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Oubliette - (noun)

a secret dungeon with access only through a trapdoor in its ceiling.

Example: The author's protagonist unfortunately found herself at the bottom of an oubliette.

 

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Droid - (n.)

a robot, especially one with an appearance resembling that of a human.

Example: The Star Wars convention was full of attendees dressed as jedis, droids, and stormtroopers.

May the Force be with you! 

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Sulit (adj.)

something that is worth the effort and/or money you paid for it.

Example: The beautiful sulit garden had taken several days of hard work to achieve, but worth every ache and pain.

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Meraki (v.)

to do something with soul, creativity, or love; to leave a piece and essence of yourself in your work.

Example: The artisan's handmade items were obviously made with meraki. 

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Hodophile - (n.)

a lover of roads; one who loves to travel.

Example: The hodophile was happiest when cruising down a highway in her old VW bug.

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Abbozzo - (noun)

a preliminary sketch.

Example: The plein air painter also began his process with an abbozzo.

 

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Balatron - (noun)

a clown; a joker.

Example: The adolescent behaved more like a balatron, than a student, at school.

 

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Forelsket - (noun)

the indescribable euphoria you feel when you start to fall in love.

Example: The college freshman was overcome with forelsket upon meeting the guy seated next to her in her Fine Art class.

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Krampus - (n.)

A Half-goat, half-demon that punishes misbehaving children at Christmastime.

Example: The children much preferred St. Nicholas over Krampus!

 

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Hoarfrost - (n.)

A grayish-white crystalline deposit of frozen water formed in still weather on trees, vegetation, etc.

Example: If it wasn’t going to snow for the winter holidays, the writer was hoping for at least a hoarfrost. 

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Blithesome - (adj.)

Having or showing a good mood or disposition.

Example: The blithesome siblings were even happier on Thanksgiving.

Wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!