Dictionary Words

impedimenta: baggage or other things that retard one's progress

philogyny: love of or liking for women (opposite of misogyny.)

acedia: sloth.

palladian: pertaining to wisdom, knowledge, or study.

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brannigan: a carouse.

spoor: a track or trail, esp. that of a wild animal pursued as game.

vestigial: relating to a body part that has become small and lost its use.

subtilize: to make (the mind, senses, etc.) keen or discerning.

aeromancy: the prediction of future events from observation of weather conditions.