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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.

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.