended for home use in whipped cream charging bottles but often used as an inhalant
January 2024 Steezy - effortlessly stylish or elegant
January 2024 Wyrd - a concept in Anglo-Saxon culture roughly corresponding to fate or personal destiny, ancestral to Modern English weird, whose meaning has drifted towards a more general sense of "supernatural" or "uncanny"
January 2024 Excedrin - a combination drug for the treatment of pain, especially tension headache and migraine
January 2024 Provenance - the place of origin or earliest known history of something
January 2024 Endonym - A name used by a group or category of people to refer to themselves or their language, as opposed to a name given to them by other groups
January 2024 Exonym - an established, non-native name for a group of people used primarily outside the particular place inhabited by the group or linguistic community.
January 2024 Isthmus - a narrow strip of land with sea on either side, forming a link between two larger areas of land
January 2024 Pictish - The Picts were a group of peoples who lived in Britain north of the Forth–Clyde isthmus in the Pre-Viking, Early Middle Ages
January 2024 Yetholm - a distinctive type of circular, bronze shield dating from 1300-800 BC (Bronze Age) from mostly Britian and Ireland
January 2024 Tarsi - a group of small bones between the main part of the hind limb and the metatarsus in terrestrial vertebrates
January 2024 Polymorphism - having multiple forms; shapeshifting
January 2024 Innervation - to provoke or stimulate to activity
January 2024 Asymptotically - in such a way as to approach a given value, point, level, etc., continuously without ever reaching it
January 2024 Bated breath - in a nervous and excited state anticipating what will happen
January 2024 Neophytes - a person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief
January 2024 Diplopia - double vision
January 2024 Ataxia - loss of coordination
January 2024 Obliviated - to be forgotten
January 2024 Evangelion - the gospel in Christianity, translated from the Greek word εὐαγγέλιον (euangélion, Latin: evangelium) meaning "Good News"
January 2024 Bellsnickel - a crotchety, fur-clad Christmas gift-bringer figure in the folklore of the Palatinate region of southwestern Germany
January 2024 Emetophobia - overwhelming, intense anxiety pertaining to vomit
January 2024 Onanism - masturbation (thank you soundcloud album description #themoreyouknow)
January 2024 Analgesia - the inability to feel pain
January 2024 Automat - a fast food restaurant where simple foods and drinks are served by vending machines and there is typically no waitstaff
January 2024 Shucking (hard drives) - purchasing an external drive then opening it up in efforts to get the drive inside – which can often work out cheaper than buying the bare internal drive on it’s own
January 17th, 2024 Apotheosis - the highest point in the development of something; culmination or climax; the elevation of someone to divine status; deification
January 16th, 2024 Sclera - the white outer layer of the eyeball
January 16th, 2024 Sumptuous - splendid and expensive-looking
January 15th, 2024 Enervated - drained of energy or vitality.
January 13th, 2024 Wandelweiser - A 1990s reductionist musical movement focused on "the evaluation and integration of silence(s) rather than an ongoing carpet of never-ending sounds"
January 10th, 2024 Watermelon snow - a type of snow common during the summer in alpine and coastal polar regions worldwide, caused by an algae that makes the snow turn pink and red.
January 10th, 2024 Phrygian - An unconventional musical mode related to the modern natural minor scale, also known as the Aeolian mode, but with the second scale degree lowered by a semitone
January 10th, 2024 Aficionado - a person who is very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about an activity, subject, or pastime.
January 10th, 2024 Pin feather - a developing feather on a bird (either in infancy or replacing a moulted feather) that begins with having a blood supply throughout it
January 9th, 2024 Astringent - (of taste or smell) slightly acidic or bitter (or) causing the contraction of skin cells and other body tissues
January 8th, 2024 Epiphyte - a plant that grows on another plant but is not parasitic, such as the numerous ferns, bromeliads, air plants, and orchids growing on tree trunks in tropical rainforests
January 8th, 2024 Nicene Creed - the defining statement of belief of Nicene or mainstream Christianity and in those Christian denominations that adhere to it
January 8th, 2024 Omega Point - a theorized future event in which the entirety of the universe spirals toward a final point of unification
January 8th, 2024 Dyspnea - difficult or labored breathing
January 8th, 2024 Syzygy - a conjunction or opposition, especially of the moon with the sun; a pair of connected or corresponding things
January 8th, 2024 Deluvial (or diluvian) - relating to a flood or floods, especially the biblical Flood.
January 7th, 2024 CDQ - CD quality, high quality audio
January 7th, 2024 Nemophilist - one who is fond of forests or forest scenery; a haunter of the woods
January 7th, 2024 Interstice - an intervening space, especially a very small one
January 7th, 2024 Athazagoraphobia - fear of forgetting someone or something, as well as a fear of being forgotten
January 6th, 2024 Quasitheist - (informal / constructed) a religious system with tendencies of both atheism and theism coexisting
January 5th, 2024 Vibraphone - a percussion instrument in the metallophone family that consists of tuned metal bars and is typically played by using mallets
January 4nd, 2024 Unguligrade - Walking on hooves
January 4nd, 2024 Bape - A Bathing Ape, a Japanese fashion brand founded in Ura-Harajuku in 1993
January 2nd, 2024 Purrful - tending to or actively purring
November 15th, 2023 Aspartame - an artificial sweetener 200 times sweeter than sucrose, commonly used as a sugar substitute in foods and beverages
November 15th, 2023 Vector - a quantity that has magnitude and direction and that is commonly represented by a directed line segment whose length represents the magnitude and whose orientation in space represents the direction
November 15th, 2023 Scituate - a seacoast town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts
November 15th, 2023 Theography - writing about a god or gods
November 15th, 2023 Epistolary - in the form of letters; relating to the writing of letters
November 15th, 2023 Brickwalling - a method of equalizing audio such that there are no volume spikes
November 15th, 2023 Asemic - having no specific semantic content; wordless, abstract, literally meaningless
November 15th, 2023 urbane - courteous and refined in manner (typically used of a man)
November 15th, 2023 Canticle - a hymn or chant, typically with a biblical text, forming a regular part of a church service
November 14th, 2023 Bedfordshire - a ceremonial and historic county in the East of England; mostly rural
November 14th, 2023 quiescent - in a state or period of inactivity or dormancy
November 14th, 2023 Tetrodotoxin - an extremely potent poison (toxin) found in pufferfish (among other species) that causes death through respiratory paralysis
November 14th, 2023 autonomic - involuntary or unconscious; relating to the autonomic nervous system
November 14th, 2023 ophthalmology - the branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the eye
November 14th, 2023 Earthenware - pottery that has not been fired to the point of vitrification and is thus slightly porous and coarser than stoneware and porcelain
November 14th, 2023 Vestment - a chasuble or other robe worn by the clergy or choristers during services
November 14th, 2023 Diapirism - a rock formation that intrudes buoyantly upward along fractures or zones of structural weakness through denser overlying rocks
November 14th, 2023 Quinquelithia - an African tree used in tea and traditional medicine
November 14th, 2023 Tumbolia - the location of nonexistent concepts: "land of dead hiccups and extinguished light bulbs," introduced in Douglas Hofstadter's Gödel, Escher, Bach
November 14th, 2023 Empty nest syndrome - a feeling of grief and loneliness parents may feel when their children move out of the family home, such as to live on their own or to attend a college or university
November 14th, 2023 Strigine - of or like an owl
November 14th, 2023 Myopic - nearsighted; lacking imagination, foresight, or intellectual insight
November 13th, 2023 Effluvia - an unpleasant or harmful odor, secretion, or discharge
November 12th, 2023 Dr. Fox effect - a correlation observed between teacher expressiveness, content coverage, student evaluation and student achievement that allows insight into relationships between student achievement and evaluations of the teacher
November 12th, 2023 SMS - Short Message/Messaging Service, a text messaging service component of most telephone, Internet and mobile device system; very dependable, developed in 1984 and still in widespread use today
November 12th, 2023 Kinesonastic - 2. Capacity for non-growth plant movements towards moving objects (invented by, for, and used exactly once in an SCP article)
November 12th, 2023 Kessler syndrome - a theoretical scenario in which Earth's orbit is overpopulated with objects and debris, preventing the use of satellites in certain sections of Earth's orbit
November 12th, 2023 Dvorak - a keyboard layout designed to be faster, more ergonomic, and causing less strain
November 11th, 2023 Ganglion - a group of neuron cell bodies in the peripheral nervous system, sometimes involved in the formation of cysts on joints
November 11th, 2023 Salt dome - a type of structural dome formed when salt (or other evaporite minerals) intrudes into overlying rocks in a process known as diapirism
November 11th, 2023 Kissingen - a German spa town with a number of mineral springs
November 11th, 2023 Confluence - a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point
November 10th, 2023 Tursiops truncatus - Common bottlenose dolphin
November 10th, 2023 Probity - the quality of having strong moral principles; honesty and decency
November 10th, 2023 Philology - the branch of knowledge that deals with the structure, historical development, and relationships of a language or languages
November 10th, 2023 Antimuro - a defensive wall placed in front of another defence/defense
November 10th, 2023 Anagnorisis - the point in a play, novel, etc., in which a principal character recognizes or discovers another character's true identity or the true nature of their own circumstances
November 10th, 2023 Gödelian - relating to the mathematical, logical, or philosophical principles of Kurt Gödel
November 10th, 2023 Frangible - fragile; brittle
November 9th, 2023 Scrimmage - a confused struggle or fight; the beginning of each down of play in a football game
November 9th, 2023 Gnomic - expressed in or of the nature of short, pithy maxims or aphorisms (short saying, common truths); enigmatic; ambiguous
November 9th, 2023 Vestry - a room or building attached to a church, used as an office and for changing into vestments
November 9th, 2023 Microsleep - fall asleep for a period of several seconds, often as a result of sleep deprivation, that may occur without the person noting
November 9th, 2023 Pellucidity - the quality of being clear and transparent; free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression
November 9th, 2023 Graphology - the analysis of handwriting with attempt to determine someone's personality traits, usually considered un- or pseudoscientific
November 9th, 2023 Kè - quarter; moment; to carve, engage, inscribe
November 9th, 2023 Ursine - relating to or resembling bears
November 8th, 2023 Seriatim - taking one subject after another in regular order; point by point
October 2023 scallywag - scamp, reprobate; mischievous in a likable or amusing way
October 2023 itinerant - traveling from place to place
October 2023 Yarling - a singing style popularized in the '90s in grunge / post-grunge bands, and has featured in much indie music since
October 2023 Enucleation - removal of the eye from the orbit and involves the separation of all tissue connections between the globe and the orbit
October 2023 Cephalalgia - headache
October 2023 boysenberry - a cross between the European raspberry, European blackberry, American dewberry, and loganberry, producing large, deep maroon and seeded fruit
October 2023 débutante - a young woman of aristocratic or upper-class family background who has reached maturity and is presented to society at a formal "debut" or possibly debutante ball
October 2023 Inshallah - an Arabic-language expression meaning "if God wills" or "God willing"
October 2023 Partisanship - prejudice in favor of a particular cause; bias
October 2023 Geomancy - the art of placing or arranging buildings or other sites auspiciously
October 2023 Parasomnias - disruptive sleep-related disorders in which abnormal movements, talk, emotions and actions happen while you're sleeping (sleep terrors, sleepwalking, nightmare disorder, sleep paralysis, etc.)
October 2023 Homely - (north america) (of a person) unattractive in appearance OR (britain) (of a place or surroundings) simple but cozy and comfortable, as in one's own home.
October 2023 Orchidaceae - a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant
October 2023 chamber music - music composed for small ensembles of instrumentalists, originally referring to music composed for the home, as opposed to that written for the theatre or church
October 2023 batholith - a very large igneous intrusion extending deep in the earth's crust AKA an immense rock
October 2023 proprietary - relating to an owner or ownership
October 2023 bemushroomed - under the influence of psilocybin mushrooms
October 2023 barrister - a lawyer entitled to practice as an advocate, particularly in the higher courts.
October 2023 theosophy - a philosophy combining mysticism and spiritualism (with heavy influences from Buddhist and Hindu thought) with metaphysics.
October 2023 Stakeholder - a person with an interest or concern in something, especially a business.
October 2023 solenoid - a device comprised of a coil of wire, the housing and a moveable plunger (armature) that converts electrical energy into mechanical work using magnetism and motion
October 2023 Capstan - a broad revolving cylinder with a vertical axis used for winding a rope or cable, powered by a motor or pushed around by levers.
October 2023 Arcology - a portmanteau of "architecture" and "ecology", is a field of creating architectural design principles for very densely populated and ecologically low-impact human habitats
October 2023 Samadhi - a state of intense concentration achieved through meditation. In Hindu yoga this is regarded as the final stage, at which union with the divine is reached (before or at death)
October 2023 narcolepsy - a chronic neurological disorder that affects the brain's ability to control sleep-wake cycles, causing individuals to feel very sleepy throughout much of the day
Sept 24th, 2023 Coloboma - a hole in one of the structures of the eye, such as the iris, retina, choroid, or optic disc
Sept 24th, 2023 de Broglie wavelength - the length scale at which wave-like properties are important for a particle
Sept 24th, 2023 Holocrystalline - completely crystalline, made up wholly of crystals or crystalline particles. used of a rock (as granite)
Sept 24th, 2023 transducer - an electronic device that converts energy from one form to another
Sept 24th, 2023 ameliorate - make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better
Sept 24th, 2023 Fain - pleased or willing under the circumstances, with pleasure, gladly, OR compelled by the circumstances, obliged
Sept 24th, 2023 Repertoire - a stock of plays, dances, or pieces that a company or a performer knows or is prepared to perform; a stock of skills or types of behavior that a person habitually uses
Sept 24th, 2023 Mafic - relating to, denoting, or containing a group of dark-colored, mainly ferromagnesian minerals such as pyroxene and olivine
Sept 23rd, 2023 Miguel de Cervantes - author of Don Quoxote and renouned as one of the greatest Spanish authors
Sept 23rd, 2023 Edema - Puffiness caused by excess fluid trapped in the body's tissues
Sept 23rd, 2023 Bovril - thick and salty meat extract paste, similar to a yeast extract and comparible to a meat-based vegemite, used for making "beef tea," yet another reason the UK should be nuked off the map
Sept 23rd, 2023 Marmite - a British savoury food spread based on yeast extract made from by-products of beer brewing, often used as a metaphor for something that is an acquired taste or a polarised opinion due to it's divisive nature
Sept 23rd, 2023 Paraffin - a flammable, translucent, waxy solid used in candles, cosmetics, polishes, and sealing and waterproofing compounds; a colorless, flammable, oily liquid similarly obtained and used as fuel, especially kerosene
Sept 23rd, 2023 Lees - deposits of dead yeast or residual yeast and other particles that precipitate to the bottom of a vat of wine after fermentation and aging
Sept 23rd, 2023 Vegemite - thick, dark brown Australian food spread made from leftover brewers' yeast extract with various vegetable and spice additives developed in 1923
Sept 23rd, 2023 Faroese - a Nordic language derived from the language of the Norsemen who settled the Faroe Islands in the viking age, currently with 69,000 speakers
Sept 23rd, 2023 Biopic - a movie dramatizing the life of a particular person, typically a public or historical figure
Sept 23rd, 2023 Serac - a pinnacle or ridge of ice on the surface of a glacier
Sept 23rd, 2023 Kittenish - playful, lively, or flirtatious
Sept 23rd, 2023 Frisky - playful and full of energy
Sept 23rd, 2023 Foreshock - a mild tremor preceding the violent shaking movement of an earthquake
Sept 23rd, 2023 Grotto - a small picturesque cave, especially an artificial one in a park or garden; an indoor structure resembling a cave
Sept 23rd, 2023 Laity - lay people, as distinct from the clergy, OR ordinary people, as distinct from professionals or experts.
Sept 23rd, 2023 Requiescat in pace - Rest in peace
Sept 22nd, 2023 Krona - the basic monetary unit of Sweden, equal to 100 öre or the basic monetary unit of Iceland, equal to 100 aurar
Sept 22nd, 2023 Speleothems - a structure formed in a cave by the deposition of minerals from water, e.g. a stalactite or stalagmite.
Sept 22nd, 2023 Dripstone - rock deposited by precipitation from dripping water, such as that which forms stalactites and stalagmites
Sept 22nd, 2023 Psoriasis - a skin disease that causes a rash with itchy, scaly patches, most commonly on the knees, elbows, trunk and scalp, and is common, long-term (chronic), and cureless
Sept 22nd, 2023 Contronym - a word with two opposite meanings, it's own antonym
Sept 22nd, 2023 Tenebrism - a style of painting using especially pronounced chiaroscuro, where there are violent contrasts of light and dark, and where darkness becomes a dominating feature of the image
Sept 22nd, 2023 colloquium - an academic conference or seminar
Sept 22nd, 2023 YMMV - Your mileage may vary
Sept 22nd, 2023 Credo - a statement of the beliefs or aims which guide someone's actions; a creed of the Christian Church in Latin
Sept 22nd, 2023 Noppera-bō - (のっぺらぼう) faceless ghost, a Japanese yōkai that looks like a human but has no face
Sept 22nd, 2023 Chironex fleckeri - Australian box jelly, a species of extremely venomous box jellyfish found in coastal waters near northern Australia
Sept 21st, 2023 Gabbro - a phaneritic, mafic intrusive igneous rock formed from the slow cooling of magnesium-rich and iron-rich magma into a holocrystalline mass deep beneath the Earth's surface
Sept 21st, 2023 Parenteral - administered or occurring elsewhere in the body than the mouth and alimentary canal
Sept 21st, 2023 Malic - pertaining to or derived from apples
Sept 21st, 2023 Estuary - the tidal mouth of a large river, where the tide meets the stream.
Sept 21st, 2023 Torque - the measure of the force that can cause an object to rotate about an axis
Sept 21st, 2023 Foxing - baffle or deceive (someone)
Sept 21st, 2023 Pedagogy - the method and practice of teaching, especially as an academic subject or theoretical concept
Sept 21st, 2023 Cephalopod - any member of the molluscan class Cephalopoda such as a squid, octopus, cuttlefish, or nautilus
Sept 21st, 2023 OCR - Optical character recognition (optical character reader,) the electronic or mechanical conversion of images of typed, handwritten or printed text into machine-encoded text
Sept 20th, 2023 Burgeoning - beginning to grow or increase rapidly; flourishing
Sept 20th, 2023 Sinicization - the act or process of making something more Chinese in character, or bringing something under Chinese influence
Sept 20th, 2023 Fane - a temple or shrine.
Sept 20th, 2023 Erroneously - in a mistaken way, incorrectly
sept 19th, 2023 Goguryeo–Sui War - a series of invasions launched by the Sui dynasty of China against Goguryeo, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, between AD 598 and AD 614
sept 18th, 2023 Bursary - a scholarship to attend a college or university OR the treasury of an institution, especially a religious one
sept 18th, 2023 Inhume - bury
sept 18th, 2023 Anisible - a category of fictional devices or technology capable of near-instantaneous or faster-than-light communication, coined by Ursula Le Guin
sept 17th, 2023 Bloodstone - a mineral aggregate also known as heliotrope or ematille, a cryptocrystalline mixture of quartz and is usually opaque green jasper with red inclusions of hematite
sept 17th, 2023 Ysegrim - Alternate spelling of Isegrim, the wolf character in Reynard the Fox, and a poetic name for a wolf in general
sept 17th, 2023 p’ch’zarni’chiwkov - the nasty little sound of a sword being unsheathed right behind one at just the point when one thought one had disposed of one’s enemies
sept 17th, 2023 Hinterland - the often uncharted areas beyond a coastal district or a river's banks; an area lying beyond what is visible or known
sept 17th, 2023 Boondoggle - a project that is considered a waste of both time and money, yet is often continued due to extraneous policy or political motivations OR a bright lanyard made of leatherstrip
sept 17th, 2023 kibitzing - look on and offer unwelcome advice, especially at a card game
sept 17th, 2023 epiglottis - a flap of tissue that sits beneath the tongue at the back of the throat which closes over the windpipe (trachea) while eating to prevent food entering the airway
sept 17th, 2023 Heterodox - not conforming with accepted or orthodox standards or beliefs
sept 17th, 2023 Sinecure - a position requiring little or no work but giving the holder status or financial benefit
sept 17th, 2023 picaresque - an episodic style of fiction dealing with the adventures of a rough and dishonest but appealing hero, usually of low social class, who lives by his wits in a corrupt society.
sept 17th, 2023 Monsignor - the title of various senior Roman Catholic positions, such as a prelate or an officer of the papal court
sept 17th, 2023 appellation - a legally defined and protected geographical indication primarily used to identify where the grapes for a wine were grown OR a name or title
sept 17th, 2023 Halifax - the capital and largest municipality of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, and the largest municipality in Atlantic Canada
sept 17th, 2023 Mycology - the branch of biology concerned with the study of fungi
sept 17th, 2023 prolegomena - a critical or discursive introduction to a book.
sept 17th, 2023 Pierogi - filled dumplings made by wrapping unleavened dough around a filling, and occasionally flavored with a savory or sweet garnish and cooking in boiling water.
sept 17th, 2023 Koumpounophobia - the phobia of clothes buttons
sept 17th, 2023 Raucous - making or constituting a disturbingly harsh and loud noise
sept 17th, 2023 pomposities - the quality of being pompous, self-importance
sept 17th, 2023 Oblige - make (someone) legally or morally bound to an action or course of action
sept 17th, 2023 in media res - a narrative technique of opening in the midst of the plot
sept 16th, 2023 Remanence - the ability of a material to retain magnetization, equal to the magnetic flux density of the material after the removal of the magnetizing field, which can lead to leftover data on a hard drive
sept 16th, 2023 tympanic membrane - a membrane forming part of the organ of hearing, which vibrates in response to sound waves. In humans and other higher vertebrates it forms the eardrum, between the outer and middle ear
sept 16th, 2023 Siesta - an afternoon rest or nap, especially one taken during the hottest hours of the day in a hot climate
sept 16th, 2023 Bougainville - a is a genus of thorny ornamental vines, bushes, and trees belonging to the four o' clock family
sept 16th, 2023 Nahuatl - a member of a group of peoples native to southern Mexico and Central America, including the Aztecs
sept 16th, 2023 semaphore - a method of visual signaling, usually by means of flags or lights, used for signaling from high towers to transmit messages between distant points prior to the invention of the telegraph
sept 16th, 2023 Hibernain - of or concerning Ireland (now chiefly used in names)
sept 16th, 2023 VGA - Video Graphics Array, a standard connector used for computer video output
sept 16th, 2023 homologeō - confess or confession (usually in the New Testament)
sept 16th, 2023 Gnomonic - an azimuthal globe projection that uses the center of the earth as its perspective point
sept 15th, 2023 Anodyne - not likely to provoke dissent or offense; inoffensive, often deliberately so OR a painkilling drug or medicine
sept 14th, 2023 complaisant - willing to please others; obliging; agreeable
sept 14th, 2023 disaffiliation - to terminate an affiliation, to leave or cut off a connection
sept 14th, 2023 acte gratuit - gratudious act, an impulsive act lacking motive
sept 14th, 2023 shoulder surfing - a social engineering technique used to obtain information such as personal identification numbers, passwords and other confidential data by looking over the victim's shoulder
sept 14th, 2023 soirée - an evening party or gathering, typically in a private house, for conversation or music.
sept 14th, 2023 hotfix - a patch of code that fixes a bug in a product
sept 14th, 2023 William Blake - an English poet, painter, and printmaker, largely unrecognised during his life but now considered a seminal figure in the poetry and visual art of the Romantic Age
sept 14th, 2023 Hermeticism - a philosophical and religious system based on the purported teachings of Hermes Trismegistus (an amalgamation of Hermes of Greek lore and Thoth from Egyptian) and associated with alchemy
sept 13th, 2023 mantrap - a physical security access control system comprising a small space with two sets of interlocking doors, such that the first set of doors must close before the second set opens
sept 13th, 2023 saghana (सघन).—a & ad (sa With, ghana Thick.) Thick, close, dense, clustering, thronging, closely set or fast set;--used of trees, crops, fruits, cloth, liquids
sept 12th, 2023 Ultraterrestial - an alien origin from another dimension or from earth itself
sept 12th, 2023 Ontological - relating to the branch of metaphysics dealing with the nature of being
sept 12th, 2023 Kibosh - decisively end or reject (something)
sept 12th, 2023 Repudiate - refuse to accept or be associated with
sept 12th, 2023 sophisticate - a person with much worldly experience and knowledge of fashion and culture
sept 12th, 2023 Xerostomia - dry mouth
sept 12th, 2023 Laconic - (of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few words
sept 12th, 2023 Expedient - (of an action) convenient and practical although possibly improper or immoral
sept 11th, 2023 Hemostat - an instrument for preventing the flow of blood from an open blood vessel by compression of the vessel.
sept 11th, 2023 Pykrete - a frozen mixture of water and wood pulp that gives a tough resistant product used experimentally in arctic military structures.
sept 11th, 2023 phanerothyme - a term coined by British writer Aldous Huxley to describe the effect of mind-altering drugs, such as LSD (from Greek phanein, “to reveal,” and thymos, “mind, soul”), later superceded by his friend's invention of the word "psychedelic"
sept 11th, 2023 Glossalia - the phenomenon of (apparently) speaking in an unknown language, especially in religious worship and practiced especially by Pentecostal and charismatic Christians
sept 11th, 2023 Paragon - a person or thing regarded as a perfect example of a particular quality
sept 11th, 2023 Tchotchke - a small object that is decorative rather than strictly functional; a trinket
sept 11th, 2023 Concupiscence - strong sexual desire; lust
sept 11th, 2023 Larency - theft of personal property
sept 11th, 2023 Falutin - pompous; bombastic; haughty; pretentious
sept 11th, 2023 Intellecticide - the killing of intellectuals, often bny a regime
sept 10th, 2023 Tannins - polyphenolic biomolecules found in bark and used in tanning animal hides, also found in acorns and rendering them toxic (there's a reason I googled this, send medical help)
2023-08-20 ululate - howl or wail as an expression of strong emotion, typically grief.
2023-08-20 tutulary - serving as a protector, guardian, or patron.
2023-08-20 palliates - make (a disease or its symptoms) less severe or unpleasant without removing the cause.
2023-08-20 ICQ - a cross-platform instant messaging (IM) and VoIP client developed in 1996
2023-08-20 LFG - let's fucking go
2023-08-20 erythrocyte - a red blood cell that (in humans) is typically a biconcave disc without a nucleus containing hemoglobin, making blood red and carrying oxygen
2023-08-20 biconcave - concave on both sides
2023-08-20 Erythrite - a crimson arsenate crystalline mineral
2023-08-20 Abraxas - a mystic word in Gnostic belief systems, the Great Archon
2023-08-18 coca - any of the four cultivated plants in the family Erythroxylaceae, native to western South America. Coca is known worldwide for its psychoactive alkaloid, cocaine
2023-08-18 putative - generally considered or reputed to be
2023-08-17 barbiturates - a class of depressant drugs used as anxiolytics, hypnotics, and anticonvulsants as well as addictive properties
2023-08-17 contumacious - (especially of a defendant's behavior) stubbornly or willfully disobedient to authority.
2023-08-20 ululate - howl or wail as an expression of strong emotion, typically grief.
2023-08-20 tutulary - serving as a protector, guardian, or patron.
2023-08-20 palliates - make (a disease or its symptoms) less severe or unpleasant without removing the cause.
2023-08-20 ICQ - a cross-platform instant messaging (IM) and VoIP client developed in 1996
2023-08-20 LFG - let's fucking go
2023-08-20 erythrocyte - a red blood cell that (in humans) is typically a biconcave disc without a nucleus containing hemoglobin, making blood red and carrying oxygen
2023-08-20 Dimethyltryptamine - DMT, a powerful psychadelic found in both animals and plants
2023-08-20 roadster - an open-top car with two seats for use on the road
2023-08-20 Signal bleed - a phenomenon in which a signal that should be blocked (such as adult material) partially or faintly leaks through
2023-08-20 SSTV - a picture transmission method, used mainly by amateur radio operators, to transmit and receive static pictures via radio
2023-08-20 Extrospection - observation and analysis of the world outside oneself
2023-08-20 Umami - savoriness, one of the five main tastes
2023-08-20 governance - the action or manner of governing; sway, control
2023-08-20 Dies Irae - a latin hymn sung for the dead (the day of wrath)
2023-08-20 Ushinawareta Tamashī - lost soul
2023-08-20 liana - plants with long, flexible, climbing stems that are rooted in the ground, and usually have long dangling branches (also known as vines, climbing plants or climbers)
2023-08-20 schmaltzy - excessively sentimental mawkish - sentimental in a feeble or sickly way.
2023-04 sartorial - relating to tailoring, clothes, or style of dress
2023-04 stertorously - With heavy breathing, as if snoring; in a stertorous manner.
2023-04 tallow - a rendered form of beef or mutton fat
2023-04 caravanserai - a roadside inn where travelers (caravaners) could rest and recover from the day's journey
2023-04 appellations - a name or title, the action of giving a name to a person or thing
2023-04 halberd - a two-handed pole weapon consisting of an axe blade topped with a spike mounted on a long shaft, sometimes with a hook or thorn on the back side of the axe blade for grappling mounted combatants
2023-04 proprietor - the owner of a business, or a holder of property
2023-04 Theogony - a poem by Hesiod (8th–7th century BC) describing the origins and genealogies of the Greek gods
2023-04 digitigrade - (of a mammal) walking on its toes and not touching the ground with its heels, as a dog, cat, or rodent.
2023-04 emotivism - an ethical theory that regards ethical and value judgments as expressions of feeling or attitude and prescriptions of action, rather than assertions or reports of anything
2023-04 parasang - a historical Iranian unit of walking distance, the length of which varied according to terrain and speed of travel, similar to the league and around 3.5 miles
2023-04 isostatic - characterized by or involving the equilibrium that exists between parts of the earth's crust
2023-04 rookery - a breeding colony of rooks, typically seen as a collection of nests high in a clump of trees
2023-04 ectoentropic - outside of or defying thermodynamic entropy, not in accordance with the laws of thermodynamics
2023-04 didactic - intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive
2023-04 apostolic - relating to the Apostles
2023-04 fernweh - literally, "far pain" or "far sickness", as contrasted with Heimweh (“homesickness, longing for home,") wanderlust
2023-04 chebel - a Hebrew word for rope, measuring line, or allotment
2023-04 hedonium - universal matter arranged in a way that produces pleasure or happiness as efficiently as possible (see also computronium)
2023-04 Baba Yaga - ogress who steals, cooks, and eats her victims, usually children, in Slavic folklore and lives in a hut on chicken legs deep in the woods
2023-04 hylogenesis - (philosophy) the origin of matter.
2023-04-21 verities - a true principle or belief, especially one of fundamental importance.
2023-04-21 apeirophobia - the phobia of infinity and/or eternity, causing discomfort and sometimes panic attacks
2023-04-20 pulmonary aspiration - condition in which food, liquids, saliva, or vomit is breathed into the airways
2023-04-20 actuary - a person who compiles and analyzes statistics and uses them to calculate insurance risks and premiums
2023-04-20 skinner box - an apparatus for studying instrumental conditioning in animals using a lever or switch to obtain rewards or avoid punishments
2023-04-20 oda daimyo - head of the very powerful Oda clan who launched a war against other daimyō to unify Japan in the 1560s
2023-04-20 deontological - an ethical theory that says actions are good or bad according to a clear set of rules
2023-04-20 desultory - lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm
2023-04-20 ataraxia - a state of serene calmness
2023-04-20 judicious - having, exercising, or characterized by sound judgment
2023-04-20 vetch - a widely distributed scrambling herbaceous plant of the pea family, which is cultivated as a silage or fodder crop
2023-04-20 woolongong - a coastal city in Australia, south of Sydney along the Grand Pacific Drive, surfing beaches and rock pools line the coastline
2023-04-20 amn mensa international - a non-profit organisation open to people who score at the 98th percentile or higher on a standardised, supervised IQ or other approved intelligence test
2023-04-20 glossolalia - the phenomenon of (apparently) speaking in an unknown language, especially in religious worship, practiced especially by Pentecostal and charismatic Christians
2023-04-20 vyvanse - a prescription medicine used for the treatment of ADHD
2023-04-20 alpineer - mountaineer
2023-04-20 CTO - chief technology officer
2023-04-19 inauspicious - not conducive to success, unpromising, unlucky
2023-04-19 noosphere - a postulated sphere or stage of evolutionary development dominated by consciousness, the mind, and interpersonal relationships
2023-04-19 satnav - satellite navigation, navigation dependent on information received from satellites
2023-04-19 catenary - a curve that describes the shape of a flexible hanging chain or cable
2023-04-19 catechism - a summary of the principles of Christian religion in the form of questions and answers, used for the instruction of Christians; a series of fixed questions, answers, or precepts used for instruction in other situations
2023-04-19 obfuscate - render obscure, unclear, or unintelligible
2023-04-18 subsumed - include or absorb (something) in something else
2023-04-18 pernicious - having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way
2023-04-18 litigation - the process of taking legal action
2023-04-18 tokhtamysh - Khan of the Golden Horde, who briefly succeeded in consolidating the Blue and White Hordes into a single polity
2023-04-18 protégé - a person who is guided and supported by an older and more experienced or influential person.
2023-04-18 yaw - (of a moving ship or aircraft) twist or oscillate about a vertical axis
2023-04-18 reliquary - a container or shrine in which sacred relics are kept
2023-04-18 rig veda - an ancient Indian collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns (sūktas), one of the four sacred canonical Hindu texts (śruti)
2023-04-18 chthonic - concerning, belonging to, or inhabiting the underworld
2023-04-18 strill - a species of highly intelligent, carnivorous mammals native to the planet of Mandalore in the Outer Rim (Star Wars)
2023-04-18 hypoplasia - a lack of cells in an organ or tissue
2023-04-18 permutation trial - an exact statistical hypothesis test making use of the proof by contradiction
2023-04-18 mattock - a hand tool used for digging, prying, and chopping
2023-04-17 lidar - acronym of "light detection and ranging" or "laser imaging, detection, and ranging". It is a method for determining ranges by targeting an object or a surface with a pulsed laser and measuring the time for the reflected light to return to the receiver
2023-04-17 expectorate - cough or spit out (phlegm) from the throat or lungs
2023-04-17 duress - threats, violence, constraints, or other action brought to bear on someone to do something against their will or better judgment
2023-04-17 bioreactor - any manufactured device or system that supports a biologically active environment
2023-04-17 metapod - an insect Pokémon that resembles a green chrysalis
2023-04-17 lumbricus terrestris - common earthworm
2023-04-17 obdurate - stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action
2023-04-17 zune - a discontinued media management software program for Microsoft Windows that functions as a full media player application with a library, an interface to the Zune Marketplace, and as a media streaming server, released in 2006
2023-04-17 asinine - extremely stupid or foolish
2023-04-16 sachet - a small perfumed bag used to scent clothes
2023-04-16 maas biolabs - powerful multinational corporations from William Gibson's 1986 cyberpunk novel Count Zero
2023-04-16 ostentatiously - in a pretentious or showy way designed to impress
2023-04-16 lion of gripsholm castle - an infamous example of terrible taxidermy circa 1731
2023-04-16 DCIM - Digital camera images, data center infrastructure management
2023-04-15 exuviae - an animal's cast or sloughed skin, especially that of an insect larva
2023-04-15 pogrom - an organized massacre of a particular ethnic group, in particular that of Jewish people in Russia or eastern Europe in the late 19th and early 20th centuries
2023-04-14 heterodyne - relating to the production of a lower frequency from the combination of two almost equal high frequencies, as used in radio transmission
2023-04-14 exogenous - relating to or developing from external factors, growing or originating from outside an organism
2023-04-14 chimerism - when a woman is pregnant with twins and one embryo dies, and the other embryo absorbs the twin's cells
2023-04-14 cactrol ice storm
2023-04-14 fu manchu - supervillain who was introduced in a series of novels by the English author Sax Rohmer beginning shortly before World War I and continuing for another forty years
2023-04-14 caprine - relating to or resembling goats
2023-04-14 sclera - the white outer layer of the eyeball, continuous with the cornea at the front of the eye
2023-04-14 nares - nostrils
2023-04-14 taciturn - (of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little
2023-04-12 seraphic - characteristic of or resembling a seraph or seraphim
2023-04-12 euphonia - a group of Neotropical birds in the finch family, the genus name is of Greek origin and refers to the birds' pleasing song, meaning "sweet-voiced"
2023-04-11 Alpine - relating to high mountains
2023-04-11 Piton - a peg or spike driven into a rock or crack to support a climber or a rope
2023-04-11 Varicose - affected by a condition causing the swelling and tortuous lengthening of veins, most often in the legs
2023-04-11 Avaricious - having or showing an extreme greed for wealth or material gain
2023-04-11 Guttersnipe - a scruffy and badly behaved child who spends most of their time on the street
2023-04-11 Trefoil - a graphic form composed of the outline of three overlapping rings, used in architecture, Pagan and Christian symbolism, among other areas
2023-04-11 Phytomorphic - having or represented with the attributes of a plant
2023-04-11 Heuristic - enabling someone to discover or learn something for themselves
2023-04-10 Madrigals - a medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form; a complex polyphonic unaccompanied vocal piece on a secular text developed especially in the 16th and 17th centuries
2023-04-10 Lamina - a thin layer, plate, or scale of sedimentary rock, organic tissue, or other material.
2023-04-10 Surfeit - an excessive amount of something.
2023-04-09 Tawdriness - the quality of being cheap and low quality, although it may look look bright or attractive
2023-04-09 Parquet - a geometric mosaic of wood pieces used for decorative effect in flooring
2023-04-09 Pomade - (or pomatum) a greasy, waxy, or water-based substance that is used to style hair
2023-04-09 Macadam - broken stone of even size used in successively compacted layers for surfacing roads and paths, and typically bound with tar or bitumen.
2023-04-09 Friable - easily crumbled
2023-04-09 Khopesh - an Egyptian sickle-shaped sword that developed from battle axes
2023-04-08 Dragonshout - (in the Elder Scrolls) an ancient form of magic prominently used in Skyrim that use the vocalization of specific "words of power" to create powerful magical effects, usually for offensive purposes)
2023-04-08 Lytic cycle - one of the two cycles of viral reproduction (the other being the lysogenic cycle); results in the destruction of the infected cell and its membrane
2023-04-08 Apoptosis - the death of cells which occurs as a normal and controlled part of an organism's growth or development
2023-04-08 Tsundoku - (積ん読) the phenomenon of acquiring reading materials but letting them pile up in one's home without reading them
2023-04-08 Bakeneko and nekomata
2023-04-08 MOGAI - Marginalized Orientations, Gender Alignments, and Intersex; largely synonymous with LGBT+
2023-04-08 Rokurokubi - a type of Japanese yōkai (apparition); there is a type whose neck stretches and another whose head detaches and flies around freely (nukekubi)
2023-04-08 Vacillated - alternate or waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive.
2023-04-08 Covey - a small party or flock of birds, especially partridge; a small group of people or things
2023-04-07 Somnolent - sleepy; drowsy
2023-04-07 Ziggurat - (in ancient Mesopotamia) a rectangular stepped tower, sometimes surmounted by a temple
2023-04-07 Constable - an officer of the peace, having police and minor judicial functions, usually in a small town, rural district, etc.
2023-04-07 Ecophagy - the literal consumption of an ecosystem, usually referring to nanotechnology
2023-04-07 Teutonic - relating to the Teutons, people who lived in Jutland in the 4th century BC and fought the Romans in France in the 2nd century BC
2023-04-07 Frock - a long outer garment worn by monks and friars
2023-04-07 Brocade - richly decorative shuttle-woven fabrics, often made in colored silks and sometimes with gold and silver threads
2023-04-07 Thermobaric - a type of explosive that uses oxygen from the surrounding air to generate a high-temperature explosion
2023-04-06 Fief - a central element in medieval contracts based on feudal law, in which property holding or other rights granted by an overlord to a vassal, who held it in fealty or "in fee" in return for a form of feudal allegiance, services, and/or payments
2023-04-06 Let - a period during which a room or property is rented.
2023-04-06 Diffraction spike - lines radiating from bright light sources, causing what is known as the starburst effect or sunstars in photographs and in vision
2023-04-06 Colloquy - A conversation
2023-04-06 Giorgio de Chirico - Early Italian surrealist and metaphysical painter
2023-04-06 Rectory - the housing that a church organization provides for a minister or priest to live in
2023-04-06 Unctuously - smooth and greasy like an ointment, oily; too smooth, polite, and agreeable in speech or manner
2023-04-06 Sabbatical leave - a period in which an employee takes an extended break from work
2023-04-05 Functional fixedness - a cognitive bias that limits a person's ability to use an object in more ways than it is traditionally used and affects an individual's ability to innovate and be creative when solving challenges
2023-04-05 Nominal - (of a role or status) existing in name only; (of a price or amount of money) very small; far below the real value or cost
2023-04-05 De nada - (Spanish) you are welcome
2023-04-05 Presentiment - an intuitive feeling about the future, especially one of foreboding
2023-04-05 Hieratic - of or concerning priests
2023-04-05 Chutney - a spread typically associated with cuisines of the Indian subcontinent (a spread typically associated with cuisines of the Indian subcontinent)
2023-04-05 Sambal - an Indonesian chilli sauce or paste, typically made from a mixture of a variety of chilli peppers with secondary ingredients such as shrimp paste, garlic, ginger, shallot, scallion, palm sugar, and lime juice
2023-04-05 Aqualine - (of a person's nose) hooked or curved like an eagle's beak; of or related to eagles
2023-04-05 Parsee - an adherent of Zoroastrianism, especially a descendant of those Zoroastrians who fled to India from Muslim persecution in Persia during the 7th–8th centuries
2023-04-05 Saris - a garment consisting of a length of cotton or silk elaborately draped around the body, traditionally worn by women from South Asia
2023-04-05 Bier - a movable frame on which a coffin or a corpse is placed before burial or cremation or on which it is carried to the grave
2023-04-05 Marmoreal - made of or likened to marble
2023-04-05 Dyad - something that consists of two elements or parts
2023-04-05 Ontological - relating to the branch of metaphysics dealing with the nature of being
2023-04-05 Chobham composite - the informal name of a composite armour developed in the 1960s at the British tank research centre on Chobham Common, Surrey, which since become the common generic term for composite ceramic vehicle armour
2023-04-05 Limned - depict or describe in painting or words; suffuse or highlight (something) with a bright color or light
2023-04-05 Triskelion - an ancient motif consisting of a triple spiral exhibiting rotational symmetry or other patterns in triplicate that emanate from a common center
2023-04-05 Ghola - (Science fiction) an artificially created human, who was replicated from a dead individual
2023-04-04 Agapanthus - lily of the nile, a genus of flowers
2023-04-04 Kapok - seed-hair fibre obtained from the fruit of the kapok tree or the kapok tree itself, a gigantic tree of the tropical forest canopy and emergent layer
2023-04-04 Nandi - the bull vahana of the Hindu god Shiva
2023-04-04 Mermilion - a brilliant red color
2023-04-04 Larix larincia - tamarack, hackmatack, eastern larch, black larch, red larch, or American larch, tree species of larch native to Canada, from eastern Yukon and Inuvik
2023-04-04 Lateen - a triangular sail set on a long yard mounted at an angle on the mast, and running in a fore-and-aft direction
2023-04-04 Dhow - one- or two-masted Arab sailing vessel, usually with lateen rigging (slanting triangular sails), common in the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean
2022-04-04 Melisma - the singing of a single syllable of text while moving between several different notes in succession
2023-04-04 Chinampa - a kind of floating farmland used in Mesoamerica where reeds and dirt are layered to build artificial islands that increase agriculture
2023-04-04 Slovenly - messy and dirty; careless; excessively casual
2023-04-03 Bangle - a rigid bracelet or anklet
2023-04-03 Dissolute - lax in morals; licentious
2023-03-04 Licentious - promiscuous and unprincipled in sexual matters
2023-04-03 Profligate - recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources
2023-04-02 Chapatti - an unleavened flatbread originating from the Indian subcontinent and staple in India, Nepal, Bangladesh, etc.
2023-04-02 Tell - (archaology) an artificial topographical feature, a mound consisting of the accumulated and stratified debris of a succession of consecutive settlements at the same site, the refuse of generations of people who built and inhabited them, and of natural sediment
2023-04-02 Mneme - the retentive basis or basic principle in a mind or organism accounting for memory
2023-04-02 Significand - part of a number in scientific notation or in floating-point representation, consisting of its significant digits
2023-04-02 Specious - superficially plausible, but actually wrong
2023-04-02 Bokeh - the aesthetic quality of the blur produced in out-of-focus parts of an image; the way the lens renders out-of-focus points of light; blurry orbs of distant lights in a photograph
2023-04-02 Skeumorphism - designs that try to mimic as many qualities as possible of real-life objects, even when unnecessary
2023-04-01 Frutiger aero - Tech aesthetic from 2006-2011 characterized by skeumorphism, glossy design, "humanism", tertiary color palettes, Frutiger/Humanist sans serif UI fonts, glass, auroras, bokeh, and pictures of grass
2023-04-01 Forsythia - is a genus of flowering plants in the olive family, very disinctly bright yellow and bush-like
2023-04-01 Tawdry - showy but cheap and of poor quality
2023-04-01 Lapidary - relating to stone and gems and the work involved in engraving, cutting, or polishing
2023-04-01 Padparadscha - an ancient Sanskrit word used to describe the color of a tropical lotus flower, a unique pink-orange sapphire
2023-03 Surreptitiously - in a way that attempts to avoid notice or attention; secretively
2023-03 Malding - twitch & online slang, to be so mad you start balding
2023-03 Tenpin - a wooden pin used in tenpin bowling
2023-03 Obeisance - deferential respect
2023-03 Falsetto - a method of voice production used by male singers, especially tenors, to sing notes higher than their normal range
2023-03 Lariats - a rope used as a lasso or for tethering
2023-03 Apace - swiftly; quickly
2023-03 Synchrotron - a type of circular particle accelerator that works by accelerating charged particles (electrons) through sequences of magnets until they reach almost the speed of light
2023-03 Contriwise - not like that, the opposite of likewise
2023-03 Prerogatives - a right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class
2023-03 Aerie - a large nest of a bird of prey, especially an eagle, typically built high in a tree or on a cliff
2023-03 Gedenkschrift - in memoriam · commemorative publication · memorial volume
2023-03 Dawnglow - the light of dawn, IDK if it's actually a word since fantasy authors invent stuff all the time but it should be
2023-03 Varlet - a man or boy acting as an attendant or servant; a dishonest or unprincipled man
2023-03 Tongue and groove lock - a kind of joint used in pliers with serrated jaws, where lower jaw can be moved to a number of positions by sliding along a tracking section
2023-03 Dioceses - a district under the pastoral care of a bishop in the Christian Church
2023-03 Duff - of very poor quality
2023-03 Diadem - a jeweled crown or headband worn as a symbol of sovereignty
2023-03 Berth - a ship's allotted place at a wharf or dock
2023-03 Wharf - a level quayside area to which a ship may be moored to load and unload
2023-03 Coracle - (especially in Wales and Ireland) a small round boat made of wickerwork covered with a watertight material, propelled with a paddle
2023-03 Whetted - sharpen the blade of (a tool or weapon); excite or stimulate (someone's desire, interest, or appetite)
2023-03 Prevarication - the act of not giving a direct answer to a question in order to hide the truth
2023-03 Equivocation - the use of ambiguous language to conceal the truth or to avoid committing oneself; prevarication
2023-03 Magnate - a wealthy and influential person, especially in business
2023-03 Rakish - having or displaying a dashing, jaunty, or slightly disreputable quality or appearance
2023-03 Debonair - confident, stylish, and charming (typically used of a man).
2023-03 Heraldry - the system by which coats of arms and other armorial bearings are devised, described, and regulated, colorful ceremony
2023-03 Skerries - a reef or rocky island
2023-03 Pikeman - a soldier armed with a pike (an infantry weapon with a pointed steel or iron head on a long wooden shaft)
2023-03 Stoup - a basin for holy water, especially on the wall near the door of a Roman Catholic church for worshipers to dip their fingers in before crossing themselves; a flagon or beaker for drink
2023-03 Carafe - an open-topped glass flask typically used for serving wine or water
2023-03 Tramp - walk heavily or noisily; a person who travels from place to place on foot in search of work or as a vagrant or beggar
2023-03 Privily - (archaic or literary) in a secret way, privately
2023-03 Boatswain - a ship's officer in charge of equipment and the crew
2023-03 Corselets - a piece of armor covering the trunk of the body
2023-03 Certes - assuredly; I assure you
2023-03 Lading - the action or process of loading a ship or other vessel with cargo
2023-03 Argosies - a large merchant ship, originally one from Ragusa (now Dubrovnik) or Venice
2023-03 Adobe - a kind of clay used as a building material, typically in the form of sun-dried bricks
2023-03 Soddy - a house built of sod or adobe
2023-03 Argentine - of or resembling silver
2023-03 Mien - a person's look or manner, especially one of a particular kind indicating their character or mood
2023-03 Tuff - a light, porous rock formed by consolidation of volcanic ash
2023-03 Tufa - a porous rock composed of calcium carbonate and formed by precipitation from water, like mineral springs
2023-03 Scarp - a very steep bank or slope; an escarpment
2023-03 Aquiver - quivering; trembling
2023-03 Burnished - (especially of metal) polished by rubbing
2023-03 Erenow - before this time, heretofore
2023-03 Lodestar - a star that is used to guide the course of a ship, especially the Pole Star
2023-03 Arpeggiate - play (a chord) as a series of ascending or descending notes
2023-03 Thermal lag - the rate at which a material releases stored heat
2023-03 Vide infra - see below; see further on (in the book, etc.)
2023-03 Planetologically - having to do with planetology, the branch of astronomy dealing with planets
2023-03 Kuroshio - a north-flowing, warm ocean current on the west side of the North Pacific Ocean basin
2023-03 Synodic - relating to or involving the conjunction of stars, planets, or other celestial objects
2023-03 Azimuth - the direction of a celestial object from the observer, expressed as the angular distance from the north or south point of the horizon to the point at which a vertical circle passing through the object intersects the horizon
2023-03 Levoamino - an "other-handed" or mirror image version of an amino acid
2023-03 Statu - in the nascent state; in the course of being formed or developed
2023-03 Nascendi - (in statu nascendi) in a nascent state, emerging but not yet fully formed
2023-03 Actinic - relating to or denoting light able to cause photochemical reactions, as in photography, through having a significant short wavelength or ultraviolet component
2023-03-31 Tenure - the conditions under which land or buildings are held or occupied.
2023-03-31 Agronomist - an expert in the science of soil management and crop production
2023-03-31 Presumptous - (of a person or their behavior) failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate
2023-03-31 Mnestic - of or relating to memory or mneme
2023-03-30 Cuboctahedron - a polyhedron with 8 triangular faces and 6 square face (just go look at it)
2023-03-30 Theoeschatalogical - related to God and the end of the world, might not be a real word
2023-03-30 Counterparty - a legal entity, unincorporated entity, or collection of entities to which an exposure of financial risk may exist
2023-03-30 Vis a vis - in relation to; with regard to
2023-03-30 Rapprochement - (especially in international relations) an establishment or resumption of harmonious relations
2023-03-30 Akiva - a leading Jewish scholar and sage
2023-03-30 Frippery - showy or unnecessary ornament in architecture, dress, or language.
2023-03-30 Thaumatergic - Of, or relating to, the working of magic or performance of miracles
2023-03-30 Hank - a coil or skein of yarn, hair, rope, or other material
2023-03-30 Syndical - of or pertaining to a union of persons engaged in a particular trade
2023-03-30 Maundered - talk in a rambling manner
2023-03-30 Peciprocity - the practice of exchanging things with others for mutual benefit, especially privileges granted by one country or organization to another
2023-03-30 Theurgy - the operation or effect of a supernatural or divine agency in human affairs
2023-03-30 Interim - the intervening time
2023-03-30 Infospace - the totality of the Internet including the World Wide Web and newsgroups
2023-03-29 Musteline - ferret-like (musteline : ferret :: canine : dog)
2023-03-29 Fabulation - the act of inventing or relating false or fantastic tale; large and growing class of mostly 20th century novels that are in a style similar to magical realism, and do not fit into the traditional categories of realism or romance
2023-03-29 Dewel - alternate form of devel in middle english, itself an archaic variant of devil
2023-03-29 Strident - loud and harsh; grating
2023-03-29 Solicitous - characterized by or showing interest or concern
2023-03-29 darning - the skill or activity of mending a hole in knitted material by interweaving yarn
2023-03-29 spitoon - a receptacle made for spitting into, especially by users of chewing and dipping tobacco
2023-03-29 Banking (a fire) - the addition of smaller twigs or branches to build up (bank) the fire to prevent it going out
2023-03-29 Mantissa - the part of a logarithm that follows the decimal point
2023-03-29 Accedia - spiritual or mental sloth; apathy
2023-03-29 Aeolis - an area that comprised the west and northwestern region of Asia Minor (coast and some islands) that contained the Aeolian Greek city-states
2023-03-29 Friar - a member of any of certain religious orders of men, especially the four mendicant orders (Augustinians, Carmelites, Dominicans, and Franciscans)
2023-03-29 Friary - a building or community occupied by or consisting of friars
2023-03-29 Neurofibromatosis - a rare genetic noncontagious disorder that typically causes benign tumors of the nerves and growths in other parts of the body, including the skin
2023-03-29 Electrophoresis - tracking the movement of charged particles through a fluid or gel under the influence of an electric field
2023-03-29 Agarose - a substance which is the main constituent of agar and is used especially in gels for electrophoresis
2023-03-29 Pleochroism - the property of a crystal exhibiting different colours because the crystal structure absorbs a particular wavelength depending on the direction of vibration light passing through a crystal
2023-03-29 Vive les chats - long live the cats
2023-03-28 Thortveitite - a rare mineral consisting of scandium yttrium silicate (Sc,Y)2Si2O7, the primary source of scandium, a transparent gem quality example was found in 2004
2023-03-28 Acicular - to make sour; to acidulate
2023-03-28 Perspicacious - having a ready insight into and understanding of things
2023-03-28 Tumbolia - (from Godel, Escher, Bach) the land of dead hiccups and extinguished light bulbs, place of "non-things"
2023-03-27 Archaeoastronomy - the study of how people in the past have understood the phenomena in the sky, how they used these phenomena and what role the sky played in their cultures
2023-03-26 Ineffable - too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words
2023-03-26 Haughtiness - the appearance or quality of being arrogantly superior and disdainful
2023-03-26 Çatalhöyük - a very ear;y city in modern-day Turkey from around 7000 BC, used paths across roofs to traverse the city
2023-03-25 Semaphore - method of visual signaling, usually by means of flags or lights
2023-03-25 Scimitar - a short sword with a curved blade that broadens toward the point, used originally in Eastern countries
2023-03-25 Monkhood - the character, condition, or profession of a monk, monasticism, monks as a class
2023-03-25 Calque - a word or phrase borrowed from another language by literal word-for-word or root-for-root translationC
2023-03-25 Sniglet - an often humorous word made up to describe something for which no dictionary word exists
2023-03-25 Neologism - a relatively recent or isolated term, word, or phrase that may be in the process of entering common use, but that has not been fully accepted into mainstream language
2023-03-25 Coolhunting - marketing professionals who make observations and predictions in changes of new or existing "cool" cultural fads and trends, also referred to as "trend spotting," a subset of trend analysis
2023-03-24 Councillors - a member of a council
2023-03-24 Technic - technical terms, details, and methods; technology
2023-03-24 Gunmetal - a gray, corrosion-resistant form of bronze containing zinc, formerly used for making cannon; a dark blue-brown gray color
2023-03-24 Slewfooted - having big, clumsy, or turned-out feet
2023-03-24 Pustulant - an agent (such as a chemical) that induces pustule formation
2023-03-24 Yokel - an uneducated and unsophisticated person from the countryside
2023-03-24 Mande - a member of any of a large group of peoples of West Africa
2023-03-24 Hove - past of heave
2023-03-24 moonglade (An enormous silence dwelt beneath heaven)
2023-03-24 Chickling - the grass pea (Lathyrus sativus) of Europe cultivated for seeds and forage; A small chick or chicken; a baby chick
2023-03-24 Wainscoted - line (a room or wall) with wooden paneling
2023-03-24 Acher - (obsolete, archaic) usher
2023-03-24 Darkling - growing dark or characterized by darkness
2023-03-23 Caravel - a small, fast Spanish or Portuguese sailing ship of the 15th–17th centuries
2023-03-23 Aureate - denoting, made of, or having the color of gold; (of language) highly ornamented or elaborate (think gold-plated)
2023-03-23 Forecastle - the forward part of a ship below the deck, traditionally used as the crew's living quarters; (historical) a raised deck at the bow of a ship
2023-03-23 Deputation - a group of people appointed to undertake a mission or take part in a formal process on behalf of a larger group
2023-02-23 Belay - fix (a running rope) around a cleat, rock, pin, or other object, to secure it
2023-02-23 Astrologue - An astrologer or early astronomer
2023-03-22 Papist - a Roman Catholic (derogatory)
2023-03-22 Gabble - talk rapidly and unintelligibly; utter meaningless sounds
2023-03-22 Damascened - (of iron or steel) given a wavy pattern by hammer-welding and repeated heating and forging; (of a metal object) inlaid with gold or silver decoration
2023-03-22 Anaglyph - a stereoscopic photograph with the two images superimposed and printed in different colors, producing a stereo effect when the photograph is viewed through correspondingly colored filters (think 3-D movie glasses)
2023-03-20 Commonwealth - an independent country or community, especially a democratic republic
2023-03-19 Cucullate - shaped like a hood or having a hoodlike part
2023-03-19 Connivance - willingness to secretly allow or be involved in wrongdoing, especially an immoral or illegal act
2023-03-19 QOTSA - Queens of the Stone Age, an American rock band formed in 1996
2023-03-19 Sere - (especially of vegetation) dry or withered
2023-03-19 Cere - a waxy fleshy covering at the base of the upper beak in some birds
2023-03-19 fimhulwinter - In Norse mythology, one of the signs of the onset of the end of this world, the final, three-year-long winter (with no intervening summers) that marks the coming of the Ragnarok, the battle that will end the world
2023-03-19 Internecine - destructive to both sides in a conflict
2023-03-19 Alleghenies - Allegheny Mountain Range, informally the Alleghenies, is part of the vast Appalachian Mountain Range of the Eastern United States and Canada and posed a significant barrier to land travel in less developed eras
2023-03-19 Belled - provide with a bell or bells; attach a bell or bells to; make a ringing sound likened to that of a bell
2023-03-17 Pulk - a Nordic short, low-slung small sled used in sport or for transport, pulled by a dog or a skier, or in Sápmi pulled by reindeer
2023-02-17 Dottle - a remnant of tobacco left in a pipe after smoking
2023-02-17 Doddle - a very easy task
2023-02-17 Rangy - (of a person) tall and slim with long, slender limbs
2023-02-17 Colloidal - a mixture, a very finely divided substance which is scattered throughout another substance
2023-03-16 Cowled - wearing or having a cowl; hood-shaped, hooded, cucullate
2023-03-16 Epicurean - a disciple or student of the Greek philosopher Epicurus
2023-03-16 Triptych - a work of art that is divided into three sections, or three carved panels that are hinged together and can be folded shut or displayed open
2023-03-16 Rills - a small stream, flow in a small stream, trickle
2023-03-16 Athwart - from side to side of; across
2023-03-16 Shoon - dialectal plural of shoe, wearing shoes
2023-03-16 Garth - an open space surrounded by cloisters; a yard or garden
2023-03-16 Ardent - enthusiastic or passionate; burning; glowing
2023-03-16 Goodly - considerable in size or quantity; attractive, excellent, or admirable
2023-03-16 Ululated - howl or wail as an expression of strong emotion, typically grief
2023-03-16 Rugose - wrinkled, corrugated
2023-03-16 Laired - live in a place, make one's lair somewhere; dress or behave in a flashy manner
2023-03-16 Waylaid - stop or interrupt (someone) and detain them in conversation or trouble them in some other way
2023-03-16 Parley - a conference between opposing sides in a dispute, especially a discussion of terms for an armistice.
2023-03-16 Fulgurator - somebody who predicts the future using lightning
2023-03-16 Fared - travel forth
2023-03-16 Lea - an open area of grassy or arable land
2023-03-16 Opheliac - one who has delved into madness (apparently came from some album in 2006 so IDK where I even heard it)
2023-03-15 No harm no foul - used to indicate that a mistake or instance of misconduct should be excused because it has not caused damage
2023-03-15 Spall - break (ore, rock, stone, or concrete) into smaller pieces, especially in preparation for sorting
2023-03-14 Iconoclasm - the rejection or destruction of religious images as heretical; the doctrine of iconoclasts
2023-03-14 Teithi - (law, historical) the essential qualities or attributes required of something under the law, the loss of which occasioned certain punishments or payments of compensation
2023-03-14 Upbear - support, raise.
2023-03-14 Dolmen - a type of single-chamber megalithic tomb (portal tomb,) usually consisting of two or more upright megaliths supporting a large flat horizontal capstone or "table"
2023-03-14 Tumulus - an ancient burial mound; a barrow.
2023-03-14 Barrow - (in England) mountain, mound; a burial mound
2023-03-14 Scrit - (obsolete) Writing; document; scroll
2023-03-14 Jacknifed - move one's body into a bent or doubled-up position; (of an articulated vehicle) bend into a V-shape in an uncontrolled skidding movement
2023-03-14 Outwaymen - (science fiction, Paul Anderson) far-flung traveller, explorer, or researcher
2023-03-14 Genetic drift - variation in the relative frequency of different genotypes in a small population, owing to the chance disappearance of particular genes as individuals die or do not reproduce
2023-03-14 Periastron - the point nearest to a star in the path of a body orbiting that star
2023-03-13 Veritatem dilexi - (Latin) I delight in the truth, I loved truth
2023-03-13 Gigapascal - a unit of pressure or stress, one billion newtons of force applied over a square meter
2023-03-13 Patior - (latin) I suffer, endure, tolerate
2023-03-13 Opprobrium - harsh criticism or censure
2023-03-13 Phlegmatic - (of a person) having an unemotional and stolidly calm disposition
2023-03-13 Fervent - having or displaying a passionate intensity; hot, burning, or glowing
2023-03-13 Skirling - (of bagpipes) make a shrill, wailing sound
2023-03-13 Fastidious - very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail
2023-03-13 Reticence - not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily
2023-03-13 Reticular - characterized by a fine network or netlike structure
2023-03-13 Grotesquerie - a grotesque figure, object, or action
2023-03-13 In toto - as a whole; in total; overall
2023-03-13 Derision - contemptuous ridicule or mockery
2023-03-13 Borscht - a soup made with beets and usually served with sour cream, associated with the cuisine of eastern and central Europe, especially Russia, Poland, and Ukraine
2023-03-13 Campanile - an Italian bell tower, especially a freestanding one
2023-03-12 Referent - a person or thing to which a name – a linguistic expression or other symbol – refers
2023-03-12 Pitchblende - a form of the mineral uraninite occurring in brown or black masses, a natural ore of radium
2023-03-12 Anodized - (of a metal, especially aluminum) coated with a protective oxide layer by an electrolytic process, often decorative, colorful, durable, and corrosion-resistant
2023-03-12 Ad hoc - when necessary or needed
2023-03-12 Propriety - the state or quality of conforming to conventionally accepted standards of behavior or morals.
2023-03-12 Lustrous - having luster; shining
2023-03-12 Hauberks - a piece of armor originally covering only the neck and shoulders but later consisting of a full-length coat of mail or military tunic.
2023-03-12 Clangorous - characterized by or making a continuous loud banging or ringing sound.
2023-03-12 Electuary - a medicinal substance mixed with honey or another sweet substance
2023-03-12 Opopira - a complex compound medicine used to treat diverse maladies including paralysis, invented by Saint Cosmas and Damian in the 3rd century
2023-03-12 Syncretic - characterized or brought about by a combination of different forms of belief or practice
2023-03-12 Panoplies - a complete or impressive collection of things; a complete set of arms or suit of armor
2023-03-12 Sumptuous - splendid and expensive-looking
2023-03-12 Lactescent - milky in appearance
2023-03-11 Obstreperous - noisy and difficult to control
2023-03-11 Spinthariscope - a device for observing individual nuclear disintegrations (atoms decaying through radiation) through light produced when the radiation passes through a screen, later used as a mid-19 00s childrens toy
2023-03-11 Arête - a narrow ridge of rock which separates two valleys
2023-03-11 Eikon - a representation of Christ, the Virgin Mary, or a saint
2023-03-11 St. Andrews cross - the x-shaped diagonal cross on which Saint Andrew is said to have been martyred by crucifixion
2022-03-11 Lassitude - a state of physical or mental weariness; lack of energy
2022-03-11 Chiaroscuro - the treatment of light and shade in drawing and painting
2022-03-10 Flinders - small fragments or splinters
2022-03-10 Rigmarole - a lengthy and complicated procedure; a long, rambling story or statement
2022-03-10 Equanimity - mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper, especially in a difficult situation
2023-03-09 Milieu - a person's social environment
2023-03-09 Rockhounding the hobby of exploring nature to look for and collect rocks, crystals, minerals, gemstones, and/or fossils
2022-03-08 Cosmopolitan - including or containing people from many different countries
2022-03-08 Truculent - eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant
2022-03-08 Fin de siecle - relating to or characteristic of the end of a century, especially the 19th century
2022-03-08 Brindled - (especially of domestic animals) brownish or tawny with streaks of other color
2022-03-08 Languid - (of a person, manner, or gesture) displaying or having a disinclination for physical exertion or effort; slow and relaxed
2022-03-08 Scud - move fast in a straight line because or as if driven by the wind
2022-03-08 Expatriates - a person who lives outside their native country
2022-03-08 Guileless - devoid of guile; innocent and without deception
2022-03-08 Somnolence - the quality or state of being drowsy, sleepiness
2022-03-07 Gauche - lacking ease or grace; unsophisticated and socially awkward
2022-03-07 Riposte - a quick, clever reply to an insult or criticism; a quick return thrust following a parry
2022-03-07 Gendarmes - an armed police officer in France and other French-speaking countries.
2022-03-07 Stoned ape theory - the claim that the transition from Homo erectus to Homo sapiens and the cognitive revolution was caused by the addition of psilocybin mushrooms into the human diet around 100,000 years ago.
2022-03-07 Parterre - a level space in a garden or yard occupied by an ornamental arrangement of flower beds
2022-03-07 Sudorific - relating to or causing sweating.
2022-03-07 Causistry - the use of clever but unsound reasoning, especially in relation to moral questions; sophistry; the resolving of moral problems by the application of theoretical rules to particular instances
2022-03-07 Abscissa - (in a system of coordinates) the x -coordinate, the distance from a point to the vertical or y -axis measured parallel to the horizontal or x -axis.
2022-03-07 Colloid - a mixture in which one substance consisting of microscopically dispersed insoluble particles is suspended throughout another substance
2022-03-07 Mensa - the largest and oldest high-IQ society in the world, open to people who score at the 98th percentile or higher
2022-03-07 Statutory - required, permitted, or enacted by statute.
2023-03-06 Maltese cross - a cross symbol consisting of four "V" or arrowhead shapes converging at a central vertex likewise
2023-03-06 Sepal - each of the parts of the calyx of a flower, enclosing the petals and typically green and leaflike.
2023-03-06 Actuarial - relating to actuaries or their work, a business professional with advanced statistical skills who deals with the measurement and management of risk and uncertainty.
2023-03-06 Gestalten - a perceptual pattern or structure possessing qualities as a whole that cannot be described merely as a sum of its parts
2023-03-06 Stave - a vertical wooden post or plank in a building or other structure
2023-03-06 Limens - a threshold below which a stimulus is not perceived or is not distinguished from another
2023-03-06 Azimuth - the direction of a celestial object from the observer, expressed as the angular distance from the north or south point of the horizon to the point at which a vertical circle passing through the object intersects the horizon.
2023-03-06 Cantilever - a long projecting beam or girder fixed at only one end, used in bridge construction.
2023-03-06 Pyracantha - a genus of large, thorny evergreen shrubs in the family Rosaceae, with common names firethorn or pyracantha
2023-03-06 Cerebromorph - (in fiction) a bodiless brain; metamorphosis taking place within or involving a brain
2023-03-06 Miscegenation - sexual relationships or reproduction between people of different ethnic groups, especially when one of them is white
2023-03-06 Brusque - abrupt or offhand in speech or manner
2023-03-06 Sui generis - "of its/their own kind" or "in a class by itself," unique
2023-03-05 Promissory - conveying or implying a promise
2023-03-05 Acidulous - sharp-tasting; sour; bitter
2023-03-05 Execrable - extremely bad or unpleasant
2023-03-05 Ave atque vale - "hail and farewell" or "I salute you, and goodbye," used especially in a eulogy to a hero
2023-03-05 Terra nullus - "nobody's land" or "territory without a master," a principle sometimes used in international law to justify claims that territory may be acquired by a state's occupation of it
2023-03-04 Larency - theft of personal property
2023-03-04 Carafe - an open-topped glass flask typically used for serving wine or water
2023-03-04 Mercurially - having qualities of eloquence, ingenuity, or thievishness attributed to the god Mercury or to the influence of the planet Mercury; characterized by rapid and unpredictable changeableness of mood
2023-03-04 Sahul - paleocontinent (prehistoric continent) that encompassed the modern-day landmasses of mainland Australia, Tasmania, New Guinea, and the Aru Island
2023-03-04 Cenozoic - Earth's current geological era, representing the last 66 million years of Earth's history
2023-03-04 Horticulture - the art or practice of garden cultivation and management.
2023-03-04 Concomitant - naturally accompanying or associated; a phenomenon that naturally accompanies or follows something.
2023-03-03 Misophonia - a disorder in which certain sounds trigger emotional or physiological responses that some might perceive as unreasonable given the circumstance
2023-03-03 precept - a general rule intended to regulate behaviour or thought.
2023-03-03 treed - (of an area) planted with trees; run up a tree, cornered
2023-03-03 Graminiforme - grass-like
2023-03-03 Arboriform - tree-like
2023-03-03 Filiform - filament-like
2023-03-03 Monocotyledonous - (Monocots) are grass and grass-like flowering plants, the seeds of which typically contain only one embryonic leaf
2023-03-02 Mutuality - the sharing of a feeling, action, or relationship between two or more parties.
2023-03-02 Pullulating - very crowded and lively, teeming; spreading or multiplying prolifically or rapidly.
2023-03-02 Saprophagous - (of an organism) feeding on or obtaining nourishment from decaying organic matter.
2023-03-02 Quadrating - (in the skull of a bird or reptile) a squarish bone with which the jaw articulates; roughly square or rectangular; make square, conform with or correspond to something
2023-03-02 Epiphyte - an organism that grows on the surface of a plant and derives its moisture and nutrients from the air, rain, water (in marine environments) or from debris accumulating around it. The plants on which epiphytes grow are called phorophytes.
2023-03-02 Bole - the trunk of a tree
2023-03-02 Precept - a general rule intended to regulate behaviour or thought.
2023-03-02 Feckless - lacking initiative or strength of character; irresponsible.
2023-03-02 Phyllosphere - the phyllosphere is the total above-ground surface of a plant when viewed as a habitat for microorganisms. The phyllosphere can be further subdivided into the
- caulosphere (stems)
- phylloplane (leaves)
- anthosphere (flowers)
- carposphere (fruits)
The below-ground microbial habitats (i.e. the thin-volume of soil surrounding root or subterranean stem surfaces) are referred to as the rhizosphere and laimosphere.
2023-03-02 Contusion - a bruise; a region of injured tissue or skin in which blood capillaries have been ruptured
2023-03-02 Poaceae - a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses, including the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns and pasture
2023-03-02 Fuyu - (ふゆ) Winter
2023-03-02 Recondite - (of a subject or knowledge) little known; abstruse
2023-03-01 S-VHS-C - compact VHS videocassette format, introduced by Victor Company of Japan (JVC) in 1982, and used primarily for consumer-grade compact analog recording camcorders
2023-03-01 Genuflect - Lower one's body briefly by bending one knee to the ground, typically in worship or as a sign of respect
2023-03-01 Antiphonal - (in traditional Western Christian liturgy) (of a short sentence or its musical setting) sung, recited, or played alternately by two groups
2023-03-01 Valise - a small traveling bag or suitcase
2023-02-28 Preternatural - beyond what is normal or natural
2023-02-28 Spume - froth or foam, especially that found on waves.
2023-02-28 Tropism - the turning of all or part of an organism in a particular direction in response to an external stimulus
2023-02-28 Talus - one of the group of foot bones known as the tarsus (lower part of the ankle joint)
2023-02-28 Behringer - audio equipment company founded in 1989 in Willich, Germany known for producing a wide variety of synthesizers, mixers, audio interfaces, amplifiers, and various recording and performance accessories
2023-02-28 Disparate - essentially different in kind; not allowing comparison.
2023-02-27 Ecofuturism - an environmental philosophy which argues that technological development can protect nature and improve human wellbeing
2023-02-27 Superearth - an exoplanet with a mass higher than Earth's, but substantially below those of the Solar System's ice giants (between 1-14 earth mass)
2023-02-27 Creche - a model or tableau representing the scene of Jesus Christ's birth, displayed in homes or public places at Christmas; a nursery where babies and young children are cared for during the working day
2023-02-27 Veldt - open, uncultivated country or grassland in southern Africa, conventionally classified by altitude into highveld, middleveld, and lowveld
2023-02-27 Animal Liberation Front - an international decentralized resistance movement focused on non-violent direct action against incidents of animal cruelty. Participants state it is a modern-day Underground Railroad, critics have labelled them as eco-terrorists.
2023-02-27 Sophont - An intelligent being; a being with a base reasoning capacity roughly equivalent to or greater than that of a human being
2023-02-27 Semiotic - relating to signs and symbols
2023-02-27 Bad actor - a person or organization responsible for actions that are harmful, illegal, or morally wrong
2023-02-26 Interpol - an international organization that facilitates worldwide police cooperation and crime control
2023-02-26 Denouement - the final part of a play, movie, or narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved; the climax of a chain of events, usually when something is decided or made clear
2023-02-26 Archaism - a thing that is very old or old-fashioned
2023-02-26 Inculcate - instill (an attitude, idea, or habit) by persistent instruction.
2023-02-26 Insipid - lacking flavor; lacking vigor or interest
2023-02-26 Fait accompli - a thing that has already happened or been decided before those affected hear about it, leaving them with no option but to accept it
2023-02-26 Mamluk - non-Arab, ethnically diverse slave-soldiers and freed slaves who were assigned military and administrative duties, serving the ruling Ottoman and Arab dynasties in the Muslim world
2023-02-26 Leatherneck - military slang term in the USA for a member of the United States Marine Corps
2023-02-26 Blue streak - speak continuously and at great length (talk a blue streak)
2023-02-26 Garrison - the troops stationed in a fortress or town to defend it
2023-02-26 Bantam - a chicken of a small breed, the male of which is noted for its aggression; short for bantamweight
2023-02-26 Legation - a diplomatic minister, especially one below the rank of ambassador, and their staff
2023-02-26 Pinioned - tie or hold the arms or legs of (someone)
2023-02-26 Maudlin - self-pityingly or tearfully sentimental, often through drunkenness
2023-02-26 Quietus - death or something that causes death, regarded as a release from life
2023-02-26 Abstuse - difficult to comprehend, esoteric
2023-02-25 Pique - stimulate (interest or curiosity); a feeling of irritation or resentment resulting from a slight, especially to one's pride.
2023-02-25 Prolix - (of speech or writing) using or containing too many words; tediously lengthy
2023-02-25 Plebiscite - the direct vote of all the members of an electorate on an important public question such as a change in the constitution.
2023-02-25 Incipient - in an initial stage; beginning to happen or develop; (of a person) developing into a specified type or role
2023-02-25 Demagogue - a political leader who seeks support by appealing to the desires and prejudices of ordinary people rather than by using rational argument.
2023-02-24 Phytoestrogen - a plant-derived xenoestrogen not generated within the endocrine system, but consumed by eating plants or manufactured foods
2023-02-24 Samsara - Hindu & Buddhist cycle of death and rebirth to which life in the material world is bound.
2023-02-24 Coterie - a small group of people with shared interests or tastes, especially one that is exclusive of other people.
2023-02-24 Contretemps - a minor dispute or disagreement; an unexpected and unfortunate occurrence
2023-02-24 Candor - the quality of being open and honest in expression; frankness.
2023-02-24 Lambent - (of light or fire) glowing, gleaming, or flickering with a soft radiance.
2023-02-24 Sanctification - the action of making or declaring something holy; the action or process of being freed from sin or purified
2023-02-23 Plebiscite - the direct vote of all the members of an electorate on an important public question such as a change in the constitution.
2023-02-23 Putsch - a violent attempt to overthrow a government.
2023-02-23 Armament - military weapons and equipment; a military force equipped for war
2023-02-23 Temerity - excessive confidence or boldness; audacity.
2023-02-23 Adroit - clever or skillful in using the hands or mind.
2023-02-23 Debonair - confident, stylish, and charming (typically used of a man).
2023-02-23 Contrite - feeling or expressing remorse or penitence; affected by guilt.
2023-02-23 Hierophant - a person, especially a priest in ancient Greece, who interprets sacred mysteries or esoteric principles.
2023-02-22 Lathing - cover (a wall or ceiling) with lath (a thin narrow strip of wood used under roof shingles / tiles / plaster walls / lattice and trellis work, or any backing material for plaster)
2023-02-22 Damocle's sword - an allusion to the imminent and ever-present peril faced by those in positions of power
2023-02-22 Déjà-rêvé - the recollection of a specific dream (“episodic-like”), reminiscence of a vague dream (“familiarity-like”), experiences in which the subject feels like they are dreaming (literally “a dreamy state”)
2023-02-21 Burnished - (especially of metal) polished by rubbing.
2023-02-21 Myoelectric - adjective of or relating to electrical impulses, generated by muscles of the body, which may be amplified and used especially to control artificial limbs
2023-02-21 Begging alms - to ask or solicit, by words or conduct , such as holding out a hand in a manner suggesting a request, for food or money, as a gift or charity
2023-02-21 Prosaically - having the style or diction of prose; lacking poetic beauty; commonplace; unromantic
2023-02-21 Limerence - the state of being infatuated or obsessed with another person, typically experienced involuntarily and characterized by a strong desire for reciprocation of one's feelings but not primarily for a sexual relationship
2023-02-21 Makarov - a Soviet semi-automatic pistol that became the Soviet Union's standard military and Militsiya side arm in 1951
2023-02-20 Acromegalic - A disorder in adults in which the pituitary gland produces too much growth hormone, symptoms include enlargement of the face, hands, and feet
2023-02-20 Eudaimonia - the state or condition of 'good spirit'; happiness, welfare
2023-02-20 Hedonic - relating to or considered in terms of pleasant (or unpleasant) sensations
2023-02-20 Homo ludens - influential 1938 book about the importance of play; the era or portion of Homo sapiens defined by play
2023-02-20 Corollaires - a proposition that follows from (and is often appended to) one already proved
2023-02-20 Debuntantes - a person making a first appearance in a career or in fashionable society
2023-02-20 Paisley - an ornamental textile design using the boteh (buta,) a teardrop-shaped motif with a curved upper end
2023-02-20 Recrudescence - the recurrence of an undesirable condition (such as disease)
2023-02-20 Ensorcelling - enchant; fascinate
2023-02-20 Apricity - the warmth of the Sun in winter [when looking for definition found this, more cool words here :)]
2023-02-20 Sempiternal - eternal and unchanging; everlasting
2023-02-20 Calumny - the making of false and defamatory statements about someone in order to damage their reputation; slander; a false and slanderous statement
2023-02-20 Universum tecum esto - May the universe be with you
2023-02-20 Hamartiology - study of sin in Christian theology
2023-02-19 Paragon - a person or thing regarded as a perfect example of a particular quality; a person or thing viewed as a model of excellence
2023-02-19 Vido - seeing, vision, view [latin]
2023-02-19 Erstwhile - former; formerly
2023-02-19 Benedict Arnold - an American military officer who served with distinction during the Revolutionary War before defecting to the British and led the British army in battle against the soldiers whom he had once commanded; synonymous with treason and betrayal in the United States
2023-02-19 Fink - an unpleasant or contemptible person; inform on to the authorities
2023-02-19 Metroplex - a number of metropolises, cities, large towns, and other urban areas which have merged to form one continuous urban or industrially developed area with more than one main city
2023-02-18 Laissezfaire - a policy or attitude of letting things take their own course, without interfering
2023-02-18 Convalescing - recover one's health and strength over a period of time after an illness or operation.
2023-02-18 Gasconades - extravagant boasting
2023-02-18 Sophistry - the use of fallacious arguments, especially with the intention of deceiving
2023-02-18 Panaceas - a solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases
2023-02-18 Palliative - (of a medicine or form of medical care) relieving symptoms without dealing with the cause of the condition; removing pain
2023-02-18 Terpsichorean - relating to dancing
2023-02-18 Effusive - expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner
2023-02-18 Vanguard - a group of people leading the way in new developments or ideas; the foremost part of an advancing army or naval force
2023-02-18 Hegemony - leadership or dominance, especially by one country or social group over others
2023-02-18 Aggrandizement - increase the power, status, or wealth of; enhance the reputation of (someone) beyond what is justified by the facts
2023-02-18 Acrimonious - (typically of speech or a debate) angry and bitter
2023-02-18 Jangled - (with reference to nerves) set on edge; make or cause to make a ringing metallic sound, typically a discordant one
2023-02-17 Melange - a mixture; a medley
2023-02-17 Evangelical - of or according to the teaching of the gospel or the Christian religion
2023-02-17 Ratify - sign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement), making it officially valid
2023-02-17 Hermetic - Hermit-like; (of a seal or closure) complete and airtight; relating to an ancient occult tradition encompassing alchemy, astrology, and theosophy
2023-02-17 Raconteur - a person who tells anecdotes in a skilful and amusing way.
2023-02-17 Chicanery - the use of trickery to achieve a political, financial, or legal purpose
2023-02-15 Dashikis - a colorful garment that covers the top half of the body, worn mostly in West Africa
2023-02-15 Epater les bourgeoi - "to tweak the nose of bourgeois," to shock or scandalise the (respectable) middle classes
2023-02-15 Constituency - a body of voters in a specified area who elect a representative to a legislative body
2023-02-15 Edification - the instruction or improvement of a person morally or intellectually.
2023-02-15 Burlesque - an absurd or comically exaggerated imitation of something, especially in a literary or dramatic work; a parody
2023-02-14 Kratom - a tree native to Southeast Asia whose leaves contain a chemical (mitragynine) which works like opioids such as morphine
2022-02-14 Prurient - having or encouraging an excessive interest in sexual matters
2022-02-14 Logorrhea - a tendency to extreme loquacity (talkativeness, the quality of talking a great deal)
2022-02-14 Fourth estate - the press and news media both in explicit capacity of advocacy and implicit ability to frame political issues.
2022-02-14 Musashimurayama - a city located in the western side of Tokyo, Japan
2022-02-14 Galvanizing - shock or excite (someone) into taking action.
2022-02-14 Fu Manchu - a supervillain who was introduced in a series of novels by the English author Sax Rohmer beginning shortly before World War I and continuing for another forty years
2022-02-14 Barmy - mad; crazy; extremely foolish
2023-02-13 Echolalic - the repetition or echoing of words or sounds that you hear someone else say (important step for language development in children, also a sign of autism / developmental disability / neurological problems in adults)
2023-02-13 Mystagogy - a person who initiates others into mystic beliefs; an educator or person who has knowledge of the sacred mysteries of a belief system; a process of initiation into mysteries
2023-02-13 Puerile - childishly silly and trivial
2023-02-13 Latechisms - a summary of the principles of Christian religion in the form of questions and answers, used for the instruction of Christians
2023-02-13 Laconic - (of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few words
2023-02-13 Manichaean - a former major religion founded in the 3rd century AD which teaches an elaborate dualistic cosmology of struggle between a good, spiritual world of light and an evil, material world of darkness
2023-02-13 Salutary - (especially with reference to something unwelcome or unpleasant) producing good effects; beneficial; health-giving
2023-02-13 Obscurantism - the practice of deliberately preventing the facts or full details of something from becoming known.
2023-02-12 Draconian - (of laws or their application) excessively harsh and severe
2023-02-12 Macrobiotics - a diet based on ideas about types of food drawn from Zen Buddhism that tries to balance the yin and yang elements of food and cookware
2023-02-12 Hour of the wolf - early dawn; the period from 3 a.m. to 5 a.m. supposedly when the most deaths and births occur; "all hangs in an eerie balance"
2023-02-12 Paean - a song of praise or triumph; a thing that expresses enthusiastic praise
2023-02-12 Praxis - practice, as distinguished from theory; accepted practice or custom
2023-02-11 Grist - grain that is ground to make flour; useful material, especially to back up an argument
2023-02-11 Bacchanalia - the Roman festival of Bacchus; drunken revelry
2023-02-11 Irascible - having or showing a tendency to be easily angered.
2023-02-11 Karlheinz Stockhausen - German composer, widely acknowledged by critics as one of the most important but also controversial composers of the 20th and early 21st centuries
2023-02-11 Padrone - an employer, especially one who exploits immigrant workers.
2023-02-11 Scion - a young shoot or twig of a plant, especially one cut for grafting or rooting; a descendant of a notable family
2023-02-10 Frigidity - the quality or state of being frigid; marked or abnormal sexual indifference, especially in a woman
2023-02-10 Samizdat - the clandestine copying and distribution of literature banned by the state, especially formerly in the communist countries of eastern Europe
2023-02-10 Fervid - intensely enthusiastic or passionate, especially to an excessive degree; burning, hot, or glowing
2023-02-10 Recidivist - a convicted criminal who reoffends, especially repeatedly
2023-02-10 White collar crime - financially motivated, nonviolent or non-directly violent crime
2023-02-10 Kludgey - awkwardly or inelegantly made or done
2023-02-10 Rakish - having or displaying a dashing, jaunty, or slightly disreputable quality or appearance
2023-02-10 Banquo's ghost - Reference to Macbeth; conscience returning to plague ones thoughts
2023-02-10 Coup - a sudden, violent, and unlawful seizure of power from a government; a notable or successful stroke or move
2023-02-10 Litterateurs - a person who is interested in and knowledgeable about literature
2023-02-10 Quotidian - of or occurring every day; daily; of or occurring every day; daily
2023-02-10 Impropriety - a failure to observe standards or show due honesty or modesty; improper language, behavior, or character
2023-02-10 Common-or-garden - of the usual or ordinary type
2023-02-10 Contrite - feeling or expressing remorse at the recognition that one has done wrong.
2023-02-10 Nogoodnik - A ne'er-do-well; an individual who is no good
2023-02-10 Bete noire - a person or thing that one particularly dislikes
2023-02-10 Sundevil day - (Operation Sundevil) a 1990 nationwide United States Secret Service crackdown on "illegal computer hacking activities" which involved raids in approximately fifteen different cities, now seen as largely a public-relations stunt
2023-02-10 Peevish - easily irritated, especially by unimportant things
2023-02-10 Supercilious - behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others
2023-02-10 Filched - pilfer or steal (something, especially a thing of small value) in a casual way
2023-02-10 Catchas-catch-can - using whatever methods or materials are available
2023-02-10 Gadfly - an annoying person, especially one who provokes others into action by criticism
2023-02-10 Verboten - forbidden, especially by an authority
2023-02-10 Fagin - a fictional character and the secondary antagonist in Charles Dickens's 1838 novel Oliver Twist; "receiver of stolen goods"
2023-02-10 Grandiloquent - pompous or extravagant in language, style, or manner, especially in a way that is intended to impress
2023-02-10 Bureaucracies - a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives
2023-02-10 Yeoman - a man holding and cultivating a small landed estate; a freeholder; a man holding and cultivating a small landed estate; a freeholder
2023-02-10 Acquiescing - accept something reluctantly but without protest.
2023-02-10 Truculently - aggressively self-assertive; belligerent; scathingly harsh; vitriolic; feeling or displaying ferocity; cruel, savage
2023-02-10 Flout - openly disregard (a rule, law or convention)
2023-02-10 Scofflaws - a person who flouts the law, especially by failing to comply with a law that is difficult to enforce effectively
2023-02-10 Djellaba - a long, loose-fitting unisex outer robe with full sleeves that is worn in the Maghreb region of North Africa
2023-02-10 Phenom - a person who is outstandingly talented or admired, especially an up-and-come
2023-02-10 Kif - a substance, especially cannabis, smoked to produce a drowsy state
2023-02-10 Proselytizing - the action of attempting to convert someone from one religion, belief, or opinion to another
2023-02-10 Bemushroomed - under the influence of psilocybin mushrooms; having to do with mushrooms; with mushrooms drawn on it?
2023-02-10 Rector - (in the Episcopal Church) a member of the clergy who has charge of a parish; the head of certain universities, colleges, and schools
2023-02-10 Academe - the academic environment or community; academia
2023-02-10 Curandero - a specialist in traditional medicine whose practice can either contrast with or supplement that of a practitioner of Western medicine
2023-02-09 Theophile - One who loves God (or Pierre Jules Théophile Gautier, a French poet, dramatist, novelist, journalist, and art and literary critic)
2023-02-09 Precocious - (of a child) having developed certain abilities or proclivities at an earlier age than usual; (of behavior or ability) indicative of early development; (of a plant) flowering or fruiting earlier than usual
2023-02-09 Expatriates - a person who lives outside their native country; settle oneself abroad
2023-02-09 Septuagenarian - a person who is from 70 to 79 years old
2023-02-08 Hebephrenic - Disorganized subtype of schizophrenia typified by shallow and inappropriate emotional responses, foolish or bizarre behaviour, false beliefs (delusions), and false perceptions (hallucinations); no longer recognized circa 2013
2023-02-08 Pharmacopoeia - a book, especially an official publication, containing a list of medicinal drugs with their effects and directions for their use; a stock of medicinal drugs.
2023-02-08 Facile - (especially of a theory or argument) appearing neat and comprehensive only by ignoring the true complexities of an issue; superficial
2023-02-06 Loquacity - the quality of talking a great deal; talkativeness
2023-02-06 Palatial - resembling a palace in being spacious and splendid
2023-02-06 Ersatz - (of a product) made or used as a substitute, typically an inferior one, for something else; not real or genuine
2023-02-06 Riposte - a quick, clever reply to an insult or criticism; a quick return thrust following a parry
2023-02-06 Goofball effect - mix of heroin and meth
2023-02-04 Metacarpophalangeal - first knuckle; the large joint in the hand where the finger bones meet the hand bones
2023-02-04 Cornell boxes - A test aimed at determining the accuracy of rendering software by comparing the rendered scene with an actual photograph of the same scene (see also Joseph Cornell)
2023-02-03 Pro bono - a Latin phrase for professional work undertaken voluntarily and without payment; "for the good of"
2023-02-03 IRA PROVOS - Irish Republican Army (Provos), Irish republican paramilitary and left-wing terrorist organisation to end British rule in Northern Ireland and facilitate Irish reunification
2023-02-03 Pragmatism - dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations.
2023-02-03 Bonhomie - cheerful friendliness; geniality
2023-02-03 Irruptions - a sudden, violent, or forcible entry; a rushing or bursting in
2023-02-03 Elegiac - relating to or characteristic of an elegy (a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead)
2023-02-03 Monoclonals - forming a clone that is derived asexually from a single individual or cell.
2023-02-02 Intelligentsia - intellectuals or highly educated people as a group, especially when regarded as possessing culture and political influence.
2023-02-02 Polymath - a person of wide-ranging knowledge or learning; Renaissance man
2023-02-02 Mavens - an expert or connoisseur.
2023-02-02 Mollified - appease the anger or anxiety of (someone); reduce the severity of (something); soften
2023-02-02 Adjuncts - a thing added to something else as a supplementary rather than an essential part.
2023-02-02 Underwrite - sign and accept liability under (an insurance policy), thus guaranteeing payment in case loss or damage occurs.
2023-02-02 Cajole - persuade (someone) to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery.
2023-02-01 Acerbic - (especially of a comment or style of speaking) sharp and forthright; tasting sour or bitter
2023-02-01 ISDN - Integrated Services Digital Network; a circuit-switched telephone network system that transmits both data and voice over a digital line; a set of communication standards to transmit data, voice, and signaling
2023-02-01 Homilie - a religious discourse that is intended primarily for spiritual edification rather than doctrinal instruction; a sermon; a tedious moralizing discourse
2023-02-01 Dilettantes - a person who cultivates an area of interest, such as the arts, without real commitment or knowledge; a person with an amateur interest in the arts.
2023-02-01 EFF - Electronic Frontier Foundation, an international non-profit digital rights group that promotes Internet civil liberties
Don´t say another Goddamn word. Up until now, I´ve been polite. If you say anything else - word one - I will kill myself.
And when my tainted spirit finds its destination, I will topple the master of that dark place. From my black throne, I will
lash together a machine of bone and blood, and fueled by my hatred for you this fear engine will bore a hole between
this world and that one. When it begins, you will hear the sound of children screaming - as thought from a great distance.
A smoking orb of nothing will grow above your bed, and from it will emerge a thousand starving crows. As I slip through
the widening maw in my new form, you will catch only a glimpse of my radiance before you are incinerated. Then, as tears
of bubbling pitch stream down my face, my dark work will begin. I will open one of my six mouths, and I will sing the song
that ends the Earth.