**See Also:** >[!summary] >A list of words I find interesting. Useful for [[CPB/ALL PAGES/Notes/Writing]] and the use of [[CPB/Language]]. abjective : _adjective_: Tending to degrade, demoralize, or reduce to a lower state. [abstruse](http://www.wordthink.com/abstruse/): Difficult to understand; obscure. “An abstruse argument presented by the lawyers.” abulia : *noun*: An inability to make decisions. aeneous : _adjective_: Bronze- or brass-colored. agnotology : _noun:_ The study of deliberate, culturally produced ignorance or doubt. The deliberate production or cultivation of ignorance or doubt. (Not to be confused with agnoiology.) alastor : _noun_: An avenger. alsatia : _noun:_ A sanctuary. A lawless place. ammosexual : *adjective:* exhibiting a preference for guns over sex. Originated by Bill Maher, 2014. amusia : _noun_: The inability to recognize, reproduce, or appreciate music. [ananda](https://www.google.com/search?q=define+ananda): (in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism) extreme happiness, one of the highest states of being. anastrophe : _noun_: The inversion of the usual order of words. androgynic : _adjective_: Exhibiting traits associated with male as well as female identities. Having a gender presentation that blends or transcends traditional binary categories. anfractuous : _adjective_: Full of twists and turns. angary: _noun_: The right of a warring nation to seize the property, for example, ships, of a neutral country, provided compensation is paid. antelucan : _adjective_: Before dawn. antithalian : _adjective_: Opposed to fun, festivity, or joy. (the philosophical / posh version of "killjoy") anywhen : _adverb_: At any time. apanthropy : _noun_: A desire to be away from people; a love of solitude. [apocryphal](http://www.wordthink.com/apocryphal/): Of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true. apothegm : _noun_: A terse, witty, instructive saying. archaeolatry : *noun*: Excessive reverence for the past: an earlier time, old customs, antiquity, etc. argentocracy : _noun_: Rule by the wealthy. Undue influence of money. [argot](https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day/argot-2020-06-28) : the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group arithmomania : _noun_: An obsessive preoccupation with numbers, calculations, and counting. armipotent : _adjective_: Strong in war, battle, contest, etc. aspersion : _noun_: A damaging accusation: slander. The sprinkling with water, as in baptism. asportation : _noun_: The carrying away of something unlawfully. autogamous : _adjective_: Self-fertilizing. auxesis : _noun_: An overstatement or hyperbole, especially when arranged in a sequence of increasing intensity. Growth resulting from the increase in the size of a cell (as opposed to from cell division, which is known as merisis). barbatulous : *adjective*: Having a small or sparse beard. [bellend](https://www.google.com/search?q=bellend): british vulgarity. the glans of the penis; an annoying or contemptible man. [bibliophobe](https://www.dictionary.com/browse/bibliophobe): a person with a strong aversion to books. bibliopole : _noun_: A bookseller, especially of rare works. bissextile : _adjective_: Relating to the leap year or the extra day in a leap year. _noun_: Leap year. blatteroon : _noun_: A babbler. [boffin](http://www.macmillandictionaryblog.com/boffin): someone who is very intelligent and knows a lot about a particular subject. [borborygmus](https://www.medicinenet.com/borborygmus/definition.htm): A gurgling, rumbling, or squeaking noise from the abdomen that is caused by the movement of gas through the bowels. Also known as stomach rumbling. The plural is borborygmi. [braggadocio](https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day/braggadocio-2020-08-18): empty boasting; arrogant pretension; a person given to arrogant boasting. broadbrow : _noun_: A person with a broad range of interests. _adjective_: Appealing to people with a broad range of interests. brunneous : _adjective_: Dark brown. cacoethes : *noun*: an urge to do something inadvisable. [calcareous](https://www.thefreedictionary.com/Calcareous): Composed of, containing, or characteristic of calcium carbonate, calcium, or limestone; chalky. canescent : _adjective_: Turning gray or white; becoming hoary. [canicular](https://wordsmith.org/words/canicular.html): relating to the dog days of summer. [canterbury](https://www.dictionary.com/browse/canterbury): a rack with open top and slatted partitions for magazines, sheet music, documents, etc. capuan : _adjective_: Luxurious. castigatory : *adjective:* Serving to castigate; tending to correction; corrective; punitive. *noun:* Something that serves to castigate; specifically, an apparatus formerly used in punishing scolds. Also called ducking-stool and trebucket. casuist : _noun_: One who employs deceptive or excessively subtle reasoning, especially on moral issues. cathemeral : *adjective:* Relating to organisms that have sporadic and random intervals during the day or night in which food is acquired. [chaebol](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaebol) : a large conglomerate of businesses, tightly controlled by a person or a family; modelled after Japanese zaibatsu. Chekov's gun : _noun_: The literary principle that if an element is introduced in a story, it must be shown to have a purpose. An element introduced in a story that is revealed to have a purpose later on. - my version: In a story, every object must foreshadow an event. chirk : _verb_: To cheer; To make a shrill noise. _adjective_: Lively; cheerful. churl : _noun_: A rude person. A miserly person. A peasant. circumlocution : _noun_: The use of roundabout language, especially to avoid giving a direct answer. cobotic : *adjective:* collaborative robotic. concision : *noun*: the quality or state of being concise. consanguinity : *noun*: A relationship by blood or by a common ancestor. A close connection or kinship. cosh : *noun:* A short, thick, heavy stick, used as a weapon. Also known as a truncheon, blackjack, bludgeon, etc. An attack with, or as if with, such a weapon. *verb tr.:* To hit with, or as if with, such a weapon. coterminous : _adjective_: Having the same or coincident boundaries. Meeting at the ends. Contained within the same boundaries. Having the same scope, meaning, extent, etc.: synonymous. couloir : *noun:* A deep mountainside gorge or gully, especially in the Swiss Alps. [coulrophobia](https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/86624424) : Extreme or irrational fear of clowns. craic : _noun_: Good times involving pleasant company, enjoyable conversation, etc. crwth: *noun*: An ancient stringed instrument that’s typically associated with Welsh music. Also called a crowd. cryptogenic : _adjective_: Of unknown origin or cause. cumberworld: *noun*: A useless person. decollate : To behead. To separate sheets of paper, from a multiple-copy printout, for example. [deflagration](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/deflagration) : *noun:* an explosion in which the speed of burning is lower than the speed of sound in the surroundings. (A detonation generates greater pressures and is more destructive than a deflagration. A deflagration is a fire in which a flame travels rapidly, but at subsonic speed, through a gas.) deipnosophist : _noun_: One skilled at dinner-table conversation. dekko : *noun*: A look. Delphian : _adjective_: Obscure or ambiguous. desuetude : *noun:* state of disuse. diachronic : *adjective*: Relating to changes occurring over time. diaeresis | dieresis : _noun_: The separation of two adjacent vowel sounds. The mark ¨ placed over a vowel to indicate that it’s pronounced as a separate syllable, for example, in naïve or Brontë. A break in a line of verse when the end of a word coincides with the end of the metric foot. [disingenuous](https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day/disingenuous-2020-04-29) : lacking in [candor](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/candor); __also__ : giving a false appearance of simple frankness : [calculating](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/calculating) disject : *verb tr.*: To scatter or disperse. dromomania : _noun_: A compulsive desire to travel. An excessive enthusiasm for running. [dulciloquy](https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/58324): A sweet or pleasing manner of speaking; sweetness of speech. Also: an instance of this. ekphrasis : _noun_: A description of or commentary on a work of visual art. eleutheromania : *noun:* an intense desire for freedom. [enervate](http://www.wordthink.com/enervate/) : To weaken or destroy the strength or vitality. 2. Lacking physical, mental, or moral vigor. “Prolonged exposure to the sun and dehydration __enervated__ the desert racing team.” [ennui](https://www.thefreedictionary.com/ennui) : a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom. epicrisis : A quotation followed by a commentary upon it. A summary, review, or discussion of a case. A secondary crisis, something that follows a crisis. eptitude : _noun_: Skill or proficiency in a situation or a task. equative : *adjective*: Expressing identity or a degree of comparison. *noun*: A case in some languages indicating equivalence or similarity between two things. equivocacy : _noun_: The quality of being deliberately ambiguous or vague. eunoia : _noun_: A feeling of goodwill. A state of good mental health. euryphagous : *adjective*: Eating a wide variety of foods. exegesis : _noun_: An explanation or interpretation, especially a critical interpretation of a text. [exiguous](https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day/exiguous-2020-05-18) : excessively scanty : inadequate externality : euphemism used by cowards and economists to denote any characteristic or phenomenon of a system that honest people would label "negligible" or "insignificant" or "unknown". farouche : *adjective:* sulky, sullen, overly shy and repellent in manner. favonian : _adjective_: 1. Relating to the west wind. 2. Mild; gentle; benign. [fernweh](https://medium.com/@CarmenSisson/your-bullet-journal-is-pretty-but-can-it-do-this-3e8029e81ba4) : feeling homesick for a place you’ve never been. festucine : *adjective*: Of a pale yellow or saw-like color. fleshment : *noun*: Excitement resulting from a first success at something. flummery : *noun:* Meaningless flattery, nonsense, or empty talk. folkmoot : _noun_: A general assembly of the people of a town, city, county, etc. frowse : *verb tr., intr.*: To be or to make untidy, tangled, or ruffled. *noun*: A wig of frizzed hair. fulgent: _adjective_: Shining brilliantly; radiant. fulgurant : _adjective_: Flashing like lightning. Brilliant. fulvous : *adjective*: Tawny; brownish-yellow or orange. funambulism : _noun_: The act of walking on a rope between two points elevated from the ground. The balancing act between contrasting situations, such as appeasing two groups with opposing views. fundiot: a (religious) fundamentalist idiot. No attribution or official definition found. gardyloo : *noun*: A warning cry. (from the french "gardez l'eau", which was shouted before emptying a piss-pot out the window in the days before indoor plumbing) gavroche : _noun_: A street urchin. glabella : _noun_: The area between the eyebrows, just above the nose. gleed : *noun*: A glowing coal. [gloaming](https://www.thefreedictionary.com/gloaming): Twilight; dusk. gobmouthed : _adjective_: Open-mouthed. gorblimey : _interjection_: An expression of surprise, dismay, etc. Contraction of "God blind me". goshen : _noun_: A place of comfort and abundance. gowpen : _noun_: Two hands cupped together. [grammaticaster](https://twitter.com/qikipedia/status/1260494997595381760) : one who is insufferably pedantic about words and grammar. grangousier (or grandgousier) : _noun_: A big eater. A gullible person, one who will swallow anything. growlery: *noun*: a place to retreat to, alone, when ill-humoured. gruntled : _adjective_: Contented; happy. gustatory : *adjective*: relating to or associated with eating or the sense of taste. habiliment : *noun:* clothing, especially the clothing associated with a special occasion or office. heliophilous : _adjective_: Fond of or adapted to sunlight. hibernal : _adjective_: Of or relating to winter. [homeoteleuton](https://wordsmith.org/words/homeoteleuton.html) : A repetition of the same or similar endings in a sequence of words. homiletic : _adjective_: Relating to a homily. Relating to homiletics (the art of preaching). Preachy. hyaline : _adjective_: Like glass: transparent or translucent. _noun_: A substance that is transparent or translucent. [hygge](https://medium.com/@CarmenSisson/your-bullet-journal-is-pretty-but-can-it-do-this-3e8029e81ba4) : a Danish word for warmth and coziness [hyperacusis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperacusis) : the increased sensitivity to sound and a low tolerance for environmental noise. hypernym : _noun_: A broad term that encompasses specific words within a category. For example, _color_ is a hypernym of _red_, _blue_, _green_, etc. iatrogenic : *adjective:* relating to illness caused by medical examination or treatment. [Ignominious](http://www.wordthink.com/ignominious/): Deserving or causing public disgrace or shame; humiliating: “An ignominious defeat.” ikigai : _noun_: 1. A sense of purpose or something that gives a sense of purpose; a reason for living. 2. Something that brings fulfillment or enjoyment. (from Japanese) immiseration : _noun_: The act of making miserable or the state of being made miserable. Impoverishment. incalescent : _adjective_: Becoming warmer or more ardent. incubous : adjective: Arranged so that each part overlaps the one above it (the reverse of how roof shingles are laid, which is *succubous*). What a difference a 'u' makes. [Indolent; Indolence](http://www.wordthink.com/indolent/): Having or showing a disposition to avoid exertion; slothful, lazy: “an indolent person.” [indurate](https://www.thefreedictionary.com/indurate) : To make hard; harden. To inure, as to hardship or ridicule. To make callous or obdurate. infame : _noun_: A person having a bad reputation; _verb tr._: To defame: to attack the reputation or to disgrace; _adjective_: Having a bad reputation. intertextuality : _noun_: Interpretation of a text in relation to other texts, rather than in isolation. insufflate : *verb tr.*: To blow or breathe into. To treat by blowing air, gas, vapor, or powder into a body cavity. To bless by breathing or blowing on baptismal water or a person. invaginate : _verb tr._: To enclose or to put into a sheath. To fold inward so an outer surface becomes an inner surface, forming a cavity or pouch. irrupt : *verb intr.:* To rush in forcibly or violently. (of a natural population:) To undergo a sudden upsurge in numbers especially when natural ecological balances and checks are disturbed. Originally, opposite of *erupt* (to rush *out* rather than in) isochronal : _adjective_: Equal in time. Occurring at regular intervals. janiform : _adjective_: Having two faces, sides, or contrasting aspects. (Descriptive, not implying deceit.) jink : *verb*: to move quickly or unexpectedly with sudden turns and shifts (as in dodging) jocund : _adjective_: Cheerful; lively. juvenescence : _noun_: A youthful state. The state of becoming young or juvenile. kairos : _noun_: The right time for taking an action; a decisive moment. kerf : _noun_: A cut, notch, slit, etc. made by a cutting tool. The width of such a cut. leal : *adjective*: Loyal; honest; true. legation : _noun_: A diplomatic mission ranking below an embassy. The premises of such a mission. The diplomat and staff of such a mission. lentitude : slowness, sluggishness. lexiphanic : _adjective_: Using pretentious words and language. lily-handed : *adjective*: Having delicate, pale hands, unaccustomed to manual labor. Dandy; foppish; overly refined. limnophilous : _adjective_: Fond of or living in inland bodies of water such as lakes, pools, etc. lotic : _adjective_: Relating to or living in flowing water. Lower Slobbovia : *noun*: A place regarded as isolated, underdeveloped, or unimportant. lunation : _noun_: The time between two new moons, about 29 and a half days. A lunar month. lustration : _noun_: An act of purification by means of rituals. The purging of those associated with crimes committed under an earlier regime. machtpolitik : _noun_: Power politics: policies that advocate the use of power and physical force to attain their goals. macrosmatic : _adjective_: Having a well-developed sense of smell. maculate : _verb tr._: To stain, blemish, or pollute. _adjective_: Stained, spotted, or impure. maladdress : _noun_: Rudeness; tactlessness; clumsiness; awkwardness. manumise : _verb tr._: To free from slavery, servitude, or restraint. melanism : *noun*: An inherited overproduction of melanin leading to unusually dark coloration. memoriter : _adverb_: By memory; by heart. _adjective_: Involving memorization. memorous : _adjective_: Likely to be remembered; notable. [mendacious](http://www.macmillandictionaryblog.com/mendacious) : not telling the truth; used about deliberately false statements, information, etc. mephitic : _adjective_: Poisonous or foul-smelling. merismus : _noun_: Describing the whole of something by specifying its two extremes, such as contrasting or complementary parts. miasmic : _adjective_: Relating to noxious emissions, such as smoke and vapors. Relating to an oppressive or unpleasant atmosphere. [middlebrow](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middlebrow) : between lowbrow and highbrow; conventional; neither sophisticated, nor vulgar. [mien](https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day/mien-2020-07-17) : *adjective*: air or bearing especially as expressive of attitude or personality, demeanour; appearance, aspect. minacious : *adjective*: Threatening or menacing. monomachy ; *noun*: A fight between two people or forces. mononymous : _adjective_: Having or known by a name consisting of only one word. mucid : _adjective_: Moldy, musty, or slimy. Rotten; really bad. [mucilaginous](chrome-extension://www.thefreedictionary.com/): of, pertaining to, or secreting mucilage; resembling mucilage; moist, soft, and viscid. mycophile : _noun_: A mushroom enthusiast. necropsy: *noun/verb*: synonym for autopsy. nemophilist : _noun_: One who loves forests. nemorous : _adjective_: Relating to a forest; wooded. neophile : _noun_: One who loves new or novel things. neophilia : _noun_: The love of what’s new or novel. [nestorize](https://wordsmith.org/words/nestorize.html): To fill someone with the idea of being very wise. nidify : *verb intr.*: To build a nest. nipcheese: _noun_: A miser. A ship’s purser (an official in charge of money matters). nocent : _adjective_: Harmful. Guilty. nomophobia : noun: The fear or dislike of laws or rules. (From Greek nomo- (custom, law) + -phobia (fear). Earliest documented use: 1803.) The fear of not having access to or being unable to use one’s mobile phone. From no + mobile + phobia. Earliest documented use: 2008. nonpareil : *noun:* model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal. noodgy : _adjective_: Nagging, pestering, annoying, or complaining. nosography : _noun_: The systematic description of diseases. nothingburger : _noun_: Someone or something that turns out to be inconsequential. [novaturient](https://medium.com/@CarmenSisson/your-bullet-journal-is-pretty-but-can-it-do-this-3e8029e81ba4) : the desire to uproot and alter the course of your life nudifidian : *noun*: One who believes that faith alone is sufficient for salvation. obreptitious : *adjective:* done or obtained by surprise or with secrecy, falsehood, or concealment of truth. obtrude: become noticeable in an unwelcome or intrusive way; impose or force (something) on someone in an intrusive way. occiput : _noun_: The back part of the head or skull. ocellated : _adjective_: Having eyelike spots. Eyelike. onolatry : *noun*: Worship of the donkey or ass. Devotion to foolishness. ontic : _adjective_: Having or relating to a real existence. onychophagy : _noun_: The practice of biting one’s nails. opsomania : _noun_: An excessive longing for a particular food. orectic : _adjective_: Relating to appetite or desire. osmose : _verb tr., intr._: To diffuse gradually. To undergo or to subject to osmosis: the diffusion of fluid from a solution of low concentration to one of high concentration through a semipermeable membrane. ostrobogulous : _adjective_: Unusual; bizarre; risqué or indecent. oxygeusia : _noun_: An acute sense of taste. (opposite of hypogeusia; and ageusia is the complete lack of taste) oxytone : _adjective_: Having stress on the last syllable. _noun_: A word having stress on the last syllable. palladian : _adjective_: Wise or learned. Relating to wisdom, knowledge, or learning. Of or relating to the classical architectural style of Andrea Palladio. paregoric : _noun_: Something that soothes. pathocracy: I saw it first in [a tweet by Stephen Pinker](https://twitter.com/sapinker/status/1162392367133052935?s=09). The word apparently is known to [some interdisciplinary researchers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_ponerology). A [google search](https://www.google.com/search?q=pathocracy) yields a number of other occurrences. Wikipedia defines the term as a form of government "*...in which individuals with personality disorders (especially psychopathy) occupy positions of power and influence. The result is a totalitarian system characterized by a government turned against its own people.*" pejorist : _noun_: A person who believes that the world is getting worse. [pelion](https://wordsmith.org/words/pelion.html) : a huge or difficult task. penelopean : _adjective_: Involving repetitive or cyclical efforts, often with little apparent progress. Characterized by steadfast loyalty and resilience despite prolonged adversity. perficient : _adjective_: Accomplishing or achieving desired results; effective. [peripatetic](http://www.wordthink.com/peripatetic/): Traveling from place to place, esp. working or based in various places for relatively short periods. “He maintained a peripatetic lifestyle.” periphrasis : the use of a larger number of words, with an implicit comparison to the possibility of using fewer. ("more happy" instead of "happier"; "a large number of words" instead of "many words") peritext : _noun_: The material surrounding the main text of a book, such as covers, preface, bibliography, colophon, etc. [pervicacious](http://www.wordthink.com/pervicacious/) : stubborn, extremely willful, obstinate. “He became quite pervicacious in his old age.” peterman : _noun_: Safecracker. phallocracy : *noun*: a society or system which is dominated by men and in which the male sex is thought superior. In other words, the dicks are in charge of everything. phantasmagorical : _adjective_: Illusory; strange; deceptive; imaginary; surreal; hallucinatory. philofapy : mental masturbation; also, what many philosophers engage in professionally. (Coined by Fil Salustri, 2015-08-16) philofelist : *noun*: A lover of cats. piaculous : adj. wicked, sinful, requiring or having the ability to atone. piepowder: *noun*: A traveler, especially a traveling merchant. [plutodemocracy](https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/146248) : Rule or government by formal democratic processes but with only the wealthy having any real power. A democratic state in which power lies in fact only with the wealthy. pneumic : _adjective_: Of or relating to the lungs. polystyle : *adjective*: Having many columns. *noun*: A structure having many columns. porose : _adjective_: Having pores. (as opposed to *porous*) precariat : _noun_: People living with chronic economic insecurity. (neologism from *precarious proletariat*) [preponderate](https://www.thefreedictionary.com/preponderate): (often foll by over) to be more powerful, important, numerous, etc (than); to be of greater weight than something else. [C17: from Late Latin praeponderāre to be of greater weight, from pondus weight] preˈponderately adv preˈponderˌating adj preˌponderˈation n prodrome : _noun_: An early symptom that indicates the onset of a disease or an episode of something such as a migraine. [pronoid](https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/85863442): A person who is convinced of the goodwill of others towards himself or herself, or of the pervasiveness of serendipity, esp. to an extent viewed as irrational. Opposed to paranoid. Cf. pronoia. [propugnaculum](https://wordsmith.org/words/propugnaculum.html): A fortress; defense; protection. prosateur : _noun_: A writer of prose. psephology : the study of elections and voting, attempting to both forecast and explain election results. pseudonymuncle : *noun*: An insignificant person writing under a pseudonym. psychrolute : *noun*: One who likes to bathe in cold water, especially outdoors in natural bodies of water such as rivers, lakes, and oceans. psychrophobia : _noun_: An abnormal fear of cold. querimonious : adj. loves to complain. quetch : *verb intr.*: To twitch or stir. To break the silence by uttering a sound. rawky : _adjective_: Foggy; damp; cold. realpolitik : _noun:_ Politics guided by practical considerations, instead of principles or ethics. [recreant](https://wordsmith.org/words/recreant.html): Unfaithful to a cause, duty, person, belief, etc.; cowardly; a disloyal person; a coward. renitent : _adjective_: Resistant to compulsion or pressure. renunciatory : *adjective*: Relating to giving up, renouncing, or rejecting. [retronym](https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day/retronym-2020-03-12) : a term (such as analog watch, film camera, or snail mail) that is newly created and adopted to distinguish the original or older version, form, or example of something (such as a product) from other, more recent versions, forms, or examples. rive : _verb tr._: To tear, split, fracture, etc. _verb intr._: To become split or to cracked. Roman peace : A peace imposed and maintained by force. Not the same thing as *pax Romana*. rotiform : _adjective_: Wheel-shaped. rutilant : _adjective_: Glowing, shining, or glittering with a red or golden light. [samsara](https://aeon.co/ideas/why-epicurean-ideas-suit-the-challenges-of-modern-secular-life?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=atom-feed): from Buddhism, the suffering of endless craving. sanguineous : _adjective_: Relating to blood. Of the color of blood. Involving bloodshed. Confident or optimistic. sanguinolent : adjective: tinged or mingled with blood; bloody; full of blood; sanguine. sapid : *adjective*: Having a pleasant taste or flavor. Pleasant; engaging; stimulating. (clearly consistent with italian "saporito") scaturient : _adjective_: Overflowing. Overly demonstrative; effusive. schadenfeind : *noun:* A joy vampire; a person who lives on schadenfreude. [scheißfreundlich](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/schei%C3%9Ffreundlich) : falsely friendly; or [literally](https://twitter.com/qikipedia/status/1260872487144787968) "shit-friendliness". scotopia : *noun:* The ability to see in darkness or dim light; dark-adapted vision. scunner: *verb intr.*: To disgust or sicken. To feel disgust or to flinch. *noun*: Dislike or disgust. A rascal; nuisance. [sehnsucht](https://medium.com/@CarmenSisson/your-bullet-journal-is-pretty-but-can-it-do-this-3e8029e81ba4) : an indescribable longing for an unknown place semelparous: _adjective_: Reproducing only once in a lifetime. [semordnilap](https://www.macmillandictionary.com/buzzword/entries/semordnilap.html): n., a word, phrase or sentence which can be read in reverse with a different meaning. Example: *live* and *evil*. senescent : *adjective*: Growing old; aging. Deteriorating or decaying with the passage of time. sitzfleisch: The ability to persist in an activity which requires sitting for a long period of time; endurance, persistence. The buttocks. sloom : *verb intr.:* To slumber. To soften, decay, or waste. *noun:* A light sleep. [slutstation](https://twitter.com/qikipedia/status/1240714658975109120) : the Swedish word for a final stop or terminus. Which just goes to show you that context is everything. [solivagant](https://medium.com/@CarmenSisson/your-bullet-journal-is-pretty-but-can-it-do-this-3e8029e81ba4) : one who travels the globe alone spanghew : *verb tr.*: To throw violently into the air. spindrift : _noun_: Spray of water, snow, sand, etc., blown by the wind. spiv : _noun_: An unscrupulous person or a petty criminal, especially one who is sharply dressed. _verb intr._: To make a living unscrupulously. squandermania : _noun_: The practice of spending money recklessly. stereopsis: *noun:* binocular depth perception. stillicide : *noun:* A continual falling or succession of drops. [from The Century Dictionary.](https://us.list-manage.com/5lFgl6sfqZ6?e=6def5ab89a&c2id=5f7b06f9c0a950adbe9100903b468172) stramineous : _adjective_: Straw-colored. Of or relating to straw. Like straw: Valueless. stridulation : *noun:* The act, process, or function of stridulating; the power of so doing, or the thin, harsh, creaking noise thus produced; a shrilling. The act of making shrill sounds or musical notes by rubbing together certain hard parts, as is done by the males of many insects, especially by Orthoptera, such as crickets, grasshoppers, and locusts. The noise itself. stultiloquy : _noun_: Foolish talk. [sturmfrei](https://medium.com/@CarmenSisson/your-bullet-journal-is-pretty-but-can-it-do-this-3e8029e81ba4) : the freedom of being alone and doing whatever you want suede-shoed : _adjective_: Affecting smartness and respectability. swale : _noun_: A low tract of land, especially one that is moist or marshy; also, a shallow channel or depression. tarn : _noun_: A small mountain lake. thanatophobia : *noun*: An excessive or irrational fear of death. thanatopsis : _noun_: A reflection upon death. thanatosis : _noun_: The act of pretending to be dead, often as a defensive tactic against predators or enemies. theomachy: *noun*: A battle among the gods or other powerful entities. thither : *adverb*: To or towards that place. titrate : _verb tr._: To carefully adjust something in measured increments to achieve a desired balance or effect. To determine the concentration of a solution by gradually adding another solution until a specific reaction, often indicated by a color change, occurs. toco : _noun_: Chastisement; punishment; beatings. topophilia : _noun_: The love or the emotional connection to a particular place. truckle : *verb intr.:* To act in a servile manner. *verb tr.:* To move or roll on small wheels. *noun:* A low bed that slides under another bed. Also known as a truckle bed or a trundle bed. A small wheel. A small barrel-shaped cheese. tulgey : _adjective_: Thick, dark, and scary. turbid : *adjective*: Thick or opaque with or as with roiled sediment; heavy with smoke or mist. Deficient in clarity or purity; characterized by or producing obscurity (as of mind or emotions). [twaddle](https://www.thefreedictionary.com/twaddle) : To talk foolishly; prate. Foolish, trivial, or idle talk or chatter. umbrageous : _adjective_: Inclined to take offense easily. Cast in shadow; shaded. Providing shade. umbriferous : _adjective_: Casting a shadow. uniquity : *noun*: The quality of being the only one of its kind. uranomania : *noun*: The delusion that one is of divine origin. [vagary](https://medium.com/@CarmenSisson/your-bullet-journal-is-pretty-but-can-it-do-this-3e8029e81ba4) : travelling with no particular destination or reason [variegate](https://www.dictionary.com/browse/variegate) : To diversify, enliven, or to make more interesting, especially with colours. verdazurine : *adjective*: Bluish-green; sea-green. verdurous : _adjective_: Abounding in green vegetation; verdant. verisimilar : *adjective*: Having the appearance of truth or reality. versicoloured : *adjective*: Having many colors; variegated. Having a color that changes in appearance; iridescent. virid : *adjective*: (poetic) green, similar to the colour of fresh grass. vituperatory : _adjective_: Criticizing bitterly, scathing, abusive. whelm : *verb:* To submerge. To overcome; overwhelm. *noun:* An overwhelming or engulfing quantity of something. wrackful : _adjective_: Ruinous. writhen : _adjective_: Twisted; coiled; contorted. yesternoon : _noun_: The afternoon of the previous day. zoolatry : _noun_: The worship of animals. Extreme devotion to animals, for example, to one’s pets. zugunruhe : noun: Restlessness at the beginning of a migration period. zygomorphic : *adjective*: Having a single plane of symmetry: divisible into two mirror-image halves along only one axis.