I don’t think the problem is having less time to spend on composing.
When I was in school, I was more busy than I am now outside of work, but I still made time to compose.
Nowadays, when I do write, I find it very difficult to truly get into the necessary creative mindset, and I bounce off of the work easily.
</p><p>
Inspiration’s always elusive, but in order to get any inspiration, you need to dedicate a certain portion of your subconscious mind to working on the music all the time in the background.
It seems like I can rarely do that anymore.
The work just doesn’t hook me in like it used to.
</p><p>
Around the time I started college again, I got started on a piece I had wanted to write for a really long time.
It had taken me a few false starts to get some material I was really happy with, and the text is special to me, so I wanted to make something exceptional.
It’s been 4 years since then, and I still haven’t finished the piece, despite repeated efforts to complete it.
That’s by far the longest I’ve ever taken to finish a piece.
</p><p>
Sometimes I tell myself if I could finish this piece, I’d be able to open up the floodgates and get back into writing music.
I sometimes tell myself that the perfectionism I’m bringing to this one is what’s really holding me back.
I tell myself a lot of things, but the piece is still unfinished.
</p><p>
I’ve thought a lot about my dry spell, because in the long-term I’m still serious about music being a major part of my life’s work.
I don’t think I have a simple and satisfying answer to why I write less than I used to.
My life in general is pretty good right now, so maybe it’s alright for me to be relatively less prolific for the time being.
All I know is that this is a bridge I must cross eventually if I don’t want to wind up regretting things later on.
</p><p>
Do you struggle with creative output?
How do you get around writer’s block?
Have you ever had difficulty finishing a piece or project over a long period of time?
Let me know your thoughts at my Ctrl-C email: <code>gome<spanstyle='user-select: none;'> ​</span>@<spanstyle='user-select: none;'> ​</span>ctrl-c.club</code>.
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10/9/2022,bridegome,ˈbriːdɡoːmə,Noun,A bridegroom; a man recently married or to be married.,God as Christendom’s partner.,,,,,,,,,,,
10/10/2022,enfeoff,ɛnˈfɛf,Verb,"To transfer a fief to, to endow with a fief; to put in legal possession of a freehold interest.","To give up completely; to surrender, to yield.",,,,,,,,,,,
10/12/2022,funambulist,fjuːˈnæmbjʊlɪst,Noun,A tightrope walker or a similar performer on a slack rope.,,,,,,,,,,,,
10/13/2022,hodiernal,ˌhoʊdiˈɝnəl,Adjective,Of or pertaining to the present day or today; hodiern.,,,,,,,,,,,,
10/14/2022,effluvium,ɨˈfluːvi.əm,Noun,"A gaseous or vaporous emission, especially a foul-smelling one.",A condition causing the shedding of hair.,,,,,,,,,,,
10/15/2022,merlon,ˈmɝlən,Noun,"Any of the upright projections between the embrasures of a battlement, originally for archers to shield behind while shooting arrows over the embrasures, or through loopholes in the merlons.",,,,,,,,,,,,
10/16/2022,cosmogony,kɑːzˈmɑːɡəni,Noun,"The study of the origin, and sometimes the development, of the universe or the solar system, in astrophysics, religion, and other fields.","Any specific theory, model, myth, or other account of the origin of the universe.",The creation of the universe.,,,,,,,,,,
10/17/2022,hexameron,hɛkˈsæmɝən,Noun,The six days in which God created the world according to the biblical creation story.,,,,,,,,,,,,
10/18/2022,machicolation,məˌtʃɪkəˈleɪʃən,Noun,"An opening between corbels that support a projecting parapet, or in the floor of a gallery or the roof of a portal, of a fortified building from which missiles can be shot or heated items dropped upon assailants attacking the base of the walls.",A projecting parapet with a series of such openings.,,,,,,,,,,,
10/20/2022,vernal,ˈvɝnəl,Adjective,Pertaining to or occurring in spring.,"Having characteristics like spring; fresh, young, youthful.",,,,,,,,,,,
10/21/2022,apotropaic,ˌæpətɹəˈpeɪ.ɪk,Adjective,Intended to ward off evil.,Noun,An agent intended to ward off evil.,,,,,,,,,,
10/22/2022,POETS day,ˈpoʊɪts deɪ,Noun,"Piss Off (or Push Off) Early, Tomorrow’s Saturday.","i.e., Friday, the last day of the working week.",,,,,,,,,,,
10/23/2022,autogolpe,ˈɑːtoʊɡɔlpə,Noun,"A coup d’état in which a nation’s leader, despite having come to power through legal means, dissolves or renders powerless the national legislature and unlawfully assumes extraordinary powers.",,,,,,,,,,,,
10/24/2022,bildungsroman,ˈbɪl.dʊŋzˌɹoʊ.mən,Noun,"A novel tracing the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character, usually from childhood to maturity.",,,,,,,,,,,,
10/25/2022,dilettante,ˈdɪlɪˌtɑnt,Noun,"An amateur, someone who dabbles in a field out of casual interest rather than as a profession or serious interest.",,,,,,,,,,,,
10/26/2022,sodality,soʊˈdæl.ɪ.ti,Noun,"A fraternity, a society or association.","Spiritual communion with a divine being, a fellowship.",,,,,,,,,,,
10/27/2022,lenticular,lɛnˈtɪk.jʊ.lɚ,Adjective,Of or pertaining to a lens.,Shaped like a biconvex lens.,Relating to a lenticular image.,,,,,,,,,,
10/28/2022,toilet,ˈtɔɪ.lət,Noun,"A covering of linen, silk, or tapestry, spread over a dressing table in a chamber or dressing room.",The table covered by such a cloth; a dressing table.,"Personal grooming; the process of washing, dressing and arranging the hair.","One’s style of dressing: dress, outfit.",A dressing room.,Verb,To dress and groom oneself.,,,,,,
10/29/2022,disponible,dɪˈspɑːnsəbl̩,Adjective,"Available. (Generally an error made by non-native speakers. Available is about 3,000 times more common.)",,,,,,,,,,,,
10/30/2022,miasma,miˈæzmə,Noun,"A noxious atmosphere or emanation once thought to originate from swamps and waste, and to cause disease.","A noxious atmosphere or influence, an ominous environment.",,,,,,,,,,,
10/31/2022,aetiology,ɛtiːˈɑːlədʒi,Noun,"The establishment of a cause, origin, or reason for something.",The study of causes or causation.,The study or investigation of the causes of disease; a scientific explanation for the origin of a disease.,A cause of disease or of any particular case of a disease.,,,,,,,,,
11/1/2022,emic,ˈiːmɪk,Adjective,Of or pertaining to the analysis of a cultural system or its features from the perspective of a participant in that culture.,,,,,,,,,,,,
11/2/2022,etic,ˈɛtɪk,Adjective,Of or pertaining to analysis of a culture from a perspective situated outside all cultures.,,,,,,,,,,,,
11/3/2022,efflux,ˈɛflʌks,Noun,The process of flowing out.,That which has flowed out.,,,,,,,,,,,
11/4/2022,inflood,ˈinˌflʌd,Noun,The act or process of flooding or flowing in; an inflow or influx.,Verb,"Of a river, water, etc.: to flood or flow into (a place).",To flood or flow in; to inflow.,,,,,,,,,
11/5/2022,glade,ɡleɪd,Noun,An open passage through a wood; a grassy open or cleared space in a forest.,An everglade.,An open space in the ice on a river or lake.,A bright surface of ice or snow.,A gleam of light.,A bright patch of sky; the bright space between clouds.,,,,,,,
11/6/2022,laund,lɔːnd,Noun,"A grassy plain or pasture, especially surrounded by woodland; a glade.",,,,,,,,,,,,
11/7/2022,etaoin shrdlu,ˈɛtəɔɪn ˈʃɚdluː,Noun,"Nonsense, filler text, or an example of accidental typing.",,,,,,,,,,,,
11/8/2022,Batavo-,bəˈtɑːvo,Prefix,"Relating to the Netherlands or the Dutch people, language, or culture.",,,,,,,,,,,,
11/9/2022,dehiscent,dɪˈhɪsənt,Adjective,(Of a pod or wound) characterized by splitting or bursting open.,,,,,,,,,,,,
11/10/2022,repast,ɹɪˈpæst,Noun,A meal.,A period of refreshment or rest.,Food or drink that may be consumed as a meal.,Something that is intellectually or spiritually nourishing.,"The consumption of food; also, refreshment obtained from eating; refreshment; rest.",,,,,,,,
11/11/2022,desuetude,dəˈsuːəˌtuːd,Noun,"The state when something (for example, a custom or a law) is no longer observed nor practised; disuse, obsolescence.",A cessation of practising or using something.,,,,,,,,,,,
11/12/2022,hecatomb,ˈhɛkətoʊm,Noun,"A great feast and public sacrifice to the gods, originally of a hundred oxen.","Any great sacrifice; a great number of people, animals or things, especially as sacrificed or destroyed; a large amount.",,,,,,,,,,,
11/13/2022,word salad,wɝd ˈsæləd,Noun,"A nonsensical assemblage of words, typical of patients with schizophrenia, Wernicke’s aphasia, and some other mental disorders.",Meaningless text generated by a computer.,An intentionally nonsensical and voluminous statement.,,,,,,,,,,
11/14/2022,cryptolect,ˈkɹɪptəˌlɛkt,Noun,A secretive language form used by a subculture; an arcane cant.,,,,,,,,,,,,
11/15/2022,derisible,dəˈɹɪzəbəl,Adjective,"Deserving derision, i.e., deserving disdain or contempt.",,,,,,,,,,,,
11/16/2022,verisimilitude,vɛɹɪsɪˈmɪlɪtuːd,Noun,"The property of seeming true, of resembling reality; resemblance to reality, realism.",A statement which merely appears to be true.,(of a story) Faithfulness to its own rules; internal cohesion.,,,,,,,,,,
11/17/2022,spangled,ˈspæŋ.ɡəld,Noun,Possessing spangles.,(Spangles are small sparkling decorations.),,,,,,,,,,,
11/18/2022,konjac,ˈkoʊn.jæk,Noun,A foul-smelling plant grown in Asia (Amorphophallus konjac).,,,,,,,,,,,,
11/19/2022,perspicacity,ˌpɜːɹ.spɪˈkæs.ɪ.ti,Noun,Acute discernment or understanding; insight.,The human faculty or power to mentally grasp or understand clearly.,Keen eyesight.,,,,,,,,,,
11/20/2022,abele,əˈbil,Noun,The white poplar (<i>Populus alba</i>).,,,,,,,,,,,,
11/21/2022,dolichocephalic,ˌdɑlɪkoʊsəˈfælɪk,Noun,Having a head that is long from front to back (relative to its width from left to right).,,,,,,,,,,,,
11/22/2022,adytum,ˈædɪtəm,Noun,"The innermost sanctuary or shrine in a temple, from where oracles were given.",A private chamber; a sanctum.,,,,,,,,,,,
11/23/2022,bewray,bɪˈɹeɪ,Verb,To accuse; malign; speak evil of.,"To reveal, divulge, or make something known; disclose.","To reveal or disclose and show the presence or true character of, especially if unintentionally or incidentally, or else if perfidiously, prejudicially, or to one’s discredit.",To expose or rat someone out.,To expose to harm.,To expose a deception.,,,,,,,
11/24/2022,welkin,ˈwɛlkən,Noun,The sky which appears to an observer on the Earth as a dome in which celestial bodies are visible; the firmament.,"The upper atmosphere occupied by clouds, flying birds, etc.",The place above the Earth where God or other deities live; heaven.,,,,,,,,,,
11/25/2022,synagogical,ˌsɪ.nəˈɡɑɡɪkəl,Adjective,Of or pertaining to a synagogue.,,,,,,,,,,,,
11/26/2022,prozymite,ˈpɹɑzəˌmaɪt,Noun,"One who administers the Eucharist with leavened bread, in particular a member of the Eastern Orthodox Church.",,,,,,,,,,,,
11/27/2022,azymite,ˈæzɪmaɪt,Noun,"One who administers the Eucharist with unleavened bread, in particular a member of the Latin Church or Roman Catholic Church.",,,,,,,,,,,,
11/28/2022,superpermutation,ˈsupɚpɝmjuːˌteɪʃən,Noun,"For some value <i>n</i>, a string that contains each permutation of <i>n</i> symbols as a substring.",,,,,,,,,,,,
11/29/2022,mouthbrooder,ˈmaʊθˌbɹudɚ,Noun,"Any animal that cares for its offspring, either eggs or juveniles, by holding them in its mouth for extended periods of time.",,,,,,,,,,,,
11/30/2022,yepsen,ˈjɛp.sən,Noun,Amount that can be held in two hands cupped together.,Two hands cupped together.,,,,,,,,,,,
12/1/2022,gowpen,ˈɡaʊpən,Noun,A bowl made of the two hands cupped together.,,,,,,,,,,,,
12/2/2022,uguisubari,ˌuːɡuː.iːsuːˈbɑːɹi,Noun,"A wooden floor specifically designed to creak or “chirp” at the slightest pressure, thus warning the inhabitants of any surreptitious approach.",,,,,,,,,,,,
12/3/2022,regolith,ˈɹɛɡəlɪθ,Noun,"The layer of loose rock, dust, sand, and soil, resting on the bedrock, that constitutes the surface layer of most dry land on Earth, the Moon, and other large solid aggregated celestial objects. Submarine regolith also exists.",,,,,,,,,,,,
12/4/2022,updation,ʌpˈdeɪʃən,Noun,The act or process of updating.,An instance of that process: an update.,,,,,,,,,,,
12/5/2022,antejentacular,ˌæn.tədʒɛnˈtækjəlɚ,Adjective,Occurring before breakfast.,,,,,,,,,,,,
12/6/2022,breviloquent,bɹɛˈvɪl.ə.kwənt,Adjective,Exhibiting brevity in speech; concise.,,,,,,,,,,,,
12/7/2022,chyron,ˈkaɪɹɑn,Noun,"A set of graphics or words at the bottom of a television screen, sometimes unrelated to the current viewing content.",,,,,,,,,,,,
12/8/2022,peregrinate,ˈpɛ.ɹɪ.ɡɹəˌneɪt,Verb,"To travel from place to place, or from one country to another, especially on foot; hence, to sojourn in foreign countries.","To travel through a specific place, e.g., “to peregrinate a country”.",,,,,,,,,,,
12/9/2022,eke,ik,Noun,An addition.,A small stand on which a beehive is placed.,A spacer put between or over or under hive parts to make more space.,Verb,"To add to, to augment; to increase; to lengthen.",Adverb,Also; in addition to.,,,,,,
12/10/2022,disphotic,dɪsˈfoʊtɪk,Adjective,"Having enough light to see, but not enough to carry out photosynthesis.",,,,,,,,,,,,
12/11/2022,nudiustertian,nʊdi.əsˈtɝʃɪən,Adjective,Of or relating to the day before yesterday; very recent.,,,,,,,,,,,,
12/12/2022,allodial,əˈloʊdiəl,Adjective,"Pertaining to land owned by someone absolutely, without any feudal obligations; held without acknowledgement of any superior; allodial title.",Noun,Anything held allodially.,,,,,,,,,,
12/13/2022,otiose,ˈoʊ.ti.oʊs,Adjective,Having no effect.,Done in a careless or perfunctory manner.,Reluctant to work or to exert oneself.,"Of a person, possessing a bored indolence.","Having no reason for existing; having no point, reason, or purpose.",,,,,,,,
12/14/2022,sera,ˈsɪɹə,Noun,Plural of serum.,,,,,,,,,,,,
12/15/2022,paracosm,ˈpæɹəˌkɒzəm,Noun,"A detailed imaginary world, especially one created by a child.",,,,,,,,,,,,
12/16/2022,definiendum,dəfɪniˈɛndəm,Noun,The word or phrase defined in a definition.,,,,,,,,,,,,
12/17/2022,pome,poʊm,Noun,"A type of fruit in which the often edible flesh arises from the swollen base of the flower and not from the carpels, such as an apple.","A ball of silver or other metal, filled with hot water and used by a Roman Catholic priest in cold weather to warm his hands during the service.",,,,,,,,,,,
12/19/2022,gigot,ˈdʒɪɡət,Noun,A leg of lamb or mutton.,"Short for “gigot sleeve”, a type of sleeve shaped like a leg of mutton.",,,,,,,,,,,
12/20/2022,slaked,sleɪkt,Noun,Allayed; quenched; extinguished.,Mixed with water so that a true chemical combination has taken place.,Verb,Simple past tense and past participle of slake.,,,,,,,,,
12/21/2022,chirurgeonly,kaɪˈɹɝdʒənli,Adjective,"Having the characteristics of a chirurgeon, that is, a doctor or surgeon.",,,,,,,,,,,,
12/22/2022,dithyrambic,daɪθəˈɹæmbɪk,Adjective,"Of, pertaining to, or resembling a dithyramb, that is, an impassioned hymn or speech.","Passionate, intoxicated with enthusiasm.",,,,,,,,,,,
12/23/2022,esquamulose,iˈskweɪmjʊloʊs,Adjective,Not covered in scales or scale-like objects; having a smooth skin or outer covering.,,,,,,,,,,,,
12/24/2022,emollient,ɪˈmɒlɪənt,Adjective,Something which softens or lubricates the skin; moisturizer.,"Anything soothing the mind, or that makes something more acceptable.",,,,,,,,,,,
12/25/2022,rent,ɹɛnt,Noun,A tear or rip in some surface.,A division or schism.,Verb,Simple past tense and past participle of rend.,Adjective,That has been torn or rent; ripped; torn.,,,,,,,
12/26/2022,bit bucket,ˈbɪt ˌbʌkət,Noun,"A container for holding chad (small punched-out pieces of paper) from paper tape or punch cards used with teleprinters, early computers, and other machines; a chad box.",The supposed place where bits go when they fall off the end of a register during a shift operation; the notional resting place of lost or missing digital information.,,,,,,,,,,,
12/28/2022,abb,æb,Noun,A type of yarn for the warp.,"A rough wool from the inferior parts of the fleece, used for the woof or weft.",A filling pick used in weaving.,,,,,,,,,,
12/29/2022,aba,əˈbɑ,Noun,"A coarse, often striped, felted fabric from the Middle East, woven from goat or camel hair.","A loose-fitting sleeveless garment, made from aba or silk, traditionally worn by Arabs.",,,,,,,,,,,
12/30/2022,abob,əˈbɑb,Adverb,Afloat; bouncing on the surface of a liquid.,Adjective,Same as above.,,,,,,,,,,
12/31/2022,owlful,ˈaʊlfʊl,Adjective,Full of owls.,,,,,,,,,,,,
1/2/2023,onocentaur,ɑnəˈsɛntɑɹ,Noun,"A centaur with the body of an ass, instead of a prototypical horse",,,,,,,,,,,,
1/3/2023,sputcheon,ˈspʌtʃən,Noun,The metal lining of a scabbard’s mouth.,,,,,,,,,,,,
1/4/2023,polychrestic,ˌpɑlɪˈkɹɛs.tɪk,Adjective,"A medicine that serves for many uses, or that cures many diseases.",,,,,,,,,,,,
1/5/2023,ravel,ˈɹævəl,Verb,To entwine or (en)tangle confusedly.,"To form or knit out of discrete elements, like weaving fabric from threads.","To unwind, pull apart, fray, unpick, or unravel.","To pull out from a piece of fabric, or a skein or reel.",To confuse or perplex.,"To undo the intricacies of; to clarify, to disentangle.","To destroy or ruin, like unravelling fabric.","To become untwisted or unwound; to become unwoven; to fray, to unravel.",To become entangled or snarled.,Noun,"A tangled mess; an entanglement, a snarl, a tangle.","A confusing, intricate, or perplexing situation; a complication.","A thread which has unravelled from fabric; also, a situation of fabric, coming apart; an unravelling."
1/6/2023,mirative,ˈmɪɹətɪv,Noun,A grammatical mood that expresses surprise at unexpected revelations or new information.,An instance of a form of a word which conveys this mood.,Adjective,Of or relating to the mirative mood.,,,,,,,,,
1/7/2023,balconic,ˈbælkənɪk,Adjective,Of or pertaining to balconies.,,,,,,,,,,,,
1/8/2023,holm,hoʊm,Noun,"Small island, islet.","An island in a lake, river or estuary; an eyot.","Rich flat land near a river, prone to being completely flooded; a river-meadow; bottomland.","A common evergreen oak of Europe, Quercus ilex; the holm oak.",,,,,,,,,
1/9/2023,introjection,ɪntɹoʊˈdʒɛkʃən,Noun,The process whereby the ideas of another are unconsciously incorporated into one's own psyche.,,,,,,,,,,,,
1/10/2023,adsorbent,ædˈzɔɹ.bn̩t,Adjective,"Tending to adsorb, i.e., of a liquid or gas, tending to accumulate and form a thin film on a solid surface.",Noun,The solid or liquid in the process of adsorption on which the adsorbate accumulates.,,,,,,,,,,
1/11/2023,ostensive definition,ɑˈstɛns.ɪv ˌdɛfɪˈnɪʃn̩,Noun,A way of demonstrating the meaning of a term by presenting examples and counterexamples.,,,,,,,,,,,,
1/12/2023,cephalad,ˈsɛfəlæd,Adverb,"Towards the head (or anterior extremity), a direction that in humans corresponds to superior.",,,,,,,,,,,,
1/13/2023,doxastic,dɑkˈsæstɪk,Adjective,"Of, pertaining to, or depending on opinion; conjectural.",,,,,,,,,,,,
1/14/2023,putsch,pʊtʃ,Noun,A <i>coup d’état</i>; an illegal effort to forcibly overthrow the current government.,,,,,,,,,,,,
1/15/2023,voluntell,ˌvɑlənˈtɛl,Verb,To tell or force someone to volunteer to do something.,,,,,,,,,,,,
1/16/2023,heteronym,ˈhɛt.ə.ɹoʊ.nɪm,Noun,"A word having the same spelling as another, but a different pronunciation and meaning.",A fictitious character created by an author for the purpose of writing in a different style.,,,,,,,,,,,
1/17/2023,propinquity,pɹoʊˈpɪŋ.kwɪ.ti,Noun,Nearness or proximity.,Affiliation or similarity.,,,,,,,,,,,
1/18/2023,preprandial,ˌpɹiːˈpɹæn.di.əl,Adjective,"Occurring before a meal, especially dinner.",,,,,,,,,,,,
1/19/2023,loupe,luːp,Noun,"A magnifying glass, usually mounted in an eyepiece, often used by jewellers and watchmakers.",A type of short-range binoculars used by surgeons and dentists.,,,,,,,,,,,
1/20/2023,solecism,ˈsoʊlɪsɪzəm,Noun,An erroneous or improper usage.,Error in the use of language.,A faux pas or breach of etiquette; a transgression against the norms of expected behavior.,,,,,,,,,,
1/21/2023,interdigitation,ˌɪntɚdɪdʒɪˈteɪʃən,Noun,The holding of hands with fingers interlinked.,An interlinking that resembles the fingers of two hands being locked together.,,,,,,,,,,,
1/22/2023,debuccalize,diːˈbʌ.kə.laɪz,Verb,To undergo a sound change in which a consonant loses its original place of articulation and becomes [h] or [ʔ].,,,,,,,,,,,,
1/23/2023,eristic,ɛˈɹɪs.tɪk,Adjective,"Provoking strife, controversy or discord.",Noun,One who makes specious arguments; one who is disputatious.,A type of dialogue or argument where the participants do not have any reasonable goal.,,,,,,,,,
1/24/2023,philomath,ˈfɪləmæθ,Noun,A lover of learning; a scholar.,An astrologer or predictor.,,,,,,,,,,,
1/25/2023,alexipharmic,əˌlɛksəˈfɑɹmɪk,Noun,"A medical remedy or an antidote for protecting the body against a harmful substance, especially a poison or venom.",Adjective,Of or pertaining to an alexipharmic; acting as an alexipharmic by protecting against or warding off the ill effects of a harmful substance.,,,,,,,,,,
1/26/2023,gnomic,ˈnoʊmɪk,Adjective,Mysterious and often incomprehensible yet seemingly wise.,Expressing general truths or aphorisms.,,,,,,,,,,,
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1
10/9/2022
bridegome
ˈbriːdɡoːmə
Noun
A bridegroom; a man recently married or to be married.
God as Christendom’s partner.
2
10/10/2022
enfeoff
ɛnˈfɛf
Verb
To transfer a fief to, to endow with a fief; to put in legal possession of a freehold interest.
To give up completely; to surrender, to yield.
3
10/11/2022
soi-disant
ˌswɑːdɪˈzɑːn
Adjective
Self-styled; self-proclaimed.
4
10/12/2022
funambulist
fjuːˈnæmbjʊlɪst
Noun
A tightrope walker or a similar performer on a slack rope.
5
10/13/2022
hodiernal
ˌhoʊdiˈɝnəl
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the present day or today; hodiern.
6
10/14/2022
effluvium
ɨˈfluːvi.əm
Noun
A gaseous or vaporous emission, especially a foul-smelling one.
A condition causing the shedding of hair.
7
10/15/2022
merlon
ˈmɝlən
Noun
Any of the upright projections between the embrasures of a battlement, originally for archers to shield behind while shooting arrows over the embrasures, or through loopholes in the merlons.
8
10/16/2022
cosmogony
kɑːzˈmɑːɡəni
Noun
The study of the origin, and sometimes the development, of the universe or the solar system, in astrophysics, religion, and other fields.
Any specific theory, model, myth, or other account of the origin of the universe.
The creation of the universe.
9
10/17/2022
hexameron
hɛkˈsæmɝən
Noun
The six days in which God created the world according to the biblical creation story.
10
10/18/2022
machicolation
məˌtʃɪkəˈleɪʃən
Noun
An opening between corbels that support a projecting parapet, or in the floor of a gallery or the roof of a portal, of a fortified building from which missiles can be shot or heated items dropped upon assailants attacking the base of the walls.
A projecting parapet with a series of such openings.
11
10/19/2022
cheesewright
ˈtʃiːzɹaɪt
Noun
A cheesemaker.
12
10/20/2022
vernal
ˈvɝnəl
Adjective
Pertaining to or occurring in spring.
Having characteristics like spring; fresh, young, youthful.
13
10/21/2022
apotropaic
ˌæpətɹəˈpeɪ.ɪk
Adjective
Intended to ward off evil.
Noun
An agent intended to ward off evil.
14
10/22/2022
POETS day
ˈpoʊɪts deɪ
Noun
Piss Off (or Push Off) Early, Tomorrow’s Saturday.
i.e., Friday, the last day of the working week.
15
10/23/2022
autogolpe
ˈɑːtoʊɡɔlpə
Noun
A coup d’état in which a nation’s leader, despite having come to power through legal means, dissolves or renders powerless the national legislature and unlawfully assumes extraordinary powers.
16
10/24/2022
bildungsroman
ˈbɪl.dʊŋzˌɹoʊ.mən
Noun
A novel tracing the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character, usually from childhood to maturity.
17
10/25/2022
dilettante
ˈdɪlɪˌtɑnt
Noun
An amateur, someone who dabbles in a field out of casual interest rather than as a profession or serious interest.
18
10/26/2022
sodality
soʊˈdæl.ɪ.ti
Noun
A fraternity, a society or association.
Spiritual communion with a divine being, a fellowship.
19
10/27/2022
lenticular
lɛnˈtɪk.jʊ.lɚ
Adjective
Of or pertaining to a lens.
Shaped like a biconvex lens.
Relating to a lenticular image.
20
10/28/2022
toilet
ˈtɔɪ.lət
Noun
A covering of linen, silk, or tapestry, spread over a dressing table in a chamber or dressing room.
The table covered by such a cloth; a dressing table.
Personal grooming; the process of washing, dressing and arranging the hair.
One’s style of dressing: dress, outfit.
A dressing room.
Verb
To dress and groom oneself.
21
10/29/2022
disponible
dɪˈspɑːnsəbl̩
Adjective
Available. (Generally an error made by non-native speakers. Available is about 3,000 times more common.)
22
10/30/2022
miasma
miˈæzmə
Noun
A noxious atmosphere or emanation once thought to originate from swamps and waste, and to cause disease.
A noxious atmosphere or influence, an ominous environment.
23
10/31/2022
aetiology
ɛtiːˈɑːlədʒi
Noun
The establishment of a cause, origin, or reason for something.
The study of causes or causation.
The study or investigation of the causes of disease; a scientific explanation for the origin of a disease.
A cause of disease or of any particular case of a disease.
24
11/1/2022
emic
ˈiːmɪk
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the analysis of a cultural system or its features from the perspective of a participant in that culture.
25
11/2/2022
etic
ˈɛtɪk
Adjective
Of or pertaining to analysis of a culture from a perspective situated outside all cultures.
26
11/3/2022
efflux
ˈɛflʌks
Noun
The process of flowing out.
That which has flowed out.
27
11/4/2022
inflood
ˈinˌflʌd
Noun
The act or process of flooding or flowing in; an inflow or influx.
Verb
Of a river, water, etc.: to flood or flow into (a place).
To flood or flow in; to inflow.
28
11/5/2022
glade
ɡleɪd
Noun
An open passage through a wood; a grassy open or cleared space in a forest.
An everglade.
An open space in the ice on a river or lake.
A bright surface of ice or snow.
A gleam of light.
A bright patch of sky; the bright space between clouds.
29
11/6/2022
laund
lɔːnd
Noun
A grassy plain or pasture, especially surrounded by woodland; a glade.
30
11/7/2022
etaoin shrdlu
ˈɛtəɔɪn ˈʃɚdluː
Noun
Nonsense, filler text, or an example of accidental typing.
31
11/8/2022
Batavo-
bəˈtɑːvo
Prefix
Relating to the Netherlands or the Dutch people, language, or culture.
32
11/9/2022
dehiscent
dɪˈhɪsənt
Adjective
(Of a pod or wound) characterized by splitting or bursting open.
33
11/10/2022
repast
ɹɪˈpæst
Noun
A meal.
A period of refreshment or rest.
Food or drink that may be consumed as a meal.
Something that is intellectually or spiritually nourishing.
The consumption of food; also, refreshment obtained from eating; refreshment; rest.
34
11/11/2022
desuetude
dəˈsuːəˌtuːd
Noun
The state when something (for example, a custom or a law) is no longer observed nor practised; disuse, obsolescence.
A cessation of practising or using something.
35
11/12/2022
hecatomb
ˈhɛkətoʊm
Noun
A great feast and public sacrifice to the gods, originally of a hundred oxen.
Any great sacrifice; a great number of people, animals or things, especially as sacrificed or destroyed; a large amount.
36
11/13/2022
word salad
wɝd ˈsæləd
Noun
A nonsensical assemblage of words, typical of patients with schizophrenia, Wernicke’s aphasia, and some other mental disorders.
Meaningless text generated by a computer.
An intentionally nonsensical and voluminous statement.
37
11/14/2022
cryptolect
ˈkɹɪptəˌlɛkt
Noun
A secretive language form used by a subculture; an arcane cant.
38
11/15/2022
derisible
dəˈɹɪzəbəl
Adjective
Deserving derision, i.e., deserving disdain or contempt.
39
11/16/2022
verisimilitude
vɛɹɪsɪˈmɪlɪtuːd
Noun
The property of seeming true, of resembling reality; resemblance to reality, realism.
A statement which merely appears to be true.
(of a story) Faithfulness to its own rules; internal cohesion.
40
11/17/2022
spangled
ˈspæŋ.ɡəld
Noun
Possessing spangles.
(Spangles are small sparkling decorations.)
41
11/18/2022
konjac
ˈkoʊn.jæk
Noun
A foul-smelling plant grown in Asia (Amorphophallus konjac).
42
11/19/2022
perspicacity
ˌpɜːɹ.spɪˈkæs.ɪ.ti
Noun
Acute discernment or understanding; insight.
The human faculty or power to mentally grasp or understand clearly.
Keen eyesight.
43
11/20/2022
abele
əˈbil
Noun
The white poplar (<i>Populus alba</i>).
44
11/21/2022
dolichocephalic
ˌdɑlɪkoʊsəˈfælɪk
Noun
Having a head that is long from front to back (relative to its width from left to right).
45
11/22/2022
adytum
ˈædɪtəm
Noun
The innermost sanctuary or shrine in a temple, from where oracles were given.
A private chamber; a sanctum.
46
11/23/2022
bewray
bɪˈɹeɪ
Verb
To accuse; malign; speak evil of.
To reveal, divulge, or make something known; disclose.
To reveal or disclose and show the presence or true character of, especially if unintentionally or incidentally, or else if perfidiously, prejudicially, or to one’s discredit.
To expose or rat someone out.
To expose to harm.
To expose a deception.
47
11/24/2022
welkin
ˈwɛlkən
Noun
The sky which appears to an observer on the Earth as a dome in which celestial bodies are visible; the firmament.
The upper atmosphere occupied by clouds, flying birds, etc.
The place above the Earth where God or other deities live; heaven.
48
11/25/2022
synagogical
ˌsɪ.nəˈɡɑɡɪkəl
Adjective
Of or pertaining to a synagogue.
49
11/26/2022
prozymite
ˈpɹɑzəˌmaɪt
Noun
One who administers the Eucharist with leavened bread, in particular a member of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
50
11/27/2022
azymite
ˈæzɪmaɪt
Noun
One who administers the Eucharist with unleavened bread, in particular a member of the Latin Church or Roman Catholic Church.
51
11/28/2022
superpermutation
ˈsupɚpɝmjuːˌteɪʃən
Noun
For some value <i>n</i>, a string that contains each permutation of <i>n</i> symbols as a substring.
52
11/29/2022
mouthbrooder
ˈmaʊθˌbɹudɚ
Noun
Any animal that cares for its offspring, either eggs or juveniles, by holding them in its mouth for extended periods of time.
53
11/30/2022
yepsen
ˈjɛp.sən
Noun
Amount that can be held in two hands cupped together.
Two hands cupped together.
54
12/1/2022
gowpen
ˈɡaʊpən
Noun
A bowl made of the two hands cupped together.
55
12/2/2022
uguisubari
ˌuːɡuː.iːsuːˈbɑːɹi
Noun
A wooden floor specifically designed to creak or “chirp” at the slightest pressure, thus warning the inhabitants of any surreptitious approach.
56
12/3/2022
regolith
ˈɹɛɡəlɪθ
Noun
The layer of loose rock, dust, sand, and soil, resting on the bedrock, that constitutes the surface layer of most dry land on Earth, the Moon, and other large solid aggregated celestial objects. Submarine regolith also exists.
57
12/4/2022
updation
ʌpˈdeɪʃən
Noun
The act or process of updating.
An instance of that process: an update.
58
12/5/2022
antejentacular
ˌæn.tədʒɛnˈtækjəlɚ
Adjective
Occurring before breakfast.
59
12/6/2022
breviloquent
bɹɛˈvɪl.ə.kwənt
Adjective
Exhibiting brevity in speech; concise.
60
12/7/2022
chyron
ˈkaɪɹɑn
Noun
A set of graphics or words at the bottom of a television screen, sometimes unrelated to the current viewing content.
61
12/8/2022
peregrinate
ˈpɛ.ɹɪ.ɡɹəˌneɪt
Verb
To travel from place to place, or from one country to another, especially on foot; hence, to sojourn in foreign countries.
To travel through a specific place, e.g., “to peregrinate a country”.
62
12/9/2022
eke
ik
Noun
An addition.
A small stand on which a beehive is placed.
A spacer put between or over or under hive parts to make more space.
Verb
To add to, to augment; to increase; to lengthen.
Adverb
Also; in addition to.
63
12/10/2022
disphotic
dɪsˈfoʊtɪk
Adjective
Having enough light to see, but not enough to carry out photosynthesis.
64
12/11/2022
nudiustertian
nʊdi.əsˈtɝʃɪən
Adjective
Of or relating to the day before yesterday; very recent.
65
12/12/2022
allodial
əˈloʊdiəl
Adjective
Pertaining to land owned by someone absolutely, without any feudal obligations; held without acknowledgement of any superior; allodial title.
Noun
Anything held allodially.
66
12/13/2022
otiose
ˈoʊ.ti.oʊs
Adjective
Having no effect.
Done in a careless or perfunctory manner.
Reluctant to work or to exert oneself.
Of a person, possessing a bored indolence.
Having no reason for existing; having no point, reason, or purpose.
67
12/14/2022
sera
ˈsɪɹə
Noun
Plural of serum.
68
12/15/2022
paracosm
ˈpæɹəˌkɒzəm
Noun
A detailed imaginary world, especially one created by a child.
69
12/16/2022
definiendum
dəfɪniˈɛndəm
Noun
The word or phrase defined in a definition.
70
12/17/2022
pome
poʊm
Noun
A type of fruit in which the often edible flesh arises from the swollen base of the flower and not from the carpels, such as an apple.
A ball of silver or other metal, filled with hot water and used by a Roman Catholic priest in cold weather to warm his hands during the service.
71
12/18/2022
gnomess
noʊmɪs
Noun
A female gnome.
72
12/19/2022
gigot
ˈdʒɪɡət
Noun
A leg of lamb or mutton.
Short for “gigot sleeve”, a type of sleeve shaped like a leg of mutton.
73
12/20/2022
slaked
sleɪkt
Noun
Allayed; quenched; extinguished.
Mixed with water so that a true chemical combination has taken place.
Verb
Simple past tense and past participle of slake.
74
12/21/2022
chirurgeonly
kaɪˈɹɝdʒənli
Adjective
Having the characteristics of a chirurgeon, that is, a doctor or surgeon.
75
12/22/2022
dithyrambic
daɪθəˈɹæmbɪk
Adjective
Of, pertaining to, or resembling a dithyramb, that is, an impassioned hymn or speech.
Passionate, intoxicated with enthusiasm.
76
12/23/2022
esquamulose
iˈskweɪmjʊloʊs
Adjective
Not covered in scales or scale-like objects; having a smooth skin or outer covering.
77
12/24/2022
emollient
ɪˈmɒlɪənt
Adjective
Something which softens or lubricates the skin; moisturizer.
Anything soothing the mind, or that makes something more acceptable.
78
12/25/2022
rent
ɹɛnt
Noun
A tear or rip in some surface.
A division or schism.
Verb
Simple past tense and past participle of rend.
Adjective
That has been torn or rent; ripped; torn.
79
12/26/2022
bit bucket
ˈbɪt ˌbʌkət
Noun
A container for holding chad (small punched-out pieces of paper) from paper tape or punch cards used with teleprinters, early computers, and other machines; a chad box.
The supposed place where bits go when they fall off the end of a register during a shift operation; the notional resting place of lost or missing digital information.
80
12/27/2022
sphexish
ˈsfɛksɪʃ
Adjective
Of animal behaviour: deterministic, preprogrammed.
81
12/28/2022
abb
æb
Noun
A type of yarn for the warp.
A rough wool from the inferior parts of the fleece, used for the woof or weft.
A filling pick used in weaving.
82
12/29/2022
aba
əˈbɑ
Noun
A coarse, often striped, felted fabric from the Middle East, woven from goat or camel hair.
A loose-fitting sleeveless garment, made from aba or silk, traditionally worn by Arabs.
83
12/30/2022
abob
əˈbɑb
Adverb
Afloat; bouncing on the surface of a liquid.
Adjective
Same as above.
84
12/31/2022
owlful
ˈaʊlfʊl
Adjective
Full of owls.
85
1/1/2023
reptatorial
ˌɹɛp.təˈtɔ.ɹɪ.əl
Adjective
Crawling, creeping.
86
1/2/2023
onocentaur
ɑnəˈsɛntɑɹ
Noun
A centaur with the body of an ass, instead of a prototypical horse
87
1/3/2023
sputcheon
ˈspʌtʃən
Noun
The metal lining of a scabbard’s mouth.
88
1/4/2023
polychrestic
ˌpɑlɪˈkɹɛs.tɪk
Adjective
A medicine that serves for many uses, or that cures many diseases.
89
1/5/2023
ravel
ˈɹævəl
Verb
To entwine or (en)tangle confusedly.
To form or knit out of discrete elements, like weaving fabric from threads.
To unwind, pull apart, fray, unpick, or unravel.
To pull out from a piece of fabric, or a skein or reel.
To confuse or perplex.
To undo the intricacies of; to clarify, to disentangle.
To destroy or ruin, like unravelling fabric.
To become untwisted or unwound; to become unwoven; to fray, to unravel.
To become entangled or snarled.
Noun
A tangled mess; an entanglement, a snarl, a tangle.
A confusing, intricate, or perplexing situation; a complication.
A thread which has unravelled from fabric; also, a situation of fabric, coming apart; an unravelling.
90
1/6/2023
mirative
ˈmɪɹətɪv
Noun
A grammatical mood that expresses surprise at unexpected revelations or new information.
An instance of a form of a word which conveys this mood.
Adjective
Of or relating to the mirative mood.
91
1/7/2023
balconic
ˈbælkənɪk
Adjective
Of or pertaining to balconies.
92
1/8/2023
holm
hoʊm
Noun
Small island, islet.
An island in a lake, river or estuary; an eyot.
Rich flat land near a river, prone to being completely flooded; a river-meadow; bottomland.
A common evergreen oak of Europe, Quercus ilex; the holm oak.
93
1/9/2023
introjection
ɪntɹoʊˈdʒɛkʃən
Noun
The process whereby the ideas of another are unconsciously incorporated into one's own psyche.
94
1/10/2023
adsorbent
ædˈzɔɹ.bn̩t
Adjective
Tending to adsorb, i.e., of a liquid or gas, tending to accumulate and form a thin film on a solid surface.
Noun
The solid or liquid in the process of adsorption on which the adsorbate accumulates.
95
1/11/2023
ostensive definition
ɑˈstɛns.ɪv ˌdɛfɪˈnɪʃn̩
Noun
A way of demonstrating the meaning of a term by presenting examples and counterexamples.
96
1/12/2023
cephalad
ˈsɛfəlæd
Adverb
Towards the head (or anterior extremity), a direction that in humans corresponds to superior.
97
1/13/2023
doxastic
dɑkˈsæstɪk
Adjective
Of, pertaining to, or depending on opinion; conjectural.
98
1/14/2023
putsch
pʊtʃ
Noun
A <i>coup d’état</i>; an illegal effort to forcibly overthrow the current government.
99
1/15/2023
voluntell
ˌvɑlənˈtɛl
Verb
To tell or force someone to volunteer to do something.
100
1/16/2023
heteronym
ˈhɛt.ə.ɹoʊ.nɪm
Noun
A word having the same spelling as another, but a different pronunciation and meaning.
A fictitious character created by an author for the purpose of writing in a different style.
101
1/17/2023
propinquity
pɹoʊˈpɪŋ.kwɪ.ti
Noun
Nearness or proximity.
Affiliation or similarity.
102
1/18/2023
preprandial
ˌpɹiːˈpɹæn.di.əl
Adjective
Occurring before a meal, especially dinner.
103
1/19/2023
loupe
luːp
Noun
A magnifying glass, usually mounted in an eyepiece, often used by jewellers and watchmakers.
A type of short-range binoculars used by surgeons and dentists.
104
1/20/2023
solecism
ˈsoʊlɪsɪzəm
Noun
An erroneous or improper usage.
Error in the use of language.
A faux pas or breach of etiquette; a transgression against the norms of expected behavior.
105
1/21/2023
interdigitation
ˌɪntɚdɪdʒɪˈteɪʃən
Noun
The holding of hands with fingers interlinked.
An interlinking that resembles the fingers of two hands being locked together.
106
1/22/2023
debuccalize
diːˈbʌ.kə.laɪz
Verb
To undergo a sound change in which a consonant loses its original place of articulation and becomes [h] or [ʔ].
107
1/23/2023
eristic
ɛˈɹɪs.tɪk
Adjective
Provoking strife, controversy or discord.
Noun
One who makes specious arguments; one who is disputatious.
A type of dialogue or argument where the participants do not have any reasonable goal.
108
1/24/2023
philomath
ˈfɪləmæθ
Noun
A lover of learning; a scholar.
An astrologer or predictor.
109
1/25/2023
alexipharmic
əˌlɛksəˈfɑɹmɪk
Noun
A medical remedy or an antidote for protecting the body against a harmful substance, especially a poison or venom.
Adjective
Of or pertaining to an alexipharmic; acting as an alexipharmic by protecting against or warding off the ill effects of a harmful substance.
110
1/26/2023
gnomic
ˈnoʊmɪk
Adjective
Mysterious and often incomprehensible yet seemingly wise.
