Accede: (v) 1. a: To become a party - b: To express approval or give consent

Allay: (v) 1. To subdue or reduce in intensity or severity - 2. To make quiet

Ambiguity: (n) 1. The quality or state of being ambiguous especially in meaning

Ambiguous: (adj) 1. Doubtful or uncertain especially from obsscurity or indistinctness. 2. Capable of being understood in two or more possible senses or ways.

Ambuscade: (n or v) An ambush (noun) - or - To ambush (verb)

Anistrophe: (n) 1. a: The repetition of of words in reversed order. b: The repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses

Apathy: (n) 1. Lack of feeling or emotion : Impassiveness 2. Lack of interest or concern : Indifference | Apathetic | Apathetically

Apeak: (adj or adv) Being in a vertical position



Bombast: (n) Pretentious inflated speech or writing

Bombastic: (adj) Marked by or given to bombast : Pompous/Overblown






Dapper: (adj) 1. a: Neat and trim in appearance b: Excessively spruce and stylish. 2: Alert and lively in movement and manners | Dapperly | Dapperness

Deasil: (adv) Clockwise

Demur: (n) 1. Hesitation usually based on doubt of the acceptability of something offered or proposed. 2. The act or an instance of objecting : Protest

Demur: (v) 1. Delay, Hesitate 2. To file a demurrer 3. To take exception :Object - often used with to or at

Deontic: (adj) Of or relating to moral obligation

Devoir: (n) 1. : Duty, Responsibility 2. A usually formal act of civility or respect

Disparage: (v) 1. : To lower in rank or reputation. : Degrade : 2. : To depreciate by indirect means, to speak slightly about | Disparagement | Disparager | Disparaging | Disparaginly

Dolor: (n) Mental suffering or anguish

Dorsad: (adv) Toward the back: Dorsally

Dour: (adj) 1. Stern, Harsh 2. Obstinate, Unyielding 3. Gloomy, Sullen | Dourly | Dourness

Doyen: (n) 1. a: The senior member of a body or group. b: A person who is considered to be knowledgeable or uniquely skilled as a result of long experience in some field of endeavor. 2. The oldest example of a category

Doyenne: (n) A women who is a doyen



Elhi: (adj) Of, relating to, or designed for use in grades 1 to 12

Elucidate: (v) To make lucid, especially by explanation or analysis : To give a clarifying explanation

Ersatz: (adj) Being a usually artificial and inferior substitute or imitation

Erudite: (adj) Possessing or displaying erudition

Erudition: (n) Extensive knowledge acquired chiefly from books : profound, recondite, or bookish learning



Funnily: (adv) In a strange manner



Grandiloquence: (n) A lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality, especially in language

Gormandize: (v) To eat gluttonously or ravenously : to eat greedily

Gormless: (adj) Lacking intelligence









Jactitation: (n) A tossing to and fro or jerking and twitching of the body

Jocular: (adj) 1. : Given to jesting : habitually jolly or jocund 2. : Characterized by joking

Jocund: (adj) Marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness

Jussive: (n) A word, form, case, or mood expressing command



Katabatic: (adj) Relating to or being a wind produced by the flow of cold dense air down a slope (as of a mountain or glacier) in an area subject to radiational cooling

Kerfuffle: (n) Disturbance, fuss

Kiaugh: (n) Trouble, anxiety



Lambent: (adj) 1. Playing lightly on or over a surface 2. Softly bright or radiant 3. Marked by lightness or brilliance especially of expression - lambently (adv)

Lethargic: (adj) 1. Of relating to, or characterized by lethargy : Sluggish. 2. Indifferent, Apathetic | Lethargically

Lethargy: (n) 1. Abnormal drowsiness 2. The quality or state of being lazy, sluggish, or indifferent

Lethe: (n) 1. (capitalized) A river in Hades whose waters cause drinkers to forget their past. 2. Oblivion, Forgetfullness | Lethan (oft. capitalized)

Lewd: (adj) 1. Evil, Wicked. 2. Obscene, Vulgar | Lewdly | Lewdness

Livid: (adj) 1. Discolored by bruising 2. Ashen, pallid 3. Reddish 4. Very angry : enraged

Longevous: (adj) Long-lived

Loquacious: (adj) 1. Given to fluent or excessive talk (garrulous) 2. Full of excessive talk (wordy)

Loquacity: (n) The quality or state of being very talkative

Louche: (adj) Not reputable or decent

Luciferous: (adj) Bringing light or insight



Mirth: (n) Gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter






Obstinate: (adj) 1. Perversely adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion. 2. Not easily subdued, remedied, or removed. | Obstinately | Obstinateness

Obstreperous: (adj) 1. Marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness. 2. Stubbornly resistant to control. | Obstreperously | Obstreperousness

Otiose: (adj) 1. Producing no useful result: Futile 2. Being at leisure: Idle 3. lacking use or effect: Functionless



Pejorative: (adj or n) Having negative connotations, especially: tending to disparage or belittle : Depreciatory | Pejoratively

Persnickety: (adj) a. Fussy about small details b. Having the characteristics of a snob

Poltroon: (adj) Characterized by complete cowardice

Prerogative: (n) 1. An exclusive or special right, power, or privilege as (1): belonging to an office or an official body (2): one belonging to a person, group, or class of individuals (3): one possessed by a nation as an attribute of sovereignty 2. A distinctive excellence



Quaggy: (adj) 1. Marshy 2. Flabby

Quiddity: (n) 1. Whatever makes something the type that it is: Essence 2. A trifling point: Quibble

Quidnunc: (n) A person who seeks to know all the latest news or gossip

Quixotic: (adj) Foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals; marked by rash lofty romantic ideas or extravagantly chivalrous action



Rankle: (v) To cause (or feel) anger, irritation, or deep bitterness

Recondite: (adj) 1. Hidden from sight: Concealed 2. Difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend: Deep 3. Of, relating to, or dealing with something little known or obscure

Rectitudinous: (adj) Piously self-righteous



Sagacious: (adj) Keen in sense perception : Discerning | Shrewd | Sagaciously | Sagaciousness

Sagacity: The quality of being Sagacious

Sopite: (v) 1. To put to sleep: Lull 2. To pt an end to (as a claim): Settle

Stymie: (v) To present an obstacle to: stand in the way of



Tetchy: (adj) Irritably or peevishly sensitive

Tourbillion: (n) 1. Whirlwind 2. A vortex, especially of a whirlwind or whirlpool



Usurp: (v) 1. a: To seize and hold in possession by force or without right b: To take or make use of without right 2. To take the place of by or as if by force



Vaunt: (v) To make a vain display of one's own worth or attainments (Brag) : to call attention to pridefully and often boastfully

Vehement: (adj) Marked by forced energy : Powerful. a: Intensely emotional : Impassioned, Fervid. b: Deeply felt. c: Bitterly antagonistic. | Vehemently

Verbose: (adj) Containing more words than necessary : Wordy | Verbosely | Verboseness | Verbosity

Verve: (n) 1. Special ability or talent. 2. a: The spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance: Vivacity b: Energy, Vitality

Vim: (n) Robust energy and enthusiasm

Vivacious: (adj) Lively in temper, conduct, or spirit

Vociferous: (adj) Marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry | Vociferously | Vociferousness

Voluptuous: (adj) Full of delight or pleasure to the senses : conductive to or arising from sensuous or sensual gratification : Luxurious




Wangle: (v) 1. To extricate oneself (as from difficulty): Wiggle 2. To resort to trickery or devious methods 3. To adjust or manipulate for personal or fraudulent ends 4. To make or get by devious means: Finagle

Whid: (v) To move nimbly and silently

Whiffet: (n) A small, young, or unimportant person

Whiffle: (v) 1. To blow unsteadily or in gusts (as the wind) 2. To emit or produce a light whistling of puffin sound

Widdershins: (adv) Counterclockwise

Wold: (n) 1. A usually upland area of open country 2. A hilly or rolling region

Wolfer: (n) A hunter of wolves

Wuther: (v) To blow with a dull roaring sound













****Definitions in this post are obtained from various dictionary sources including Webster’s, American Heritage, and Standard dictionaries.