Yoda
noun: A wise mentor, adviser, guru, etc.
rawky
adjective: Foggy; damp; cold.
euthanasia
noun: The practice of ending life to relieve suffering. Example: someone hopelessly injured, terminally ill, suffering from an incurable disease, etc.
aweigh
adjective, adverb: Just clear of the bottom (used for a ship’s anchor).
ocellated
adjective: 1. Having eyelike spots. 2. Eyelike.
littoral
adjective: Relating to or situated at the shore. noun: A shore, especially the area between high tide and low tide levels.
cosplay
noun: 1. The act or practice of dressing up as a character from a work of fiction, such as a comic book, …
quarry
noun: 1. A large, deep pit from which material such as slate, stone, etc. are extracted. 2. A rich source. 3. Something …
turquoise
noun: 1. A blue, bluish-green, or greenish-gray semi-precious stone. 2. A bluish-green color.
anime
noun: A style of animation originating in Japan, characterized by stylized colorful art, exaggerated expressions, oversized heads, large expressive eyes, etc., meant …
craic
noun: Good times involving pleasant company, enjoyable conversation, etc.
merismus
noun: Describing the whole of something by specifying its two extremes, such as contrasting or complementary parts.
anacronym
noun: An acronym or abbreviation whose expansion is not widely known.
apothegm
noun: A terse, witty, instructive saying.
auxesis
noun: 1. An overstatement or hyperbole, especially when arranged in a sequence of increasing intensity. 2. Growth resulting from the increase in …
anastrophe
noun: The inversion of the usual order of words.
betweenity
noun: The state of lying in the interval separating two conditions, qualities, extremes, etc.
noctivagant
noun: One who wanders in the night. adjective: Wandering in the night.
mononymous
adjective: Having or known by a name consisting of only one word.
spindrift
noun: Spray of water, snow, sand, etc., blown by the wind.
nemophilist
noun: One who loves forests.
encyclical
noun: An official letter. adjective: For wide circulation.
exorbitant
adjective: Greatly exceeding what’s considered reasonable, especially in cost or price.
zodiac
noun: 1. A circular diagram with 12 parts, each named after a constellation, used in astrology. 2. A circle, circuit, etc.