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languid
lang-gwid
adjective
(of a person, manner, or gesture) having or showing a disinclination for physical exertion or effort; slow and relaxed


ennui
on-wee
noun
a feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement; boredom


caustic
kaw-stik
adjective
able to burn or corrode organic tissue by chemical action; sarcastic in a scathing and bitter way


doughty
dow-tee
adjective
brave and persistent


incessant
in-ses-unt
adjective
of something regarded as unpleasant continuing without pause or interruption


penumbra
pi-num-bruh
noun
the partially shaded outer region of a shadow cast by an opaque object


derogatory
dih-rog-uh-tor-ee
adjective
showing a disrespectful attitude


trenchant
tren-chunt
adjective
forceful, incisive, and keen; cutting


acerbic
uh-sur-bik
adjective
especially of a comment or style of speaking sharp and forthright


hiraeth
heer-eyeth
noun
a welsh word for a longing for home, or a feeling of nostalgia, grief, or yearning for a lost place or time that perhaps never was


dichotomy
dy-kot-uh-mee
noun
a division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different


cogitate
koj-uh-tayt
verb
to think deeply about something; to ponder


vellichor
vel-li-kor
noun
the strange wistfulness of vintage bookstores, which are somehow infused with the ghosts of thousands of stories, all dancing together in your peripheral vision


thwart
thwort
verb
to prevent someone from accomplishing something


flarn
FLARN
noun
the sound a thought makes when it forgets itself


cantankerous
kan-tan-kuh-rus
adjective
bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative


transive
TRAN-siv
adjective
moving conceptually between positions without committing to either


faln
FAWLN
adjective
subtly faded, but still elegant


ebullient
i-bool-yuhnt
adjective
cheerful and full of energy


equivocate
ih-kwiv-uh-kayt
verb
to use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself


specious
spee-shus
adjective
superficially plausible, but actually wrong