- adorbs, adjective. (Informal) Inspiring great delight; charming, cute, or adorable (e.g., totes adorbs is slang for totally adorable).
- blagging, noun (Caribbean). An informal conversation in a public place, often deceitful.
- catchword, noun. A word under the right-hand side of the last line on a book page that repeats the first word on the following page; a word printed or placed so as to attract attention.
- emprise, noun. An adventurous enterprise; knightly daring or prowess.
- fabulate, verb (used without object). To tell invented stories; create fables or stories filled with fantasy.
- feculence, noun. The accumulation of dirt, sediment, or waste matter.
- flatulence, noun. The accumulation of gas in the alimentary canal; inflated or pretentious speech or writing; pomposity.
- internecine, adjective. Destructive to both sides in a conflict; relating to conflict within a group or organization.
- lionize, verb. Give a lot of public attention and approval to (someone); treat as a celebrity.
- phantasmagoric, adjective. Having a fantastic or deceptive appearance; having the appearance of an optical illusion; changing or shifting, as a scene made up of many elements.
- philological, adjective. Related to or having to do with the branch of knowledge that deals with the structure, historical development, and relationships of a language or languages.
- pilcrow, noun. A symbol (e.g. ¶) used to mark a new paragraph or section of text.
- pore, verb. (intransitive) To gaze intently; to read or study attentively; to reflect or meditate steadily.
- stagflation, noun. Persistent high inflation, high unemployment, and stagnant demand in a country’s economy.
- Tarmac, noun. A brand of bituminous binder, similar to tarmacadam, used for surfacing roads or other outdoor areas, consisting of crushed rock mixed with tar; (lower case) a runway or other area surfaced with tarmac.
- typography, noun. The style and appearance of printed matter.
- zed, noun. (chiefly British) The letter z.
“Ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein.” Caveat lector
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