- adorkable, adjective. Unfashionable or socially awkward in a way regarded as appealing or endearing.
- aggravation, noun. The act of aggravating or the state of being aggravated; a source of continuing, increasing irritation or trouble; exasperation.
- aggregation, noun. A group or mass of distinct or varied things, persons, etc.; collection into an unorganized whole; the state of being so collected.
- aggrupation, noun. An association or grouping, esp. a political organization; an affiliation formed on the basis of common interests or objectives.
- derpiness, noun. (informal) The act of being stupid or silly but generally in an inoffensive way.
- didapper, noun. A little grebe or dabchick (a small diving water bird); hence, figuratively, someone who disappears for a time and then suddenly reappears again.
- dunduckety, adjective. Designating a drab nondescript color, esp. a dull brown resembling the color of mud; of such a color.
- ferhoodle, verb (used with object). (Chiefly Pennsylvania German Area) To confuse or mix up.
- florid, adjective. Having a red or flushed complexion; elaborately or excessively intricate or complicated.
- foofy, adjective. Elaborate or intricate (esp. excessively so); fussily decorative.
- gunsel, noun. (informal) A criminal carrying a gun.
- hagiography, noun. The writing of the lives of saints. A biography that treats its subject with undue reverence. Cf. legendarium, passionary.
- legendarium, noun. A body or collection of lives or legends of the saints; spec. a book of readings from saints’ lives, often used as lessons during church services, a lectionary. Cf. hagiography, passionary.
- martyrology, noun. The branch of knowledge or history dealing with the lives of martyrs; a list of martyrs.
- passionary, noun. A book containing accounts of the sufferings of saints and martyrs, for reading on their feast days; a martyrology. Cf. hagiography, legendarium.
- perfervid, adjective. Intense and impassioned; ardent.
- prelection, noun. A public lecture, talk, or reading; especially a college or university lecture given to students; such a lecture in written form.
- tergiversate, verb (used without object). To change repeatedly one’s attitude or opinions with respect to a cause, subject, etc.; equivocate.
“Ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein.” Caveat lector
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Saturday, April 03, 2021
In other words; aggravation, aggregation, and aggrupation
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