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A

  • aeipathy. (n.) an enduring and consuming passion.
  • acosmist. one who believes that nothing exists.
  • anacampserote. (n.) something which can bring back a lost love.
  • aubade. a love song which is sung at dawn.
  • aureate. pertaining to the fancy or flowery words used by poets.

B

  • backpfeifengesicht. (n.) a face badly in need of a fist. (german)
  • bibliothecary. (n.) one who collects or maintains books.

C

  • callipygean. having well-shaped buttocks.
  • cataglottism. kissing with the tongue; French kissing. (what a disgusting-sounding word for something so nice)
  • charientism. an artfully veiled insult.
  • cosmogyral. (adj.) whirling around the universe.

D

  • defenestration. the act of throwing something or someone out of a window.
  • dĂ©paysement. (n.) when someone is taken out of their own familiar world into a new one. (french)
  • desenrascanço. (n.) the improvisation of haphazard but completely sound solutions or plans at the last minute (portuguese)
  • discombobulate. (v.) to confuse or disconcert; upset; frustrate.
  • dormiveglia. (n.) the space that stretches between sleeping and waking. (italian)
  • dustsceawung. (n.) "contemplation of the dust"; reflection on former civilizations and peoples, and on the knowledge that all things will turn to dust. (old english)
  • dwale. to wander about deliriously.
  • dysphoria. an unwell feeling.

E

  • esprit d'escalier. (n.) when you think of the perfect verbal comeback... much too late. (french)
  • eumoirous. happiness due to being honest and wholesome.

F

  • farctate. the state of being stuffed with food; having overeaten.

G

  • gargalesthia. the sensation caused by tickling.

I

  • incalescent. (adj.) growing hotter or more ardent; set ablaze.

L

  • lalochezia. the use of vulgar or foul language to relieve stress or pain.
  • logolepsy. (n.) a fascination or obsession with words.

M

  • mamihlapinatapai. (n.) a look between two people that suggests an unspoken, shared desire. (yaghan)
  • mimp. to speak in a prissy manner, usually with pursed lips.

N

  • naufragio. (n.) lit. "shipwreck"; colloquially, a lousy party. (italian)
  • nepenthe. (n.) something that can make you forget grief or suffering.

O

  • oubliette. (n.) a secret dungeon with an opening only in the ceiling; a place you put people to forget about them.
  • orphic. (adj.) mysterious and entrancing; beyond ordinary understanding.

P

  • paralian. a person who lives near the sea.
  • petrichor. (n.) the scent of dry rain on earth.
  • piggesnye. (n.) "a cuckooflower"; someone who is pretty but not particularly bright.

S

  • sabaism. the worship of stars.
  • schadenfreude. is pleasure derived from the misfortunes of others.
  • shlimazl. (n.) an inept, bungling person who suffers from unremitting bad luck. (yiddish)

Z

  • zoanthropy (n.) a derangement in which a person believes himself to be an animal and acts accordingly
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