palimpsest
[PAL-imp-sest]
noun
An object or place whose older layers or aspects are apparent beneath its surface…
hawkshaw
/ˈhɔkˌʃɔ/
noun
Detective.
Suspecting infidelity, Gary hired a hawkshaw to follow his wife Samantha around town…
torpor
torpor [TAWR-per]
noun
Lacking in vitality or interest.
The first time we tried Special K we got locked into “K-holes,” and sat there in a state of torpor for twelve long minutes.
koan
[KOH-ahn]
noun
A nonsensical or paradoxical question.
Apparently that age old koan about the goddamned chicken and the egg has been
[lahy-bey-shuhn] noun An intoxicating beverage, especially when drunk in celebrative situations. We hope that you are all recovering from last night’s libations in honor of old St…
[PEN-chunt] noun Inclination; decided taste; a strong liking. He never had a penchant for red heads, though he had banged quite a few.
[myoo-lee-EB-ri-tee] noun The state of being a woman. She embodied muliebrity to its fullest extent…
libation
penchant
muliebrity