New-word Wednesday: hamartia
Category Archives: New word Wednesday
New-word Wednesday: proselytize
\PROS-uh-luh-tyz\
To induce someone to convert to one’s religious faith
In this religion, it’s called a jedi mind trick
New-word Wednesday: Triskaidekaphobia
tris-ky-dek-uh-FOH-bee-uh\ noun:
Fear or a phobia concerning the number 13.
She constantly regretted her choice of wallpaper
New-word Wednesday: Gymnophoria
n. The sense that someone is mentally undressing you.
Finally, a name for Patrick Stewart’s new movie:
New-word Wednesday: hypnopompic
hip-nuh-POM-pik
Of or pertaining to the semiconscious state prior to complete wakefulness
So, if you’re having a dream where you’re showering in a waterfall, the hypnopompic part is the bit just before you wake up to realise that you’ve pissed the bed.
New-word wednesday: ineluctable
\in-ih-LUCK-tuh-buhl\ adjective:
Impossible to avoid or evade; inevitable.
New-word Wednesday: extemporaneous
\ek-stem-puh-RAY-nee-us\ , adjective:
composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment.
New-word Wesnesday: paregmenon
puh-REG-muh-non
The juxtaposition of words that have a common derivation, as in “sense and sensibility.”
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You try coming up with an image for that.
New-word Wednesday: paroxysm
\PAIR-uhk-siz-uhm\ noun:
Any sudden and violent emotion or action; an outburst; a fit.
See also: Al Pacino’s entire back catalogue.
See also: This fake trailer, cos it’s funny
