| Term | Definition |
|---|
| verbicide | potential disuse of a word |
| milquetoast | a timid or meek person |
| recalcitrant | resistant to change |
| quixotic | foolishly idealistic |
| melange | a mixure |
| palaver | to talk for a long time |
| bathetic | tries to come over your emotion, but too ordinary... poor writing, cliche |
| troglodyte | cave people, aloof people |
| pachydermatous | thick-skinned, insensitive |
| gossamer | beautifully delicate |
| pukka | genuine |
| nadir | the lowest point |
| modicum | a small, moderate amount |
| esurient | very hungry |
| growlery | a place you go when you're sad |
| clapperclaw | to claw with nails, or to use bad language |
| doppelganger | a ghostly double of a living person |
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