Saturday, July 4, 2026

WORD MAN: Kafkaesque

 

Expanded Definition of Words

WORDS FOUND RECENTLY

Admonitory: giving or conveying a warning or reprimand.

Disquisition: a long or elaborate essay or discussion on a particular subject.

Frisson: a sensation of chills or tingling that occurs when one encounters rewarding stimuli, such as music, films, or art. It is mediated by the reward system and the sympathetic nervous system, and is associated with pleasure, opioids, and brain connectivity.

Gallimaufry: a confused jumble or medley of things.

Interlocutor: a person who takes part in a dialogue or conversation.

Kafkaesque: characteristic or reminiscent of the oppressive or nightmarish qualities of Franz Kafka's fictional world.

Moue: a pouting expression used to convey annoyance or distaste.

Passivate: 1. make (a metal or other substance) unreactive by altering the surface; layer or coating the surface with a thin inert layer; 2. coat (a semiconductor) with inert material to protect it from contamination.

Polymathic: describes a person of encyclopedic learning.

Recalcitrance: stubbornly resistant to or defiant of authority or guidance.

Traduce: speak badly of or tell lies about (someone) so as to damage their reputation.

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Sunday, June 28, 2026

WORD MAN: Literati

WORDS FOUND RECENTLY

Apposite: highly pertinent or appropriate; apt.

Avuncular: kind and friendly towards a younger or less experienced person; relating to the relationship between men and the children of their siblings.

Bursary: A bursary is a monetary award made by any educational institution or funding authority to individuals or groups. It is usually awarded to enable a student to attend school, university, or college when they might not be able to otherwise.

Coterminous: having the same boundaries or extent in space, time, or meaning.

Diktat: an order or decree imposed by someone in power without popular consent.

Eclecticism: the practice of deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources.

Efficacy: the ability to produce a desired or intended result.

Literati: Intellectuals or those who love, read, and comment on literature - Intelligentsia, a status class of highly educated people who consciously shape society.

Lugubrious: looking or sounding sad and dismal; "his face looked even more lugubrious than usual."

Ganja: Cannabis.

Nativism: the policy of protecting the interests of native-born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants.

Or: a return to or emphasis on indigenous customs, in opposition to outside influences.

Or: the theory that concepts, mental capacities, and mental structures are innate rather than acquired by learning.

Titivation: decoration.

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(the book of great NASCAR stories)