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7. Librocubularist - One who reads in bed. When
you’re married to a librocubularist, you can rest as-
sured that you’ll have to compete with a stack of books
for nighttime attention.
8. Febricula - A slight and transient fever. Attending
the opening of Twilight’s 17th sequel gave Arabella
a mild febricula, but the air-conditioned cinema inte-
rior cleared it up quickly.
9. Starrify - To decorate with stars. The student coun-
cil would starrify the high school gym every year in
preparation for the homecoming dance.
10. Sophronize - To imbue with sound moral prin-
ciples or self-control. It’s vital that parents sophronize
children, not just expect them to behave properly of
their own volition—you know what havoc they’d wreak.
11. Mullock - Rubbish, nonsense, or waste matter.
I don’t know what kind of mullock you’re gibbering on
about today, but you really need to stop reading those
conspiracy magazines.
12. Uglyography - Poor handwriting, and bad spell-
ing. His uglyography was so heinous that his essay 17. Snollyguster - A person, especially a politician,
was used as kindling, but the flames extinguished who is guided by personal advantage rather than by
consistent, respectable principles.The snollyguster
themselves rather than be tainted by association.
who won the mayoral election just lines his pock-
ets with cash to support his drug habit.
13. Namelings - Those bearing the same name.
There were six boys named Jason in that particular
class, prompting the teacher to address them all by 18. Welkin - The upper sky; “vault” of heaven. Icarus
their last names. When faced with namelings who would have passed through the welkin on his leg-
both answered to “Jason Birch”, she called them endary flight, but we know how that turned out.
“Birch” and “tree”, respectively.
19. Barbigerous - Characterized by having a beard.
14. Ultracrepidarianism - The habit of giving opin- I had wanted to compliment him on his fiancee’s
ions and advice on matters o utside of one’s knowl- beauty, but her barbigerous aspect was so domi-
edge. Child-free people who try to give parenting nant that I had to remain silent.
advice are often guilty of the worst kind of
20. Eventide - The end of the day, just as evening
ultracrepidarianism.
approaches. Moonflowers only bloom at eventide,
opening their petals as the sun slips below the ho-
15. Pannychis - An all-night feast or ceremony.
Edmund took another energy drink, hoping that its caf- rizon.
feine content would help him survive this raucous
As a special little addition, we’ll also reach into the
pannychis.
annals of history for a fun little term that we can all
16. Guttle - To eat greedily. The dinner guests relate to: Uhtceare - To lie awake in the period just
watched in horror as Lord Penderquist guttled an before dawn because you’re worrying too much to
be able to sleep.
entire roasted boar into his maw.