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Had to find a word from another site this a.m. here is my usual source WotD

sastruga \SAS-truh-guh, SAH-struh-, sa-STROO-, sah-\

noun:

1. Usually, sastrugi. ridges of snow formed on a snowfield by the action of the wind.
 
eyesome \AHY-suhm\

adjective:

1. Archaic. pleasant to look at.
 
circumvolve \sur-kuhm-VOLV\

verb:

1. to revolve or wind about.
 
phillumenist \fi-LOO-muh-nist\

noun:

1. a collector of matchbooks and matchboxes.
 
chronometer \kruh-NOM-i-ter\

noun:

1. a timepiece or timing device with a special mechanism for ensuring and adjusting its accuracy, for use in determining longitude at sea or for any purpose where very exact measurement of time is required.
2. any timepiece, especially a wristwatch, designed for the highest accuracy.
 
Ole Gray, you need to read this one very carefully buddy. :laughing:

formication \fawr-mi-KEY-shuhn\

noun:

1. a tactile hallucination involving the belief that something is crawling on the body or under the skin.
 
magniloquent \mag-NIL-uh-kwuhnt\

adjective:

1. Lofty or grandiose in speech or expression; using a high-flown style of discourse; bombastic.
 
momism \MOM-iz-uhm\

noun:

1. excessive adulation of the mother and undue dependence on maternal care or protection, resulting in absence or loss of maturity and independence.
 
spondulicks \spon-DOO-liks\

noun:

1. Older Slang. money; cash.
 
intenerate \in-TEN-uh-reyt\

verb:

1. to make soft or tender; soften.
 
dysphemism \DIS-fuh-miz-uhm\

noun:

1. the substitution of a harsh, disparaging, or unpleasant expression for a more neutral one.
2. an expression so substituted.
 
knackered \NAK-erd\

adjective:

1. British Slang. exhausted; very tired: He is really knackered after work.
 
collywobbles \KOL-ee-wob-uhlz\

noun:

1. Informal. a feeling of fear, apprehension, or nervousness.
2. Informal. intestinal cramps or other intestinal disturbances.
 
brogue \brohg\

noun:

1. an Irish accent in the pronunciation of English.
2. any strong regional accent.
 
beamish \BEE-mish\

adjective:

1. bright, cheerful, and optimistic.
 
amain \uh-MEYN\

adverb:

1. Archaic. with full force.
2. Archaic. at full speed.
 
anthesis \an-THEE-sis\

noun:

1. Botany. the period or act of expansion in flowers, especially the maturing of the stamens.
 
mal de mer \mal duh MER\

noun:

1. French. seasickness.
 
gibber \JIB-er, GIB-\

verb:

1. to speak inarticulately or meaninglessly.
2. to speak foolishly; chatter.
 
nonevent \non-i-VENT\

noun:

1. an occurrence of only superficial interest or content; a dull or insignificant occasion.
2. an event or situation that is anticipated but does not occur or occurs with much less than the expected impact, especially one that has been widely publicized; anticlimax.
 
dendrochronology \den-droh-kruh-NOL-uh-jee\

noun:

1. the science dealing with the study of the annual rings of trees in determining the dates and chronological order of past events.
 
forsooth \fawr-SOOTH\

adverb:

1. Archaic. (now used in derision or to express disbelief) in truth; in fact; indeed.
 
cantillate \KAN-tl-eyt\

verb:

1. to chant; intone.
 
pepper-upper \PEP-er-UHP-er\

noun:

1. Informal. something, as a food, beverage, or pill, that provides a quick but temporary period of energy and alertness.
2. Informal. something added to food to relieve blandness.

Of course we all know that Dr Pepper is the friendly pepper-upper.
 
globular \GLOB-yuh-ler\

adjective:

1. globe-shaped; spherical.
2. composed of or having globules.
 
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