Farctate From the Latin farcire, meaning to fill or stuff, farctate is a botanical term meaning full as opposed to hollow; used more colloquially to mean completely satiated or full to the point of bursting Philodox From the Greek philos, meaning love, and doxa, meaning glory, a philodox is a dogmatic person who is especially fond of his/her own opinions Gramercy This familiar British place-name has its origins in a now-obsolete exclamation of pleased surprise stemming from the French grand merci Cavil A verb meaning to raise trivial and oftentimes irritating objections or to find fault unnecessarily; from the Latin cavillari, meaning to jeer or scoff Churlish An adjective used to describe a rude, boorish, or miserly person, it takes its origins from 9th-century England, where a cherl or ceorl was a title given to a freeman of the lowest rank Frisson A sudden, passing shudder of emotion or excitement, frisson originates from the Latin frictio, meaning to shiver and as a derivative of frigere, meaning to be cold; related to the word “friction” Gargalesthesia A term given to the sensation caused by being tickled Beldam A term for “grandmother,” originating from a mixture of French (bel-, meaning beautiful) and Middle English (dam, meaning woman) Defalcation The act of misusing funds or embezzling; from the Latin defalcare, meaning to deduct. A person guilty of defalcation is a defalcator Vulpine Crafty and cunning; from the Latin vulpes, meaning fox Buccula From the Latin bucca, meaning cheek, this medical term refers to the fold of fatty tissue under the jaw, commonly called a “double chin” Brontide A rumbling sound like distant thunder; from the Greek bront, meaning thunder Morosoph A learned fool, or one who puts up the pretense of knowledge or wisdom; Sylvan Relating to forests or woods; the term sylph refers to a graceful woman, from the Latin silva, meaning forest Dextrosinistral A left-handed person trained to use the right hand; from the Latin dexter, meaning right, and sinister, meaning left Heteropraxy The behavior of not adhering to the teachings of one’s own religion; from the Latin hetero, meaning different, and praxis, meaning practice or action Hypermnesia Having an exceptional memory; from the Greek hyper, meaning above or beyond, and mnesia, meaning memory Factotum A person having many diverse traits and different responsibilities or serving in a wide range of capacities; from the Latin facere, meaning to do, and totum, meaning everything Virago A woman with masculine qualities; a large, strong, or domineering woman; from the Latin vir, meaning man Lalochezia The emotional relief gained by emitting vulgar or indecent words; from the Greek lalia, meaning speech, and chezo, meaning to relieve oneself
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