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florilegium \flawr-uh-LEE-jee-uh m, flohr-\

noun:
1. a collection of literary pieces; anthology.
 
factotum \fak-TOH-tuh m\

noun:
1. any employee or official having many different responsibilities.
2. a person, as a handyman or servant, employed to do all kinds of work around the house.
 
rupestrine \roo-PES-trin\

adjective:
1. Biology. living or growing on or among rocks. Also, rupicolous.
 
commodious \kuh-MOD-dee-uh s\

adjective:
1. spacious and convenient; roomy: a commodious apartment.
2. ample or adequate for a particular purpose: a commodious harbor.
 
autoschediasm \aw-toh-SKEE-dee-az-uh m\

noun:
1. something that is improvised or extemporized.
 
isonomy \ahy-SON-uh-mee\

noun:
1. equality of political rights.
 
catawampus \kat-uh-WOM-puh s\

adjective:
1. Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. askew; awry.
2. Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. positioned diagonally; cater-cornered.
 
pinnate \PIN-eyt, -it\

adjective:
1. resembling a feather, as in construction or arrangement; having parts arranged on each side of a common axis: a pinnate branch; pinnate trees.
2. Botany. (of a leaf) having leaflets or primary divisions arranged on each side of a common stalk
 
psittacism \SIT-uh-siz-uh m\

noun:
1. mechanical, repetitive, and meaningless speech.
 
canoodle \kuh-NOOD-l\

verb:
1. Slang. to caress, fondle, or pet amorously.
 
saturnine \SAT-er-nahyn\

adjective:
1. sluggish in temperament; gloomy; taciturn.
2. suffering from lead poisoning, as a person.
 
apostasy \uh-POS-tuh-see\

noun:
1. a total desertion of or departure from one's religion, principles, party, cause, etc.
 
skulduggery \skuhl-DUHG-uh-ree\

noun:
1. dishonorable proceedings; mean dishonesty or trickery: bribery, graft, and other such skulduggery.
2. an instance of dishonest or deceitful behavior; trick.
 
Hibernian \hahy-BUR-nee-uh n\

adjective:
1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Ireland or its inhabitants; Irish.


noun:
1. a native of Ireland.
 
amaranthine \am-uh-RAN-thin, -thahyn\

adjective:
1. unfading; everlasting: a woman of amaranthine loveliness.
2. of or like the amaranth.
 
desiccate \DES-i-keyt\

verb:

1. to become thoroughly dried or dried up.
2. to dry thoroughly; dry up.
 
renascent \ri-NAS-uh nt, -NEY-suh nt\

adjective:
1. being reborn; springing again into being or vigor: a renascent interest in Henry James.
 
smithereens \smith-uh-REENZ\

plural noun
1. small pieces; bits: broken into smithereens.
 
joie de vivre \zhwaduh VEE-vruh\

noun:
1. French. a delight in being alive; keen, carefree enjoyment of living.
 
kenspeckle \KEN-spek-uh l\

adjective:
1. Scot. and North England. conspicuous; easily seen or recognized.
 
vernissage \ver-nuh-SAHZH\

noun:
1. a reception at a gallery for an artist whose show is about to open to the public.
2. Also called varnishing day. the day before the opening of an art exhibition traditionally reserved for the artist to varnish the paintings.
 
sophrosyne \suh-FROS-uh-nee\

noun:
1. moderation; discretion; prudence.
 
paschal \PAS-kuh l\

adjective:
1. of or relating to Easter.
2. of or relating to Passover.
 
cognomen \kog-NOH-muh n\

noun:
1. any name, especially a nickname.
2. a surname.
 
tessellate \TES-uh-leyt\

verb:
1. to form of small squares or blocks, as floors or pavements; form or arrange in a checkered or mosaic pattern.

adjective:
1. tessellated.
 
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