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Biblioclasm The practice of destroying, often ceremoniously, books or other written material and media. |
Dactylion An anatomical landmark located at the tip of the middle finger. |
Fanfaronade Swaggering; empty boasting; blustering manner or behavior; ostentatious display. |
Gorgonize To have a paralyzing or mesmerizing effect on: Stupefy or petrify |
Ktenology The science of putting people to death. |
Noegenesis Production of knowledge. |
Pogonotrophy The act of cultivating, or growing and grooming, a mustache, beard, sideburns or other facial hair. |
Quockerwodger A rare nineteenth-century word for a wooden toy which briefly became a political insult. |
Scripturient Possessing a violent desire to write. |
Tarantism A disorder characterized by an uncontrollable urge to dance. |
Ultracrepidarian A person who gives opinions and advice on matters outside of one's knowledge. |
Vernalagnia A romantic mood brought on by Spring. |
Welter A confused mass; a jumble; turmoil or confusion. |
Yonderly Mentally or emotionally distant; absent-minded. |
Zugzwang A position in which any decision or move will result in problems. |
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