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plinth
A block or slab upon which a column, pedestal, or statue is based.
crwth
An archaic stringed instrument associated particularly with Wales, although once played widely in Europe.
quotidian
daily; occurring or recurring every day.
liposuction
A cosmetic surgery procedure in which excess fat is removed from a specific area by suction.
callipygian
Having beautifully shaped buttocks.
isochronous
happening at regular intervals
philatelic
of or relating to philately or of interest to philatelists
uxorious
Overly devoted or submissive to one's wife.
futtock
any of the curved timbers that form the ribs of a ship.
ovoviviparous
Of or pertaining to such kind of animals such as some reptiles whose eggs hatch inside their body
zygomatic
Pertaining to the zygoma.
floccinaucinihilipilification
The act or habit of describing or regarding something as worthless.
antidisestablishmentarianism
A political philosophy opposed to the separation of a religious group ("church") and a government ("state"), esp. the belief held by those in 19th century England opposed to separating the Anglican church from the civil government.
polymath
A person with extraordinarily broad and comprehensive knowledge.
lambent
Brushing or flickering gently over a surface.
fabulator
One who writes, studies or recites fables frequently; often professionally
serendipity
An unsought, unintended, and/or unexpected discovery and/or learning experience that happens by accident and sagacity.
lugubrious
gloomy, mournful or dismal, especially to an exaggerated degree.
plethora
An excessive amount or number; an abundance.
fusty
moldy or musty
unctuous
Oily or greasy.
fandango
A form of flamenco music and dance
fictive
fictional, fanciful or invented
oxymoron
A figure of speech in which two words with opposing meanings are used together intentionally for effect.
osculate
To kiss someone or something.
curmudgeon
A miser.
hidebound
Having the skin adhering so closely to the ribs and back as not to be easily loosened or raised.
idiosyncratic
Peculiar to a specific individual; eccentric.
troglodyte
A member of a supposed prehistoric race that lived in caves or holes, a caveman.
hegemony
Domination, influence, or authority over another, especially by one political group over a society or by one nation over others (e.g.: internationally among nation-states, and regionally over social classes, between languages or even culture).
cojones
testicles
synecdoche
A figure or trope by which a part of a thing is put for the whole, the whole for a part, the species for the genus, the genus for the species, or the name of the material for the thing made, and similar.
nucleophilic
of, or relating to an nucleophile
prelapsarian
Of, or relating to the period before the fall of Adam and Eve
flautist
One who plays the flute.
syncytium
A mass of cytoplasm containing many nuclei.
specificity
The probability, in a binary test, of a true negative being correctly identified.
paradigm
An example serving as a model or pattern.
oeuvre
A work of art.
brouhaha
A stir; a fuss or uproar.
undulant
Having the characteristics of a wave; wavelike
obsequious
Obedient, compliant with someone else's orders or wishes.
supercilious
showing contemptuous indifference; haughty.
avuncular
In the manner of an uncle, pertaining to an uncle.
transmogrify
To completely alter the form of.
glockenspiel
a musical instrument of the percussion family of instruments, like the xylophone, it has tuned bars arranged like the keys on a piano, and is also smaller in size and higher in pitch.
titillate
To stimulate or excite pleasantly
syzygy
A kind of unity, namely an alignment of three celestial bodies (for example, the Sun, Earth, and Moon) such that one body is directly between the other two, such as occurs at an eclipse
cunnilingus
Oral sex in which the clitoris or vulva of the female is orally stimulated.
coagulate
To cause to congeal, to convert from a liquid to a semisolid mass.
orifice
A mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe, etc. an opening;
vociferous
Making or characterized by a noisy outcry; clamorous.
vernacular
The language of a people, a national language.
verisimilitude
the property of seeming true, of resembling reality; resemblance to reality, realism
dodecahedron
A polyhedron with twelve faces;
obfuscate
To make dark; overshadow
specious
Seemingly well-reasoned or factual, but actually fallacious or insincere; strongly held but false.
peripatetic
Walking about; itinerant; nomadic.
schmaltz
Liquid chickenfat
antivivisectionist
an individual opposed to the practice of vivisection
circumlocution
A roundabout or indirect way of speaking; the use of more words than necessary to express an idea.
onomatopoeia
The property of a word of sounding like what it represents.
bilateral
having two sides
buckminsterfullerene
an allotrope of carbon having a hollow molecule consisting of 60 atoms arranged in 12 pentagonal and 20 hexagonal faces to form a truncated icosahedron; the smallest of the fullerenes
heterodoxy
The quality of being heterodox.
perspicacious
Of acute discernment; having keen insight; mentally perceptive.
obsolescent
In the process of becoming obsolete, but not obsolete yet.
zeitgeist
The spirit of the age; the taste, outlook, and spirit characteristic of a period.
festoon
An ornament such as a garland or chain which hangs loosely from two tacked spots.
plebeian
Of or pertaining to the Roman plebs, or common people.
harbinger
A person or thing that foreshadows or foretells the coming of someone or something.
phlegm
One of the four humors making up the body in ancient and mediaeval medicine; said to be cold and moist, and often identified with mucus. [from 13th c.]
propitiation
placation, atonement, expiation.
pith
The soft spongy substance in the center of the stems of many plants and trees.
drongo
Various birds of the family Dicruridae.
cloaca
A sewer.
vomitorium
A passage located behind a tier of seats in an amphitheatre used as an exit for the crowds
promulgate
To make known or public.
ineffable
Beyond expression in words; unspeakable.
osteoporotic
Relating to osteoporosis.
assonance
The repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds (though with different consonants), usually in literature or poetry.
mastication
The process of chewing.
per
for each
microscopy
the study of microscopes, their design and manufacture
oracular
Prophetic, foretelling the future.
poltroon
An ignoble or total coward; a dastard; a mean-spirited wretch.
colloquy
A formal conversation.
galantine
A dish of boned, stuffed meat (or fish) that has been lightly poached, and is served cold
heteroscedasticity
The property of a series of random variables of not every variable having the same finite variance
proscenium
The stage area between the curtain and the orchestra.
membranous
having the qualities of, or pertaining to a membrane
ampersand
The symbol "&".
constabulary
Characteristic to police; police-like (as opposed to military)
coprolite
fossilized dung
gorgonzola
A blue-veined Italian cheese, made from cow's milk.
ebullient
boiling, agitated, enthusiastic
defenestrate
To eject or throw (someone or something) from a window.
nodule
A rounded mass or irregular shape; a little knot or lump.
opacity
The state or quality of being opaque, not allowing light to pass through
kewl
Nonstandard spelling of cool.
smarmy
Falsely earnest, smug, or ingratiating.
carbuncle
A deep-red or fiery colored garnet or other dark red precious stone, especially when cut cabochon.