guy or guy-wire : a cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something such as

a tent, mast or pole.

euthymia /yoo-THIGH-mi-uh/
a normal non-depressed, reasonably positive mood. It is distinguished from eupho
ria, which refers to an extreme of happiness, and dysthymia, which refers to a d
epressed mood. It is a term used frequently in mental status exams.
defunct
No longer existing or functioning.
paroxysm
A sudden attack or violent expression of a particular emotion or activity.
pummel
Strike repeatedly, typically with the fists.
anomaly
something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected.
fiat
a formal authorization or proposition; a decree.
an arbitrary order.
enigmatic
Difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious.
reconnaissance
Military observation of a region to locate an enemy or ascertain strategic featu
res.
nefarious
(typically of an action or activity) wicked or criminal.
paparazzo
A freelance photographer who pursues celebrities to get photographs of them.
Bavaria
A state in southern Germany famous for its beer; site of an automobile factory
indolence /IN-duh-lints/
Avoidance of activity or exertion; laziness.
subsequent
Coming after something in time; following.
putz
A stupid or worthless person.
altruism
the belief in or practice of disinterested and selfless concern for the well-bei
ng of others.
jihad
(among Muslims) a war or struggle against unbelievers.
continuum /kun-TIN-yoo-um/
A continuous sequence in which adjacent elements are not perceptibly different f
rom each other, although the extremes are quite distinct.

posterity
All future generations of people.
unnerve
Make (someone) lose courage or confidence.
quintessence
The most perfect or typical example of a quality or class.
aeolian /ee-OH-lee-un/
Relating to or arising from the action of the wind.
aberrant (accent on 2nd syllable)
departing from an accepted standard.
diverging from the normal type.
disposophobia
Compulsive hoarding is a pattern of behavior that is characterized by the excess
ive acquisition of and inability or unwillingness to discard large quantities of
objects that cover the living areas of the home and cause significant distress
or impairment. ...
acrophobia
Extreme or irrational fear of heights.
yeomen /?y?m?n/
a man holding and cultivating a small landed estate; a freeholder.
a person qualified for certain duties and rights, such as to serve on juries and
vote for the knight of the shire, by virtue of possessing free land of an annua
l value of 40 shillings.
a servant in a royal or noble household, ranking between a sergeant and a groom
or a squire and a page.
a member of the yeomanry force.
a petty officer in the US Navy or Coast Guard performing clerical duties on boar
d ship.
(in the British Royal Navy and other Commonwealth navies) a petty officer concer
ned with signaling.sanctimonious
making a show of being morally superior to other people.
prig
a self-righteously moralistic person who behaves as if superior to others.
imbue
Inspire or permeate with a feeling or quality.
unambiguous
Not open to more than one interpretation.
unequivocal
Leaving no doubt; unambiguous.
modus operandi
a particular way or method of doing something, especially one that is characteri
stic or well-established.
the way something operates or works.
palliative
(of a treatment or medicine) relieving pain or alleviating a problem without dea
ling with the underlying cause.

bipartisan
Of or involving the agreement or cooperation of two political parties that usual
ly oppose each other's policies.
boon
a thing that is helpful or beneficial.
(blessing, godsend, bonus, plus, benefit, advantage, help, aid, asset, stroke of
luck, windfall)
a favor or request.
ameliorate
make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better.
carpe diem
used to urge someone to make the most of the present time and give little though
t to the future.
xenophobia
Intense or irrational dislike or fear of people from other countries.
lurid
Very vivid in color, especially so as to create an unpleasantly harsh or unnatur
al effect.
somatoOf or relating to the human or animal body.
endogenous (accent on 2nd syllable)
Having an internal cause or origin.
extrapolate
Extend the application of (a method or conclusion, especially one based on stati
stics) to an unknown situation by assuming that existing trends will continue or
similar methods will be applicable.
Mount Olympus
the highest mountain in Greece
ominous
Giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen.
frenetic
Fast and energetic in a rather wild and uncontrolled way.
pantheon (last syllable has a schwa sound)
All the gods of a people or religion collectively.
procreation
Reproduction: the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring.
antic
grotesque or bizarre.
disparate /?disp?r?t,d??sper?t/
Essentially different in kind; not allowing comparison.
backwater
A part of a river not reached by the current, where the water is stagnant.
formidable

Inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, o

r capable. God is so formidable, that when I see Him, I will fall down with gre
at fear.
deprecate
Express disapproval of. The teacher, with thumbs down, deprecated my project id
ea.
repute
The opinion generally held of someone or something; the state of being generally
regarded in a particular way.
cabalistic
Relating to or associated with mystical interpretation or esoteric doctrine.
autochthonous
(of an inhabitant of a place) indigenous rather than descended from migrants or
colonists. Kudzu takes over because it is not autochthonous to America.
cleromancy
Cleromancy is a form of divination using sortition, casting of lots, or casting
bones or stones, in which an outcome is determined by means that normally would
be considered random, such as the rolling of dice, but are sometimes believed to
reveal the will of God, or other supernatural entities. Casting runes is clero
mancy.
sortition
The action of selecting or determining something by the casting or drawing of lo
ts. Tossing a coin is sortition.
ambivalent
Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone: I am a
mbivalent about the new guy at work. He seems nice but also seems odd.
physiognomy
A person's facial features or expression, especially when regarded as indicative
of character or ethnic origin. I think his physiognomy is that of a Native Ame
rican because of his cheekbones.
arcane
Understood by few; mysterious or secret. God's simple wisdom is life-changing,
but his arcane knowledge is understood only by the righteous.
intonation
the rise and fall of the voice in speaking.
the action of intoning or reciting in a singing voice.
chanting intoning incantation recitation singing
accuracy of pitch in playing or singing, or on a stringed instrument such as a g
uitar.
the opening phrase of a plainsong melody. Mandarin contains four specific inton
ations.
contextual
relating to or determined by or in context; "contextual information"
sinologist
A student of Chinese history and language and culture
pigeonhole
Verb - Deposit (a document) into a pigeonhole.

Noun - pigeonhole
a small recess for a domestic pigeon to nest in.
a small compartment, open at the front and forming part of a set, where letters
or messages may be left for individuals.
a compartment built into a desk for keeping documents in.
a category, typically an overly restrictive one, to which someone or something i
s assigned.
abstruse
Difficult to understand; obscure.
causality
The relationship between cause and effect.
axiomatic
Self-evident or unquestionable.
axiom
A statement or proposition that is regarded as being established, accepted, or s
elf-evidently true.
scuttle
Run hurriedly or furtively with short quick steps.
furtive
Attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief
that discovery would lead to trouble; secretive.
lamasery
a monastery of lamas
expatriate
A person who lives outside their native country
expat
Short for expatriate.
ubiquitous
Present, appearing, or found everywhere.
brain
hit (someone) hard on the head with an object.
incognito
(of a person) having one's true identity concealed.
hapless
(especially of a person) unfortunate.
maladroit'
Ineffective or bungling; clumsy.
yurt
A circular tent of felt or skins on a collapsible framework, used by nomads in M
ongolia, Siberia, and Turkey.
libretto
The text of an opera or other long vocal work.
banter

The playful and friendly exchange of teasing remarks.

coquette /koe-KETT/
A woman who flirts.
vivacious /vie-VAY-shuss/
(especially of a woman) attractively lively and animated.
innocuous
not harmful or offensive.
sedentary SED-en-tare-ee
characterized by or requiring a sitting posture
cut-and-dried: according to ordinary expectations
disproportionate
too large or too small in comparison with something else.
sensate
Perceiving or perceived by the senses.
transient
Lasting only for a short time; impermanent.
HTML
Hypertext Markup Language, a standardized system for tagging text files to achie
ve font, color, graphic, and hyperlink effects on World Wide Web pages.
transcutaneous
Existing, applied, or measured across the depth of the skin.
semantics
The branch of linguistics and logic concerned with meaning. There are a number o
f branches and subbranches of semantics, including formal semantics, which studi
es the logical aspects of meaning, such as sense, reference, implication, and lo
gical form, lexical semantics, which studies word meanings and word relations, a
nd conceptual semantics, which studies the cognitive structure of meaning.
numinous
Having a strong religious or spiritual quality; indicating or suggesting the pre
sence of a divinity.
accoutrement
Additional items of dress or equipment, or other items carried or worn by a pers
on or used for a particular activity.
titular
Holding or constituting a purely formal position or title without any real autho
rity.
consort
a wife, husband, or companion, in particular the spouse of a reigning monarch.
symposium
A conference or meeting to discuss a particular subject.
empirical
Based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than
theory or pure logic.

perturbation
Anxiety; mental uneasiness.
dubious
Hesitating or doubting.
anecdotal
(of an account) not necessarily true or reliable, because based on personal acco
unts rather than facts or research.
habituate
Make or become accustomed or used to something.
harbinger
a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another.
evince
Reveal the presence of (a quality or feeling).
etiology
The cause, set of causes, or manner of causation of a disease or condition. In
the pronunciation, the "e" is long.
execrate
Feel or express great loathing for.
imprecate
Utter (a curse) or invoke (evil) against someone or something.
septuagint
The oldest Greek version of the Old Testament; said to have been translated from
the Hebrew by Jewish scholars at the request of Ptolemy II.
vouchsafe
Give or grant (something) to (someone) in a gracious or condescending manner.
pretext
A reason given in justification of a course of action that is not the real reaso
n. In the courtroom in Hammond, people used pretexts instead of simply saying t
hat they do not like Baptists.
throes
Intense or violent pain and struggle, especially accompanying birth, death, or g
reat change.
protract
Prolong.
contend
Struggle to surmount (a difficulty or danger).
inextricable
Impossible to disentangle or separate.
castigate
Reprimand (someone) severely
conceptual
Of, relating to, or based on mental concepts.

caricature
A picture, description, or imitation of a person or thing in which certain strik
ing characteristics are exaggerated in order to create a comic or grotesque effe
ct.
censorious
Severely critical of others.
hominid (short "o")
A primate of a family ( Hominidae ) that includes humans and their fossil ancest
ors.
ad nauseum
Ad nauseam is a Latin term for something unpleasurable that has continued "to [t
he point of] nausea"
purloin
Steal (something).
reagent
A substance or mixture for use in chemical analysis or other reactions.
patina /PA-tuh-nuh/ (short a)
A green or brown film on the surface of bronze or similar metals, produced by ox
idation over a long period.
chenille /she-NIL/
A tufted velvety cord or yarn, used for trimming furniture and making carpets an
d clothing.
imprecation
A spoken curse.
ell
A former measure of length (equivalent to six hand breadths) used mainly for tex
tiles, locally variable but typically about 45 inches.
antimony
The chemical element of atomic number 51, a brittle silvery-white metalloid.
introspection
The examination or observation of one's own mental and emotional processes.
incessantly
Without interruption; constantly.
mastic
An aromatic gum or resin exuded from the bark of a Mediterranean tree, used in m
aking varnish and chewing gum and as a flavoring.
stacte
(Old Testament) one of several sweet-smelling spices used in incense
nard
The Himalayan spikenard.
spikenard
A costly perfumed ointment much valued in ancient times.

Erythraean sea (?... from Enoch 32)

virile /VEER-ul/
(of a man) having strength, energy, and a strong sex drive.
having or characterized by strength and energy.
existentialism
a philosophical theory or approach that emphasizes the existence of the individu
al person as a free and responsible agent determining their own development thro
ugh acts of the will.
fiasco
a thing that is a complete failure, especially in a ludicrous or humiliating way
.
panacea /pan-uh-SEE-uh/
a solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases.
transcendent
Beyond or above the range of normal or merely physical human experience.
nihilism /NI-ul-izm/
The rejection of all religious and moral principles, often in the belief that li
fe is meaningless.
angst (short a)
a feeling of deep anxiety or dread, typically an unfocused one about the human c
ondition or the state of the world in general.
anatolia
Asia Minor: a peninsula in southwestern Asia that forms the Asian part of Turkey
baud
A unit of transmission speed equal to the number of times a signal changes state
per second. For one baud is equivalent to one bit per second.
ambient
Of or relating to the immediate surroundings of something.
chicanery /shi-KEEN-uh-ree/
the use of trickery to achieve a political, financial, or legal purpose.
jabberwocky
Invented or meaningless language; nonsense.
vendetta
a blood feud in which the family of a murdered person seeks vengeance on the mur
derer or the murderer's family.
a prolonged bitter quarrel with or campaign against someone.
chagrin
feel distressed or humiliated.
spurious
Not being what it purports to be; false or fake.
conundrum
a confusing and difficult problem or question.
a question asked for amusement, typically one with a pun in its answer; a riddle
.

limbus
The border or margin of a structure, especially the junction of the cornea and s
clera in the eye.
contrapuntal /kon-truh-PUNT-al/
of or in counterpoint.
vituperation
bitter and abusive language.
singular
exceptionally good or great; remarkable.
strange or eccentric in some respect.
tandem
a group of two people or machines working together.
disabuse
persuade (someone) that an idea or belief is mistaken.
parenthetical
of, relating to, or inserted as a parenthesis.
quandary
a state of perplexity or uncertainty over what to do in a difficult situation.
tantrism
Movement within Buddhism combining elements of Hinduism and paganism
recuse
challenge (a judge, prosecutor, or juror) as unqualified to perform legal duties
because of a possible conflict of interest or lack of impartiality.
(of a judge) excuse oneself from a case because of a possible conflict of intere
st or lack of impartiality.
exculpatory
clearing of guilt or blame
importunity
insistent solicitation and entreaty; "his importunity left me no alternative but
to agree"
prurient
having or encouraging an excessive interest in sexual matters.
credulity
a tendency to be too ready to believe that something is real or true.
outcrop
a rock formation that is visible on the surface.
appear as an outcrop.