Logophilia

desultory
- Lacking in consistency, constancy, or visible order, disconnected; fitful.
- Lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm.
- Marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose.
- Occurring randomly or occasionally.
- (of conversation or speech) Going from one subject to another in a half-hearted way.
- Digressing from or unconnected with the main subject; random.
- Done without serious effort.
- Not having a plan or purpose.

Examples:
"Into this somewhat desultory discussion among historians a sociologist has now tossed a bombshell."
"Desultory passengers were appearing"
"A few people were left, dancing in a desultory fashion"
"We don't want aimless acts any more than we want desultory negotiations."
"A desultory search for something of interest on TV"

Synonyms:
unmethodical; disconnected, haphazard, aimless, motiveless, orderless, unstable, chaotic, rambling, unsystematic, erratic, deviating

Etymology:
Late 16th century (also in the literal sense ‘skipping about’): from Latin desultorius ‘superficial’ (literally ‘relating to a vaulter’), from desultor ‘vaulter’, from the verb desilire.

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somber
- grave or even gloomy in character
- lacking brightness or color; dull
- so shaded as to be dark and gloomy

Examples:
"a somber mood"
"people in somber brown clothes"
"somber owner won't play with me"

Synonyms:
melancholy, sombre, drab, sober, sombre

Etymology:
1760 "gloomy, shadowy" (earlier sombrous, c. 1730), from French sombre "dark, gloomy," from Old French sombre (14c.), from an adjective from Late Latin subumbrare "to shadow," from sub "under" (see sub-) + umbra "shade, shadow," perhaps from a suffixed form of PIE *andho- "blind, dark" (see umbrage). Related: Somberly; somberness.

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swank
- Behaviour that is too confident.
- Behaviour, talk, or display intended to impress others.
- Display one's wealth, knowledge, or achievements in a way that is intended to impress others.
- To behave or speak too confidently because you think that you are very important, in order to attract other people's attention and admiration.
- Swaggering, ostentatious behavior or speech.
- Arrogance or ostentation of dress or manner.

Examples:
"Just because you won, there's no need to swank."
"People around here don't swank about their money."
"I got a Paul Smith suit and I swanked down the street hoping people would recognise me."

Pronunciation:
[swangk]
/swæŋk/
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swank?pronunciation&lang=en_us&dir=s&file=swank101

Etymology:
1800-10; compare Scots swank lively, perhaps ultimately representing back formation from Old English swancor lithe; akin to Middle Dutch swanc supple, Middle High German swanken to sway

Synonyms:
Flamboyance, flash, flashiness, garishness, gaudiness, glitz, ostentatiousness, pretentiousness, showiness, ostentation.

Antonyms:
Conservativeness, moderation, modesty, restraint, simplicity, understatement; elegance, gracefulness, tastefulness; minimalism

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heedful
- aware of and attentive to.
- taking heed; attentive; mindful; thoughtful; careful.
- paying close attention; mindful.

Examples:
"he is heedful of his own intuitions"
"be heedful of what you store because your mind is a chamber of information."
"Wearily, she walked through the back door toward sunset, heedful that she might receive a sharp reprimand"

Pronunciation:
[heed-fuh l]
/ˈhid fəl/
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heedful?pronunciation&lang=en_us&dir=h&file=heedfu01

Etymology:
-14c., from heed (v.). Survives only in literary use, in compounds, and as the object of verbs (take heed, etc.).
-Old English hedan "observe; to take care, attend, care for, protect, take charge of,"
"careful attention, notice, regard," early

Synonyms:
attentive, careful, mindful, cautious, prudent, circumspect, alert, aware, wary, chary, observant, watchful, vigilant, taking notice, paying attention, on guard, on the alert, on one's toes, on the qui vive

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nonplus
- surprise and confuse (someone) so much that they are unsure how to react.
- a state of being very surprised and confused.
- to render utterly perplexed; puzzle completely.
- a state of bafflement or perplexity.
- to cause to be at a loss as to what to say, think, or do.

Examples:
"To say that I was nonplused is to say less than the truth; I was amazed."
"nonplussed by the disclosure"
"this turn of events nonplusses me"

Pronunciation:
[non-pluhs, non-pluhs]
/nɒnˈplʌs, ˈnɒn plʌs/
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonplus?pronunciation&lang=en_us&dir=n&file=nonplu01

Etymology:
Late 16th century: from Latin non plus ‘not more’. The noun originally meant ‘a state in which no more can be said or done’.
"to bring to a nonplus, to perplex," 1590s, from the noun (1580s), properly "state where 'nothing more' can be done or said," from Latin non plus "no more, no further"

Synonyms:
abash, confound, confuse, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, faze, fluster, mortify, embarrass, rattle, perplex, surprise, stun, dumbfound, astound, astonish, amaze, take aback

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roguery
- an act or behavior characteristic of a rogue
- mischievous play
- roguish conduct; rascality.
- Annoying yet harmless, usually playful acts

examples:
"there has always been roguery associated with horse dealing"

"These occasions afforded such scope for roguery that their popularity was gradually reduced."

"I just love a guy with the bit of roguery about him."

pronunciation/audio:
ˈrəʊɡ(ə)ri
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ruse
- an action intended to deceive someone; a trick.
- a wily subterfuge
- a trick, stratagem, or artifice.

examples:
"It was just a ruse to distract her while his partner took the money."
"Emma tried to think of a ruse to get Paul out of the house"

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vivarium (Latin, literally for "place of life")

- an enclosure, container, or structure adapted or prepared for keeping animals under semi-natural conditions for observation or study or as pets; an aquarium or terrarium.

-a place, such as a laboratory, where live animals or plants are kept under conditions simulating their natural environment, as for research.

Various forms of vivariums:

Aquarium.
Insectarium.
Terrarium.
Paludarium.
Penguinarium.
Riparium.

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'impromptu'
- done without being planned or rehearsed.
- made or done without previous preparation
- improvised; having the character of an improvisation.

Examples:

"an impromptu dinner."

"she spoke impromptu."

"an impromptu address to the unexpected crowds."

"although five different lines had been written, the best choice turned out to be an impromptu from the tired actor himself."

"an impromptu press conference."

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orotund
-(of a person's voice) resonant and imposing.
-(of the voice or speech) characterized by strength, fullness, richness, and clearness.
-(of the voice) resonant; booming

-(of writing, style, or expression) pompous, pretentious or bombastic.

examples:
"Mrs. Hallam was sitting in orotund silence, but seemed in good humour."
"Hamlet saw that pithy old Polonius was a preposterous and orotund ass."
"He pitched his orotund voice upon me as if he were giving a command in a gale at sea."

effusive
adjective
- showing or expressing gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner.
-: marked by the expression of great or excessive emotion or enthusiasm
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prolix
adjective

- (of speech or writing) using or containing too many words; tediously lengthy.
- unduly prolonged or drawn out, too long.
- marked by or using an excess of words.

prolixity
prolixly

Example:
"she found the narrative too prolix and discursive"

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phatic

- Of, relating to, or being speech used for social or emotive purposes rather than for communicating information

- Speech used to express or create an atmosphere of shared feelings, goodwill, or sociability rather than to impart information:
phatic communion.

- Denoting or relating to language used for general purposes of social interaction, rather than to convey information or ask questions. Utterances such as hello, how are you? and nice morning, isn't it? are phatic.

yak
noun
- a trivial or unduly prolonged conversation.
-talk at length about trivial or boring subjects.
example
"she wondered what he was yakking about"

aping
verb
- imitate (someone or something), especially in an absurd or unthinking way.
- an imitator; mimic.

example:
"In other words, because the answer always lies in commodification. I’m not using the right body cologne, I’m not wearing the right Italian designer clothes. I don’t slump with a half-smear on my face.
All of these things which are marketed as the accruements of cool.
So you get a clueless culture “aping cool” and of course real cool can’t be commodified. That’s what makes it so cool, and so maddeningly distant from the un-cool." - TM

chicanery
noun
- the use of deception or subterfuge to achieve one's purpose.
- clever, dishonest talk or behaviour that is used to deceive people:

Example:
"The investigation revealed political chicanery and corruption at the highest levels."

Viridity
1.
greenness; verdancy; verdure.
2.
youth; innocence; inexperience.

Occlude:
Occlude means to obstruct, as with an opening. You hear this a lot in a medical context. Heart surgeons are looking for occlusions in blood vessels––things that occlude the flow of blood.
Occlude does not exist only in a medical context. If you close the bathroom door so no one can come in, you're occluding the bathroom.

Synonyms:
block, close up, impede, jam, obstruct, obturate

Antonyms:
disengage, free

Etymology:
1590s, from Latin occludere (past participle occlusus) "shut up, close up," from ob "against, up" (see ob-) + claudere "to shut, close" (see close (v.)). Of teeth, 1888 (also see occlusion).

Adoxography is a term coined in the late 19th century, and means "fine writing on a trivial or base subject".