- alpenglow
- noun
- a reddish glow often seen on the summits of mountains just before sunrise or just after sunset
- anathema
- noun
- a person or thing detested or loathed
- aeromancy
- noun
- the prediction of future events from observation of weather conditions
- antediluvian
- adjective
- of or relating to the period before the Biblical flood
- very old, old-fashioned, or out-of-date; antiquated; primitive
- of or belonging to a much earlier time
- noun
- one who lived before the Biblical flood
- a very old or old-fashioned person or thing
- bathos
- noun
- insincere pathos; sentimentality; mawkishness
- boon
- noun
- something to be thankful for; blessing; benefit
- something that is asked; a favor sought
- cingulomania
- noun
- a strong desire to hold a person in one’s arms
- cloudburst
- noun
- a sudden and very heavy rainfall
- criticaster
- cryophilic
- adjective
- preferring or thriving at low temperatures
- desiderata
- duende
- noun
- charm; magnetism
- a goblin; demon; spirit
- empyreal
- adjective
- pertaining to the highest heaven in the cosmology of the ancients
- pertaining to the sky; celestial
- formed of pure fire or light
- ennui
- noun
- a feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement
- ensorcell
- esoteric
- adjective
- intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest
- galimatias
- noun
- confused or unintelligible talk
- immure
- verb
- to shut in; seclude or confine
- incipient
- adjective
- beginning to exist or appear; in an initial stage
- juvenilia
- noun
- works, especially writings, produced in one’s youth
- lodestone
- noun
- a thing that is the focus of attention or attraction
- manna
- noun
- any sudden or unexpected help, advantage, or aid to success
- mithridatism
- noun
- tolerance or immunity to a poison acquired by taking gradually larger doses of it
- obdurate
- adjective
- unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn
- quotidian
- adjective
- usual or customary; everyday
- sagacity
- noun
- acuteness of mental discernment and soundness of judgement
- savoir-faire
- noun
- knowledge of just what to do; tact
- selenotropism
- noun
- growth in response to moonlight
- sycophant
- noun
- a self-seeking, servile flatterer; a fawning parasite
- syncretism
- noun
- the attempted reconciliation or union of different or opposing principles, practices, or parties, as in philosophy or religion
- uxorious
- adjective
- doting upon, foolishly fond of, or affectionately submissive toward one’s wife
- velleity
- noun
- a mere wish, unaccompanied by an effort to obtain it
- vicissitude
- noun
- a change or variation occurring in the course of something
- zenith
- noun
- the highest point or state; culmination
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