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Saturday, March 21, 2026

In other words, aboulia to vying

  • aboulia (also abulia), noun. A pathological inability to make decisions.
  • aesthete, noun. A person who has or professes to have refined sensitivity toward the beauties of art or nature.
  • aseity, noun. (Theology, Metaphysics) Existence originating from and having no source other than itself; self-existence (from Latin a ‘from’ and se ‘self’ + -ity, a suffix of state, condition, or quality).
  • catena, noun. A connected series of related things; (Theology) a connected series of texts written by early Christian theologians (from the Latin, meaning “chain”).
  • circumambient, adjective. Ascribing to all aspects of; encompassing; surrounding.
  • cognomen, noun. Name; surname; any name, especially a nickname.
  • concatenation, noun. A series of things depending on each other as if linked together; the state of being linked together as in a chain; union in a linked series.
  • desideratum, noun. Something considered essential, necessary, or highly desirable.
  • froth, noun. Bubbles formed in or on a liquid; foam.
  • froth, verb. To foam at the mouth; to cause to foam.
  • frother, noun. A device for making liquid, especially milk for coffee, frothy (that is, full of small air bubbles).
  • gallimaufry, noun. A confused medley, jumble, hodgepodge; also, a type of stew or hash.
  • gauche, noun. Lacking grace and perceptivity in social situations; tactless; socially awkward (from French, meaning “left”).
  • gaucho, noun. A cowboy of the South American pampas; (pl.) Calf-length pants with flared legs (from South American Spanish, meaning “comrade”).
  • hospo, noun. (Australian and New Zealand slang). The hospitality industry.
  • inspissate, verb. Become thick or thicker; make thick.
  • ludic, adjective, Of or pertaining to play; playful; lively and full of fun.
  • minatory, adjective. Of a menacing or threatening nature; minacious.
  • minority, noun. The smaller in number of two groups forming a whole.
  • myrmidon, noun. A soldier or a subordinate civil officer who executes orders of a superior without protest or pity.
  • propaganda, noun. Ideas, facts, or allegations spread deliberately to further one’s cause or to damage an opposing cause; (Roman Catholic) A committee of cardinals, established in 1622 by Pope Gregory XV, having supervision over foreign missions and the training of priests for these missions. (from Latin congregātiō dē propāgandā fidē meaning “congregation for propagating the faith”)
  • spoonerism, noun. The transposition of initial or other sounds of words, usually by accident (e.g. snail tracks for trail snacks).
  • stochastic, adjective. Random; chance; involving probability; opposite of deterministic.
  • vying, verb. Present participle of vie ( to strive for superiority; contend).

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