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Noun. abrosia (uncountable) Abstinence. Abstinence from food. Wasting away as a result of abstinence from food.

Curricle

n. A light, open, two-wheeled carriage, drawn by two horses abreast.
To drive in a curricle.
A chaise or carriage with two wheels, drawn by two horses abreast

absinthe

 

[CharliRenee]

It is an anise-flavoured spirit derived from botanicals, including the flowers and leaves of Artemisia absinthium ("grand wormwood"), together with green anise, sweet fennel, and other medicinal and culinary herbs. Absinthe traditionally has a natural green colour, but may also be colourless.

A strong and bitter alcohol.

pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis...

Added challenge.... pronounce that outloud, lol.

 

[Deade]

It is an anise-flavoured spirit derived from botanicals, including the flowers and leaves of Artemisia absinthium ("grand wormwood"), together with green anise, sweet fennel, and other medicinal and culinary herbs. Absinthe traditionally has a natural green colour, but may also be colourless.

A strong and bitter alcohol.

pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis...

Added challenge.... pronounce that outloud, lol.

The Oxford English Dictionary lists pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis as “a factitious word alleged to mean 'a lung disease caused by inhalation of very fine silica dust usually found in volcanos' but occurring chiefly as an instance of a very long word”.

Borborygmus

 

[TabinRivCA]

The Oxford English Dictionary lists pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis as “a factitious word alleged to mean 'a lung disease caused by inhalation of very fine silica dust usually found in volcanos' but occurring chiefly as an instance of a very long word”.

Borborygmus

n. A rumbling noise produced by the movement of gas through the intestines.
The rumbling noise caused by wind within the intestines.

acaricide

 

[Deade]

n. A rumbling noise produced by the movement of gas through the intestines.
The rumbling noise caused by wind within the intestines.

acaricide

noun acaricide plural noun acaricides

1. a substance poisonous to mites or ticks.

Fauteuil

 

[TabinRivCA]

noun acaricide plural noun acaricides

1. a substance poisonous to mites or ticks.

Fauteuil View attachment 209701

A fauteuil is a style of open-arm chair with a primarily exposed wooden frame originating in France during the early 17th century.

accourt

 

[Moses_Young]

A fauteuil is a style of open-arm chair with a primarily exposed wooden frame originating in France during the early 17th century.

accourt

Accourt. Popular place where sportsmen gather to play. e.g. "Tennis is played on accourt."

 

[Deade]

A fauteuil is a style of open-arm chair with a primarily exposed wooden frame originating in France during the early 17th century.

accourt

Accourt. Popular place where sportsmen gather to play. e.g. "Tennis is played on accourt."

Hahaha... nice try, but no cigar!

Accourt:verb (third-person singular simple present accourts, present participle accourting, simple past and past participle accourted) (obsolete) To treat courteously; to court.

Hierodule

 

[Moses_Young]

Hahaha... nice try, but no cigar!

Accourt:verb (third-person singular simple present accourts, present participle accourting, simple past and past participle accourted) (obsolete) To treat courteously; to court.

Hierodule

Hierodule. Climatic part of any movie, wherein the protagonist, or hero, engages in a desparate final battle or duel, with the antagonist, or villain, prior to resolution. e.g. "The hierodule in the latest Batman movie was epic."

 

[TabinRivCA]

Hierodule. Climatic part of any movie, wherein the protagonist, or hero, engages in a desparate final battle or duel, with the antagonist, or villain, prior to resolution. e.g. "The hierodule in the latest Batman movie was epic."

also
A slave serving in an ancient temple, as in Greece or Anatolia, in the service of a specific deity.
In Greek antiquity, a slave dedicated to the service of a divinity; a temple servant or attendant.

gabble

 

[Deade]

also
A slave serving in an ancient temple, as in Greece or Anatolia, in the service of a specific deity.
In Greek antiquity, a slave dedicated to the service of a divinity; a temple servant or attendant.

gabble

verb gabble 3rd person present gabbles past tense gabbled past participle gabbled gerund or present participle gabbling

1. talk rapidly and unintelligibly; utter meaningless sounds.
   jabber babble prattle rattle blabber gibber cackle blab drivel twitter splutter talk rapidly talk incoherently talk unintelligibly waffle chunter witter

noun gabble

1. rapid unintelligible talk.
   jabbering babbling chattering gibbering babble chatter rambling gibberish drivel twaddle nonsense flannel blah mumbo jumbo waffle wafflin

Nares

 

[TabinRivCA]

verb gabble 3rd person present gabbles past tense gabbled past participle gabbled gerund or present participle gabbling

1. talk rapidly and unintelligibly; utter meaningless sounds.
   jabber babble prattle rattle blabber gibber cackle blab drivel twitter splutter talk rapidly talk incoherently talk unintelligibly waffle chunter witter

noun gabble

1. rapid unintelligible talk.
   jabbering babbling chattering gibbering babble chatter rambling gibberish drivel twaddle nonsense flannel blah mumbo jumbo waffle wafflin

Nares

Plural of naris.
The nostrils or nasal openings, -- the anterior nares being the external or proper nostrils, and the posterior nares, the openings of the nasal cavities into the mouth or pharynx.

gemel

 

[Deade]

Plural of naris.
The nostrils or nasal openings, -- the anterior nares being the external or proper nostrils, and the posterior nares, the openings of the nasal cavities into the mouth or pharynx.

gemel

gemel definition: Noun (plural gemels) 1. (now rare) A twin (also attributively). 2. (heraldry) One of a pair of small bars placed together. 3. (historical) A finger ring

Sagacious

 

[TabinRivCA]

gemel definition: Noun (plural gemels) 1. (now rare) A twin (also attributively). 2. (heraldry) One of a pair of small bars placed together. 3. (historical) A finger ring

Sagacious View attachment 209766

Having or showing keen discernment, sound judgment, and farsightedness. synonym: shrewd.
Keenly perceptive; discerning, as by some exceptionally developed or extraordinary natural power; especially, keen of scent: with of.

geolatry

 

[Deade]

Having or showing keen discernment, sound judgment, and farsightedness. synonym: shrewd.
Keenly perceptive; discerning, as by some exceptionally developed or extraordinary natural power; especially, keen of scent: with of.

geolatry

geolatry definition: Noun (uncountable) 1. The worship of the Earth. Origin Ancient Greek.

Tampion

 

[TabinRivCA]

geolatry definition: Noun (uncountable) 1. The worship of the Earth. Origin Ancient Greek.

Tampion

n. A plug or cover for the muzzle of a cannon or gun to keep out dust and moisture.
A stopper; a plug; a bung.
A wooden stopper, or plug, as for a cannon or other piece of ordnance, when not in use.

palynology

 

[Deade]

n. A plug or cover for the muzzle of a cannon or gun to keep out dust and moisture.
A stopper; a plug; a bung.
A wooden stopper, or plug, as for a cannon or other piece of ordnance, when not in use.

palynology

noun palynology

1. the study of pollen grains and other spores, especially as found in archaeological or geological deposits.

Apoplexy

 

[TabinRivCA]

noun palynology

1. the study of pollen grains and other spores, especially as found in archaeological or geological deposits.

Apoplexy

n. Sudden impairment of neurological function, especially that resulting from a cerebral hemorrhage; a stroke.
A sudden effusion of blood into an organ or tissue.
A fit of extreme anger; rage.

pangeometry

 

[Deade]

n. Sudden impairment of neurological function, especially that resulting from a cerebral hemorrhage; a stroke.
A sudden effusion of blood into an organ or tissue.
A fit of extreme anger; rage.

pangeometry

noun The system of geometry which simply dispenses with Euclid's parallel postulate, using neither it nor any contrary assumption.

Cockalorum

 

[TabinRivCA]

noun The system of geometry which simply dispenses with Euclid's parallel postulate, using neither it nor any contrary assumption.

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A little man with an unduly high opinion of himself.
Boastful talk; braggadocio.
A person of consequence; a self-important person

pangram