• abscond: leave hurriedly and secretly, typically to avoid detection of or arrest for an unlawful action such as theft.
• abstruse: difficult to understand; obscure.
• alacrity: brisk and cheerful readiness. ♡
• assiduously: with great care and perseverance.
• avulsion: a forcible separation or detachment.
• beleaguered: in a very difficult situation; surrounded by an army.
• boondoggle: a wasteful, unnecessary project or activity, often funded by public money, that continues due to political or bureaucratic inertia.
• catechism: a summary of christian doctrine, often in a question-and-answer format, used for instruction in faith and religious teaching; something resembling a catechism especially in being a rote response or formulaic statement.
• coterie: a small group of people with shared interests or tastes, especially one that is exclusive of other people. ♡
• desuetude: a state of disuse.
• desultory: lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm. ♡
• extemporaneous: spoken or done without preparation.
• foible: a minor weakness or eccentricity in someone's character.
• gangbuster: very successful.
• insouciant: showing a casual lack of concern; indifferent.
• literati: well-educated people who are interested in literature.
• logy: dull and heavy in motion or thought; sluggish.
• multilateralism: the practice of multiple countries working together through cooperation and shared rules to solve problems, promote peace, and achieve common goals.
• quiescent: in a state or period of inactivity or dormancy.
• salvo: a sudden, vigorous, or aggressive act or series of acts. ♡
• sotto voce: in a quiet voice, as if not to be overheard. ♡

last year's words here.