Whenever I encounter a new word in a podcast or something I am reading I write it down, look it up, and record the definition. Sometime later, I batch and publish here.
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genet - nocturnal catlike animal of the civet family.
apotheosis - culmination, climax, crowning moment, peak, zenith, apex…
purlieu - area surrounding a place
haplogroup - group of alleles that are inherited from a single parent.
impute - attribute, ascribe, pin on.
perdure - persist for an extended period of time in an unchanging state.
plectoneme - loop of helices (especially nucleic acids) that cannot be separated without breaking.
sprezzatura - studied carelessness.
ionone - type of ketone, some of which contribute to the aroma of roses.
irone - group of organic chemical compounds including some which contribute to the aroma of irises.
orthant - generalization of quadrant, a hyper-octant.
naff - lacking taste or style.
celerity - quickness.
alacrity - cheerful willingness, quickness.
nerfed - cause to be weak or powerless.
arthralagia - pain in a joint.
ensorcelled - enchant, fascinate.
apothegm - concise saying, maxim, or aphorism.
legate - (n) ambassador, envoy, or delegate. Often from the Church.
parthenocarpic - development of fruit without prior fertilization.
piker - a gambler, who makes only small bets.
legerdemain - slight of hand, illusion.
bibulous - excessively fond of drinking alcohol.
quango - non-government body that makes appointments to the civil service.
inhere - exist existentially or permanently.
eremiad - long mournful complaint, lamentation, or list of woes.
martinet - disciplinarian, slavedriver, or similar.
campesino - peasant farmer in a Spanish-speaking region.
bund - embankment or causeway.
holohedral - having the full number of planes required for a crystal symmetry.
hemihedral - having half the number of planes required for a crystal symmetry.
tetartohedral - having one fourth the number of planes requisite to complete symmetry.
nomology -theoretical study of metaphysical, logical, divine, or human laws
sortition - the act of selecting by drawing lots.
toque - a narrow women’s cap or bonnet with no brim, or a white hat worn by chefs.
seleculem - length of time roughly equal to the potential lifetime of a person or, equivalently, the complete renewal of a human population.
legation - diplomatic mission or consulate, or the people therein below the rank of ambassador.
perfidy - the act or an instance of treachery.
amanuensis - one who is employed to take dictation or to copy manuscript.
soupçon - very small quantity of something.
egregore - nonphysical entity that arises from collective thought.
sirolimus - rapamycin (immunosuppressant molecule with other uses).
elute - remove an adsorbed substance by washing with solvent.
bittern - a large marsh bird similar to a heron.
tonneau - part of an automobile occupied by the back seats.
chuffed - very pleased or satisfied
bezoar - a small stony concretion that forms in the stomachs of (ruminant) animals.
oscine - division of birds including songbirds.
perforce - necessarily.
dysarthria - unclear articulation of speech that is otherwise linguistically normal.
anarthria - genus of flowering plants endemic to Australia.
dysphasia - impairment of speech resulting from brain damage.
aprosodia - neurological condition that prevents people from expressing emotion using speech.
syncope - temporary loss of consciousness, caused by a fall in blood pressure. Or omission of sounds or letters in speech, e.g. saying “libary” for “library”.
fumfer - to speak awkwardly or evasively; to dither, waffle.
palilalia - repetition of the speaker's words or phrases
mesentery - organ that attaches the intestines to the posterior abdominal wall.
euketonaemia - state of ketosis not associated with any harmful effects.
helion - nucleus of the 3He (helium 3) isotope.
onium - bound state of a particle and its anti-particle.
pionium - composite particle consisting of two pions (pi+ and pi-), or a hydrogen atom with the proton replaced with a pion.
carborane - compounds consisting of carbon, boron, and hydrogen.
pyrophoric - liable to ignite spontaneously when exposed to air.
alkoxide - conjugate base of an alcohol.
tincal - borax. Na2B4O5(OH)4·8H2O
metalloid - chemical element with properties intermediate between a metal and a semiconductor.
evaporite - natural salt or mineral deposit left after the evaporation of water.
orchiectomy - surgical removal of one or both testicles.
zugzwang - chess: situation where one is forced to make a move resulting in a decisive disadvantage.
nunatak - isolated peak of rock projecting through inland ice or snow.
inosculation - join by inter-twining or fitting closely together.
actimeter - device that measures and records activity and rest.
circalunar - biorhythm that corresponds with the lunar cycle.
diel - having a 24 hour period regardless of day or night.
crypsis - concealment. The ability of an organism to avoid observation.
cathemeral - organismal activity pattern of irregular intervals during the day or night.
crepuscular - active at dawn and dusk, and possibly all night.
photolyase - DNA repair enzyme that repairs damage caused by ultraviolet light.
preternatural - extraordinary, unusual, rare, unique.
tapetum - retroreflective layer behind the retina in some animals whichEvery enhances night vision.
ideophoria - feeling a constant onslaught of new ideas, creating a euphoric state of idea creation.
exophoria - mild strabismus (diverging vision due to lack of control of occular muscles)
cis - mathematical notation defined as: cis x = cos x + i sin x
excipient - inactive substance that serves as a vehicle for a drug or other active substance.
ketopenic - relating to, or causing ketosis.
eclampsia - convulsions in a pregnant woman suffering from high blood pressure.
tortious - constituting a tort. Wrongful.
thot - woman who has many casual sexual encounters.
geosmin - organic compound in the soil with an earthy scent. C12H22O.
petrichor - pleasant smell that often accompanies the first rain after a long period of dry weather.
calutron - magnetic device for separating isotopes of uranium.
farmfluencing - social media influence by farmers.
hippogonal - generalization of the knight’s move in chess.
vertisol - clayish soil with little organic matter.
mollisol - dark hummus-rich soil, high in calcium and magnesium, found in grasslands.
aridisol - saline or alkaline soil in arid regions with little organic matter.
alfisol - leached basic or slightly acidic soil with clay-enriched sub-soil.
ultisol - highly leached reddish or reddish-brown soil with clay-rich subsoil, from warm humid climates.
oxisol - highly weathered tropical mineral soil with highly oxidized subsoil.
inceptisol - freely draining soil without well-defined horizons (layers).
spodosol - type of soil rich in aluminum and organic matter but poor in fertility.
flaneuring - experiencing your environment without interacting with it, often while walking.
matric - admission to a group (especially a college or university).
aperient - drug used to relieve constipation.
autarky - economic independence or self-sufficiency.
transhumance - seasonal moving of grazing livestock.
antimetabole - repetition of words in successive clauses in different order.
anadiplosis - repetition of the last word in a preceding sentence as the start of the next sentence.
epizeuxis - immediate repetition of the same word within a sentence.
asyndeton - omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence.
anastrophe - inversion of the usual order of words or clauses.
polyptoton - when words derived from the same root are repeated.
gentian - type of plant having vivid blue or purple flowers, with many uses.
flinders - small fragments or splinters.
prelapsarian - characteristic of the time before the fall of man.
gi - two-piece garment worn in the practice of judo and jujitsu.
yandere - character in (Japanese) fiction who initially appears kind or sweet and is later revealed to not be.
tsundere - character in (Japanese) fiction who initially appears unkind or evil but later becomes good.
misogynoir - prejudice against black women.
agnotology - socialogical study of deliberate, culturally induced ignorance or doubt.
hypercapnia - excessive carbon dioxide in the bloodstream.
epiphanic - adjectival form of epiphany.