Poison Mushrooms

I put unfamiliar words in my phone when I find them and these are from 2018.

catallaxy – the spontaneous organization of the market

tendentious – promoting bias

trilemma – like dilemma, but three problems

pomander – perfume carried in a ball necklace

arrogate – claim

traducer – “one who maligns another by making malicious and false or defamatory statements”

theosis – Greek Orthodox – a way of personally participating in the energies of God (vs. ‘becoming godlike’)

speciate – form or become a new species

Fingerspitzengefühl – “fingertip feeling” – intuitive skill

poiesis – ποίησις – a person bringing something into being

ataraxia – A state of serene calmness

kenotic – empty

Pettifogger – shyster

militates – be a powerful or conclusive factor against some fact or circumstance

saudade – a deep emotional state of nostalgic or profound melancholic longing for an absent something or someone that one loves. Moreover, it often carries a repressed knowledge that the object of longing might never return. µέλαινα χολή, mélaina cholē from which melancholy

nurungji – scorched rice (kr)

Hypothecated – financially pledged, as an asset

Threnody – A lament

consonance – together

canaille – the common people, it. pack of dogs

excipient – drug filler

vagitus – the cry of a newborn

Anteambulo – path-clearer

cortège – funeral procession

catchment – collection area

scienter – knowledge of wrongdoing

roundelay – a simple song with a refrain (medieval)

carceral – of relating to prison

deputation – party sent by a deputy

syncretism – melding of ideas

Epoché – “suspension of judgement about non-evident matters”