Biblioclasm Noun. The practice of destroying, often ceremoniously, books or other written material and media. When the new bestseller was revealed to actually be another Twilight fan fiction, the result was a nationwide biblioclasm.
 
stour \stoor\

noun:

1. British Dialect. a. tumult; confusion. b. a storm.
2. British Dialect. blowing dust or a deposit of dust.
 
pyrophoric \pahy-ruh-FAWR-ik, -FOR-\

adjective:

1. Chemistry. capable of igniting spontaneously in air.
 
Babelism \BAY-buh-liz-uhm, BAB-uh-\

noun:

1. a confusion, as of ideas, speech, etc.
 
railbird \REYL-burd\

noun:

1. any kibitzer or self-styled critic or expert.
2. a horse-racing fan who watches races or workouts from the railing along the track.
 
Cacedemonomania

Noun. The pathological belief that one is inhabited by an evil spirit. We were worried it was cacedemonomania, but it turned out she just had a Meghan Trainor song stuck in her head.
 
Yesterdays word

fiddlestick \FID-l-stik\

noun:

1. anything; a bit: I don't care a fiddlestick for what they say.
 
subrogate \SUHB-ruh-geyt\

verb:

1. to put into the place of another; substitute for another.
2. Civil Law. to substitute (one person) for another with reference to a claim or right.
 
dalles \dalz\

plural noun:

1. the rapids of a river running between the walls of a canyon or gorge.
 
cabotage \KAB-uh-tij, kab-uh-TAHZH\

noun:

1. navigation or trade along the coast.
2. Aviation. the legal restriction to domestic carriers of air transport between points within a country's borders.
 
here is a word for the day GNU, just wondering how many know this word without looking it up ?
 
here is a word for the day GNU, just wondering how many know this word without looking it up ?

I believe it is a large animal somewhat like a yak.
 
sodality \soh-DAL-i-tee, suh-\

noun:

1. fellowship; comradeship.
2. an association or society.
 
Abibliophobia

The fear of running out of reading material.
 
comminate \KOM-uh-neyt\

verb:

1. to threaten with divine punishment or vengeance.
2. to curse; anathematize.
 
indemnify \in-DEM-nuh-fahy\

verb:

1. to compensate for damage or loss sustained, expense incurred, etc.
2. to guard or secure against anticipated loss; give security against (future damage or liability).
 
nonesuch \NUHN-suhch\

noun:

1. a person or thing without equal; paragon.
 
mizzle \MIZ-uhl\

verb:

1. South Midland and Southern U.S. to rain in fine drops; drizzle; mist.
noun
1. South Midland and Southern U.S. mist or drizzle.
 
Brobdingnagian \brob-ding-NAG-ee-uhn\

adjective:

1. of huge size; gigantic; tremendous.

noun:

1. an inhabitant of Brobdingnag.
 
winnow \WIN-oh\

verb:

1. to separate or distinguish (valuable from worthless parts) (sometimes followed by out): to winnow falsehood from truth.
2. to free (grain) from the lighter particles of chaff, dirt, etc., especially by throwing it into the air and allowing the wind or a forced current of air to blow away impurities.
 
succorance \SUHK-er-uh ns\

noun:

1. the act of seeking out affectionate care and social support.
 
tenebrific \ten-uh-BRIF-ik\

adjective:

1. producing darkness.
 
Conflated - after reading the Brian Williams saga apparently it means to lie
 
epistolize \ih-PIS-tl-ahyz\

verb:

1. to write a letter.
2. to write a letter to
 
peacock \PEE-kok\

verb:

1. to make a vainglorious display; strut like a peacock.

noun:

1. the male of the peafowl distinguished by its long, erectile, greenish, iridescent tail coverts that are brilliantly marked with ocellated spots and that can be spread in a fan.
 
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