gimcrack --\ JIM-krak \

1. a showy, useless trifle; a gewgaw
2. showy but useless

daedal -- \ DEE-duhl \

1. Complex or ingenious in form or function; intricate.
2. Skillful; ingenious.
3. Rich; adorned with many things.

desideratum -- \ dih-sid-uh-RAY-tum; -RAH- \ ( plural desiderata)

1. Something desired or considered necessary.

eclat -- \ ey-KLAH \

1. Brilliance of success, reputation, etc.
2. Showy or elaborate display.
3. Acclamation; acclaim.
Synonyms: brio, dash, dynamism, flair, flourish, gusto, oomph, panache, pizzazz, stylishness, verve, vigor, vitality,vivaciousness, vivacity, zest, zing, elan.

Todays word: paphian

paphian
\ PEY-fee-uhn \ , adjective;
1. Of or pertaining to love, esp. illicit physical love.

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totemic -- \ toh-TEM-ik \

1. Pertaining to an object or natural phenomenon with which a family or group considers itself closely related.

2. Relating to a representation of such an object serving as the distinctive mark of the clan or group.

Synonyms:  affiliated, born with, congenital, consanguine,consanguineous, familial, genealogical, in the family, inborn, inbred, inherited, inate, lineal, maternal, old, past,  paternal, running in the family, tribal.

concupiscible -- \ kon-KYOO-pi-suh-buhl \

1.

Worthy of being desired.

lickerish -- \ LIK-er-ish \

1. Fond of and eager for choice food.
2. Greedy; longing.
3. Lustful; lecherous.

chatoyant -- \ shuh-TOI-uhnt \

1. Having changeable lustre; twinkling.
2.(Of a gem, esp a cabochon) displaying a band of light reflected off inclusions of other minerals.

descry -- \ dih-SKRY \

1. To catch sight of, especially something distant or obscure; to discern.
2. To discover by observation; to detect.

Synonyms: behold, detect, determine, discern, disclose, espy, note, observe, perceive, reveal, see, sight, spot

farouche -- \ fa-ROOSH \

1. Sullenly unsociable or shy.
2. Fierce.

Synonyms: fierce, savage, sullen, surly, wild

pogonip -- \ POG-uh-nip \

1.An ice fog that forms in the mountain valleys of the western U.S.

tristful --\ TRIST-fuhl \

1. Full of sadness; sorrowful.

impetrate -- \ IM-pi-treyt \

1. To entreat; ask for.

con·san·guin·e·ous -- \ kon-san(g)-GWIN-ee-us \

1. Of the same blood; related by birth; descended from the same parent or ancestor.

enspirit -- \ en-SPIR-it \

1. To infuse life into; enliven.

aoristic -- \ ey-uh-RIS-tik \

1. Indefinite; indeterminate.
2. In grammar: A tense of the verb indicating past action without reference to whether the action involved was momentary or continuous.

whilom -- \ HWAHY-luhm \

1. Former; erstwhile.
1. At one time.

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agrestic -- \uh-GRES-tik\ , adjective

1. Pertaining to fields or the country; rural; rustic.

ne plus ultra -- \nee-plus-UL-truh; nay-\ , noun

1. The highest point, as of excellence or achievement; the acme; the pinnacle; the ultimate.

2.The most profound degree of a quality or condition.
Synonyms: extreme case, extremity, furthest point, highest point, limit, nth degree, perfection,ultimate, utmost, utmost extent, uttermost

interlard --\in-tuhr-LARD\ verb

1. To insert between; to mix or mingle; especially, to introduce something foreign or irrelevant into; as, "to interlard a conversation with oaths or allusions."

Synonyms: carry, enter, fill in, freight, import, include, infix, inject, inlay, inlet, insert, inset, insinuate, instill, intercalate, interject, interpolate, interpose, put in, send, ship, throw in, transport, work in

land of Nod

1. A mythical land of sleep.

Synonyms: dreamland, sleep, fantasy world, Shangri-La, Utopia, cloud cuckoo land, ideal place, never-never land, seventh heaven, slumber.

lucre -- \LOO-kuhr\ , noun

1. Monetary gain; profit; riches; money; -- often in a bad sense.

exiguous -- \ig-ZIG-yoo-us\ , adjective

1. Extremely scanty; meager

Synonyms: bare, confined, diminutive, inadequate, limited, little, meager, narrow, negligible, paltry, petty, poor, restricted, skimpy, slender, slight, small, spare, sparse, tenuous, thin, tiny

hirsute -- \HUR-soot; HIR-soot; hur-SOOT; hir-SOOT\ , adjective

1. Covered with hair; set with bristles; shaggy; hairy.

salient -- \SAY-lee-unt; SAYL-yunt\ , adjective

1. Shooting out or up; projecting.

2. Forcing itself on the attention; prominent; conspicuous; noticeable.

3. Leaping; springing; jumping.

noun:

1. An outwardly projecting part of a fortification, trench system, or line of defense.

2. A projecting angle or part.

didactic -- \dy-DAK-tik; duh-\ , adjective

1. Fitted or intended to teach; conveying instruction; instructive; teaching some moral lesson; as, "didactic essays."

2. Inclined to teach or moralize excessively; moralistic.

Synonyms: academic, advisory, donnish, edifying, enlightening, exhortative, expository, homiletic, hortative, instructive, moral, moralizing, pedagogic, pedantic, preachy, preceptive, schoolmasterist, sermonic, sermonizing, teacherish, teacherly, teachy

temporize -- \TEM-puh-ryz\ , intransitive verb

1. To be indecisive or evasive in order to gain time or delay action.
2. To comply with the time or occasion; to yield to prevailing opinion or circumstances.
3. To engage in discussions or negotiations so as to gain time (usually followed by 'with').
4. To come to terms (usually followed by 'with').

Synonyms: balk, delay, equivocate, hedge, hesitate, procrastinate, stall, stall for time.

gregarious --\grih-GAIR-ee-us\ , adjective

1. Tending to form a group with others of the same kind.
2. Seeking and enjoying the company of others.
Synonyms: affable, clubby, companionable, convivial, cordial, fun, outgoing, sociable, social

fructuous -- \FRUHK-choo-uhs\ , adjective

1. Fruitful; productive.