Kanone

The word looks like canoe, but is about skiing . . .

kanone

\kuh-NOH-nuh\

noun 1. a person who is an expert skier.

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Hypozeuxis

hypozeuxis
noun [hahy-puh-zook-sis]
1. Rhetoric. the use of a series of parallel clauses, each of which has a subject and predicate, as in “I came, I saw, I conquered.”

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Parergon

parergon

\pa-RUR-gon\

noun 1. something that is an accessory to a main work or subject; embellishment. 2. work undertaken in addition to one's principal work.

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Chanticleer

chanticleer

\CHAN-tuh-kleer\ noun 1. Now Literary. a rooster: used as a proper name in medieval fables.

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Shivoo

Perfect for my husband's bday!

shivoo

\shi-VOO\

noun 1. Australian. a boisterous party or celebration.

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Katzenjammer

Another awesome word!

katzenjammer

\KAT-suh n-jam-er\ noun 1. uneasiness; anguish; distress. 2. the discomfort and illness experienced as the aftereffects of excessive drinking; hangover.

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Intrapreneur

intrapreneur

\in-truh-pruh-NUR, -NOO R, -NYOO R\ noun 1. an employee of a large corporation who is given freedom and financial support to create new products, services, systems, etc., and does not have to follow the corporation's usual routines or protocols.

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Asseverate

asseverate

\uh-SEV-uh-reyt\

verb 1. to declare earnestly or solemnly; affirm positively; aver.

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Rectitude

rectitude

\rek-ti-tood, -tyood\ noun 1. rightness of principle or conduct; moral virtue: the rectitude of her motives. 2. correctness: rectitude of judgment.

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Laterigrade

laterigrade

\LAT-er-i-greyd\ adjective 1. having a sideways manner of moving, as a crab.

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Crambo

What a fun word!

crambo

\KRAM-boh\

noun 1. inferior rhyme. 2. a game in which one person or side must find a rhyme to a word or a line of verse given by another.

Antidaephobia

Willowwacks

willowwacks

\WIL-oh-waks\ noun 1. New England. a wooded, uninhabited area.

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Myrmidon

myrmidon

\MUR-mi-don, -dn\

noun 1. a person who executes without question or scruple a master's commands. 2. Classical Mythology. (initial capital letter) one of the warlike people of ancient Thessaly who accompanied Achilles to the Trojan War.

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Flackery

flackery

\FLAK-uh-ree\

noun 1. publicity and promotion; press-agentry.

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Crepitate

crepitate

\KREP-i-teyt\

verb 1. to make a crackling sound; crackle.

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No foolin'.