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[
{
"WORD": "declivity",
"DEFINITION": "downward slope"
},
{
"WORD": " HICCIUS DOCCIUS",
"DEFINITION": "a jugglers formula archaic"
},
{
"WORD": " nudiustertian,",
"DEFINITION": "[‘ Of or relating to the day before yesterday.’]"
},
{
"WORD": " Sisyphean",
"DEFINITION": "\"endless and unavailing, as labor or a task\" - sisyphus a king punished by being compelled to roll an immense boulder up a hill, only to watch it roll back down, and to repeat this action forever."
},
{
"WORD": "chiaroscuro",
"DEFINITION": "The treatment of light and shade in drawing and painting. An effect of contrasted light and shadow created by light falling unevenly or from a particular direction on something."
},
{
"WORD": "pogonotomy",
"DEFINITION": "[‘The cutting of a beard; shaving.’]"
},
{
"WORD": "abligurition",
"DEFINITION": "Extravagant spending on food and drink."
},
{
"WORD": "Abreaction",
"DEFINITION": "The expression and consequent release of a previously repressed emotion, achieved through reliving the experience that caused it (typically through hypnosis or suggestion)"
},
{
"WORD": "absonous",
"DEFINITION": "Out of tune; unharmonious, dissonant"
},
{
"WORD": "Acataleptic",
"DEFINITION": "Incomprehensible; not to be know with certainty -n. One who believes we can know nothing with certainty"
},
{
"WORD": "acerbic",
"DEFINITION": "tasting sour or bitter (archaic) today: (esp. of a comment or style of speaking) sharp and forthright."
},
{
"WORD": "Acquiescent",
"DEFINITION": "Of a person Ready to accept something without protest, or to do what someone else wants."
},
{
"WORD": "acromelagic",
"DEFINITION": "marked or affected by enlargement or hypertrophy of the extremities or the face;"
},
{
"WORD": "adduce",
"DEFINITION": "Cite as evidence"
},
{
"WORD": "adumbrate",
"DEFINITION": "Report or represent in outline"
},
{
"WORD": "agoraphobic",
"DEFINITION": "abnormally afraid of open or public places"
},
{
"WORD": "ailanthis",
"DEFINITION": "A tall large-leaved deciduous tree"
},
{
"WORD": "alacrity",
"DEFINITION": "Brisk and cheerful readiness. willingness"
},
{
"WORD": "albescent",
"DEFINITION": "Growing or becoming white; shading or passing into white"
},
{
"WORD": "Aleatory",
"DEFINITION": "Depending on the throw of a die or on chance; random."
},
{
"WORD": "alfresco",
"DEFINITION": "in the open air, outdoors"
},
{
"WORD": "Alpenstock",
"DEFINITION": "A long iron-tipped staff used by hikers and mountain climbers."
},
{
"WORD": "Amanuensis",
"DEFINITION": "A literary or artistic assistant, in particular one who takes dictation or copies manuscripts. /scribe/clerk/secretary"
},
{
"WORD": "ambit",
"DEFINITION": "The scope, extent, or bounds of something: \"within the ambit of federal law\"."
},
{
"WORD": "anaclisis",
"DEFINITION": "relationship marked by strong dependence on others; especially a libidinal attachment"
},
{
"WORD": "analgesic",
"DEFINITION": "chiefly of a drug) Acting to relieve pain painkiller"
},
{
"WORD": "anality",
"DEFINITION": " The state of being anal."
},
{
"WORD": "anechoic",
"DEFINITION": "Free from echo."
},
{
"WORD": "anfractuous",
"DEFINITION": "Sinuous or circuitous."
},
{
"WORD": "angekok",
"DEFINITION": " Among the Inuit of Greenland: a sorcerer or medicine-man."
},
{
"WORD": "anhedonia",
"DEFINITION": "inability to feel pleasure"
},
{
"WORD": "Anon",
"DEFINITION": "Soon"
},
{
"WORD": "antechamber",
"DEFINITION": "A small room leading to a main one"
},
{
"WORD": "apotheosis",
"DEFINITION": "the highest point in the development of something; culmination or climax. Deification , he elevation of someone to divine status"
},
{
"WORD": "aphasia",
"DEFINITION": "Loss of ability to understand or express speech, caused by brain damage."
},
{
"WORD": "Aphotic - Apochromatic",
"DEFINITION": "Aphotic means without light, while apochromatic means developing color."
},
{
"WORD": "apocope",
"DEFINITION": "The loss of a sound or sounds at the end of a word"
},
{
"WORD": "apoplectic",
"DEFINITION": "adj. Overcome with anger; extremely indignant. w/ connot of a stroke."
},
{
"WORD": "aporia",
"DEFINITION": "an irresolvable internal contradiction or logical disjunction in a text, argument, or theory. "
},
{
"WORD": "apostomy",
"DEFINITION": "The abandonment or renunciation of a religious or political belief"
},
{
"WORD": "Apotropaic",
"DEFINITION": "Supposedly having the power to avert evil influences or bad luck."
},
{
"WORD": "Apposite",
"DEFINITION": "appropriate apt"
},
{
"WORD": "appurtenances",
"DEFINITION": "An accessory or other item associated with a particular activity or style of living./ accessories"
},
{
"WORD": "argosy",
"DEFINITION": "A large merchant ship. ref argonaut"
},
{
"WORD": "argot",
"DEFINITION": "The jargon or slang of a particular group or class: \"teenage argot\""
},
{
"WORD": "arrant",
"DEFINITION": "Complete, utter: \"what arrant nonsense!\""
},
{
"WORD": "ascetic",
"DEFINITION": "Characterized by severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons"
},
{
"WORD": "aspersion",
"DEFINITION": "An attack on the reputation or integrity of someone or something"
},
{
"WORD": "Atavistic",
"DEFINITION": "Relating to or characterized by reversion to something ancient or ancestral:"
},
{
"WORD": "attar",
"DEFINITION": "A very fragrant, volatile, essential oil obtained from the petals of the rose; fragrant essence (of roses)"
},
{
"WORD": "augur",
"DEFINITION": "predict - presage - foretell - prognosticate - bode"
},
{
"WORD": "Auspiscious",
"DEFINITION": "Conducive to success; favorable: \"an auspicious moment to hold an election\"."
},
{
"WORD": "Avuncular",
"DEFINITION": "Of or relating to an uncle.//Kind and friendly toward a younger or less experienced person: \"an avuncular manner\"."
},
{
"WORD": "baedeker",
"DEFINITION": "Karl (1801–59), German publisher. He is known for the series of guidebooks to which he gave his name."
},
{
"WORD": "Balletic",
"DEFINITION": "Of, relating to, or characteristic of ballet: \"a graceful, balletic movement\"."
},
{
"WORD": "ballism",
"DEFINITION": "he abnormal swinging jerking movements sometimes seen in chorea"
},
{
"WORD": "Baroque",
"DEFINITION": "exuberance, grandeur "
},
{
"WORD": "bedizen",
"DEFINITION": "decorate tastelessly. verb . To dress out, especially in a vulgar or gaudy fashion"
},
{
"WORD": "Belie",
"DEFINITION": "of an appearance) Fail to give a true notion or impression of (something); disguise or contradict: \"his alert manner belied his years\"."
},
{
"WORD": "belletristic",
"DEFINITION": "written and regarded for aesthetic value rather than content."
},
{
"WORD": "bellicose",
"DEFINITION": "Demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight."
},
{
"WORD": "bivouac",
"DEFINITION": "a temporary camp without tents or cover, used especially by soldiers or mountaineers."
},
{
"WORD": "Blithe",
"DEFINITION": "Showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper used to be used ina more positive sense"
},
{
"WORD": "bona fide",
"DEFINITION": "Genuine; real."
},
{
"WORD": "bourn",
"DEFINITION": "a small stream, esp. one that flows intermittently or seasonally////limits boundaries (of a field)"
},
{
"WORD": "bradykinesia",
"DEFINITION": " characterized by slowness of movement"
},
{
"WORD": "brilliantine",
"DEFINITION": "Scented oil used on men's hair to make it look glossy"
},
{
"WORD": "brisance",
"DEFINITION": "the shattering or crushing effect of a sudden release of energy as in an explosion"
},
{
"WORD": "cachet",
"DEFINITION": "The state of being respected or admired; prestige."
},
{
"WORD": "cachinnate",
"DEFINITION": "Laugh loudly"
},
{
"WORD": "cadastral",
"DEFINITION": "of a map or survey) showing the extent, value, and ownership of land, esp. for taxation."
},
{
"WORD": "Cadre",
"DEFINITION": "A small group of people specially trained for a particular purpose or profession."
},
{
"WORD": "calyx",
"DEFINITION": "the sepals of a flower, typically forming a whorl that encloses the petals and forms a protective layer around a flower in bud."
},
{
"WORD": "candent",
"DEFINITION": "incandescent: emitting light as a result of being heated; \"an incandescent bulb\"/glowing/flaming/white hot etc..."
},
{
"WORD": "canescent",
"DEFINITION": "of greyish white; \"the canescent moon\"."
},
{
"WORD": "Canter",
"DEFINITION": "A three-beat gait of a horse or other quadruped between a trot and a gallop."
},
{
"WORD": "capacious",
"DEFINITION": "Having a lot of space inside; roomy: \"a capacious van\". spacious wide ample roomy"
},
{
"WORD": "caprice",
"DEFINITION": "A sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behavior. mercurial volatile unpredictable tempermental"
},
{
"WORD": "carbuncular",
"DEFINITION": "Pimply"
},
{
"WORD": "Carom",
"DEFINITION": "strike and rebound"
},
{
"WORD": "Catanonia",
"DEFINITION": "Abnormality of movement and behavior arising from a disturbed mental state."
},
{
"WORD": "Catastasis",
"DEFINITION": "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catastasis"
},
{
"WORD": "cathexis",
"DEFINITION": "The concentration of mental energy on one particular person, idea, or object (esp. to an unhealthy degree)"
},
{
"WORD": "celerity",
"DEFINITION": "Swiftness of movement, speed, rapidity, quickness"
},
{
"WORD": "chary",
"DEFINITION": "cautiously or suspiciously reluctant to do something"
},
{
"WORD": "chatoyant",
"DEFINITION": "(of a gem, esp. when cut en cabochon) Showing a band of bright reflected light caused by aligned inclusions in the stone."
},
{
"WORD": "chiasma",
"DEFINITION": "The point at which paired chromosomes remain in contact after crossing over during meiosis"
},
{
"WORD": "Circumambient",
"DEFINITION": "Surrounding"
},
{
"WORD": "cirrhotic",
"DEFINITION": "cirrhosis: a chronic disease interfering with the normal functioning of the liver; the major cause is chronic alcoholism"
},
{
"WORD": "Cirri",
"DEFINITION": "Plural of cirrus;Cloud forming wispy filamentous tufted streaks at high altitude, usually 16,500–45,000 feet (5–13 km)."
},
{
"WORD": "claret",
"DEFINITION": "A red wine from Bordeaux, or wine of a similar character made elsewhere. deep purple red; HOTEL HALLWAYS"
},
{
"WORD": "clinamen",
"DEFINITION": "unpredictable swerve of atom; An inclination, bias - to turn or bend away or aside from the straight course, etc - to lean"
},
{
"WORD": "cognomen",
"DEFINITION": "An extra personal name given to an ancient Roman citizen, functioning rather like a nickname and typically passed down from father to son//nickname"
},
{
"WORD": "collusive",
"DEFINITION": "acting together in secret toward a fraudulent or illegal end"
},
{
"WORD": "concupiscence",
"DEFINITION": "Strong sexual desire; lust"
},
{
"WORD": "confabulation",
"DEFINITION": "chat: an informal conversation"
},
{
"WORD": "conjobble",
"DEFINITION": "‘To concert, to settle, to discuss: a low cant word’ (Johnson)"
},
{
"WORD": "conjugal",
"DEFINITION": "Of or relating to marriage or the relationship between husband and wife: \"conjugal loyalty\"."
},
{
"WORD": "connasceny",
"DEFINITION": "A being born together; a birth in which two individuals are united."
},
{
"WORD": "Contingent",
"DEFINITION": "A future event or circumstance that is possible but cannot be predicted with certainty. / chance, possibility, eventuality"
},
{
"WORD": "Contraria Sunt Comlementa",
"DEFINITION": "opposites are complementary"
},
{
"WORD": "contrivance",
"DEFINITION": "A thing that is created skillfully and inventively to serve a particular purpose.//device,invention//The use of skill to bring something about or create something"
},
{
"WORD": "convalescent",
"DEFINITION": "(of a person) recovering from an illness or operation."
},
{
"WORD": "coprolallia",
"DEFINITION": "The involuntary and repetitive use of obscene language"
},
{
"WORD": "copse",
"DEFINITION": "bunch of trees"
},
{
"WORD": "cordite",
"DEFINITION": "A smokeless explosive made from nitrocellulose, nitroglycerine, and petroleum jelly, used in ammunition."
},
{
"WORD": "coruscant",
"DEFINITION": "Glittering; sparkling"
},
{
"WORD": "costive",
"DEFINITION": " Suffering from hardness and retention of the fæces; ‘bound’ or confined in the bowels; constipated"
},
{
"WORD": "couchant",
"DEFINITION": "(of an animal) Lying with the body resting on the legs and the head raised: \"two lions couchant\"."
},
{
"WORD": "Countenance",
"DEFINITION": "NOUN: A person's face or facial expression. VERB: Admit as acceptable or possible"
},
{
"WORD": "coxcomb",
"DEFINITION": "A vain and conceited man; a dandy"
},
{
"WORD": "crepuscular",
"DEFINITION": "Of, resembling, or relating to twilight"
},
{
"WORD": "cuckold",
"DEFINITION": "The husband of an adulteress, often regarded as an object of derision"
},
{
"WORD": "cuirass",
"DEFINITION": "A piece of armor consisting of breastplate and backplate fastened together. ARMOUR"
},
{
"WORD": "cyan",
"DEFINITION": "A greenish-blue color, one of the primary subtractive colors, complementary to red."
},
{
"WORD": "dasein",
"DEFINITION": "(german/heideggerian term) being here/existence \"Thus it is a form of being that is aware of and must confront such issues as personhood, mortality and the dilemma or paradox of living in relationship with other humans while being ultimately alone with oneself\" (dfw, but much more than just this)"
},
{
"WORD": "Decolletage",
"DEFINITION": "a low-cut neckline on a woman's dress"
},
{
"WORD": "deleterious",
"DEFINITION": "Hurtful or injurious to life or health; noxious."
},
{
"WORD": "Deliquiesce",
"DEFINITION": "Become liquid, typically during decomposition."
},
{
"WORD": "demiurge",
"DEFINITION": "A being responsible for the creation of the universe, in particular // (in Platonic philosophy) The Maker or Creator of the world."
},
{
"WORD": "demotic",
"DEFINITION": "denoting or relating to the kind of language used by ordinary people; popular or colloquial."
},
{
"WORD": "demur",
"DEFINITION": "Raise doubts or objections or show reluctance. The action or process of objecting to or hesitating over something"
},
{
"WORD": "demure",
"DEFINITION": "(of a woman or her behavior) Reserved, modest, and shy"
},
{
"WORD": "dentition",
"DEFINITION": "The arrangement or condition of the teeth in a particular species or individual"
},
{
"WORD": "descant",
"DEFINITION": "Talk tediously or at length."
},
{
"WORD": "descant",
"DEFINITION": "An independent treble melody usually sung or played above a basic melody.// Talk tediously or at length //"
},
{
"WORD": "despondency",
"DEFINITION": "A state of low spirits caused by loss of hope or courage."
},
{
"WORD": "dessicate",
"DEFINITION": " Desiccation is the state of extreme dryness, or the process of extreme drying"
},
{
"WORD": "Detritus",
"DEFINITION": "Waste or debris of any kind."
},
{
"WORD": "diametric",
"DEFINITION": "Of opposition or the like:"
},
{
"WORD": "dilettante",
"DEFINITION": "A person who claims an area of interest, such as the arts, without real commitment or knowledge."
},
{
"WORD": "Dipsomaniac",
"DEFINITION": "Alcoholic"
},
{
"WORD": "dirigible",
"DEFINITION": "navigable/governable. airship or blimp"
},
{
"WORD": "dirndle",
"DEFINITION": "A full, wide skirt with a tight waistband"
},
{
"WORD": "diverticulitis",
"DEFINITION": "Inflammation of a diverticulum, esp. in the colon, causing pain and disturbance of bowel function"
},
{
"WORD": "dolorous",
"DEFINITION": "Feeling or expressing great sorrow or distress. sad"
},
{
"WORD": "doxology",
"DEFINITION": "The utterance of praise to God; thanksgiving. Obs. ///A short formula of praise to God, esp. one in liturgical use; spec. the Gloria in excelsis or ‘Greater doxology’, the Gloria Patri or ‘Lesser doxology’, or some metrical formula, such as the verse beginning ‘Praise God from whom all blessings flow’."
},
{
"WORD": "duplicitous",
"DEFINITION": "deceitful"
},
{
"WORD": "dysphoric",
"DEFINITION": "generalized feeling of distress."
},
{
"WORD": "e unibus pluram",
"DEFINITION": "out of many, one."
},
{
"WORD": "ebullient",
"DEFINITION": "Cheerful and full of energy: \"she sounded ebullient and happy\". /or boiling"
},
{
"WORD": "Écorché",
"DEFINITION": " is a figure drawn, painted, or sculpted showing the muscles of the body without skin. Renaissance architect and theorist, Leon Battista Alberti recommended that when painters intend to depict a nude, they should first arrange the muscles and bones, then depict the overlying skin"
},
{
"WORD": "Ecumenical",
"DEFINITION": "Representing a number of different Christian churches. Promoting or relating to unity among the world's Christian churches: \"ecumenical dialogue\"."
},
{
"WORD": "ecumenism",
"DEFINITION": "the principle or aim of promoting unity among the world's Christian churches. (but maybe also as just promoting unity (secular))"
},
{
"WORD": "effete",
"DEFINITION": "(of a person) Affected, overrefined, and ineffectual: \"effete trendies from art college\"."
},
{
"WORD": "effigy",
"DEFINITION": "An effigy is a representation of a specific person, especially in the form of sculpture or some other three-dimensional medium."
},
{
"WORD": "egress",
"DEFINITION": "The action of going out of or leaving a place: \"direct means of access and egress\""
},
{
"WORD": "Elan",
"DEFINITION": "Ardor/Enthusiasm or passion. feeling of strong eagerness"
},
{
"WORD": "emery",
"DEFINITION": "sandpaper for stones, glass, rocks, a coarse variaty of corundrum"
},
{
"WORD": "emetics",
"DEFINITION": "A medicine or other substance that causes vomiting - s. verb: Causing vomiting"
},
{
"WORD": "encephalon",
"DEFINITION": "brain"
},
{
"WORD": "enfilade",
"DEFINITION": "A volley of gunfire directed along a line from end to end."
},
{
"WORD": "entheos",
"DEFINITION": "An indwelling divine power; inspiration."
},
{
"WORD": "Ephebe",
"DEFINITION": "Young man in ancient Greece aged 18-20 undergoing military training"
},
{
"WORD": "epicene",
"DEFINITION": "Having characteristics of both sexes or no characteristics of either sex; of indeterminate sex androgynous hermaphrodite"
},
{
"WORD": "epithet",
"DEFINITION": "an adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a quality characteristic of the person or thing mentioned."
},
{
"WORD": "eponym",
"DEFINITION": "A person after whom a discovery, invention, place, etc., is named"
},
{
"WORD": "erumpent",
"DEFINITION": "Bursting forth or through a surface."
},
{
"WORD": "Eschatology",
"DEFINITION": "The part of theology concerned with death, judgment, and the final destiny of the soul and of humankind."
},
{
"WORD": "Espadrille",
"DEFINITION": "A light canvas shoe with a plaited fiber sole."
},
{
"WORD": "espial",
"DEFINITION": "The action of watching or catching sight of or the fact of being seen."
},
{
"WORD": "et in arcadia ego",
"DEFINITION": "i too, am in arcadia (death is even in pastoral utopian heaven)"
},
{
"WORD": "ethos",
"DEFINITION": "The characteristic spirit of a culture, era, or community as seen in its beliefs and aspirations. character"
},
{
"WORD": "etiology",
"DEFINITION": "he cause, set of causes, or manner of causation of a disease or condition. \"given a reason for\""
},
{
"WORD": "eustacia",
"DEFINITION": "Eustacian) The Eustachian tube (or auditory tube or pharyngotympanic tube) is a tube that links the pharynx to the middle ea"
},
{
"WORD": "Evince",
"DEFINITION": "Manifest, Reveal the presence of (a quality or feeling), be evidence of"
},
{
"WORD": "extemporize",
"DEFINITION": "Compose, perform, or produce something such as music or a speech without preparation; improvise"
},
{
"WORD": "Facile",
"DEFINITION": "(esp. of a theory or argument) Appearing neat and comprehensive by ignoring the complexities of an issue; superficial."
},
{
"WORD": "facsimile",
"DEFINITION": "An exact copy, esp. of written or printed material , copy, replica, fax Make a copy of, version"
},
{
"WORD": "facsimile",
"DEFINITION": "An exact copy, esp. of written or printed material."
},
{
"WORD": "falstaffian",
"DEFINITION": "Of or resembling Shakespeare's character Sir John Falstaff in being fat, jolly, and debauched: \"a Falstaffian gusto for life\"."
},
{
"WORD": "fandango",
"DEFINITION": "A lively Spanish dance for two people, typically accompanied by castanets or tambourine. // foolish or uselss act or thing"
},
{
"WORD": "Fantod",
"DEFINITION": "A state or attack of uneasiness or unreasonableness.\n\n"
},
{
"WORD": "farrier",
"DEFINITION": "A craftsman who trims and shoes horses' hooves"
},
{
"WORD": "Febrile",
"DEFINITION": "Having or showing the symptoms of a fever."
},
{
"WORD": "feckless",
"DEFINITION": "(of a person) Lacking in efficiency or vitality./powerless/unthinking/irresponsible"
},
{
"WORD": "feldspar",
"DEFINITION": "An abundant rock-forming mineral typically occurring as colorless or pale-colored crystals and consisting of aluminosilicates of"
},
{
"WORD": "felo de se",
"DEFINITION": "archaic legal term meaning suicide"
},
{
"WORD": "ferrule",
"DEFINITION": "a metal cap or band placed on a wooden pole to prevent splitting"
},
{
"WORD": "festoon",
"DEFINITION": "A chain or garland of flowers, leaves, or ribbons, hung in a curve as a decoration. Garland wreath"
},
{
"WORD": "feststrich",
"DEFINITION": "book of honour"
},
{
"WORD": "fiat",
"DEFINITION": "A formal authorization or proposition; a decree./order/ordinance"
},
{
"WORD": "fictile",
"DEFINITION": "Made of earth or clay by a potter, plastic, earthen"
},
{
"WORD": "filibuster",
"DEFINITION": "vb. Act in an obstructive manner in a legislature, esp. by speaking at inordinate length."
},
{
"WORD": "finial",
"DEFINITION": "The finial is an architectural device, typically carved in stone and employed decoratively to emphasize the apex of a gable or any of various distinctive ornaments at the top, end, or corner of a building or structure. // the top of a pineapple!"
},
{
"WORD": "flense",
"DEFINITION": "Slice the skin or fat from (a carcass, esp. that of a whale"
},
{
"WORD": "foible",
"DEFINITION": "A minor weakness or eccentricity in someone's character"
},
{
"WORD": "fop",
"DEFINITION": "A man who is concerned with his clothes and appearance in an affected and excessive way; a dandy."
},
{
"WORD": "Formica",
"DEFINITION": "A hard durable plastic laminate used for countertops, cupboard doors, and other surfaces."
},
{
"WORD": "fricative",
"DEFINITION": "Denoting a type of consonant made by the friction of breath in a narrow opening, producing a turbulent air flow."
},
{
"WORD": "frisson",
"DEFINITION": "A sudden strong feeling of excitement or fear; a thrill: \"a frisson of excitement\"."
},
{
"WORD": "Fugue",
"DEFINITION": " A state or period of loss of awareness of one's identity // or music: a contrapuntal composition in which a short melody or phrase (the subject) is introduced by one part and successively taken up by others and developed by interweaving the parts."
},
{
"WORD": "fulgurant",
"DEFINITION": "dazzling: amazingly impressive; suggestive of the flashing of lightning; "
},
{
"WORD": "fungible",
"DEFINITION": "(of goods contracted for without an individual specimen being specified) able to replace or be replaced by another identical item; mutually interchangeable."
},
{
"WORD": "galantophile",
"DEFINITION": "A collector of or expert on snowdrops"
},
{
"WORD": "gallant",
"DEFINITION": "A man who pays special attention to women. Brave/courageous/heroic/chivalric"
},
{
"WORD": "Galoot",
"DEFINITION": "A clumsy or oafish person (often as a term of abuse)."
},
{
"WORD": "gasconade",
"DEFINITION": "Extravagant boasting. brag. fanfaronade"
},
{
"WORD": "gelid",
"DEFINITION": "icy; extremely cold."
},
{
"WORD": "genuflect",
"DEFINITION": "ower one's body briefly by bending one knee to the ground, typically in worship or as a sign of respect"
},
{
"WORD": "genuflect",
"DEFINITION": "Lower one's body briefly by bending one knee to the ground, typically in worship or as a sign of respect. KNEEL"
},
{
"WORD": "gerrymander",
"DEFINITION": "Manipulate the boundaries of (an electoral constituency) so as to favor one party or class."
},
{
"WORD": "gewgaw",
"DEFINITION": "a showy thing, especially one that is useless or worthless"
},
{
"WORD": "glabrous",
"DEFINITION": "Free from hair or down; smooth"
},
{
"WORD": "gnome",
"DEFINITION": "A short statement encapsulating a general truth; a maxim . garden. elf. etc."
},
{
"WORD": "gourmand",
"DEFINITION": "A person who enjoys eating and often eats too much. a glutton. connoisseur of good food"
},
{
"WORD": "hackle",
"DEFINITION": "Hairs along the back of an animal that rise when it is angry or alarmed."
},
{
"WORD": "hagiography",
"DEFINITION": "The writing of the lives of saints."
},
{
"WORD": "Halcyon",
"DEFINITION": "Denoting a period of time in the past that was idyllically happy and peaceful // A bird of which the ancients fabled that it bred about the time of the winter solstice in a nest floating on the sea, and that it charmed the wind and waves so that the sea was specially calm during the period: usually identified with a species of kingfisher, hence a poetic name of this bird. // ety kingfisher"
},
{
"WORD": "Hale",
"DEFINITION": "Strong and healthy"
},
{
"WORD": "handsel",
"DEFINITION": "[‘ trans. To give (a person) a gift at the beginning of the year or day, on a birthday, etc., as a token of good luck. Also more generally: to give a gift on any occasion. Formerly also in ironic use: †to present or greet with something unwelcome (obs.).’]"
},
{
"WORD": "haptic",
"DEFINITION": "is any form of nonverbal communication involving touch /// Of the nature of, involving, or relating to the sense of touch, the perception of position and motion /kinaesthetic, tactility"
},
{
"WORD": "heresiarch",
"DEFINITION": " A leader or founder of a heresy. Also transf."
},
{
"WORD": "heteroclite",
"DEFINITION": "abnormal and irregular"
},
{
"WORD": "heteroclite",
"DEFINITION": "abnormal or irregular. an abnormal thing or person."
},
{
"WORD": "highfalutin",
"DEFINITION": "Absurdly pompous speech or writing; bombast."
},
{
"WORD": "hirsute",
"DEFINITION": "hairy // of or pertaining to matters of hair"
},
{
"WORD": "Hobbesian",
"DEFINITION": "English materialist and political philosopher who advocated absolute sovereignty as the only kind of government that could resolve problems caused by the selfishness of human beings"
},
{
"WORD": "hyaline",
"DEFINITION": "Having a glassy, translucent appearance./noun/ A thing that is clear and translucent like glass, esp. a smooth sea or a clear sky"
},
{
"WORD": "hydrocephalus",
"DEFINITION": "water on the brain"
},
{
"WORD": "hyperkeratosis",
"DEFINITION": "Abnormal thickening of the outer layer of the skin."
},
{
"WORD": "ideation",
"DEFINITION": "The formation of ideas or concepts: \"paranoid ideation\"."
},
{
"WORD": "ignis fatuus",
"DEFINITION": "A phosphorescent light seen hovering or flitting over marshy ground, and supposed to be due to the spontaneous combustion of an inflammable gas (phosphuretted hydrogen) derived from decaying organic matter; popularly called Will-o'-the-wisp, Jack-a-lantern, etc. // When approached, the ignis fatuus appeared to recede, and finally to vanish, sometimes reappearing in another direction. This led to the notion that it was the work of a mischievous sprite, intentionally leading benighted travellers astray. Hence the term is commonly used allusively or fig. for any delusive guiding principle, hope, aim, etc"
},
{
"WORD": "imbricate",
"DEFINITION": "Arrange (scales, sepals, plates, etc.) so that they overlap like roof tiles."
},
{
"WORD": "imbroglio",
"DEFINITION": "An extremely confused, complicated, or embarrassing situation: \"the Watergate imbroglio\". entanglement complication"
},
{
"WORD": "imprecate",
"DEFINITION": "curse: wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "
},
{
"WORD": "imprimatur",
"DEFINITION": "Official approval; sanction. An official license by the Roman Catholic Church to print an ecclesiastical or religious book"
},
{
"WORD": "inchoate",
"DEFINITION": "Just begun and so not fully formed or developed; rudimentary: \"a still inchoate democracy\"."
},
{
"WORD": "incipient",
"DEFINITION": "In an initial stage; beginning to happen or develop: \"incipient anger\""
},
{
"WORD": "incontinence",
"DEFINITION": "involuntary urination or defecation."
},
{
"WORD": "incorrigible",
"DEFINITION": "Not able to be corrected, improved, or reformed."
},
{
"WORD": "ineluctable",
"DEFINITION": "Unable to be resisted or avoided; inescapable: \"the ineluctable facts\"."
},
{
"WORD": "Infantophile",
"DEFINITION": "An adult who is sexually attracted to babies and young children 0 - 5 years of age"
},
{
"WORD": "ingratiate",
"DEFINITION": "Bring oneself into favor with someone by flattering or trying to please them"
},
{
"WORD": "inimical",
"DEFINITION": "Tending to obstruct or harm: \"actions inimical to our interests\" hostile, unfriendly adverse, enemy, antagonistic"
},
{
"WORD": "insipid",
"DEFINITION": "Lacking flavor: \"insipid coffee\". //acking vigor or interest."
},
{
"WORD": "insolent",
"DEFINITION": "Showing a rude or arrogant lack of respect"
},
{
"WORD": "insouciant ",
"DEFINITION": "casual: marked by blithe unconcern"
},
{
"WORD": "intaglio",
"DEFINITION": "A design incised or engraved into a materia"
},
{
"WORD": "inter alia ",
"DEFINITION": "amongst other things"
},
{
"WORD": "intercalate",
"DEFINITION": "Insert (something) between layers in a crystal lattice, geological formation, or other structure"
},
{
"WORD": "interpolate",
"DEFINITION": "Insert (something) between fixed points"
},
{
"WORD": "intransigent ",
"DEFINITION": "Unwilling or refusing to change one's views or to agree about something"
},
{
"WORD": "invective",
"DEFINITION": "Insulting, abusive, or highly critical language."
},
{
"WORD": "inveterate",
"DEFINITION": "Having a particular habit, activity, or interest that is long-established and unlikely to change."
},
{
"WORD": "irrumate",
"DEFINITION": "to practise fellatio on"
},
{
"WORD": "jactitation",
"DEFINITION": "The restless tossing of the body in illness"
},
{
"WORD": "jeremiad",
"DEFINITION": "A jeremiad is a long literary work, usually in prose, but sometimes in verse, in which the author bitterly laments the state of society and its morals in a serious tone of sustained invective, and always contains a prophecy of society's imminent downfall."
},
{
"WORD": "kaopectic",
"DEFINITION": "colour of pepto bismal"
},
{
"WORD": "katabasis",
"DEFINITION": " (from Greek κατὰ, \"down\" βαίνω \"go\") is a descent of some type, such as moving downhill, or the sinking of the winds or sun, a military retreat, or a trip to the underworld or a trip from the interior of a country down to the coast"