Set: Wierdest Words Absquatulate-Bafflegab

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Term Definition
absquatulate To make off, decamp, or abscond.
acronychal Happening in the evening or at nightfall.
acrophony The use of a word starting with a letter of the alphabet as the name of the letter.
Albertopolis A group of cultural sites in South Kensington, London.
alexpharmic Having the quality or nature of an antidote to poison.
analemmatic Relating to a scale that shows the seasonal difference between time as shown by clocks and by the sun.
anamorphosis The process of creating an anamorphic image.
anatine Resembling or characteristic of a duck.
anfractuosity A channel, crevice or passage full of windings and turnings. Not describing a maze.
ansible An interstellar instantaneous communications device.
anthropodermic Consisting of human skin.
antimacassar A protective or decorative cloth over the back of a chair.
apocope Leaving out the last sound, syllable, or part of a word.
arenaceous Having the appearance or consistency of sand.
astrobleme An eroded meteor impact crater.
astrobolism The blasting of plants by the sun during high summer.
ataraxy Freedom from disturbance of mind or passion; imperturbability.
Atrabilious Gloomy or morose; bad-tempered or irritable. Is normally used when poetic.
Austringer A keeper of goshawks.
Autohagiography Writing about oneself in an adulatory way.
Bafflegab Incomprehensible or pretentious verbiage.

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miagetty : complete bafflegab
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  1. alexpharmicHaving the quality or nature of an antidote to poison. - 2 misses
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