Monday, November 9, 2009

Taphephobia


Taphephobia, originally uploaded by JSA2593.

taph⋅e⋅pho⋅bi⋅a
an abnormal fear of being buried alive.

Pandiculation


Hi, my name is Skully!, originally uploaded by littlebreath.

pan⋅dic⋅u⋅la⋅tion
the act of stretching oneself.

Vagile


sarka vagile, originally uploaded by renatela.

vag⋅ile
endowed with or having freedom of movement.

Jocoserious


159/365 J is for jocoserious, originally uploaded by xAIAKx.

Jocoserious
Mingling mirth and seriousness.

Sunday, November 8, 2009

Jeremiad


laments of the flower, originally uploaded by ajpscs.

jer⋅e⋅mi⋅ad
a prolonged lamentation or mournful complaint.

Nasute


Live Barricade, originally uploaded by gingerbreadtot.

na-sute
a soldier termite characterized by a beaklike snout through which a sticky secretion repellent to other insects is emitted.

Quintic

quintic
of the fifth degree

Xerasia


IMG_5421, originally uploaded by Zonotrichia.

xerasia
excessive dryness of hair

Acescent


sour times, originally uploaded by marfis75.

a-ces-cent
turning sour; slightly sour; acidulous.

Acervate


Acervate, originally uploaded by toshi[panda].
a-cer-vate
pertaining to growth, esp. of fungi, that forms a dense, heaped-up mass.