- aerobe—organism requiring oxygen to live
- afterclap—unexpected, often unpleasant sequel to a matter that had been considered closed
- anaclisis—psychological dependence on others; “anaclitic”
- apophasis—allusion to something by denying that it will be mentioned
- bistre—yellowish-brown color
- catadromous—living in freshwater but migrating to sea to breed
- ecotone—transitional zone between communities containing the characteristic species of each
- euphuism—ornate, allusive, overpoetic prose style
- gloze—minimize or underplay… “gloze” the embarrassing part
- muntin—strip of wood or metal that separates & holds various panes in a window, like a window w/ four individual panes arranged in a big rectangle, etc.
- nidifugous—leaving the nest shortly after hatching
- ocherous—moderate orange yellow
- ordurous—dungish or shitty
- patelliphobia—fear of bowls, cups, basins, and tubs
- peritrichous—having a band of cilia around the mouth as certain protozoans
- privity—secret, special knowledge between two or more people; (adj.) privitive
- serrate—having or forming a row of sharp little teethy things
- tarantism—disorder where you have uncontrollable need to dance
- tardive (adj.)—having symptoms that develop slowly or appear long after inception
- tenesmus—urgent but ineffectual attempt to pee or shit
- valetudinarian—sickly, weak, morbidly health-conscious person
