evancalous
adj. pleasant to embrace
clipsome
adj. fit to be embraced
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sgiomlaireachd
n. (Scottish Gaelic) the habit of dropping in at mealtimes
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cunctator
n. a procrastinator
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charrette
n. a final, intensive effort to finish a project before a deadline
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nepotal
adj. relating to a nephew
“That is my nephew,” said a man to his sister.
“He is not my nephew,” she said.
How is this possible?
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akrasia
n. weakness of will
“I see and praise what is better, but follow what is worse.” — Ovid
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scroop
n. the rustle of silk
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sanguisugent
adj. bloodsucking
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apricity
n. the warmth of the sun in winter
“A strange and lovely word.” — Ammon Shea, Reading the OED, 2009
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opsigamy
n. marriage at an advanced age
benedick
n. a newly married man
shunamitism
n. rejuvenation of an old man by a young woman