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  1. epeolatry - worship of words
  2.  
  3. acquiesce - satisfy
  4.  
  5. fen - swamp
  6.  
  7. atrabilious - bad-tempered or irritable
  8.  
  9. absquatulate - depart
  10.  
  11. copacetic - good or even excellent
  12.  
  13. alexipharmic - having a nature of an antidote (i like this one cuz it has my name in it )
  14.  
  15. esculent - edible
  16.  
  17. empasm - a powder-like ancient medicine used to take the smell away...
  18.  
  19. pinguescence - the process of becoming fat
  20.  
  21. kerfuffle - commotion
  22.  
  23. nychthemeron - period of one day (24 hrs)
  24.  
  25. yclept - by the name of, as in "there lives a mechanic yclept Willy"
  26.  
  27. triscadecaphobia - fear of the number 13
  28.  
  29. haptic - in relation to a touching or feeling sensation
  30.  
  31. oyez - call to attention
  32.  
  33. thaumaturgy - performance of miracles
  34.  
  35. onomasticon - dictionary of names
  36.  
  37. hypnobioscope - device for learning while asleep (fictional)
  38.  
  39. jingoism - war-like or aggressive patriotism
  40.  
  41. zymurgy - the art or practice of fermentation (can you say mmm beer)
  42.  
  43. umquhile - word relating to others being erstwhile and quondam (which are two more words for you) meaning formerly, previously
  44.  
  45. quondam - having been formerly, former, sometime
  46.  
  47. erstwhile - former, archaic
  48.  
  49. epopoeia - a type of epopee, an epic poem
  50.  
  51. quocker-wodger - a wooden pupet on a string (perfect for swearing)
  52.  
  53. anfractuosity - a channel, canal or passage full of windings and turns
  54.  
  55. floccinaucinihilipilification - an estimation of something as being worthless
  56.  
  57. scopperloit - rude or rough play
  58.  
  59. depone - testify under oath
  60.  
  61. amblygon - obtuse triangle
  62.  
  63. nihilarian - person who deals with unimportant things
  64.  
  65. selcouth - rare, strange, marvelous, wonderful
  66.  
  67. exude - emit
  68.  
  69. quidnunc - gossip
  70.  
  71. agnomen - nickname
  72.  
  73. doppelganger - someone resembling a person (usually evil)
  74.  
  75. I dunno if anyone has been waiting for the definitions, but here is the list of today's words definitions:
  76.  
  77. culiage - the right of the lord to spend the first knight with his subject's new bride
  78.  
  79. demegoric - relating to public speaking
  80.  
  81. arenaceous - having the texture of sand
  82.  
  83. deisidiamonia - fear of supernatural powers
  84.  
  85. huderon - lazy (adj)
  86.  
  87. pataphysics - The science of imaginary solutions
  88.  
  89. inhebetate - To make something obtuse, dull or blunt
  90.  
  91. gulosity - excessive appetite; greediness, voracity
  92.  
  93. and finally a few more to tickle the brain a little more
  94.  
  95. noology - study of intuition and comprehension
  96.  
  97. solecism - error in grammar or wording
  98.  
  99. makari - archaic Scottish term for poet
  100.  
  101. sauterne - a sweet wine
  102.  
  103. scabiosa - a not-so-nice way of saying "pretty flower" (mainly due to words roots)
  104.  
  105. blarney - flattery designed to gain favor
  106.  
  107. vernorexia - a romantic mood inspired by Spring
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