WORD PHRASE

(a)all over-----------------throughout.
       (b)overall------------------complete.

(2)    (a) born in------------------come to world.
       (b)inborn--------------------natural.

(3)    (a)break out-----------------started suddenly.
       (b)outbreak------------------sudden start.

(4)    (a)burst out-----------------suddenly begin.
       (b)outburst------------------strong expression of emotion.

(5)    (a)cast down----------------sad, depressed.
       (b)downcast-----------------down ward,sad,depressed.

(6)    (a)cast out-----------------throw out
       (b)outcast------------------segregated being of lower cast.

(7)    (a)come in------------------enter.
       (b)income-------------------money received for work in a fixed period.

(8)    (a)come over----------------taken place in.
       (b)overcome-----------------face.

(9)    (a)come out-----------------appear.
       (b)outcome------------------result.

(10)   (a)cry out------------------cried loudly.
       (b)outcry-------------------lot of noise.

(11)   (a)fall down----------------lose height.
       (b)downfall-----------------ruin.

(12)   (a)keep up------------------maintain.
       (b)upkeep-------------------cost of maintenance good condition.

(13)   (a)layout-------------------spread out.
       (b)outlay-------------------sum of money to be spent.

(14)   (a)let out------------------give on rent.
       (b)outlet-------------------way out for water.

(15)   (a)lift up------------------raise to higher level.
       (b)uplift-------------------batterment.

(16)   (a)look over----------------examining.
       (b)over look----------------disregard.

(17)   (a)look out-----------------searched.
       (b)outlook------------------attitude of life.

(18)   (a)pour down----------------rained heavily.
       (b)downpour-----------------___do___.

(19)   (a)put out------------------extingiush.
       (b)output-------------------production.

(20)   (a)rule over----------------governed.
       (b)overrule-----------------set aside.

(21)   (a)run out------------------exhausted.
       (b)outrun-------------------gone beyond.

(22)   (a)stand with---------------on ground terms.
       (b)withstand----------------resist.

(23)   (a)start up-----------------began to run.
       (b)upstart------------------suddenly risen to power.

(24)   (a)set in-------------------begun.
       (b)inset--------------------decorated.

(25)   (a)set on-------------------incited to attack.
       (b)onset--------------------beginning.

(26)   (a)set out------------------begin.
       (b)outset-------------------beginning.

(27)   (a)set up-------------------established.
       (b)upset--------------------trouble,overturn.

(28)   (a)take over----------------gain control of.
       (b)overtake-----------------pass.

(29)   (a)throw over---------------give up.
       (b)overthrow----------------fall.

(30)   (a)turn out-----------------proved to be.
       (b)out-turn-----------------quality produced.

(awwa book)formal words and one word for phrases

person skilled in the science of celestial
bodies--------------------------astronomer.
a person who wants to create lawlessness in the
state-----------------------anarchist.
a person who loves
everybody------------------------------------------------altruist.
the absence of goverment in a
country---------------------------------------anarchy
one who learn arts/plays a game for pleasure not
professionally-------------amateur.
a minister representing a state in a foreign
country------------------------ambassador.
a written declaratioon made on as
oath--------------------------------------affidavit.
animals living in
water-----------------------------------------------------aquatic.
assembly of hearers---------------------------------------------------------audience.
life history of a person written by
himself---------------------------------autobiography.

a person blindly attached to any opinion system or
party--------------------bigot.

science  of arranging as per timee
sequence---------------------------------chronology.
science about origin of
universe--------------------------------------------cosmology.
hackneyed phrases or out dated
words----------------------------------------cliche
inclined to find
fault.-----------------------------------------------------critical.

a letter unclaimed by any one
----------------------------------------------dead.
in which neither party
wins-------------------------------------------------drawn.

study of relation of animals andd plants to thier
surrrounding--------------ecology.
fit to be eaten-------------------------------------------------------------edible.
one who leaves his coutry to settle
elsewhere-------------------------------emigrant.
a disease falling on great
number-------------------------------------------epidemic.

for which no salary is
paid-------------------------------------------------honorary.
beyond all hopes of
improvement---------------------------------------------hopeless.

teaching with the aid of pictures and
models--------------------------------iconography
destitude of learning-------------------------------------------------------ignorant.
contrary to law.------------------------------------------------------------illegal.
one who cannot read or
write------------------------------------------------illiterate.
that which cannot be
moved--------------------------------------------------immobile.
incapable to being
reached--------------------------------------------------inaccessible.
incapable of being
divided--------------------------------------------------indivisible.
not qualified for
election--------------------------------------------------ineligible.
a man who does not make a
mistake-------------------------------------------infalliable.
likely to do much
injury----------------------------------------------------injurious.
being unable to pay one's
debt----------------------------------------------insolvent.
incapable of being
believed-------------------------------------------------incredible.
one who comes a settler into a foreign
country------------------------------immigrant.
easily made angry-----------------------------------------------------------irritable.

a place fitted up for
experiments-------------------------------------------laboratory.
the writing or compiling
dictionaries---------------------------------------lexicography
one who knows too many
languages--------------------------------------------linguist

a large number--------------------------------------------------------------majority.
person too careful for
details----------------------------------------------meticulous

open to objection-----------------------------------------------------------objectionable.
no longer in use------------------------------------------------------------obsolete.

one who takes the bright side of
things-------------------------------------pessimist.

born after the death of
father.---------------------------------------------posthumous child.
a short sentence often
quoted-----------------------------------------------proverb.

at the same time------------------------------------------------------------simultaneously.
a partner taking no active
part---------------------------------------------sleeping.
murder of self--------------------------------------------------------------suicide.

a person who does not like to move in
society-------------------------------unsocial.

one who lives on
vegetable--------------------------------------------------vegetarian.
a woman whose husband is
dead.----------------------------------------------widow.



(14)
(17)incapable of being
believed-------------------------------------------------incredible.
(18)one who comes a settler into a foreign
country-----------------------------immigrant.
(19)
(20)the act or practise of sleep
walking--------------------------------------somnambulism.
(21)incapable of being
conquered-----------------------------------------------invincible.
(22)incapable of being easily set on
fire---------------------------------inflammable.
(23).
(24)
(25)one who believes in
fate--------------------------------------------fatalist.
(26)a place for invalids and
convalescents------------------------------sanatorium
(27)a word no longer in use------------------------------------------obsolete
(28)a paper written by hand-----------------------------------------manuscript
(29)a person who spends money carefully-------------------------frugal
(30)a person who can not pay his debt---------------------------bankrupt.
(31)a list of books--------------------------------------------catalogue.
(32)one who has long experience of any occupation--------------veteran.
(33)a murder of one's own  father-------------------------------patricide.
(34)one who is engaged in fighting in a war---------------------belligerent.
(35)a person indifferent to pleasure or pain--------------------stoic.
(36)one who believes in god-------------------------------------theist.
(37)one who hates mankind---------------------------------------misanthropes.
(38)a person who hates women------------------------------------misogynist.
(39)a murderer of one's mother---------------------------------matricide.
(40)a place where young plants are kept------------------------nursery.
(41)incapable of being burnt-----------------------------------incombustible.
(42)the state of having two wives or husbands at the same time----bigamy.
(43)an animal that eats flesh--------------------------------carnivorous.
(44)one who dies for faith------------------------------------martyr.
(45)keep knowledge of all parts of world----------------------cosmopolitan.
(46)hard to please a person-----------------------------------fastidious.
(47)one who loves and works for his followers------------------philanthropist.
(48)goverment by officials in  a state---------------------------bureaucracy.
(49)the state of being unmarried----------------------------------celibacy.
(50)a thing is fit to be eaten -----------------------------------edible.
(51)one who fights for the sake of money--------------------------mercenary.
(52)being  present everywhere-------------------------------------omnipresent.
(53)being all powerful--------------------------------------------omnipotent.
(54)knowing everything of this universe---------------------------omniscient.
(55)a man who is having the quality of woman----------------------effeminate.
(56)an office for which no  salary is paid------------------------honorary.
(57)one who  eats human flesh------------------------------------cannibal.
(58)not being  able to make a mistake----------------------------infalliable
(59)a cure for all diseases---------------------------------------panacea.
(60)all of one mind-----------------------------------------------unanimous.
(61)a speech made without any previous preparation----------------extempore.
(62)one who is affected by excessive enthusiam especially  in
religious matters-------fanatic.
(63)one who is given to sensual enjoyment or pleasures of
life------------------------epicurean.
(64)a substance that kills
germs---------------------------------------germicide.
(65)the murder of a brother------------------------------------------fratricide.
(66)one who talks too much------------------------------------------garrulous.
(67)animals which live on plants------------------------------------herbivorous.
(68)eliminating or killing of a whole race--------------------------genocide.
(69)a word which agrees with another in pronunciation and perhaps in
alsospelling but is different from it in connotation.-------homopnym.
(70)a place where mad men are kept-----------------------------lunatic asylum.
(71)a war for religion-----------------------------------------crusade.
(72)the practice of marrying  once-----------------------------monogamy.
(73)a child born out of illegal marriage----------------------bastard.
(74)where dead bodies are burnt-------------------------------crematorium.
(75)too much official formality-------------------------------red tapism.
(76)writers who steal ideals from another---------------------plagiarist.
(77)worship of idols------------------------------------------idolatry.
(78)words inscribed on a tomb--------------------------------epitaph.
(79)one who talks about himself------------------------------egotist.
(80)
(81).
(82)one who eats too much ----------------------------------glutton.
(83)a religious discourse-----------------------------------sermon.
(84)detailed plan of a journey-----------------------------itinerary.
(85)one who is in charge of a museum-----------------------curator.
(86)a small shop that sells fashion cloths,cosmetics-------boutique.

(awwa book)crime and punishment

absconding
accomplice
accuse
adulterated
advocate
anticipatory bail
arrested
arsonist
authority
bail
banishment
bar at law
betray
bigamist
blatantly
bluff
booty
bribe
burglar
brigand
capital punishment
cell
chamber
chain snatching
charged
child abuse
cognizable offence
commited crime
conceited
confession
contaminated
cop
court
covert
criminal
crucification
culpable homicide
deserter
don
dacoit
looting
fraud
juvenile
verdict

OBSCURE WORD DICTIONARY

Grandiloquent Dictionary
Third Edition
C.S. Bird
February 25, 2006
abishag - A child born to a married man's mistress
ablegate - A representative of the pope who assists in selecting cardinals
abligurition - Excessive spending on food and drink
accipitrine - having a nose like a hawk's beak
accoucheur - A man who assists in delivering babies, usually at home
accubation - The practice of eating or drinking while lying down
accubitus - Sharing a bed for sleeping only
aceldama - A blood soaked battle_eld
acosmist - One who believes that nothing exists
acouasm - A buzzing or a ringing of the ears
acoucheuse - A midwife, or other person who assists in delivering babies
acrocephalic - Having a pointy head
acronycal - Occurring at sunset.
acronyx - An ingrown _ngernail or toenail.
adiabolist - One who does not believe in the existence of a Devil.
aeolist - A pompous windy bore who pretends to have inspiration.
aesthete - One who obsessively pursues or admires beauty.
a_atus - A divine inspiration leading to creativity.
aunters - In a messy or disordered state.
aforcing - Adding rice or grains to a dish. to serve more people
agalaxy - Unable to produce milk.
agapetae - early church women who lived with celibate men
agathocacological - Composed of both good and evil
agelast - A person who never laughs
agenhina - A guest at an inn, who is considered to be one of the family
aginator - A merchant who sells only small items
agiotage - Speculation in the stock market
agist - A fee charged to private landowners for public services, or the re-
quirement that private land be used for public services
aglet - The plastic or metal tip on the end of shoelaces
agogic - Pertaining to the making of wax models
agra_e - The wire that holds the cork in a bottle of champagne
agrapha - The collective name for phrases which are often quoted and at-
tributed to someone who never said them.
agroof - at on your face
ai - A South American three toed sloth
alcedama - A blood soaked _eld or a battle_eld
algerining - Prowling around with the intent to commit burglary
allotheism - The worship of strange gods
alopecist - A person who claims to prevent baldness
alterocentric - Someone whose life revolves around other people
altitonant - Thundering from above or on high
alytarch - A referee, or person who enforces game rules
amaut - A fur lined hood on the back of a women's parka, usually used for
carrying an infant.
ambeer - The spittle produced when chewing tobacco
amphigory - A poem that seems profound but is really complete nonsense
amphigory - A seemingly profound poem which is actually nonsense
amrita - A drink which bestows immortality in Hindu mythology
anabatic - Related to wind currents, especially rising winds
anacardic - Pertaining to a cashew nut
anagapesis - The feeling when one no longer loves someone they once did
anasarkas - A condition in which a person is so swollen that they appear
to have no muscles
anconeal - Related to the elbow
anile - Resembling a doddering old-woman, although usually used to imply
loss of mental ability
anklyosis - The sti_ness of immobility of a joint
anoegenetic - Not producing new work or original knowledge
anonymuncle - A petty anonymous writer
anopisthographic - Having writing only upon one side
anserine - Like a goose
anteric - Pertaining to revenge against a former lover or a lover who betrays
anthropoglot - Any animal, such as a parrot, which is capable of copying
human speech
anthropolatry - Worship of a human as thought they were a god
anthropopathy - Ascribing human feelings or traits to God or to the gods
anthroposcopy - The art of determining personality or character from
physical features
anthropotheism - The belief that gods began as humans and are human
in nature
antisocordist - One who speaks against laziness and stupidity
anxiolytic - Serving to reduce tension or stress
apikoros - A Jewish person who does not follow Jewish law
apocalocyntosis - The act of being turned into a pumpkin
apocatastasis - The belief that all people will be saved by God
apodyopsis - The act of mentally undressing someone
apotheosis - The elevation of a mortal to deity
aproneer - A merchant or shopkeeper
aquabib - An individual who only drinks water
arctophilist - A collector of teddy bears
aristophren - A person possesing a superior intellect
arsle - To move backwards or to retreat rapidly
aspergillum - A device for sprinkling holy water, usually a perforated
sphere
aspersorium - A basin for holy water
assanka - The number ten to the sixty-third power
astereognosis - The loss of the ability to recognize shapes by touch
asthenic - Being lean and frail
aubade - A love song which is sung at dawn
augury - Divination using bird's ight
aureate - Pertaining to the fancy or owery words used by poets
autodeist - One who believes they are a god
autodidact - A person who has taught themselves
autohagiographer - A person who speaks or writes in a smug way about
their life and accomplishments
autolatry - The worship of one's self
autotheist - One who worships themselves
autotonsorialist - A person who cuts their own hair
aval - Pertaining to grand parents
avenage - Oats paid to a landlord when the tenant could not pay the rent
avenage - Oats that were paid to landlords in lieu of rent by the poor
avering - When a poor person removes all of their clothing to increase
sympathy while begging
averruncator - A long stick with shears for cutting high branches
avetrol - An illegitimate child
ayurnamat - The philosophy that there is no point in worrying about
events that cannot be changed
badot - An idler or something or someone who is silly
ba_ound - To stun or perplex
bailiwick - The region in which a sheri_ has legal powers
baisemain - A kiss on the hand
baize - The green cloth used on billiard tables and other gaming tables
balatron - A babbling bu_oon
baldric - A belt worn over the shoulder and chest used to hold a sword
ballicatter - The ice that forms around shores and docks from the cold
ocean spray
balnearii - People who steal clothing for public baths
balnearil - The people who stole clothing from a public bath in ancient
Rome
barathrum - A person who eats like they were a bottomless pit
barathrum - A pit into which condemned people are placed to die.
barleychild - A baby born less than six months after marriage
bawcock - A nice gentleman
beaze - To dry in the sun
begrumpled - To be very unhappy or displeased
beldam - A foul old woman
belgard - A sweet and loving look
bialag - A person in front of a second person riding the same horse
bibliopolist - One who deals in rare books
bibliothecary - A person who collects and maintains books
bicorne - 1. The hat with two points worn by Napolean
bicorne - 2. In French lore, a two horned monster that eats hen-pecke
husbands
bi_lar - Sewing with two threads at once
bissextile - 1. Related to the extra day in a leap year
bissextile - 2. Describing a leap year
bitheism - Believing in two gods
blatherskite - An obnoxious braggart
blatteroon - A person who will not stop talking
blellum - an idle boring chatterer
blennorrhea - An unusually large discharge of mucus, or a continuous
discharge of mucus
blepharon - A person with huge eyebrows
blepharospasm - A form of constant winking
blodder - To ow with a gurgling sound from a small aperture
blowsabella - A red faced wench
boanthropy - The delusion that one is an ox
bodach - In British lore, a small creature who lives in the chimney and
comes out at night to abduct naughty children
bogglish - Being uncertain or nervous
bonnyclabber - Milk which has become thick due to being sour
borborygmus - The rumbling sound of gas passing through the intestine
bordlode - A service tenants are required to perform as part of the rental
agreement
 boucan - A naturally occuring bed of burning coals
bouquinist - A dealer of worthless used books
bourdon - The bass drone of a bagpipe or of the low pitched notes on a
pipe organ
boustrophedon - A form of writing which alternates left to right / right
to left, also used to describe some forms of typesetting.
bowdlerize - To purge literature of all possibly o_ensive or morally impure
material
brachiation - The act of swinging through the trees, such as performed by
monkeys
brachistichrone - The path between two points along which a particle
travels for the shortest time
brachycephalic - Having a head that is broad
brannigan - 1. A spree of excessive drinking
brannigan - 2. Any prolonged excessive indulgence, in activities or hobbies
breem - Pertaining to a female pig who wants to mate
breve - The small curve above a vowel which symbolizes a short sound
brevirostrate - Having a short nose
brimborion - Something which is useless or nonsensical
bronteum - A device used in theater or movies to create thunder
brontide - The low rumbling of distant thunder
brump - To collect branches which have fallen o_ of trees
buccula - A double chin
bucculent - Having a wide or large mouth
buchette - A piece of _rewood
buchettier - A person who chops and carries _rewood
bu_arilla - An extremely ugly young woman
bufoniform - Like a toad
burghbote - Donations made to repair a castle, or to build a castle
burke - A slang term for a murder which leaves the body intact, after
William Burke who ran a business murdering people and selling the bodies
to medical schools.
burladero - The wooden barrier in a bullring used for protection
byrthynsak - 1. The theft of a calf or a sheep
byrthynsak - 2. Stealing as much as one can carry
cachinnation - Loud or hysterical laughter
cacoepy - The incorrect pronunciation of a word
cacoethes - A bad habit or insatiable urge
cacogen - An antisocial person
cacophonophilist - One who loves harsh sounds
cagamosis - An unhappy marriage
cagophilist - A collector of keys
caiti_ - A despicable or cowardly person
calamistration - The act of curling hair
callet - A drab untidy woman
calliopean - Piercingly loud or shrill, often used to describe a voice
callow - Not having the experience and sophistication expected of an adult,
or of one in a responsible position
calypso - A fashion in which women tie a knot in their shirt and exposes
her waist
camelopard - A mythical beast with a camel father and a leopard as a
mother.
canoodle - To kiss and cuddle in an a_ectionate manner
cantabank - A second rate singer
cantle - A piece or a fragment of a larger object
caparison - Originally the ornamental decorations on a horse, now used to
refer to any fancy clothing
capernoited - Slightly intoxicated or tipsy
caphar - Money paid by merchants for protection, originally while travel-
ling in the Middle East
capilotade - A quickly put together story or excuse
carapace - The shell of an animal such as a turtle or armadillo
carcinomorphic - Resembling a crab
carfumish - To dissipate a foul smell
carker - A mischievieous child or brat
caryatid - A female sculpture which is used as a pillar
casuist - A sophist who insists on debating the smallest details
cataglottism - The act of sticking out one's tongue while kissing
cathartic - Something which is used to clean one's bowels
catholicon - A remedy for all ailments, or a miracle cure-all
catholicum - A medicine which can cure everything
causeuse - A sofa built for two people
cebocephalic - Having a monkey's head or brain
ceilidh - 1. A private conversation or visit
ceilidh - 2. An evening of musical entertainment
celation - The act of hiding a pregnancy
celibataire - A bachelor
cenacle - The large room in which the last supper took place
cenatory - Pertaining to dinner or supper
cenogamy - Communal marriage
cephalalgic - Any form of headache remedy
cercopithecan - Pertaining to monkeys
cerulean - A light blue or sky blue colour
cervine - Pertaining to deer
cervisial - Relating to beer
cha_erer - A vendor who enjoys talking while making a sale
chamade - A signal inviting discussion or negotiations
chankings - Pieces of food which are rejected from what is chewed. (spat
out)
charette - an intensive e_ort to complete something before the deadline
Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg - A Native
American lake name meaning "you _sh on your side, I _sh on my side an no
one _shes in the middle"
charientism - An artfully veiled insult
chaston - The part of a ring which holds a gem or diamond
chavish - The sound of many birds chirping together, or many people chat-
ting at once
cheiloproclitic - Being attracted to a person's lips
chessom - Soil which is free of sand and stones
chichevache - In French myth, a giant cow that eats virtuous women
chiliad - A period of one thousand years
chiliasm - The doctrine that Christ will return and reign for a thousand
years
chilihedron - A solid with 1000 equal sides
chirogymnast - A device used to exercise only the _ngers, especially for
pianists
chirotonsor - An alternate title for a barber
chirotony - A vote which is taken by a show of hands
cholangiocholecystocholedochectomy - The surgical removal of the he-
patic duct, common duct, and gall bladder
choller - A sagging double chin
choregus - The _nancial backer in ancient Greece, usually of a play
chorizontist - One who believes that the Illiad and the Odyssey were writ-
ten by di_erent authors
chrematistic - Pertaining to business or the pursuit of wealth
chrestomathic - Devoted to academic pursuits or to learning in general
chrisom - A child who dies before being baptised
chryselephantine - Made of or decorated with gold and ivory
chthonic - Pertaining to the underworld or Hell
cicisbeo - The man with whom a women is having an a_air
circumlocution - An overly complicated means of expression
clapperclaw - To berate or scold, or the person doing the scolding
clapperdudgeon - A beggar whose parents were beggars
clawscrunt - An old tree used as a scratching post, usually by cattle
cleptobiosis - The act of plundering food
clerisy - The wise and intelligent upper class
clo_n - To sit idly by a _re
cockalorum - A person who thinks they are bigger than they are
coenesthesis - An awareness of one's body and overall health
cognomen - A surname or family name
collation - A light informal meal
collieshangie - An uproar or a quarrel
colophon - The inscription or notes in the back of a book that give details
of the publisher or author
colporteur - A book peddler, particularly religious books
comiconomenclaturist - One who collects funny names
comprachico - A person who buys and sells children after deforming them
comprivigni - The relation of a child to its step-siblings
conchologist - A collector of shells
concilliabule - A secret meeting of people who are hatching a plot
concionative - Pertaining to public speaking
condign - Appropriate or deserved, especially in reference to a punishment
conskite - To cause a foul smell, particularly when afraid
consuetudinary - A guide to local customs and traditions, or a religious
manual
conventicle - A secret or unlawful religious assembly
coprophagan - A beetle that lives in dung
corrade - To gather from various sources
corsned - A medieval trial in which the accused had to swallow consecrated
bread
cosherer - Someone who eats at the expense of others, especially relatives
coshering - 1. The act of feasting
coshering - 2. The privilege of landlords (or relatives) to invite themselves
to live with their tenants
cosmolatry - The worship of nature
cosmopoietic - An adjective referring to world creating
cosmothetic - A philosophy which assumes the existence of an external
world without proof
costermonger - A seller of fruits, vegetables, and other food, especially
from a street cart
cotquean - A man who does what is traditionally women's work
couther - To comfort by giving refreshments and warmth
crambazzle - A worn out old man
crantara - A burnt piece of wood dipped in blood and taken from clan to
clan as a signal
crapulent - 1. Illness caused by overeating
crapulent - 2. Eating and drink too much
crepitation - The crackling and popping sound accompanying a wood _re
crepuscle - The fading light at the end of the day, also known as twilight
cribble - To push something through a sieve
crissum - A general term for the anus of a bird
criticasters - Third rate mean spirited critics
croodle - Too coo like a dove
croosle - A low whimper, such as produced by infants
crose - To whine empathetically with someone who is in pain
crosier - The ceremonial sta_ of bishops or abbots
crotaline - Resembling a rattlesnake
cruciverbalist - Someone who loves doing crossword puzzles
crumenically - Related to money
culacino - The mark left on the table by a moist glass
culch - Rubbage and refuse of every form
culliage - The right of a lord to spend the _rst night with his subjects new
bride
cullion - A rude, mean-spirited person
cummock - A sta_ with a crooked end on it
cunctipotent - Being all powerfull, or omnipotent
curgla_ - The shock felt when entering cold water
curpin - A bird's back end
cutre - Describing something which is either in poor taste, ugly, or just
foreign
cymbocephalic - Having a head shaped like a boat
cynanthropy - The delusion that one is a dog
czarevna - The proper title for the daughter of a czar
dactylioglyph - The mark or engraving in a ring
dactylion - The tip of the middle _nger
dactylonomy - Counting using one's _ngers
darraign - To prepare for combat, or decide by combat
davering - Walking or moving in a dazed manner
deasil - To move in a clockwise direction
decubitis - One's position or posture while sleeping
deesis - A speech or request made to a supreme being
defalcation - Misappropriation of funds by the person or group entrusted
with them
deipnosophy - Learned conversation conducted while dining
delassation - The state of being tired and fatigued
delitescent - To be hidden or concealed
deltiologist - A collector of picture postcards
demegoric - Relating to public speaking
demitoilet - A style of elaborate but not formal dress
demiurge - The creator of a world, whether real or mythical
demonurgist - One who uses demons to assist in casting magics
deorsumversion - A turning down
deosculation - The act of kissing
deuterogamist - A widow who chooses to remarry
dextrosinistral - A left handed person who is trained to use their right
hand
dghaisa - A small boat used in Malta, similar to a gondola
dharna - A method of collecting a debt in which the person who is owed
money sits on the debtors doorstep until payment is made, or the debtor
starves to death
diablerist - One who draws or paints devils
diamerismapygianitis - inamation from attening of the buttocks usu-
ally caused by long periods of sitting
didine - Resembling a dodo bird
dignotion - Any distinguishing mark or feature
dilluing - The process of sorting metal from ore using a hand sieve
dinmont - A castrated ram between one and two years old
diophysitic - Having two separate personalities
diplasiasmus - The incorrect doubling of a letter when spelling a word
dippoldism - The act of beating or whipping school children
 discerp - To tear to shreds
discophoran - Like a jelly_sh
dithyramb - A hymn or poem to honor Bacchus
diurnation - To sleep during the day
.
dolabriform - Shaped like the head of an ax
doles - The two short grips on the handle of a scythe
dolichocephalic - Having a head that is longer than it is wide
dolichprosopic - Having an unusually long face
dolorifuge - Something that cures grief
domatologist - A professional housekeeper
.
dommerer - A beggar who fakes being deaf and mute
dompteuse - A woman who trains animals
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dowfart - A stupid dull person
doyenne - The eldest member of a group
doytin - To walk about stupidly
drachenfutter - An o_ering made by a husband to appease an angry wife
drail - A long trailing headdress
drailing - Send e-mail messages while drunk
.
dratchell - A slovenly, lazy woman
drawcansir - A person who kills both friend and foe, or who destroys his
own cause while _ghting his opponents
drazel - An immoral woman
dringle - Somebody who likes to waste time
drintling - The clucking noise made by turkeys
.
drizzen - A mounful wail, usualy by a lazy person forced to work
drogulus - Something which cannot be veri_ed, due to its lack of physical
form or e_ects
droud - An oa_sh woman
druxy - Something which looks good on the outside, but is actually rotten
inside
dudman - A scarecrow made of old cloths
du__e - The practice of laying a bottle on its side for a long time to get
out the last drops
.
dulosis - The enslavement of ants by other ants
dulotic - A situation where one insigni_cant entity enslaves or rules another
dunnage - 1. The loose stu_ng used to keep cargo from getting wet or
from moving
dunnage - 2. The material placed in boxes to protect the contents from
damage
dunnage - 3. Any form of luggage or baggage
dwaible - being unstable
dwale - To wander about deliriously
dwizzen - To shrivel up like old fruit, especially applied to old people
dysepulotic - Not healing quickly or easily
.
dysnomy - The creation of awed laws which cause more problems
.
dysteleogist - One who believes in the purposeless of nature
.
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dyvors - People or businesses who have gone bankrupt or are disreputable
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earrent - The damage or removal of an ear in lieu of payment on a debt or
rent
eblandish - To get by coaxing or by attery
eccaleobion - Something which gives life or brings alive
eccedentesiast - A person who fakes a smile, such as on television
.
ecclesioclastic - Disruptive or destructive to the church
ecclesiolatry - Excessive devotion to one's church
.

ectomorphic - Being slender and thin
.
edentate - Having no teeth
e_ulgent - Shining or respendent
efter - A thief who robs theater patrons during a show
eidolism - The belief in ghosts and spirits
eisegesis - A faulty interpretation of a text caused by reading in one's own
ideas
.
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eleutherophillist - Someone who advocates free love
.
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emacity - An urge to buy or to spend money
.
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emunction - The act of removing obstructions from or cleaning bodily
passages (such as picking ones nose)
enchorial - Belonging to a particular country
endomorphic - Being short but powerful
energumenist - 1. One who is possessed by demons
energumenist - 2. One who is passionate about their cause
.
engastration - The act of stu_ng one bird into another
enneagon - A _gure which has nine angles
.
entheate - Divinely inspired or possessed by a god
entredentolignumologist - One who collects toothpick boxes
epagomenic - Days which are omitted from a calendar, either in ancient
times or with modern obscure holidays
ephemeromorph - Any form of life too low to be classi_ed as animal or
vegetable
ephorize - To have a controlling inuence over
epicaricacy - The joy that results from others misfortune
epigamic - A trait or property which attracts a mate, such as antlers or
plumage
epincion - A victory song or anthem
epirot - A person who lives far away from the coast
.
epithymy - A lustful desire
epizootic - Any disease which a_ects many di_erent animals
.
epulose - An excessive feast
.
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eroteme - The symbol used in writing known as a question mark
eschatological - Pertaining to the ultimate fate of humanity or the planet
escutcheon - A decorative metal plates around doorknobs or locks
esquivalience - 1. The intentional abandonment of one's o_cial duties
esquivalience - 2. An unwillingness to perform the job one has been
assigned
esquivalience - 3. The irresponsible addition of fake words into dictionaries,
as was originally done with this word
estafette - A courier who rides on a horse
estivation - To go away somewhere for the summer
estrapade - A horse's attempt to remove their rider
.
.
eulogistic - Expressing approval
eunomy - The enactment of good laws that help people
.
eustress - 1. Stress that incites one to action or motivates, as in sports
eustress - 2. Stress related to a happy event, such as childbirth or wedding
eutectic - Easily melted or fused, especially at low temperatures
euterpean - Related to music
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exclaustration - The act of leaving or being expelled from a religious
retreat
exennium - A gift given at New Years
exigent - Requiring immediate attention
exonumist - One who collects things which resemble coins but are not coins
exophagy - The tradition among cannibals that they may not eat one from
their own tribe
.
exsibilation - The collective hisses of a disapproving audience
exsu_icate - Something which is silly or tri_ing
extispex - A person who predicts the future using entrails
extispicy - Divination using entrails
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fabulosity - 1. The state of being fabulous
fabulosity - 2. The state of telling lies
fa_e - Work which takes a long time and produces sub-standard results
faleste - A form of capital punishment in which the victim is tied up on the
beach and allowed to be pulled out by the tide
famulus - An assistant to a scholar or magician
fangast - A women who is eligible for marriage
farctate - The state of being stu_ed with food (overeating)
fardel - A little bundle or a sack
fashimite - Someone who is a slave to fashion
.
feague - The act of putting ginger (or a live eel) in a horse's behind to make
him carry his tail properly
feaque - A dirty, lazy man
feazings - The frayed and unraveled ends of a rope
.
fe_ - Any bad smell, though usually applied to a child breaking wind
.
felly - The outer wooden rim of a wheel
feriae - Days in the ancient roman culture in which all people, including
slaves, got a holiday
feriation - Taking time o_ of one's work to relax or to travel
ferrule - 1.The metal tip on an umbrella
ferrule - 2. The threaded knob that holds a lampshade in place
ferrule - 3. A protective metal cap on the end of a cane or a tool handle
festucine - Being the colour of straw of hay
fettler - A person skilled at repairing tools or machinery
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fewterer - A keeper of dogs or manager of a kennel
fiant - To cast o_ excrement

fideism - Reliance upon one's religion instead or reason for beliefs and
truths
fidimplicitary - A person who has implicit faith
filiopietistic - The practice of worshipping one's ancestors
filipendulous - Suspended by a single thread
fimicoloud - Living in a dung heap
finifugal - Shunning the end of something
fissilingual - Having a forked tongue
fistiana - Related to _sts or boxing
fittie-lan - The near horse of the hindmost pair pulling a plough
flabuginous - Something which is deceptive or fraudulent
flamfoo - A woman in gaudy clothes who thinks she is fashionable
flaneur - A man who is always idle, or refuses to work
flaneusse - A woman who refuses to work
flarting - To mock or insult
flaskisable - Able to be bent
fattybouch - A person who spends the summer travelling and living in a
van
flavescent - Yellowish or turning yellow
fletcherize - To chew each piece of food at least thirty times
.
floccillation - The delirious picking at bedclothes by a sick person
floccinaucinihilipili_cation - The categorizing of something that is useless
or trivial
flosculous - Pertaining to or resembling owers
flothery - Being slovenly while trying to appear classy and proper
fluctisonant - Having the sound of rolling waves
flychter - To run with outstretched arms, such as a child does
flyndrig - An impudent or deceiving woman
foison - A very bountiful harvest
fomentation - The application of warm substances to diseased parts
foof - To howl and whine like a wounded dog
formication - The sensation of bugs crawling over one's body
fossick - To search for gold in abandoned claims or to rummage around for
anything valuable
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foudroyant - Having a stunning or dazzling e_ect
franion - A pleasure seeker or hedonist
fremescence - The grumbling sound of an unhappy mob of people
.
frigoric - The mythical substance believed to cause or transmit cold
frippery - A store which sells old clothing
frisson - A shudder of excitement that courses through the body
fritinancy - The chirping or croaking sound of insects
frottage - 1. Artwork created by rubbing charcoal over paper placed on a
rough surface
frottage - 2. The act of rubbing against a clothed person in public, for the
purpose of grati_cation
frustling - The shaking and showing of feathers by birds, or the strutting
around of someone with fancy clothing
fruzz - To rub hair the wrong way, as when petting a dog from tail to head
.
fudgeon - A fussy person
.
fulmination - A loud and violent explosion, either literally or _guratively
fumifugist - Something or someone which expels smoke
funambulist - A tight rope walker
fungy - A type of deep dish blueberry pie
funkify - To run away in fear
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furr-ahin - The hindmost horse on the right pulling a plough

fustilug - A fat, clumsy, lazy, _lthy slob
fyerk - To ick away using one's _nger and thumb
fysigunkus - A person who lacks curiosity
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gaberlunzie - A wandering beggar or a harmless hobo
galea - A headache which covers the entire head
galeanthropy - The delusion that one is a cat
.
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galligantus - A tall and awkward person
gallywow - A man who cannot have children
.
gamin - A homeless boy or street kid
gamine - A homeless girl
gammerstang - A tall and awkward woman
.
.
gardyloo - Either dirty water thrown out of a window, or the warning that
is yelled out _rst
.
gaum - To stare vacantly or handle in a clumsy manner
geck - An expression of scorn or contempt
.
geloscopy - Magic or fortunetelling based on laughter
genethliacon - A poem which is written for someone's birthday
.
genizah - A repository for damage or banned books
.
genyplasty - Surgery to reconstruct the cheek
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geogra_y - A drink of sailors, made by soaking burnt bread or biscuits in
water
geophagy - The act of eating dirt or clay
.
.
gerontocomium - An institution designed to take care of the elderly
gerontocracry - A government of old people (often the old boys network)
.
.
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gezellig - The comfortable feeling that one has when surrounded by friends
gigantomachize - To be at war with one's superiors
gigantomachy - A war between giants
.
gilipollas - Describing a person who is acting like a complete idiot
girouettism - Altering one's opinions to match public trends
.
glaikery - Silly or foolish behaviour
glaums - An instrument used to geld horses
gleed - A hot ember or coal

gliriform - Resembling a rodent
.
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gloze - An explanatory note in the margin of a book
gnap - To criticize in a biting or snapping way
gork - A patient with unknown ailment. (Short for God only really knows)
gormandizer - One who eats to excess
gracile - Graceful and slender
.
grammaticaster - A person who is pedantic regarding proper grammar
grandgousier - One who will eat as much as possible of anything
.
graupel - Snow pellets or a soft form of hail
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gressible - Able to walk
gri_onage - Illegible or sloppy hand writing
grimthorpe - To badly remodel a building ignoring its character or history
grinagog - a person with a big stupid grin
groak - To stare at someone who is eating in hopes of getting food
gubbertushed - Having buck teeth
gubernator - A powerful man in government
gubernatrix - A powerful woman in government
gudgeons - The slots on a hinge which hold the pin in place
guerdon - A reward or payment
guidfather - Another name for one's father in law
gulosity - Excessive appetite or greed
guttersnipe - A member of the lowest class in society or a street person
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gyrovague - A monk who begs and sponges o_ of other monks
gyve - A shackle, usually applied to the leg, or the act of shackling someone
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haggersnash - A person who is full of spite
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hagiolatry - The worship of saints
haimsucken - The crime of beating a person in their own home
haingle - To amble along in a feeble and listless manner
hajj - A pilgrimage to Mecca
halakah - The set of laws supporting Jewish scriptures
halidom - Anything considered holy or sacred
halieutic - Of or about _shing
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hamartiologist - An expert on the subject of sin
.
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hamiform - Shaped like a hook
hamirostrate - Having a hooked beak
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harengiform - Shaped like a herring
harpactophage - A predator which feeds on insects
.
harridan - A disreputable and violent woman
haruspex - A person who predicts the future using entrails
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haruspication - Divination using entrails
haruspicy - See haruspication
hasenpfe_er - A well seasoned rabbit stew
haspenald - A teenage boy who is tall, or who has suddenly grown
hastilude - A tournament of _ghting with spears
havelock - The cloth that hangs from the back of a hat to protect the
wearer's neck
hawsehole - The hole on a ship through which the anchor is lowered
haytiste - One who spends their days leaning on walls, and doing nothing
heautontimorumenos - 1. A form of masochism
heautontimorumenos - 2. A masochist
hebdomadal - Occuring once each week
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hecatomb - A religious sacri_ce of 100 animals, or any mass slaughter
hecatompedon - Any building which is either 100 feet long or wide
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hednon - A present given to someone at their wedding
.
heliolater - A sun worshipper
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heliotropism - The tendency of plants to turn towards the sun
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herpetiform - Resembling a reptile
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heterophemist - One who does not say what they really mean
heteropraxy - Pertaining to people who do not follow the teachings of their
religion
hibernicism - An Irish trait or custom
.
hieromachy - A war between members of the clergy
.
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hieroscopy - Divination using entrails
higgler - A salesperson who insists on a certain price
hippanthropy - The delusion that one is a horse
hippobosca - A blood sucking y
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hirci - Armpit hair
hircine - Resembling or smelling like a goat
hirrient - A heavy trilling sound, such as a cat purring
.
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hisbid - Having stubbly or being unshaven
.
hodograph - A device for measuring the paces of a horse
.
hogra - A feeling of rage or depression that results from knowing that the
next day will be no better than today
holagogue - Any drug which relieves depression
.
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hominist - One who advocates equal rights for men
honori_cabilitudinitatibus - With honorableness (a nonsense word from
medieval literature)
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howdah - The riding seat on the back of an elephant
hoxter - The inside pocket on a suit or coat
huchet - A huntsmen's horn
huderon - An adjective meaning 'lazy'
humuhumunukunukuapuaa - A small Hawaiian _sh
hylotheism - The belief that god and the universe are the same thing
hylozoism - The belief that matter has life and that life is a property of
matter
hypnopompic - the fuzzy state between being awake and asleep
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iatraliptic - Pertaining to the curing of diseases with lotions and creams
.
iatrogenic - Pertaining to medical problems caused by a doctor's treatment
iatromathematique - A doctor who cures patients in a very mathematical
way
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ichneutic - Related to the art of tracking
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ichoglan - A young servant, usually serving a Sultan
ichor - The blood of a god
.
icker - A single ear of corn
.
iconomicar - A person who writes about agriculture and farming
icterical - Tainted with a slightly yellow coloring
.
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ignipotent - Having control of or power over _re
.
illeism - The practice of referring to oneself as "he" or "she", or by one's
name
.
ilunga - A person who can forgive two abuses, but never a third o_ence
ilunga - A word from the Tshiluba language meaning a person who will
forgive you once, maybe twice, but never a third time
imberbic - Having no beard
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imbost - Foam created in the mouth, usually with sick animals
.
immerd - To cover or submerse in manure
imparidigitate - Having an odd number of toes or _ngers on each limb
.
incalescence - Growing warm and lusty with love
incicurable - Being untamable
incontunded - Not bruised or damaged
incunabula - A book which was printed before 1500 AD, in the dawn of
publishing
infelici_c - An adjective meaning 'to make unhappy'
.
.
infucation - The art of painting or staining, especially face painting
.
inhume - To bury a person in a grave or tomb
.
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interbastation - A mismatched patchwork
intercalary - Any day, week, or month which has been inserted into a cal-
endar, such as in a leap year
intercalation - The insertion of an extra day, week, or month into a calen-
dar
interfenestration - 1. The space between two windows
interfenestration - 2. The art of placing windows
intrapreneur - A company employee who is not bound by rules or policies
and who is free to re_ne products
.
ipsedixitism - The practice of dogmatic assertion
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isopiestic - Having equal pressure
.
itaiitai - A diseases caused by cadmium entering the body
izles - Any sparks or embers which rise from a chimney
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jactancy - The act of boasting or bragging
jactitation - The act of boasting or bragging
jaculable - Appropriate for throwing
.
jarble - To smear with grime and mud
jauk - To dally or to trie, or to be slow in performing tasks
jecoral - Pertaining to the liver
jeeter - A rude, uncouth slob
jehu - An aggresive or enraged driver
jejunator - A person who fasts
jentacular - Pertaining to breakfast
jentation - The _rst meal of the day, or breakfast
jeofail - A costly mistake made by a lawyer , usually in court
jerque - To search for smuggled items
jettatore - One who brings bad luck, or spreads bad luck
jirble - To spill liquid, or to transfer liquid between containers
jookerie - Trickery or the act of swindling
joola - A suspension bridge built out of ropes
jowfair - An event which does not occur after much planning, such as a
wedding with no groom
jowter - A person who sells _sh
jubate - Fringed with a mane of long hair

junta - All the people who are involved in some form of political intrique
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ka_yeh - The cloth head gear worn by many palestinians
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kalling - Fortunetelling based on what variety of cabbage a blindfolded per-
son picks
kalogram - A monogram which uses the persons full name
kamalayka - A shirt made of seal guts
kantele - A _ve stringed harp from Finland
karao - The marriage of a widow to her brother-in-law
karmadharaya - A word in which the _rst half describes the second (such
as high-way)
karoshi - Death by overworking, or killing oneself because of work related
stress
katabatic - Relating to a cold downward wind
.
katavothron - A chasm created by running water
kathenotheism - The belief that there are multiple gods with a single
leader
.
keb - An ewe which has aborted its lamb
kebbie - A Scottish walking stick or cudgel
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keedug - A raincoat made out of an old sack
keelivine - A pencil which uses lead
.
kepi - The hat worn by members of the french foreign legion
.
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kerf - The initial cut made in a piece of wood that is used to guide the saw
blade
kevel - To paw the ground and toss one's head like a bull
kimbly - A gift given to the person who spreads the news of a birth
kinesipathy - The practice of treating illness with exercise
.
kinnikinnik - A mixture of dry leaves, bark, and tobacco used in some
smoking pipes
kirkbuzzer - One who robs churches
kishen - A measure equal to eight quarts
kiyoodle - A mangy, worthless dog
klebenleiben - A pathological reluctance to stop talking about a given
subject
klebenleiben - The reluctance to stop talking about a certain subject
knackatory - A store which sells knick-knacks
knaifatic - Describing one who is born to a low class
.
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kolophon - See colophon
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korinthenkacker - A person who is obsessed with every trivial detail
.
kosmokrator - The ruler of the world
krobylos - A tuft of hair on top of one's head

kurveyor - A travelling merchant who sells dry goods from a cart
kyphorrhinos - Having a nose with a bump in it
kyphotic - Hump-backed
kyriolexy - The use of literal expressions
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labeorphilist - A collector of beer bottles
labrose - Having large or thick lips
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laconic - Saying a lot with a few words
lacustrine - Relating to lakes
laeti_cant - An general term for antidepressants
 lambdacism - The overuse of the letter L in writing or speaking
langsuir - A female vampire who can disguise herself as an owl to prey on
newborn children
lant - 1. Stale urine used to protect planted seeds from birds
lant - 2. A type of dilluted urine used to wash clothing or blankets
Laodicean - Being lax in one's religious beliefs or indi_erent to religion
larging - The wasteful spending of money received through an inheritance,
loan, or gift
lateer - A type of candy made by pouring hot syrup into snow
latrocination - Highway robbery or overcharging people
lazaretto - A hospital dedicated to treating contagious diseases
leal - Describing one who is faithful and loyal
lebensabschnittsgefahrte - The person who shares your life and your love
for a little while before moving on
leint - The process of adding urine to beer to give it more avour
leister - A three pronged, barbed spear used for catching _sh
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lestobiosis - The act of pilfering food
.
lethologica - The inability to recall a precise word for something
.
levirate - The marriage of a woman to her husbands brother
.
lexiconophilist - A collector of dictionaries and word books
lexiphanicism - Showing o_ by using words
limacine - Like a slug
limbeck - A state in which an individual is exhausted as a result of thinking
limerance - The initial thrill of falling in love
lirp - To snap one's _ngers
lissom - Supple, limber and easy to bend
loganamnosis - The obsession with recalling a certain word
logastellus - A person whose love of words is greater than their knowledge
of words
logodaedaly - Verbal trickery or legerdemain
logogogue - A person who leads others in the use of words or by the use
of words
logographer - A person who writes speeches or chronicles historical events
logomachist - A person who engages in a war of words
logomachize - To engage in a war of words
logomachy - A war of words or a battle about words
logorrhea - Excessive talking (or verbal diarrhea)
lohock - Medicine which is administered by licking it
longanimity - The ability to su_er patiently
lopadotemachoselachogaleokranioleipsanodrimhypotrimmatosilphioparaomelitokatakech-
A goulash composed of all the leftovers from the meals of the
leftovers from
the meals of the last two weeks
lorgnette - A pair of glasses mounted on a handle
lotherwit - A _ne which a master may take from someone who sleeps with
his servant
loupe - The small magnifying glass used by jewellers
lubberland - A mythical paradise reserved for those who are lazy
lucelence - An adjective meaning '_ne and beautiful'
l .
lucubrator - A person who studies during the night
lusa - An Indonesian word for the day after tomorrow
lustration - Ceremonial pure_cation performed before entering a holy place
lustrum - A span of _ve years
lyceum - A public hall used for lectures or music
lychnobite - A person who works at night and sleeps during the day
lycophosed - Having keen sight or perfect vision
lyncean - 1. Resembling or pertaining to a lynx
lyncean - 2. Having exceptional eyesight
mackabroin - A hideous old woman
macrologist - A boring conversationalist, usually met at parties
macron - The horizontal line above a vowel to symbolize a long sound
macrosmatic - Having a very good sense of smell
malacissation - The process of making something soft and pliable
maledicent - One who is addicted to abusive speech
mallemaroking - The behaviour of drunken sailors on ice bound ships
malversation - corruption and misconduct among public o_cials
mamihlapinatapei - The look between two people in which each loves the
other but is too afraid to make the _rst move
mammothrept - A child who is raised and spoiled by their grandmother
manducable - Edible or soft enough to chew
manuduction - Careful guidance or training
manxane - A shape of three bent segments radiating from a common center,
named after the symbol on the ag of the Isle of Man
maritodespotism - Tyrranical rulership of a woman by her husband
martext - A blundering preacher who stumbles through a sermon
marzavec - A person who inspires disgust in others
mataeotechny - An unpro_table art or science
matutolypea - Getting up on the wrong side of the bed
meacock - A meak man who dotes on his wife, or is henpecked
medicaster - An inferior doctor or a medical con artist
mellisugent - Honey-sucking
mendicant - One who begs for a living
mentimutation - The act of changing one's mind
mesomorphic - Being big-boned and muscular
metapneustic - Having one's respiratory organs in one's butt
metempsychosis - The passage of a soul from one body to another
metrocracry - A government formed of mothers
metutials - A small, irritating chore which must be performed before other
work can commence
micawber - A kind but ine_ective optimist, who means well but is useless
microlipet - Someone who gets upset about trivial things
mida - The sound of a person clicking their tongue against the roof of their
mouth
mimp - To speak in a prissy manner, usually with pursed lips
misandronist - A person who believes men are the source of all problems
misapodysis - The fear of being undressed or seen undressed
misarchist - One who hates any form of authority
misocapnist - One who hates the smell of tobacco smoke
misodoctakleidist - Someone who hates practicing the piano
misogamist - One who hates marriage
misologist - A hater of knowledge and enlightenment
misomath - A hater of math or science
misoneist - A hater of things which are new
misopedist - One who detests children
misopolemiac - A hater of war and strife
misoscopist - A person who hates to look
misosophist - One who hates all wisdom or learning
misotramontanist - One who hates "whatever is beyond the mountain"
(the unknown)
misotyrannist - One who hates tyranny
misoxene - One who hates strangers
misoxeny - The dislike of strangers
misprision - The unintentional failure to perform one's o_cial duties, or
neglect of duties, particularly pertaining to the government and government
o_cials
miter - The tall pointed hat worn by bishops and abbots
moil - To work hard and toil
moirologist - A person who is paid to mourn
mollynogging - The frequent use of a prostitute or immoral woman .
monandry - The practice of having a single husband at a time
monogenism - The belief that all humans are descended from two people
monomath - Someone who knows all about a single subject and nothing
else
moorganize - To kill or kidnap in order to maintain a secret
morganatic - A marriage between a high ranking or wealthy man and a
lower class or poor woman in which neither the woman nor her children are
allowed the rank or bene_ts given the husband.
morigerate - An adjective meaning obedient
morologist - A boring fools who speaks nonsense
mucopurulent - Composed entirely of mucus and pus
muleta - The red cape used by matadors
mundungus - A foul smelling tobacco
murenger - An o_cer whose job is to maintain the walls of the city
mutatitial - Pertaining to an item which is borrowed
mutchkin - An English pint
muzhik - A Russian peasant
myrmidon - A devoted servant or disciple who follows commands without
question
mystacial - Resembling a mustache
mytacism - The incorrect or excessive use of the letter M
mythomane - Someone who is prone to lie or believe in lies
nacket - A rude young boy
nanism - The condition of being dwarfed, usually applied to plants or ani-
mals
napiform - Turnip shaped
naprapathy - The process of massaging ligaments to cure illness
natatorium - An indoor swimming pool
nauscopy - The art of spotting land or ships from far away
navicular - Resembling a boat, or boat shaped
nazar - A gift given to one of a lower class by a superior
neanimorphism - Looking younger than one actually is
nebulochaotic - A state of being hazy and confused
necrologist - A person who writes obituaries or eulogies
necromimesis - Feigning death or the delusion that one is dead
necroponent - The person who temporarily runs a household following a
death in the family
nelipot - Someone who is walking without shoes
neoteinic - Pertaining to a prolonged adolescence
nepenthe - A potion which causes one to forget their troubles
nephoscope - An instrument for measuring the speed and altitude of clouds
nepotal - Pertaining to a nephew
nesiote - Living upon an island
nestcock - Someone who never leaves their parent's home
neuromancer - One who tells the future by reading a person's neurons
nexum - A form of loan (in ancient Rome) in which the creditor could
enslave and og the debtor if he failed to make a payment
nidor - The aroma of cooked food, particularly meat
nidorosity - Belching with the taste of undigested meat
nidulation - The act of making a nest
nippitatum - Exceptionaly strong beer
nocent - Causing harm or being guilty of a crime
noctivagant - To roam about at night or to wander around while asleep
noeclexis - The act of selecting a spouse or lover based on intelligence
rather than beauty
noematachograph - A device used for measuring reaction times
nomiatrist - A lawyer whose specialty is medical law
nomographer - A person who writes laws
nooningscaup - A break given to labourers after their meal
noop - The sharp point of the elbow
nosism - The practive of referring to oneself as "we"
notarikon - The art of creating new words to represent entire sentences, or
shorthand notation
novendial - Lasting nine days, or the nine-day anniversary of an event
novennial - Lasting nine years, or the nine year anniversary
novercal - Pertaining to a stepmother
noyade - A mass drowning
nugatory - Insigni_cant and unimportant
nullibicity - The state of existing nowhere
nullibiety - The state of being nowhere
nullipara - A woman with no children
numismatist - A coin collector
nundinal - Pertaining to a marketplace or a fair
nurk - The worst or least desirable pig in the litter.
nutation - The involuntary nodding of one's head
nuxodeltiologist - One who collect postcards which depict nighttime scenes
nya_e - To quickly eat one's meal, not taking time to savour it.
nychthemeron - A period of 24-hours
nycterent - A hunter who hunts at night
obaceration - The act of shutting someone's mouth
obambulate - To walk around or casually wander
obdormition - The feeling one gets when a limb "falls asleep"
oblat - A soldier who, due to injuries, is given money or a job as a monk.
obliviscence - Forgetfulness
obmutescent - Preferring to have silence or to avoid noise
obnubilate - 2.To be clouded and obscure
obscurantist - One who writes in a vague or obscure manner
obsolagnium - The lack of sexual desire that accompanies old age
obstipation - Extreme form of constipation
obtrude - To force oneself or one's thought on others
octan - Something which happens every eight days
octothorpe - the symbol on telephone pads or as a number symbol
oikonisus - The desire to start a family
olecranon - The bony tip of the elbow
oligophrenic - being mentally de_cient or having a small brain
ollendor_an - Writing or speaking in an overly formal and arti_cal style
ombibulus - Someone who drinks everything
ombrifuge - A shelter from the rain
ombrometer - A device used for measuring rainfall
ombrophilous - Capable of withstanding long periods of rain
omniana - Bits and pieces of various information
omnierudite - One who is educated in all subjects, or who possesses uni-
versal knowledge
omophagist - A person who eats raw esh
omoplatoscopy - Divination involving a shoulder blade which has been
charred or cracked from a _re
omphacine - Pertaining to fruit which is not ripe
omphalopsychite - One who contemplates their naval
oneirocritic - One who interprets dreams
onychophagy - The habit of biting one's _ngernails
oologist - A collector of bird's eggs
ophiophagy - The eating of snakes
opsimath - One who acquires knowledge late in life
opsiproligery - The ability to still have children late in life
opsomani .
opsophagy - The eating of delicacies
orant - A religious _gure of a praying woman
orcheotomy - See Ochidectomy
orchidectomy - Another word for castration
orthopter - A ying machine which uses apping wings
orthpraxy - Pertaining to people who strictly follow the teachings of their
religion
oryctognosy - Knowledge of soils and minerals
osculant - Pertaining to a close embrace or long kiss
otenchyte - A tool for injecting liquid into the ear
otolaryngologist - A doctor who specializes in treating ear, nose and throat
problems.
oubliette - A dungeon whose only entrance is in the ceiling
outfangtheft - The right under law of a lord to persecute a vassal caught
outside of his jurisdiction
ovine - Sheep like
oxter - To walk arm in arm
ozostomia - The state of having bad breath
palliard - A drifter or vagabond who sleeps in the hay in people's barns
pancratic - Accomplished in many forms or sport or game or having a
mastery over numerous subjects
pandiculation - Stretching and yawning before going to bed or after wak-
ing up
panegyric - A speech or eulogy which praises a person
panjandrum - A person who is pompous and considers themselves to be
important
panpygoptosis - A pathological condition in which the thighs are sup-
pressed and the buttocks starts at the back of ones knees
pantagamy - Married to everyone
pantler - A servant whose job is to tend the bread, or who serves bread at
feasts
pantomancer - One who sees omens in every event
papabile - A viable candidate for pope or another high o_ce
parabolanus - A monk who treat contagious diseases
paradiorthosis - A false correction, or the addition of mistakes to correct
work
paranymph - 1. The best man or bridesmaid at a wedding
paranymph - 2. One who assists or speaks on behalf of another, particu-
lary in love matters
parapraxis - A lapse of memory or a slip of the tongue, usually revealing
a hidden thought
paravent - A shelter from the wind
parergon - A second job or an additional source of money from extra work
parisologist - A person who uses ambiguous language or evasive writing
parnel - The mistress of a priest
parrhesiastic - Able to speak freely
partheniad - A poem which honors a virgin
parthenolatry - worship of a virgin or virgins
pasilaly - Any universal language
passalorynchite - A member of an old Christian sect in which members
had to take a vow of silence
passulation - The act of drying up and turning into a raisin
pastorauling - Walking through _elds, as a young couple is apt to do
patavinity - The use of local slang or expressions when writing
pathognomy - The study of emotions or physical response to emotion
pavonine - Resembling a peacock's tail in colour and iridescence
peckerwood - A southern term for poor anglo-saxon protestants
pedotrophy - The art of raising children properly
peenge - The complain with a whining tone
pelagic - Relating to the open oceans
pelargic - Resembling a stork
pelotherapy - The medicinal use of mud baths
penotherapy - Controlling prostitutes in order to eliminate the spread of
disease
pentapopemptic - One who is divorced _ve times
peramene - An obsolete adjective meaning 'very pleasant'
percoarcted - Brought into a small room or through a narrow passage
percontation - A question or inquiry
percribate - The act of sifting
perculsion - An extreme shock or concern
perhendinancer - A traveller or guest at a lodge.
periblebsis - The wild look which accompanies delirium.
peripatetic - walking about, usually while studying.
periphrastic - Pertaining to circumlocution or to one who is wordy.
perissodactyl - Having an odd number of toes.
peristerophilist - One who collects pigeons.
peristerophily - The art of training pidgeons.
pernoctation - The act of staying up all night doing work or attending a
party
pernoctator - A person who studies through the night
phanerolagniast - A psychologist who studies human lust
pharisee - A very self-righteous person
pharmacopolist - A person who sells medicine
phenakism - An act of treachery or cheating
philalethist - A lover of the truth
philandrist - One who loves men
philatelist - A stamp collector
philiater - A medical student
phillumenist - A collector of matchbooks or matchboxes
philocalist - A lover of beauty
philocomal - Pertaining to hair care
philocubist - A lover of games involving dice
philodespot - One who loves tyranny
philodox - Someone who loves their own opinions
philogeant - One who loves everything on the Earth
philographer - A collector of autographs
philogynist - One who loves women
philologist - One who loves literature and languages
philomath - One who loves math and the sciences
philomythist - A person who loves mythology
philoneist - One who is obsessed with trends or fads
philonoist - Someone who is seeking knowledge
philopolemicist - A person who loves to argue or debate
philoprogeneity - The love of your children
philosophaster - A person who pretends to know more than they do to
impress others
philosophunculist - A person who pretends to know more than they do
to impress others
.
philoxenist - A person who loves to entertain strangers
philtrum - The groove in the middle of one's upper lip
phlyarologist - One who constantly speaks nonsense
phobanthropy - The fear of humanity in general
phrontifugic - helping to escape from one's thoughts
phrontistery - A place for study or for contemplation
phudnik - An irritating person who also has a PhD
phylactery - One of two small black leather boxes which contain biblical
verses of Jewish law
physitheism - Giving physical form to a deity
physitism - The worship of nature
pica - A craving for an inedible substance (such as chalk or paint chips)
Pickelhaube - The spiked helmet worn by german or prussian soldiers be-
fore World War I
pickthank - A sycophant or yes-man
pilcrow - The symbol used by editors to indicate a new paragraph
pillion - A seat for a second person on a motorcycle or on a horse
pillion - The second seat on a motorcycle or on a saddle
pilosism - Excessive hairiness
pilpul - A subtle debate between rabbincal scholars over the details of the
Talmud
pimpompet - A game whose objective is to kick other players in the back-
side
pintle - The pin that holds a hinge together
piobalreachd - A dirge played on the Highland bagpipes
pisculent - Filled with _sh
pismirism - The saving of every bit of money, such as hoarding pennies
plangent - A deep, reverberating sound such as heavy bells ringing or thun-
der
plangonologist - A collector of dolls
plastron - The padded jacket worn while fencing
platyopic - having a broad at nose
pleionosis - The habit of exagerating one's own importance
plenilune - The time of the full moon
plenipotentiary - Given complete and total authority, or a person who has
such power
plevisable - Able to be bailed out of jail
ploddeill - A group of people carrying cudgels or staves
plongeur - One who washes dishes for a living
plumassier - Someone who makes or sells feathers used in ornaments
plumpendicular - To be perpendicular to the ground
plutocrat - A member of the wealthy ruling class
plutolatry - The worship of wealth
pneobiognosis - The determination of whether a newborn is alive based
on the amount of air present in their lungs
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis - A miner's lung dis-
ease caused by inhaling silicate dust
pococurante - Nonchalant or indi_erent
podlec - A bad person who inspires hatred and contempt
podoscaph - A boat propelled by bicycle treadles
poetaster - An unskilled poet, or one who writes bad poetry
poikilothermal - Cold blooded
poikilothermal - Cold blooded
politicaster - Second rate politician or incompetent leader
poltophagy - To chew food until it is the consistency of porridge
polyandry - Marriage to several men
polyapopemptic - Having been divorced numerous times
polyglot - 1. A person who speaks many languages
polyglot - 2. A book written in multiple languages
polyglot - 3. A confusion of multiple languages spoken at once
polygyny - Marriage to several women
polylogize - To talk excessively
polymath - A person of superior and wide ranging knowledge
polyphage - Someone who eats many kinds of foods
polytheism - The belief that there are many gods
ponerologist - One who expounds on the evils of nature
popliteal - The hollow area behind the knee
posthetomist - A person who performs circumcisions
post-knight - A person who will testify to anything for the right price
potvaliant - Describes one who is brave due to being drunk
poulaine - Pointy toed shoes such as worn by jesters
preantepenultimate - Fourth from last
precibal - Before dinner
presbycusis - The loss of hearing due to old age
prescient - Having foresight or knowledge of what will happen.
preterist - One who believes that the prophecies preceeding the Apocalypse
have been ful_lled
preterition - The doctrine that God has decided who to save and passes
over everyone else
preternuptual - After the marriage, and often used to describe an a_air
preterpluperfect - More than perfect
proboscidiform - having a nose like an elephant's trunk
prosopolepsy - The acceptance of people based on the appearance
prosopolethy - The inability to remember a face
protean - Having no permanent form or shape
psaphonic - Preoccupied with plotting your ascent to wealth and renown
psellism - An indistinct pronounciation, such as produced by a lisp or by
stammering
pseudandry - The use of a masculine pseudonym by a woman
pseudoantidisestablishmentarianism - The false support of the idea
that a government should not support the church
pseudogyny - The use of a feminine pseudonym by a man
pseudorhombicuboctahedron - A solid which has twenty-six faces
psilanthropism - The belief that Jesus was not a God, but a man
psilanthropy - The belief that Jesus was a mere mortal
psithurism - The sound of wind in trees or rustling leaves
psychopannuchist - One who believes that the souls of the dead enter an
eternal sleep
psychopomp - 1. One who leads the spirits of the dead to their _nal rest
psychopomp - 2. A spiritual advisor to the living
psychrolutist - One who recommends cold baths as a cure all
puellaphillist - One who loves girls
pule - To complain and whine, as a small child would
pulicose - Infested with eas
pyknic - Being stocky and round
pyosis - The formation of pus or the process through which pus is formed
pyriform - Shaped like a pear
re .
pyrrhonist - A skeptic who accepts nothing at face value
pysmatic - Always asking questions or inquiring
pythogenic - Coming from garbage
pyx - The container which holds the wafer used in Holy Communionss
qasida - A form of arabic poetry
qiviut - The soft undercoat on a musk ox, often used in making coats
quackle - To have one's breathing interupted, as in choking
quader - To multiply a number by itself
quadrel - A square stone or tile
quadri_d - To be cut into four pieces
quadrigamist - Someone who either has been married four times or who
is married to four people
quadriliteral - Pertaining to a word which has four letters
quadrumane - A four handed animal, such as a monkey or ape
quaestuary - Seeking money or trying to make money
qualtagh - The _rst person you see after leaving your house
quar - To clutter a hallway or otherwise block a passage
quartan - Something which occurs every four days
quasihemidemisemiquaver - According to British musical notation, a
128th note
quatrayle - One's great great great grandfather
quean - 1. A whore or prostitute
quean - 2. A young, unmarried woman
quercine - Pertaining to an oak tree
quiddler - A person who hangs around wasting time at work and making
conversation with people who are working
quidnunc - A person who always wants to know what is going on
quincunx - A set of _ve objects arranged with one at each corner of a
square, and the _fth in the center
quinquagesimal - Consisting of _fty days
quinquepartite - Having _ve parts
quockerwodger - Originally a wooden toy which moves when a string is
pulled, now also means a politician who is controlled by someone else
quodlibet - A subtle debate over a theological point by Christians
quoin - An external angle in a wall or building
quomodocunquize - To make money by any means possible
rachisagra - A pain in the spine
racklettes - The skins small wrinkle lines that form at each joint, particu-
larly in old age
raith - A quarter of a year
rampasture - A room in which several unmarried men reside, usually in a
boarding house or inn
rasorial - Scratching the ground in search of food
ratomorphism - The belief that all mental abilities present in humans are
also present in animals
razbliuto - The feeling one has about a person they once loved, but no
longer feel anything for
reasty - Something which is covered in rust or has a rusty taste to it
rebarbative - Describing something which is extremely irritating
recrudescence - The reappearance of a disease or illness after being cured
rectigrade - Moving in a straight line
rectirostal - Describing a bird (or other animal) with a straight beak
rectopathic - One who is easy to hurt emotionally
recumbentibus - A knockout punch, either verbal or physical
recuse - To excuse a judge from their duties
redhibition - The cancellation of a sale due to the product being defective
redubber - A person who steals cloths and resells them
reest - To smoke or cure either meat or _sh
refrangible - Capable of being refracted
refulgent - Shining brightly or radiating
rehibition - The act of taking back defective products
rememble - A false memory
remiped - Having legs or arms which act like oars - especially referring to
insects
remontado - A person who lives in the forest or mountains and avoid civ-
ilization
remplissage - The padding of literary works or of musical works
renidi_cation - The act of rebuilding one's nest
repine - To express discontent or longing
resipiscent - To learn from experience or have one's sanity restored
resistentialism - The spiteful behaviour of inanimate objects
rhadamanthine - Being completely fair and incorruptible
rhineurynter - An inatable bag used to plug a persons nose
rhombicosidodecahedron - An Archimedean solid composed of sixty two
faces
rhonchisonant - The sound of snorting or imitating snorting sounds
rhyparographer - One who paints or writes about unpleasant or sordid
subjects.
rhytidectomy - The surgical removal of wrinkles
ribazuba - Ivory taken from walrus tusks
risorial - Related to laughter
rixatrix - A nasty old women, usually with a tendency to natter and scold
roil - To make muddy by stirring or to disturb sediment
rondelle - Any round or circular object, but especially round jewels
roorback - An ugly rumor of fabricated news story created to discredit a
political opponent
rosacea - A condition in which a person has a large red nose
roseate - Being overly cheerful and optimistic
rosicler - The glowing light of dawn
roucoulement - The gentle cooing of doves or other soft voices
rouleau - A cylinder of coins rolled in paper
rubicon - A line which is crossed to signify a commitment to a dangerous
act
ructation - Belching or burping
ruderal - Growing in a garbage dump
rugulose - Having small wrinkles
rumbelow - 1. A song or refrain sung by sailors while rowing a boat
rumbelow - 2. A common whore
rumbelow - 3. A type of carriage
runcation - The act of weeding
rupicoline - Living among or growing on rocks
rustication - Taking a trip to the countryside
sabaism - The worship of stars (usually the celestial form)
sabbulonarium - A gravel pit, or money paid to someone who digs gravel
sacheverell - An alternate name for a chamber pot
salariat - The social class of those who earn a salary, or who have job se-
curity.
salebrosity - Uneven and rough
samizdat - A word of Russian origin meaning illegal or underground writ-
ing by dissidents
sandapile - Another name for a co_n
sandillions - A slang term for the number of grains of sand on a beach
sanguinolency - An addiction to the shedding of blood
sapience - Wisdom
sapphism - The state of being lesbians
saprogenic - Causing rot and decay
saraad - A _ne levied by ancient Welsh courts which were paid in cattle
sarcle - To dig up weeds
sarcophagic - Pertaining to something which eats esh
sarculation - Weeding using a rake
sardonic - Scornful and mocking
sartorial - Pertaining to tailors
sarvodaya - An idealized society based on no class system and no violence
sarwan - A person who rides and guides a camel
satanophany - Possession by the devil
satisdiction - Having said everything that needs to be said
satrapess - An o_cial who acts like a petty tyrant
saulie - A person who is hired to mourn
saxatile - Pertaining to rocks
saxify - To turn to stone or rock
scacchic - Pertaining to the game of chess, or to chess pieces
scaldabanco - A preacher who delivers a _ery sermon
schadenfreude - Taking pleasure in the misfortunes of others
schizocarp - The winged seed pod of maple trees
schnappszahl - A number with an interesting pattern among its digits
schoenobatist - A tight rope walker
scholaptitude - A natural ability to perform scholarly achievements
schrecklichkreit - A battle tactic in which non-combatants are intention-
ally terrorized
schwa - The inverted e used to symbolized a relaxed vowel sound which is
neither short nor long
sciamachy - Fighting with a shadow or an imaginary opponent
sciamachy - To _ght with a shadow, or shadow boxing
scintillation - The twinkling of stars or small bursts of light
sciolist - A person who pretends to be an intellectual but is not
scobiform - Resembling sawdust
scollardical - An insulting term for educated people, or for people who
brag of their intelligence
scotch - A block of wood or a brick used under vehicle wheels to prevent
rolling
secundogeniture - 1. Being the second born son
secundogeniture - 2. Any property inherited by the second son
seel - To sew one's eyes shut
selenocentric - One whose life revolves around the moon (a "space cadet")
self-agglandize - To make oneself more attractive by arti_cial means
sempiternal - Lasting forever
senectitude - Old age
septemplicate - One of seven exact copies
sermocination - A speaker answering their own questions
sesquialteral - Having a ratrio of one to one and a half
sgiomlaireached - The habit of dropping in at mealtimes
sgriob - The itchiness of the upper lip just before taking a sip of whiskey
shakos - The hat usually worn by members of a marching band
shanachie - A person who enjoys telling stories or legends
shapka - The fur covered, brimless hat worn by many Russians in the winter
shibboleth - Any dialect or custom which marks an individual or group as
being foreign
shivviness - A rough feeling caused by new underwear
shoat - A worthless young fellow, originally a young hog
shunamitism - The rejuvenation of an older man by a younger woman
sialagogue - Anything which promotes salivation
si_eur - A professional whistler
silential - Performed in silence or pertaining to silence
silentium - A place in which silence is enforced
singerie - A piece of artwork which includes monkeys instead of people
sithcundman - The oldest resident of an area
skirl - A piercing sound such as produced by the high notes of a bagpipe
skookum - First rate or the best (from Chinook jargon)
skoptsy - The act of self castration
slidikins - An oath on God's eyelids
sloken - To quench one's thirst
sloyd - Skilled work (usually manufacturing) which requires dexterous use
of tools
slubberdegullion - A boorish slob
smaragdine - Pertaining to emeralds
smatchet - A small nasty person or a nasty child
smellfungus - A person who _nds faults with everything
snarf - 1. To fall asleep with your clothes on
snarf - 2. The act of laughing while drinking and expelling the uid through
one's nose
snath - The long bent handle on a scythe
snead - The long bent handle of a scythe
snipsnapsnorum - A type of card game
snirtle - The sound made by someone who is suppressing laughter
snoach - To speak through the nose
snollygosters - Sleazy politicians or lawyers
snood - The eshy appendage on the beak of a male turkey
snup - To buy something of value which some ignorant person has discarded
or sold cheap
snurl - To turn up one's nose in scorn
snurt - To expel mucus when sneezing
snuzzle - To poke around with one's nose, as dogs do
sodality - An association or organized group
solecism - An error in word usage, grammar, or in social etiquette
solfeggio - A singing exercise using the syllable do,re,mi,fa,so,la,ti
solipsism - The philosophy the one's self or one's mind in the only thing
that exists
solivagant - Wandering all alone
solleret - A metallic pointy toed shoe worn by knights
sophist - A person who uses deceptive reasoning to win debates
sophrosyne - The quality of wise moderation or discreet good sense
sorbile - Drinkable
sororate - The marriage of a man to his wife's sister
soterial - Pertaining to salvation
spanghew - To cause a frog or a toad to y through the air
spanogyny - A place with few or no women
sparge - To moisten by sprinkling with water
spargefaction - The moistening of something by sprinkling it with water
spartle - To ounder and ail about
spectroheliokinematograph - A special camera used to _lm the Sun
sphygmomanometer - The device used to measure blood pressure
spilikins - The wooden pegs used in the game of cribbage
spindrift - The ocean spray which is blown by the wind
spindrift - The spray that comes of water in a wind storm
spoliate - The act of spoiling or damaging
spoliator - One who spoils, or destroys
sprag - A block of wood or a brick used under vehicle wheels to prevent
rolling
sproag - To chase girls in the dark, usually through _elds of hay
spuddle - To treat minor business as if it were serious and important
squamulose - covered with very small scales, as in snakes
stafador - A fake or an imposter
stagiary - A student of law
stalko - A poor man who pretends he is rich
staurolatry - Worship of the cross or Christ on a cross
steatopygic - Having a fat behind
stellionate - The unauthorized sale of a piece of property
stenotopic - One who can only live in a very speci_c environment
stentorophonic - Having a loud, powerful voice or making a loud sound
sterculius - A God who rules over feces and dung
stereognosis - Deducing the weight of an object by handling it
sternutation - The sound of a sneeze or the act of sneezing
sternutatory - Something which causes sneezing
stridulation - The shrill sound produced by crickets and other insects
strigil - A device for removing sweat from wrestlers
stupration - The rape of a virgin
succedaneum - An acceptable but inferior subsititution
sudori_c - Causing perspiration or inducing sweating
suggilated - Badly beaten black and blue
supernaculum - To drink to the last drop
suppedaneum - The block of wood supporting the feet of a cruci_ed person
surbater - One who walks until their companions are exhausted
surfeitigo - The sudden feeling of being stu_ed by food, friends, or invita-
tions
sutler - A person who follows the army in order to sell provisions to the
soldiers
swarf - The metallic dust that accumulates after sharpening or grinding
metal
sybarite - A person devoted to luxury and pleasure
symposiarch - A master of ceremonies
syntality - The predictable behaviour of a speci_c social group
tachydidactic - Being taught rapidly or teaching quickly
tachydidaxy - Rapid teaching or instruction
tachygrapher - A person who writes quickly, such as a stenographer
tadoma - The ability of the deaf to 'listen' to someone by placing their
_ngers on the speakers face
taligrade - Walking on the outer edge of one's foot
tallith - The traditional prayer shawl worn by Jewish men
tam-o-shanter - The beret worn by Scottish higland pipers
tanquam - A person with enough education to attend college
tantony - 1. The runt of the litter
tantony - 2. The smallest bell in a church
tantony - 3. One who always follows others
tantrels - People who refuse to get a job
tarantism - an urge to overcome melancholy by dancing
tarantismus - A disease in which people suddenly start dancing to imagi-
nary music
tarassis - The male equivlant of hysteria (which technically only applied to
women)
tatamae - A Japanese word for a belief that everyone claim publically, but
do not always agree with privately
tath - Either cattle manure or the grass that grows in dung
tatterdemalion - An unkempt person who wears rags
tegestologist - A collector of beer mugs and beer coasters
temerity - A form of extreme boldness
tenebrosity - Darkness or obscurity
terebinthine - Pertaining to or resembling turpentine
terebration - A pain that feels as though a drill is boring through some
body part
termagant - A violent, brawling woman
terpsichorean - Pertaining to dancing, or a dancer
tessaraglot - A person who is capable of speaking in four languages
thanatopsis - The contemplation of death
theandric - Pertaining to a person who is both a human and a god
theanthropism - The belief in the union of the divine and human
theanthropist - One who believes that gods can take human forms
theanthropos - A person who is worshipped as a god
theanthropy - The belief in the union of the divine and human
thenar - The eshy mass at the base of the thumb.
theochristic - anointed by God.
theocrasy - The worship of di_erent gods.
theogamy - A marriage between gods.
theoktony - The death of God or of gods.
theologaster - A religious charlatan.
theologoumenon - Individual opinion on God or divinity.
theomachy - A war between gods or a war against gods.
theomastix - A divine scourge of mortals or a disaster sent by God
theomicrist - A person who mocks God or divinity
theomorphic - Resembling a god or having godlike qualities
theonomy - Rulership by God or a government formed by God
theophagy - The eating of a god (such as in the Christian communion)
theophany - The manifestation of a deity on Earth
theophilanthropist - A person who loves both God and mankind
theoplasm - The stu_ gods are made of
theopneusty - Divine inspiration, especially one that enables someone to
reveal divine truths
therianthropic - Combining human and animal forms, such as the centaur
theriolater - A person who worships animals
theriolatry - The worship of animals as gods
thole - A pin in the gunwhale of a boat to hold an oar
thrasonical - Being brash and boastful
thrioboly - Divination using stones or rocks
thrip - To snap one's _ngers
thumbstal - A leather cap put on an injured thumb to protect it from
further injury
thurible - The incense holder used in religious ceremonies
thuri_cation - The burning of incense
tibialoconcupiscent - Having a lascivious interest in watching a women
put on stockings
timmynoggy - A device the saves time and labor
tirocinium - A soldier's _rst battle
tocsin - The ringing of an alarm, or the alarm itself
toggy - A long beaverskin coat popular among northern fur traders
tomalley - A type of lobster liver that turns green when heated
tomentose - Covered with thick tangled hair
tonitruone - A device used in theater or movies to create thunder
torschlusspanik - The fear of young women that they will not be married
until they are to old to have children
tortfeaser - A wrongdoer
tramontane - Pertaining to something foreign or strange
transume - To make an o_cial copy of a document
tregetour - A street magician or juggler
trichechine - Resembling a walrus
tricorne - A hat with three points such as was worn by american revolu-
tionaries
tritavia - The great grandmother of one's great grandmother .
tritavus - The great grandfather of one's great grandfather
tritheism - Believing in three gods, such as the Trinity
triumvirate - A government consisting of three people
trochilidist - A person who studies hummingbirds
truckle - To act submissive to someone else
trullization - The act of laying on plaster with a trowel
tubicination - The sound made by someone blowing a horn
turpitude - A deprave or shamefully wicked act
twiss - An alternate name for a chamber pot
tychopotamic - Pertaining to something which lives in fresh water
tycolosis - Accident prevention
tyg - A seventeenth century mug having twelve handles
typp - The number of thousands of yards of yarn which weighs one pound
tyrotoxism - Poisoning by cheese
tziganologist - One who studies gypsies and their culture
ubuntu - The philosophy that society is built upon individuals helping each
other
uitbuiken - To enjoy a leisurely meal without rushing
uitwaaien - To walk in a windstorm for no reason or for fun
ullage - The amount of a container which is empty, or the unused part of a
container
ultimogeniture - Inheritance by the youngest son
ultracrepidarianism - The act or habit of talking constantly about sub-
jects of which you know little or nothing
umtagati - A worker of evil magic
undecillion - A large number - a one followed by either 36 or 66 zeroes.
undinism - The trait of having erotic thoughts when viewing or thinking
of water
unigravida - A woman's _rst pregnancy
ustulate - Scorched or discolored from prolonged exposure to heat
usufruct - The right to use another's property, with the condition that the
property be unchanged
utlesse - An escape from prison
uvate - Grape jam or jelly
uxorodespotic - Tyrranical rulership by one's wife
valgus - Being bow-legged
vastation - To purify something by using _re, or to purify a soul by cre-
mation
vauntie - Being proud or in high spirits
ventifact - A stone which has been shaped by the wind or wind driven sand
ventripotent - Having a fat belly, or being a glutton
verbivore - A person who devours words
verdure - The shades of green describing plants and vegatation
vespertine - Happening in the evening
vespine - Resembling a wasp
vesthibitionism - The irtatious display of undergarments by a woman
vexillologist - A collector of ags
viaticum - 1.Money and supplies given to someone going on a journey
viaticum - 2. The Holy Communion given to a dying person
vibratiunculation - A slight shudder or vibration
vibrissae - The sensitive whiskers of a cat
vigesimation - The act of killing every twentieth person
vilipend - To verbally belittle someone
viraginity - The masculine qualities of some women
virgulate - Shaped like a rod
virvestitism - A preference of some women to wear mens clothing
visagiste - A make-up artist or a person whose specialty is cosmetics
vittate - Resembling a ribbon
voidee - A last minute snack
volitorial - Having the ability to y
volower - A person who performs baptisms
waggoner - A collection or book of nautical maps
wanweird - An unhappy fate
wapperjawed - Having a crooked jaw
warison - A musical note used to signal the start of an attack
wegotism - The excessive use of 'we' in writing, particulary in newspaper
editorials
wheeple - A poor attempt at whistling
whiddin - To be running like a hare
williwaw - A sudden unexpected wind storm
wimple - The traditional headress of nuns
winx - To bray like a donkey, or speak foolishness
winx - To bray like a jackass
wittol - A man who meakly accepts his wife's adultery
witzchoura - A woman's cloak with large sleeves. Primarily worn in the
early nineteenth century
witzelsucht - A feebly attempt at humor
wlatsome - Describing something which is loathed
wommacky - Shaking and weak while recovering from illness or surgery
wuntee - A lonely old bu_alo bull
xanthippe - An ill tempered woman. (Also Socrates' wife)
xanthochroid - Blond haired and blue eyed person with fair white skin
xanthodont - Having yellow teeth
xenarthral - Resembling a sloth, anteater, or armadillo
xenelasy - A law or rule that allows foreigners to be expelled without
reason, or that allows a business to refuse to serve customers without reason
xenium - A present given to a guest
xenobombulate - To be malingering
xenodochium - A home for the disabled and for the friendless
xerophagy - A diet of bread and water
xertz - To gulp down quickly and greedily
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xylophage - One who eats wood
xylopolist - One who sells wood products.
xyresic - Being as sharp as a razor
yashmak - The veil worn by Muslim women when in public
yataghan - A long knife, common in Turkey, which has a double curved
blade
yaud - A worn out or old horse
yburpananseca - The theft of a calf or ram, or of as much as the thief can
carry
yemeless - To be negligent and careless
yestreen - Yesterday evening
youf - A quiet of mu_ed bark
zabernism - The unjusti_ed use of or abuse of military or police authority,
particularly in an aggressive manner
zamzodden - Anything which is heated but not boiled, or heated with a
very low heat
zarf - A special sleeve for a co_ee cup or a beer can
zeitgeist - The general culture, education, and morals of a given era
zenocratic - A government chosen by Zeus
zenzizenzizenzic - A number raised to the eighth power
zills - The _nger cymbals worn by belly dancers
zizany - A dangerous or toxic weed
zizith - The fringes at the corners of a tallith
zoanthropy - The delusion that one is an animal
zob - A worthless person
zoilist - A very nasty or rude critic, or one who enjoys _nding faults
zoonosis - Any disease that can be passed from animals to humans
zori - A form of sandals with a leather strap over the instep and a leather
strip between the hallux and second toe
zucchetto - A skull cap worn by Roman Catholic clerics
zugzwang - A position in which any decision or move will result in prob-
lems.
zygodactyl - Having two toes pointing forward and two backwards
zythepsary - A brewery