lucubrious words volume 2(deprecated)

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Herpetic

creeping

Featous

shapely; well-made; handsome; neat

Somewhither

to some place; somewhere

Potentiate

to increase the likelihood of something happening

Megrim

dizziness; migraine; low spirits

Hyacinthine

of a blue or purple colour

Ponceau

poppy red

Hornwork

cuckoldry

Belliferous

bringing war

Psittacism

parrot-like repetition of speech

Tinnient

ringing; resonant

Claustral

cloistral; secluded; narrow-minded

Parorexia

desire to eat strange foods

Gruntled

Happy, content

Exstrophy

turning an organ inside out

Irascent

becoming enraged or angry

Quizzacious

satirical

Cervicide

the murder of a deer

Statuvolism

mesmerism; hypnotism

Indue

to endow or supply

Lozenge

a rhombus or diamond shape; a medical tablet

Contemporaneous

existing, occurring, or originating during the same time

Fain

happy, pleased

Synarchy

joint sovereignty

Videndum

thing to be seen

Enosis

union/unification

Quirly

Hand rolled ciggy

Escutcheon

a flat piece of metal for protection and often ornamentation, around a keyhole, door handle, or light switch

Wanion

misfortune

Vitative

concerned with the preservation of life

Evulgate

to divulge; to publish

Sarcoline

flesh-colored

Amphigory

a nonsense verse

Skellum

rascal, scoundrel

Cerulean

sky-blue; dark blue

Anamnesis

the remembering of things from a supposed previous existence

Laminary

of, like, or pertaining to thin plates or layers of material

Macarize

to declare to be happy or blessed

Ecclesiastical

relating to the christian church or its clergy

Decussate

to cross or intersect; to divide in the form of an X

Nuncupate

to utter as a vow; to declare verbally

Bismer

mockery, shame, scorn, som like

Skeuomorph

retained but no longer functional stylistic feature

Acopic

curing or relieving fatigue

Roundel

something round

Congener

Someone or something of the same category of another

Polychrest

thing or medicine useful in many ways

Incrassate

to thicken

Ventricose

big belly havin

Psychrophilic

thriving in colder temperatures

Glaucous

sea green; greyish-blue

Arachibutyrophobia

fear of peanut butter sticking to roof of mouth

Quacksalver

one who falsely pretends to knowledge of medicine

Pedetentous

progressing gradually; proceeding cautiously

Sorbile

able to be sipped or drunk

Kismet

fate; destiny

Prolegomenon

introductory study

Opulent

Lavish and luxurious in a flamboyant manner

Sybaritic

Self indulgent; indulgent in sensual luxuries

Hedonistic

Involved with the pursuit of self indulgent pleasure, usually decadent

Kaleidoscopic

containing a mix of many different complex colors; a mesmerizing thing made up of a complex blend of elements

Ostentatious

vulgar or pretentious flamboyant display

Gaucherie

awkward or socially unacceptable remark

Gasconism

boastfulness

Adamantine

unbreakable; impenetrable

Wiseling

one who pretends to be wise

Pipe

liquid capacity equal to two hogsheads

Analepsis/Pleonasm

repetition of a word or phrase for emphasis

Jaw-jaw

empty, sterile chatter; nonsense

Inverecund

shameless

Maliferous

harmful; unhealthy

Bushwa

nonsense

Ophiuroid

an echinoderm that has slender flexible arms distinct from the central disk

Bombilate

to hum, buzz or drone

Crepitate

to crackle; to snap; to rattle

Levigate

to smooth; to grind to a fine powder; to polish; to lighten

Statim

quicksticks; immediately; at once

Farcinate

to cram full; to fill the stomach with food

Distrait

distracted; inattentive

Squit

silly talk; nonsense; an insignificant person

Appetence

strong craving or powerful desire

Inustion

burning in; cauterization

Irradicate

to fix or root firmly

Convivial

friendly, lively, and enjoyable; jovial

Triskaidekaphobia

fear of the number thirteen

Irruent

running hastily; rushing

Consentient

unanimous; of one accord

Zelotypia

jealousy; excessive zeal in carrying out a project

Equable

smooth; without wide variations

Peregal

fully equal

Arbustum

a plantation of shrubs or small trees

Verdure

greenness; health and vigour

Iniquity

wickedness; gross injustice

Pertinacity

being really stubborn; holding unyieldingly to a position

Whippy

unusually resillient; springy; bending and snapping back in the manner of a whip

Gewgaw

toy; trifling object; bauble

Pollyanna

one who is naively optimistic

Irrecusable

cannot be rejected

Polemic

controversial discussion

Mil

1/1000 inch used for measuring thickness of wire