Sunday, 13 September 2015

OBSCURE WORDS 090

abderian        Given to incessant or idiotic laughter
abecedarian     A person who is learning the alphabet
abligurition    Excessive spending on food and drink
accubation      The practice of eating or drinking while lying down
adelphepothia   An incestuous desire for one's sister
adelphirexia    An incestuous desire for one's nephew
adelphithymia   An incestuous desire for one's niece

aeolist A pompous windy bore who pretends to have inspiration
agelast A person who never laughs
agerasia        The state of looking younger than one actually is
agraffe The wire that holds the cork in a champagne bottle
algerining      Prowling around with the intent to commit burglary
alphamegamia    The marriage between a young woman and an older man

apodyopsis      The act of mentally undressing someone
autohagiographer        One who speaks or writes in a smug fashion about
their own life and accomplishments
autolatry       The worship of one's self
autotonsorialist        One who cuts their own hair
B
basorexia       An overwhelming desire to neck or kiss
bathykolpian    Deep-bosomed




borborygmus     The rumbling sound of gas passing through the intestine
brevirostrate   Having a short nose
bromidrosis     Strongly smelling perspiration
brontide        The low rumbling of distant thunder
C
cachinnation    Loud or hysterical laughter
cacoethes       A bad habit or insatiable urge
cagamosis       An unhappy marriage
callipygean     Having well-shaped buttocks

capernoited     Slightly intoxicated or tipsy
cataglottism    Kissing using the tongue, French kissing
causeuse        A sofa built for two people
charientism     An artfully veiled insult
cheiloproclitic Being attracted to a person's lips
chirotonsor     An alternate title for a barber
cleptobiosis    The act of plundering food
clithridiate    Key-hole-shaped
colposinquanonia        Estimating a woman's beauty based on her chest
concilliabule   A secret meeting of people who are hatching a plot
cruciverbalist  One who loves doing crossword puzzles
D
dactylion       The tip of the middle finger
dactylonomy     Counting using one's fingers
decubitis       The act or attitude of lying down

dehisce To burst open, as the pod of a plant


digamy  A second marriage after the death or divorce of a previous spouse
dippoldism      The act of beating or whipping school children
dompteuse       A woman who trains animals
E
eccedentesiast  One who fakes a smile, as on television
emunction       The act of removing obstructions from or cleaning bodily passages
estrapade       A horses's attempt to remove its rider
exsibilation    The collective hisses of a disapproving audience
F
farctate        The state of being stuffed with food (overeating)

floccinaucinihilipilification   The categorising of something that is
useless or trivial

G

gargalesis      Heavy tickling
gargalesthesia  The sensation caused by tickling
ginglyform      Hinge-shaped
gongoozler      An idle spectator
gossypiboma     A surgical sponge accidently left inside a patient's body
gowpen  A double handful
grapholagnia    The urge to stare at obscene pictures
gymnophoria     The sensation that someone is mentally undressing you
H
hadeharia       The practice of constantly using the word "Hell" in speaking
hamartithia     Being likely to make a mistake
hippopotomonstrosesquipedalian  Pertaining to extremely long words
honorificabilitudinitatibus     With honour
I

interfenestration       The space between two windows
J
jentacular      Pertaining to breakfast

K
knismesis       Light tickling

kyphorrhinos    Having a nose with a bump in it
L
lalochezia      The use of foul or abusive language to relieve stress or
ease pain
lethologica     The inability to recall a precise word for something
liripip The long tail of a hood in medieval or academic costume
lygerastia      The condition of one who is only amorous when the lights are out
M
maledicent      One who is addicted to abusive speech
mallemaroking   The carousing of seamen on board Greenland whaling ships
mammothrept     A child who is raised and spoiled by their grandmother
maritodespotism Tyrranical rulership of a woman by her husband
matronolagnia   An attraction to older women, especially ones who have
children
misocapnist     One who hates the smell of tobacco smoke
misodoctakleidist       Someone who hates practicing the piano
mulligrubs      A state of depression or low spirits
mumpsimus       One who sticks obstinately and wrongly to their old ways
mytacism        The incorrect or excessive use of the letter M
N
nelipot Someone who walks without shoes

nidorosity      Belching with the taste of undigested meat
nudiustertian   Pertaining to the day before yesterday
O
oculoplania     Letting one's eyes wander while assessing someone's charms

P
pandiculation   Stretching and yawning before going to bed or after waking up
petrichor       The smell of rain on dry ground
philosophunculist       One who pretends to know more than they do to
impress others
pogonotomy      The act of cutting a beard
polyphloisboian Making a lot of noise or loud racket
preantepenultimate      Fourth from last

psithurism      The sound of wind in trees or rustling leaves
pyknic  Short and fat
Q
qualtagh        The first person you see after leaving your house
quidnunc        One who always wants to know what is going on
quomodocunquize To make money by any means possible
R
recumbentibus   A knockout blow, either verbal or physical
runcation       The act of weeding
S
sabrage The act of opening a bottle with a sabre

scacchic        Pertaining to the game of chess, or to chess pieces


sgiomlaireached The habit of dropping in at mealtimes
skoptsy The act of self castration
slubberdegullion        A filthy, slobbering person
sphallolalia    Flirtatious talk that leads nowhere
steatopygic     Having a fat behind
strikhedonia    The pleasure of being able to say to hell with it
T
tachyphagia     Fast eating
tarantism       An urge to overcome melancholy by dancing
tetrapyloctomy  The act of splitting a hair four ways
thelemic        Permitting people to do as they like
tibialoconcupiscent     Having a lascivious interest in watching a woman
put on stockings
U

ultracrepidarian        Of one who speaks or offers opinions on matters
beyond their knowledge
usufructuary    A person who has use or enjoyment of something,
especially property
V
ventripotent    Big-bellied, gluttonous
vesthibitionism The flirtatious display of undergarments by a woman
vigesimation    The act of killing every twentieth person
viraginity      Masculine qualities in a woman
W
wanweird        An unhappy fate
witzelsucht     A feeble attempt at humour
X


ximelolagnia    The urge to stare at women who are sitting with crossed legs
xylopolist      One who sells wood products
Y
yclept  By the name of; called
Z
zenzizenzizenzic        A number raised to the eighth power

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