(20150225) Pickwickian (adj.) (of words or ideas) meant or understood in a sense different from the apparent or usual one. // (of the use or interpretation of an expression) intentionally or unintentionally odd or unusual.

(20150227) Ad hockery (n.) reliance on temporary solutions rather than on consistent, long-term plans.

(20150304) Sastruga (n.) Usually, sastrugi. ridges of snow formed on a snowfield by the action of the wind

(20150305) Eyesome (adj.) Archaic. pleasant to look at.

(20150306) Circumvolve (v.) to revolve or wind about.

(20150310) Magniloquent (adj.) Lofty or grandiose in speech or expression; using a high-flown style of discourse; bombastic.

(20150311) Momism (n.) excessive adulation of the mother and undue dependence on maternal care or protection, resulting in absence or loss of maturity and independence.

(20150312) Spondulicks (n.) Older Slang. money; cash.

(20150313) Intenerate (v.) to make soft or tender; soften.

(20150314) Dysphemism (n.) the substitution of a harsh, disparaging, or unpleasant expression for a more neutral one. // an expression so substituted. (opposite of euphemism)

(20150316) Collywobbles (n.) informal. a feeling of fear, apprehension, or nervousness.

(20150317) Brogue (n.) an Irish accent in the pronunciation of English. any strong regional accent.

(20150318) Beamish (adj.) bright, cheerful, and optimistic.

(20150324) Furtherance (n.) the act of furthering; promotion; advancement.

(20150327) Cantillate (v.) to chant; intone.

(20150331) Paramnesia (n.) Psychiatry. a distortion of memory in which fact and fantasy are confused. // the inability to recall the correct meaning of a word.

(20150401) Malarkey (n.) Informal. speech or writing designed to obscure, mislead, or impress; bunkum.

(20150402) Boodle (n.) the lot, pack, or crowd. // a large quantity of something, especially money.

(20150403) Fabular (adj.) of or pertaining to a story, novel, or the like written in the form of a fable.

(20150405) Panoply (n.) a wide-ranging and impressive array or display.

(20150406) Diddle (v.) Informal. to cheat; swindle; hoax.

(20150407) Badinage (n.) light, playful banter or raillery.

(20150419) Brio (n.) vigor; vivacity

(20150420) Atticism (n.) concise and elegant expression, diction, or the like.

(20150424) Sang-froid (n.) coolness of mind; calmness; composure

(20150425) Culturati (n.) people deeply interested in cultural and artistic matters

(20150426) Simulakrum (n.) a slight, unreal, or superficial likeness or semblance. // an effigy, image, or representation

(20150427) Veridical (adj.) truthful; veracious. // corresponding to facts; not illusory; real; actual; genuine.

(20150430) Piffle (n.) nonsense, as trivial or senseless talk.

(20150501) Rhapsodic (adj.) extravagantly enthusiastic; ecstatic. // pertaining to, characteristic of, or of the nature or form of rhapsody.

(20150502) Moppet (n.) a young child.

(20150503) Aver (v.) to assert or affirm with confidence; declare in a positive or peremptory manner.

(20150506) Defenestrate (v.) to throw (a person or thing) out of a window.

(20150507) Volitant (v.) engaged in or having the power of flight. // active; moving.

(20150508) Logy (adj.) lacking physical or mental energy or vitality; sluggish; dull; lethargic.

(20150512) Hidebound (adj.) narrow and rigid in opinion; inflexible: a hidebound pedant. // oriented toward or confined to the past; extremely conservative: a hidebound philosopher.

(20150515) Scroop (v. / n.) to emit a harsh, grating sound. //a scrooping sound

(20150516) Legerity (n.) physical or mental quickness; nimbleness; agility.

(20150517) Rubberneck (v.) to look about or stare with great curiosity, as by craning the neck or turning the head. // to gawk at

(20150519) Tatterdemalion (adj.) ragged; unkempt or dilapidated.

(20150520) Schism (n.) division or disunion, especially into mutually opposed parties.

(20150524) Yestreen (n.) yesterday evening; last evening.

(20150526) Quidnunc (n.) a person who is eager to know the latest news and gossip; a gossip or busybody.

(20150527) Gainsay (v.) to deny, dispute, or contradict. // to speak or act against; oppose.

(20150530) Extemporise (v.) to speak with little or no advance preparation. // to sing, or play on an instrument, composing the music as one proceeds; improvise.

(20150605) Holophrase (n.) a word functioning as a phrase or sentence, as the imperative Go!

(20150606) Telesthesia (n.) sensation or perception received at a distance without the normal operation of the recognized sense organs.

(20150614) Unquiet (adj.) agitated; restless; disordered; turbulent. // mentally or emotionally disturbed; vexed or perturbed; uneasy

(20150619) Inviolable (adj.) prohibiting violation; secure from destruction, violence, infringement, or desecration. // incapable of being violated; incorruptible; unassailable.

(20150620) Cavil (v.) to raise irritating and trivial objections; find fault with unnecessarily (usually followed by at or about. // to oppose by inconsequential, frivolous, or sham objections

(20150623) Otiose (adj.) being at leisure; idle; indolent. // ineffective or futile.

(20150624) Ennui (n.) a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom

(20150626) Tenderfoot (n.) a raw, inexperienced person; novice.

(20150705) Mien (n.) air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.

(20150711) Flumadiddle (n.) utter nonsense. // worthless frills.

(20150712) Cachinate (v.) to laugh loudly or immoderately

(20150728) Accouterment (n.) personal clothing, accessories, etc. // the equipment, excluding weapons and clothing, of a soldier.

(20150730) Olio (n.) a mixture of heterogeneous elements; hodgepodge. // a dish of many ingredients.

(20150803) Boomlet (n.) a brief increase, as in business activity or political popularity.

(20150805) Twitterpated (adj.) Informal. excited or overcome by romantic feelings; smitten

(20150809) Atrabilious (adj.) gloomy; morose; melancholy; morbid. // irritable; bad-tempered; splenetic.

(20150810) Mondegreen (n.) a misinterpretation of a word or phrase that has been heard, especially a song lyric.

(20150814) Burble (v.) to speak in an excited manner; babble. // to make a bubbling sound; bubble.

(20150817) Brickbat (n.) an unkind or unfavorable remark; caustic criticism

(20150818) Festinate (v.) to hurry; hasten.

(20150821) Laconic (adj.) using few words; expressing much in few words; concise

(20150823) Quiddity (n.) the quality that makes a thing what it is; the essential nature of a thing. // a trifling nicety of subtle distinction, as in argument.

(20150827) Protean (adj.) readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable. // changeable in shape or form, as an amoeba.

(20150830) Enceinte (n.) pregnant, with child

(20150911) Swimmingly (adv.) without difficulty; with great success; effortlessly

(20150912) Blarney (n.) flattering or wheedling talk; cajolery. // deceptive or misleading talk; nonsense; hooey

(20150914) Mollify (v.) to soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease. // to mitigate or reduce; soften

(20150915) Tommyrot (n.) nonsense; utter foolishness.

(20150920) Timocracy (n.) a form of government in which love of honor is the dominant motive of the rulers. // a form of government in which a certain amount of property is requisite as a qualification for office.

(20150921) Enervate (v.) to deprive of force or strength; destroy the vigor of; weaken.

(20151001) Espial (n.) the act of spying. // the act of keeping watch, observation.

(20151002) Peripeteia (n.) a sudden turn of events or an unexpected reversal, especially in a literary work.

(20151005) Jejune (adj.) without interest or significance; dull; insipid. // juvenile; immature; childish

(20151014) Obstreperous (adj.) resisting control or restraint in a difficult manner; unruly.

(20151017) Oneiric (adj.) of or relating to dreams.

(20151105) Recondite (adj.) dealing with very profound, difficult, or abstruse subject matter // beyond ordinary knowledge or understanding; esoteric

(20151108) Frangible (adj.) easily broken; breakable

(20151110) Logophile (n.) a lover of words.

(20151117) Panglossian (adj.) characterized by or given to extreme optimism, especially in the face of unrelieved hardship or adversity.

(20151118) Slugabed (n.) a lazy person who stays in bed long after the usual time for arising.

(20151119) Empyreal (adj.) pertaining to the sky; celestial: empyreal blue. // pertaining to the highest heaven in the cosmology of the ancients.

(20151128) Pandiculation (n.) the act of stretching oneself.

(20151130) Bibliotaph (n.) a person who caches or hoards books.

(20151209) Lexicographer (n.) a writer, editor, or compiler of a dictionary.

(20151214) Telluric (adj.) of or proceeding from the earth or soil. // of or relating to the earth; terrestrial.

(20151218) Eudemonic (adj.) pertaining or conducive to happiness.

(20151229) Stelliferous (adj.) having or abounding with stars.