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Vexatious, adjective
1 causing or likely to cause vexation : distressing, afflictive
2: lacking in peace or calm : full of disorder or stress :
unquiet, disordered, troubled

In a sentence: I'm finding the current political climate singularly vexatious.

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September 23, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Dilatory, adjective
1: tending or intending to cause delay
2: characterized by procrastination : tardy

In a sentence: He’s a dilatory sort of person.

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February 25, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Bailiwick, noun
1: special province or domain where one has superior aptitude, knowledge, or experience
2: surrounding territory : vicinity, neighborhood

In a sentence: I’m afraid physics is quite outside my bailiwick.

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May 6, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Perfidious, adjective
Of, relating to, or characterized by faithlessness, disloyalty, or treachery

In a sentence: The perfidious actions of this man more than justify the charge of high treason.

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July 1, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Mazarine, noun
1: a deep dish often of metal; *especially*: one formerly used as a liner for a serving dish
2: mazarine blue
3: mazarine hood: a hood worn by women in the 17th century

In a sentence: I found an old mazarine in that junk shop down the road.

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September 3, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Podsnappery, noun
an attitude toward life marked by complacency and a refusal to recognize unpleasant facts.

In a sentence: His podsnappery has led us to the verge of bankruptcy!

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September 16, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Cacography, noun
1: bad handwriting (opposed to calligraphy)
2: bad spelling (opposed to orthography)

In a sentence: I bought a cursive book to try and fix my cacography.

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September 9, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Dactylogram, noun
an imprint taken from a finger : fingerprint

In a sentence: There are quite enough smudged on that window already, without you adding your dactylogram!

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September 2, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Harbinger, noun
1 a: someone/something that foreshadows a future event : one that gives an anticipatory sign
b: one that initiates a major change

In a sentence: AI is a harbinger of some sort, though whether of doom or improvement is yet to be seen.

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August 26, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Ephemera, noun
1: (plural) items, such as posters and tickets, originally meant to be discarded after use that become collectibles

In a sentence: We’re finding all sorts of radio and communication ephemera as we clean out my grandad's basement.

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August 19, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Sobriquet, noun
an assumed name : a fanciful epithet or appellation: nickname

In a sentence: I know a man who, as a child, started drinking industrial amounts of juice in the hope his friends would give him the sobriquet “Juice.”

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August 12, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Psithurism, noun
A rustling or whispering sound, such as leaves in the wind; susurration

In a sentence: The psithurism of leaves and the creaking of tree limbs is one of the finest pleasure of a windy autumn day.

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August 5, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Froward, adjective
1: habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
2: [archaic]: adverse

In a sentence: Teenagers have an unfortunate tendency of being froward.

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July 29, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Corybantic, adjective
like or in the spirit of a Corybant; specifically: wild, frenzied

In a sentence: The month of December always find my family in a state of corybantic preparation.

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July 22, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Blutterbunged, adjective
to be dumbfounded and open-mouthed in amazement

In a sentence: The results of the 2016 presidential election left many on both sides completely blutterbunged.

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July 15, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Sophrosyne, noun
1: temperance
2
a: self-control
b: prudence (contrasted with hubris)

In a sentence: You really must learn to practice some level of sophrosyne, or you shall get into trouble.

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July 8, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Clocksucker, noun
(neologism) a time-waster

In a sentence: I’m not hanging around with that clocksucker!

[Alright, I’ll admit it’s not in any formal dictionary, but it’s so fun! Anyway, all words are made up.]

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June 24, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Anhedonia, noun
A psychological condition characterized by the inability to experience pleasure in normally pleasurable acts.

In a sentence: The man takes so little pleasure in anything, it would not surprise me to learn that he has anhedonia!

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June 17, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Horology, noun
1: the science of measuring time
2: the principles and art of constructing instruments for indicating time

In a sentence: Clocks aren’t as common anymore, but the horology behind their construction is fascinating.

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June 10, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Lucubration, noun
laborious or intensive study; also the product of such study—usually used in plural

In a sentence: When I am researching, I would prefer to be left to my lucubration without interruption.

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June 3, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Argot, noun
1: special vocabulary/idiom used by a group esp. for private communication
2: special vocabulary/idiom (as slang) of a particular social group/class

In a sentence: Social groups and regions within a nation each develop an argot of their own.
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May 27, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Crepehanger, noun
one who takes a pessimistic view of things : killjoy

In a sentence: The world is no worse than it ever was, but the 24-hour news cycle tends to encourage the crepehangers.

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May 20, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Ultracrepidarian, noun
one who is presumptuous and offers advice or opinions beyond one’s sphere of knowledge

In a sentence: All politicians are ultracrepidarians at heart.

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May 13, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Amoral, adjective
1: having no concern whether behavior is morally right or wrong
2: being outside or beyond the moral order / a particular moral code

In a sentence: Politics is one of the two most amoral professions; the other is law.

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April 29, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Craquelure, noun
a cracking (as of varnish, color, or enamel) on a work of plastic art

In a sentence: I imagine that craquelure is one of the most difficult things to replicate in the forgery of old paintings.

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April 22, 2026 at 1:02 PM