Apricity : The warmth of the Sun in winter.
Biblioklept : A person who steals books
Crapulous : marked by intemperance especially from excessive indulgence in liquor
Dysania : The state of having a hard time waking up and getting out of bed in the morning.
Ferrule : a ring or cap, typically a metal one, that strengthens the end of a handle, stick, or tube and prevents it from splitting or wearing.
Grawlix : A string of typographical symbols, especially "@#$%&!", used (especially in comic strips) to represent an obscenity or swearword.
"I decline
To walk the line
They tell me that I'm lazy
Worldly wise
I realize
That everybody's crazy
Jackie belongs in Joyner :) thanks Christine!!
Kummerspeck : excess weight gained from emotional over eating
Petrichor : the scent of rain on dry earth, or the scent of dust after rain. The word is constructed from Greek, petros, meaning stone + ichor, the fluid that flows in the veins of the gods in Greek mythology. It is defined as "the distinctive scent which accompanies the first rain after a long warm dry spell".
Quincunx : a geometric pattern consisting of five points arranged in a cross, with four of them forming a square or rectangle and a fifth at its center
Robin Colby's Birthday is tomorrow - but her cartwheel will be today :)
Scroop : The rustle of silk. Interestingly, also the main antagonist from Disney's Treasure Planet. He is an alien spider/crab-like creature who attempts to stage a mutiny on the ship...
Triskaidekaphobia
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Vorfreude : joyful anticipation
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Y
Zugzwang : a situation in which the obligation to make a move in one's turn is a serious, often decisive, disadvantage.
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