incunabulum
[in-kyoo-NAB-yuh-luhm]
noun
The earliest stages or first traces of anything.
I mistakenly thought that my girlfriend’s beer belly was the incunabulum of a goddamned pregnancy.
tutelary
Having the guardianship or charge of protecting a person or a thing.
Stephanie was the tutelary spirit guiding her 10th grade class; navigating the youngsters through the annals of history, math and a thing called cultural studies…
enjoin
[en-JOIN]
trans
verb. To prohibit; to forbid.
Because I was of sizeable proportions, my girlfriend enjoined the idea of anal sex altogether.
mimesis
/mɪˈmisɪs, maɪ-/
noun
The imitation of another’s gestures, pronunciation, or utterance.
Later on in her life, Olivia became less interested in mimesis and began to experiment with other styles of sexual expression.
deride
[dih-RYD]
transitive verb
To laugh at with contempt; to subject to ridicule or make sport of; to mock; to scoff at…
lacuna
[luh-KYOO-nuh]
noun
A blank space; a missing part; a gap…
innocuous
[ih-NOK-yoo-uhs]
adj
Harmless; producing no ill effect.
The cocaine they purchased turned out to be innocuous; they got got.