solatium
/soʊˈleɪʃiəm/
noun
anything which alleviates or compensates for suffering or loss.
The congressman’s mistress threatened to go public unless she was paid a monthly solatium to keep quiet about the abortion he forced her to have.
canorous
[kuh-NOR-us]
adjective
Richly melodious.
My wife calls the birds who sing in the morning “canorous…
opuscule
[oh-PUHS-kyool]
noun
A small or minor work.
Little did I know that Lydia from OKcupid’s opuscule happened to be my favorite 80’s porno: Inside Lydia’s Ass.
empyrean
[em-py-REE-uhn]
adjective
Of or pertaining to the empyrean of ancient belief.
My Aunt always comes over and tries to teach my children about her empyrean belief system involving drinking “blood” and telling old men in robes your secrets.
laconic
[luh-KON-ik]
adjective
Using or marked by the use of a minimum of words; brief and pithy; brusque…
salient
[SAY-lee-unt]
adjective
Forcing itself on the attention; prominent; noticeable.
She asked me what I thought the most salient feature of a woman was, so I told her a nice smile…
nominal
[nom-uh-nl]
adjective
Trifling, insignificant.
Call me crazy, but thirty bucks for anal sex seems nominal, even for Brickell Ave.