Vocabulary List

ichi-go ichi-e: "one time, one meeting"; an encounter that only happens once in a
lifetime, reminding to treasure every moment, for it will never reoccur
Confluence - the junction of two rivers, especially rivers of approximately equal
width.
-an act or process of merging.
imbibing - drinking alcohol
Antediluvian - of or belonging to the time before the biblical Flood
germane - relevant to a subject under consideration
facsimile - an exact copy, especially of written or printed material.
cloy - disgust or sicken (someone) with an excess of sweetness, richness, or
sentiment
toothsome - temptingly tasty.
schnickelfritz - German term for rascal, or scamp
telos - an ultimate object or aim.

Poignant - evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret

Maudlin - self pitying or tearfully sentimental, often through drunkenness
Hormesis and hormetic region - any process in a cell or organism that exhibits a
biphasic response to exposure to increasing amounts of a substance or condition.
Used in toxicology)
Pseudepigrapha - are falsely attributed works, texts whose claimed author is not
the true author, or a work whose real author attributed it to a figure of the past.
Emnity - the state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or
something.

quondam - that once was; former

Damascene moment - A sudden change in opinion referencing the biblical
moment where Paul suddenly converted to Christianity on the road to Damascus

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 Flotsum - people or things that have been rejected and are regarded as
worthless.
Quorum - the minimum number of members of an assembly or society that must
be present at any of its meetings to make the proceedings of that meeting valid.
recourse -- the use of someone or something as a source of help in a difficult
situation.
subsumes - include or absorb (something) in something else.
Weltanschauung - A comprehensive view of the world and human life.

eidetic - relating to or denoting mental images having unusual vividness and

detail, as if actually visible.
Terrior -- Terroir is a French term used to describe the environmental factors that
affect a crop's phenotype, including unique environment contexts, farming
practices and a crop's specific growth habitat. Collectively, these contextual
characteristics are said to have a character; terroir also refers to this character.
Alinea - The beginning of a new train of thought
Neologisms - a newly coined word or expression
Unctuous - excessively or ingratiatingly flattering; oily.
Approbation - approval or praise. [ Really approval mixed with praise]
Polemics - A polemic is contentious rhetoric that is intended to support a specific
position by forthright claims and undermining of the opposing position. Polemics
are mostly seen in arguments about controversial topics. The practice of such
argumentation is called polemics.
Hijou ni + Shizen ni -- literally not everyday(abnormally) but hijou ni can be taken
as "very". Shizen ni means naturally. Combining them strikes one about an
abnormality that progresses naturally in its own way
Nuage - French for cloud/drift

Tantamount - equivalent in force, significance, or effect

profiterole - cream puff

thespian - actor/actress

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 Encomium - a speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something
highly.
mirth- amusement, especially expressed through laughter

in omnia paratus. : prepared in all things : ready for anything

five by five: a radio communications expression that means 'loud and clear'. One
of the fives represents the S units of reception strength. The other five is a rating
of the signal clarity. Five by five is a good, clear signal. The radio use of this
expression goes back to the 1950s
deign -

do something that one considers to be beneath one's dignity.

rapacious - aggressively greedy, grasping

diatribe - a forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something.

have a yen for -- Crave or desire

odious - extremely unpleasant; repulsive

chrestomathy - collection of selected literary passages; a selection of literary
passages from a foreign language assembled for studying the language; or a text
in various languages, used especially as an aid in learning a subject.
inextricable - impossible to disentangle or separate.

dyspeptic - of or having indigestion or consequent irritability or depression.

Lothario -- a man who behaves selfishly and irresponsibly in his sexual
relationships with women.

tell-all --
adjective: revealing private or salacious details.

noun: a biography or memoir that reveals intimate details about its subject.

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