vitiously - apparently this is just another way to spell "viciously"
talaria - Small wings or winged shoes represented as fastened to the ankles, -- chiefly used as an attribute of Mercury
(let's attribute all definitions to www.brainydictionary.com unless otherwise marked)
occlude - (which reminds you of occlumency doesn't it?? :D i love hp) To shut up; to close/
To take in and retain; to absorb; -- said especially with respect to gases; as iron, platinum, and palladium occlude large volumes of hydrogen.
redolent - Diffusing odor or fragrance; spreading sweet scent; scented; odorous; smelling; -- usually followed by of
aphonia - ( like aphony - Loss of voice or vocal utterance)
pyritic - also pyritical - Of or pertaining to pyrites; consisting of, or resembling, pyrites
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does anyone know what a pyrite is cuz i sure don't
pyrite - A common mineral of a pale brass-yellow color and brilliant metallic luster, crystallizing in the isometric system; iron pyrites; iron disulphide.
now that sort of begs context...page 58...
"...it was invariably rewarded with the pyritic prize of high school popularity."
I remember liking that sentence. Hmm tho...pyritic...who says that? How do you work that into your everday? lol Cool word tho...
vicissitude - (this is definitely one of those pesky ones) Regular change or succession from one thing to another; alternation; mutual succession; interchange
see generally i think we just skip words we REALLY dont' know...like "vicissitude" it always just sort of gave off these vibes like i understood but really i didn't. i think our brains just get lazy or something and we don't bother. "At least the implication seems clear, vicissitudes in Karen's life, whatever those may be, affect her sensitivity to space." (page 59 note 62)
incontrovertibly - not open to question (www.m-w.com)
moither - To perplex; to confuse/ To toil; to labor. As in: "He calls me all the time on my tardiness, my tendency to drft & moither..."
hmmm...moither...lol
i'll moither you! o_O with my endless vocabulary lists!!! rar! actually i've been moithering on this long enough so i kinda hope it DOESN'T moither you. that would render it kinda pointless...
i'm trying to SHARE my proclivity for interesting words with everyone.
prevaricate - To shift or turn from one side to the other, from the direct course, or from truth; to speak with equivocation; to shuffle; to quibble; as, he prevaricates in his statement/ To collude, as where an informer colludes with the defendant, and makes a sham prosecution/ To undertake a thing falsely and deceitfully, with the purpose of defeating or destroying it/ To evade by a quibble; to transgress; to pervert.
mete - (i only used the part of the definition i was looking for) To find the quantity, dimensions, or capacity of, by any rule or standard; to measure/ To measure/ Measure; limit; boundary; -- used chiefly in the plural, and in the phrase metes and bounds.
filigree - Ornamental work, formerly with grains or breads, but now composed of fine wire and used chiefly in decorating gold and silver to which the wire is soldered, being arranged in designs frequently of a delicate and intricate arabesque pattern/Relating to, composed of, or resembling, work in filigree; as, a filigree basket. Hence: Fanciful; unsubstantial; merely decorative.
concomitant - Accompanying; conjoined; attending/ One who, or that which, accompanies, or is collaterally connected with another; a companion; an associate; an accompaniment.
word...(no pun...intended?) i guess that's it for now...this book is really great. it makes you scared of the dark just like when you were a little kid. :D House of Leaves...highly recommended. Moji-kun I miss you!
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Pyrite is Iron sulphide, otherwise known as Fools Gold, and I suspect pyritic refers more to the crystalline structure than anything else (which varies a little, either cubic, octohedral or a special one all of its own called a pyritohedron - which is a dodecahedron so I don't really know why it gets a special name...).
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