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schadenfreude
[shahd-n-froi-duh]
satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone else's misfortune

noetic
[noh-et-ik]
originating in or apprehended by the reason

prosaic
[proh-zey-ik]
commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative

oxymoron
[ok-si-mawr-on]
a figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect, as in “cruel kindness” or “to make haste slowly"

jabberwocky
[jab-er-wok-ee]
invented or meaningless language; nonsense

rebarbative
[ree-bahr-buh-tiv]
causing annoyance, irritation, or aversion; repellent.

desuetude
[des-wi-tood]
the state of being no longer used or practiced

tarantism
[tar-uhn-tiz-uhm]
a mania characterized by an uncontrollable impulse to dance, especially as prevalent in southern Italy from the 15th to the 17th century, popularly attributed to the bite of the tarantula

logophile
[law-guh-fahyl]
a lover of words

pusillanimous
[pyoo-suh-lan-uh-muhs]
lacking courage or resolution; cowardly; faint-hearted; timid

tutelary
[toot-l-er-ee]
serving as a protector, guardian, or patron

mendacious
[men-dey-shuhs]
telling lies, especially habitually; dishonest; untruthful

prostrate
[pros-treyt ]
to cast (oneself) face down on the ground in humility, submission, or adoration

miscreant
[mis-kree-uhnt]
a vicious or depraved person; villain

loquacious
[loh-kwey-shuhs]
talking or tending to talk much or freely; talkative; chattering; babbling; garrulous

prosopopoeia
[proh-soh-puh-pee-uh]
personification, as of inanimate things