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Latest contribution from POSP stringer Tim.
apocrypha
uh-POK-ruh-fuh
noun
1. Various religious writings of uncertain origin regarded by some as inspired, but rejected by most authorities.
2. A group of 14 books, not considered canonical, included in the Septuagint and the Vulgate as part of the Old Testament, but usually omitted from Protestant editions of the Bible.
3. Writings, statements, etc., of doubtful authorship or authenticity.
badinage
bad-n-azh\bad-n-ij
noun/verb
1. Light, playful banter or raillery.
2. To banter with or tease (someone) playfully.
bibliophage
BIB-lee-uh-feyj
noun
An ardent reader; a bookworm.
bloviate
BLOH-vee-ayt
verb intransitive
To speak or write at length in a pompous or boastful manner.
cerulean
suh-ROO-lee-un
adjective
Resembling the blue of the sky.
craquelure
kra-kloor
noun
Cracks on painting: A network of small cracks that sometimes appear on the surface of oil paintings as it ages.
fascicle
FAS-i-kuhl
noun
1. A section of a book or set of books published in installments as separate pamphlets or volumes.
2. A small bundle, tight cluster, or the like.
3. Botany. A close cluster, as of flowers or leaves.
4. Anatomy. A small bundle of nerve or muscle fibers.
haberdasher
HAB-er-dash-er
noun
1. British: A dealer in notions.
2. A dealer in men's clothing and accessories.
kef
keyf
noun
1. A state of drowsy contentment.
2. Also, keef. a substance, especially a smoking preparation of hemp leaves, used to produce this state.
lachrymose
LAK-ruh-mohss
adjective
1. Given to tears or weeping : tearful
2. Tending to cause tears : mournful
lyard
LAHY-erd
adjective
Streaked or spotted with gray or white.
maieutic
may-yoo-tik
adjective
Of or pertaining to the Socratic method of eliciting new ideas from someone.
Malversation
mael-ver-say-shen
noun
Misconduct or malfeasance in public office, at one time also known as "jobbery".
manumit
man-ya-mit
verb transitive
To release from slavery or servitude.
maudlin
mawd-lin
adjective
1. Mawkishly emotional, overly sentimental to the point of silliness or tears.
2. Drunk to the point of crying, sobbing.
misanthrope
mis-en-throp
noun
A person who hates people.
misprison
mis-pri-zhen
noun
1.Neglect or failure to do one's duty, either a legal duty or a duty of office.
2.Misunderstanding or underestimation, failure to appreciate the value of something.
mountebank
MOUN-tih-bank
noun
1. A person who sells quack medicines from a platform
2. A boastful unscrupulous pretender: Charlatan.
obscurantism
uhb-SKYOORr-uhn-tiz-uhm
noun
1. Opposition to the increase and spread of knowledge.
2. Deliberate obscurity or evasion of clarity.
ochlocracy
ok-lok-ra-see
noun
Government by the mob, mob rule.
omnibus
OM-nuh-buhs
noun
1. A volume of reprinted works of a single author or of works related in interest or theme.
2. A bus.
adjective
Pertaining to, including, or dealing with numerous objects or items at once.
onomatopoeia
ah-nuh-mah-tuh-PEE-uh
noun
1. The naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (as buzz, hiss).
2. The use of words whose sound suggests the sense.
opuscule
oh-PUHS-kyool
noun
1. A small or minor work.
2. A literary or musical work of small size.
pansophy
PAN-suh-fee
noun
Universal wisdom or knowledge.
peculate
pe-kye-layt
verb
To embezzle, to steal money entrusted to you.
penultimate
pen-el-te-met
adjective
Before the ultimate or last, next to the last in a row or series. The one before the next to the last is the antepenultimate.
perorate
PUR-uh-rayt
verb intransitive
1. To conclude or sum up a long discourse.
2. To speak or expound at length; to declaim.
prehensible
pri-HEN-suh-buhl
adjective
Able to be seized or grasped.
quean
kween
noun
1. An overly forward, impudent woman; shrew; hussy.
2. A prostitute.
3. British Dialect. A girl or young woman, especially a robust one.
ruminate
ROO-muh-nayt
verb
1. To engage in contemplation: Meditate.
2. To chew again what has been chewed slightly and swallowed: Chew the cud.
tramontane
truh-MAHN-tayn
adjective
1. Situated on the north side of the Alps: Transalpine.
2. Lying on or coming from the other side of a mountain range.
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