- allay, verb (used with object). To put to rest; calm; quiet; to lessen or relieve; mitigate; alleviate.
- analytical, adjective. Relating to or using analysis or logical reasoning.
- anatical, adjective. Consisting of equal quantities of each ingredient.
- anatomical, adjective. Relating to bodily structure.
- aphorism, noun. A terse saying embodying a general truth, or astute observation.
- autocratic, adjective. Pertaining to or of the nature of autocracy or of an autocrat; absolute; like an autocrat; tyrannical; despotic; domineering.
- belie, verb (used with object). To show to be false; contradict: “to put the lie to”.
- contumacious, adjective. (archaic, Law) Stubbornly or willfully disobedient, especially to authority (e.g. of a defendant’s behavior).
- degustation (or dégustation), noun. The act or function of tasting; especially a careful tasting of various foods, focusing on the gustatory system, the senses, high culinary art, and good company.
- graymail, noun. A mild form of blackmail without demands for money; exercise of power over a person through possession of compromising information.
- jeremiad, noun. A long, sad list of complaints about things that have gone wrong; a cautionary or angry harangue.
- makebate, noun. (archaic) One that excites contention and quarrels; breeder of strife; busybody.
- milk tooth, noun. Any of a set of early, temporary (deciduous) teeth in children or young mammals that fall out as the permanent teeth replace them.
- natatorium, noun. A swimming pool, especially one that is indoors.
- off-putting, adjective. Provoking uneasiness, dislike, annoyance, or repugnance; disturbing or disagreeable.
- pelf, noun. Money or wealth, especially when regarded with contempt or acquired by reprehensible means.
- peripatetic, adjective. Traveling from place to place, in particular working or based in various places for relatively short periods.
- pog, noun. A cardboard or plastic disk printed with a design or picture, collected or swapped by children or used in games.
- proscribe, verb. To denounce or condemn (a thing) as dangerous or harmful; prohibit; to put outside the protection of the law; outlaw.
- pseudepigraphy, noun. False ascription of authorship.
- trope, noun. A word, phrase, or image used in a new and different way in order to create an artistic effect; a figurative or metaphorical use of a word or expression.
- zee, noun. (North American) The letter Z or z (Cf. British, zed).
“Ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein.” Caveat lector
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