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Word List with 23 words
By Alex
Published September 1, 2011

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abibliophobia

the fear of running out of reading material.

borborygmus

a rumbling or gurgling sound caused by the movement of gas in the intestines.

eructation

burp, belch.

filibuster

the use of irregular or obstructive tactics by a member of a legislative assembly to prevent the adoption of a measure generally favored or to force a decision against the will of the majority.

anencephalous

congenital absence of part or all of the brain; lacking a brain.

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callipygian

having well-shaped buttocks.

discombobulate

to confuse or disconcert; upset; frustrate.

batrachomyomachy

making a mountain out of a molehill.

gastromancy

telling fortune from the rumblings of the stomach.

kerfuffle

an uproar, mild scandal.

ecdysiast

exotic dancer, stripper.

logorrhea

incessant or compulsive talkativeness; wearisome volubility.

panjandrum

a self-important or pretentious official.

folderol

mere nonsense; foolish talk or ideas.

cantankerous

disagreeable to deal with; contentious; peevish.

sialoquent

spitting while speaking.

troglodyte

a prehistoric cave dweller.

withershins

adv.

in a direction contrary to the natural one, especially contrary to the apparent course of the sun or counterclockwise: considered as unlucky or causing disaster.

formication

a tactile hallucination involving the belief that something is crawling on the body or under the skin.

ranivorous

frog-eating.

gobbledygook

language characterized by circumlocution and jargon, usually hard to understand.

pettifogging

to bicker or quibble over trifles or unimportant matters.

defenestration

the act of throwing a thing or especially a person out of a window.