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fainéant (noun/adjective)
Pronunciation: /fɛ.ne.ɑ̃/ ~ /fe.ne.ɑ̃/p
Meaning: (noun) a lazybones; one who makes little or no effort; (adjective) 1. lazy; 2. nonchalant; 3. apathetic
Origin: From feignant, the present participle of feindre
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ecdemomania (noun)
Pronunciation: /ɛkˌdiː.məˈmeɪ.ni.ə/
Meaning: A compulsion to go outside or to travel.
Origin: Greek "ekdemos" (ἔκδημος) meaning "away from home" or "abroad," and "mania".
Usage: My ecdemomania is at odds with my agoraphobia.
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darkle (verb)
Pronunciation: /ˈdɑɹk(ə)l/
Meaning: 1) To be dark; to be visible only darkly.; 2) To become dark; to show indistinctly.
Origin: Back-formation from darkling.
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cacology (noun)
Pronunciation: /kəˈkɒləd͡ʒi/
Meaning: Poor diction or choice of words.
Origin: From caco- + -logy.
Usage: His cacology made him a laughingstock.
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balderdash (noun)
Pronunciation: /ˈbɔːldə.dæʃ/
Meaning: Senseless talk or writing; nonsense.
Origin: Unknown, possibly from the early English drink of wine mixed with beer or water or other substances that was sold cheaply.
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abducent (adjective)
Pronunciation: /æbˈdus.ənt/, /æbˈdjus.ənt/
Meaning: Drawing away from the median axis of the body, as a muscle
Origin: From Latin abducō (“to lead away”).
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zeriba (noun)
Pronunciation: /ˈziː.brə/ or /ˈze.brə/
Meaning: an improvised stockade built of thornbushes
Origin: Borrowed from Arabic زَرِيبَة
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yerk (verb)
Pronunciation: /jɜː(ɹ)k/
Meaning: To bind or tie with a jerk.
Origin: From Middle English ȝerken
Usage: He yerked the rope around the tree and climbed down to the stranded hiker.
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wantage (noun)
Pronunciation: /ˈwɑːntɪdʒ /
Meaning: want; lack; deficiency
Origin: British English
Usage: The wantage was eating into the ship's profits.
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vagient (adjective)
Pronunciation: /ˈveɪd͡ʒiənt/
Meaning: Crying like a child.
Origin: From Latin vagiens, present participle of vagire
Usage: He was vagient behind closed doors, hiding his pain.
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ullagone (noun)
Pronunciation: /ˌʌləˈɡoʊn/
Meaning: a cry of sorrow or a dirge, often a song or lament for the dead
Origin: Irish Gaelic, specifically from the word olagón or olagān.
Usage: The ullagone ripped through the morning air.
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talar (noun)
Pronunciation: /ˈteɪ.lər/
Meaning: An ankle-length robe.
Origin: unclear. This is a word in many languages with many different definitions.
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sagittary (noun)
Pronunciation: /ˈsæd͡ʒɪtəɹi/
Meaning: A centaur, half-human and half-horse.
Origin: From Latin sagittarius
Usage: The sagittary community was in an uproar over the new laws.
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ranarian (adjective)
Pronunciation: /ɹəˈnɛ.ɹi.ən/
Meaning: of, relating to, or resembling frogs.
Origin: From Latin rāna (“frog”) + -arian.
Usage: He was a bit ranarian and easily spooked.
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quadriga (noun)
Pronunciation: /kwɑˈdɹi.ɡə/, /kwɑˈdɹaɪ.ɡə/
Meaning: A Roman racing chariot drawn by four horses abreast.
Origin: From Latin quadrīgae, literally "four yoked"
Usage: Four matched black stallions pulled the quadriga.
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paillette (noun)
Pronunciation: /pælˈjɛt/, /paɪˈjɛt/
Meaning: A sequin or spangle.
Origin: Borrowed from French paillette
Usage: The paillettes on her gown shimmered in the bright flashes from the cameras.
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obliquation (noun)
Pronunciation: /ɒblɪˈkweɪʃən/
Meaning: 1) The act of becoming oblique; a turning to one side; obliquity; 2) Deviation from moral rectitude.
Origin: From Latin obliquātiō
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Today is a fun one that will require a bit of a longer thread, as it serves as an adjective, a verb, and an interjection.
The pronunciation & origin remain the same.
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laetificate (verb)
Pronunciation: (phonetic since I couldn't find IPA) laetifi-cate
Meaning: To make, or become, happy.
Origin: From Latin laetificātus, from laetificō
Usage: A simple act of kindness can laetificate a weary spirit.
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katzenjammer (noun)
Pronunciation: /ˈkætsənd͡ʒæmə(ɹ)/
Meaning: 1) A hangover; 2) Jitters; discord; confusion; 3) Depression.
Origin: Borrowed from German Katzenjammer (“hangover”, literally “the wailing of cats”)
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jampan (noun)
Pronunciation: /ˈdʒæmˌpæn/
Meaning: a kind of open sedan chair, particularly one with its main pole suspended from smaller poles borne on the shoulders of two pairs of porters
Origin: From Hindi झँपान (jhãpān) and Bengali
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hamshackle (verb)
Pronunciation: /ˈhæmʃækə'l/
Meaning: To bind or restrain; to impose restrictions upon.
Origin: British English From ham + shackle.
Usage: His policies will hamshackle the economy.
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gallimaufry (noun)
Pronunciation: /ɡa.lɪˈmɔː.fɹi/
Meaning: 1) A hash of various kinds of meats; 2) An absurd medley, a mishmash.
Origin: from Old French calimafree
Usage: His policies were a gallimaufry of cruelty and inane.
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fain (adjective)
Pronunciation: /feɪn/
Meaning: Glad, contented, or satisfied to do something
Origin: From Middle English fain
Usage: I would fain have taken him in my arms; he was as my brother.
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ecdemic (adjective)
Pronunciation: /ɛkˈdɛmɪk/
Meaning: Originating from outside the area in which it occurs, foreign.
Origin: Greek
Usage: The disease was determined to be ecdemic, originating in a foreign country.
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dapocaginous (adjective)
Pronunciation: /dæpəˈkædʒɪnəs/
Meaning: mean-spirited; heartless
Origin: From Italian, combined with an English element.
Usage: His entire dapocaginous administration is aimed at retaliation and cruelty.
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cacography (noun)
Pronunciation: /kaˈkɒɡɹəfi/
Meaning: 1) Bad spelling or punctuation; 2) Deliberate comic misspelling; malapropism. 3) Poor or illegible handwriting.
Origin: From caco- + -graphy
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balbutient (adjective)
Pronunciation: /bælˈbjuːʃənt/
Meaning: stuttering, stammering
Origin: Latin "balbutientem"
Usage: He is a balbutient blatherer, incomprehensible.
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abdominous (adjective)
Pronunciation: /æbˈdɒm.ə.nəs/
Meaning: Having a protuberant belly; potbellied.
Origin: From abdomin- + -ous.
Usage: He is abdominous and flat-footed.
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zarf (noun)
Pronunciation: /zaːf/
Meaning: An ornamental container designed to hold a coffee cup and insulate it from the hand of the drinker.
Origin: Likely from Ottoman Turkish ظرف (zarf)
