| No. | Term | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Abditory | a place to hide things |
| 2. | Absquatulate | leave abruptly; run off |
| 3. | Accismus | feigned refusal of something desired |
| 4. | Acersecomicke | bitterly satirical |
| 5. | Adumbrate | outline faintly; foreshadow |
| 6. | Aegis | protection; sponsorship |
| 7. | Agelast | a person who never laughs |
| 8. | Albescent | becoming whitish |
| 9. | Alopecoid | foxlike in appearance |
| 10. | Amaranthine | unfading; everlasting |
| 11. | Anfractuous | winding; full of twists |
| 12. | Anguilliform | eel-shaped; snakelike |
| 13. | Antediluvian | very old; antiquated |
| 14. | Aposiopesis | sudden breaking off in speech |
| 15. | Apricity | warmth of winter sunlight |
| 16. | Argle-bargle | meaningless talk; nonsense |
| 17. | Arriviste | ambitious social climber |
| 18. | Assibilate | pronounce with a hissing sound |
| 19. | Ataraxia | calmness; freedom from anxiety |
| 20. | Aureate | golden; splendid |
| 21. | Autotelic | done for its own sake |
| 22. | Bailiwick | one’s area of expertise |
| 23. | Batrachian | relating to frogs or toads |
| 24. | Bedizen | dress gaudily |
| 25. | Bescumber | defile with excrement |
| 26. | Borborygmus | stomach rumbling |
| 27. | Boustrophedon | alternating writing direction |
| 28. | Brontide | distant rumbling thunder |
| 29. | Bumfuzzle | confuse; fluster |
| 30. | Cacography | bad handwriting or spelling |
| 31. | Cacophony | harsh mixture of sounds |
| 32. | Catachresis | misuse of a word |
| 33. | Celerity | swiftness; speed |
| 34. | Chiaroscuro | strong light-dark contrast |
| 35. | Chthonic | of the underworld |
| 36. | Cimmerian | very dark; gloomy |
| 37. | Coadunate | joined into one |
| 38. | Crapulence | illness from overeating/drinking |
| 39. | Crepuscular | active at twilight |
| 40. | Cynosure | center of attention |
| 41. | Dactylion | tip of the middle finger |
| 42. | Defenestrate | throw out a window |
| 43. | Deliquesce | dissolve by absorbing moisture |
| 44. | Desideratum | something desired or needed |
| 45. | Diaphanous | light, delicate, translucent |
| 46. | Dithyramb | wildly enthusiastic speech |
| 47. | Dudgeon | resentful anger |
| 48. | Ebullient | cheerful; full of energy |
| 49. | Ecdysiast | a striptease performer |
| 50. | Efflorescence | a powdery surface bloom |
| 51. | Eidolon | phantom; idealized image |
| 52. | Eleutheromania | mania for freedom |
| 53. | Emunctory | organ that removes waste |
| 54. | Encephalon | the brain |
| 55. | Ennui | boredom; listlessness |
| 56. | Ephemeral | lasting a very short time |
| 57. | Epizeuxis | immediate repetition for emphasis |
| 58. | Erubescent | reddening; blushing |
| 59. | Eucatastrophe | sudden happy turn of events |
| 60. | Evanescent | quickly fading |
| 61. | Exiguous | very small; scanty |
| 62. | Farrago | a mixed assortment |
| 63. | Felicific | causing happiness |
| 64. | Fescennine | obscene or scurrilous |
| 65. | Fugacious | fleeting; lasting briefly |
| 66. | Funambulist | a tightrope walker |
| 67. | Gambol | play and skip about |
| 68. | Gastronome | expert in fine eating |
| 69. | Gelid | icy; extremely cold |
| 70. | Gibbous | more than half full |
| 71. | Gloaming | twilight; dusk |
| 72. | Gorgonize | paralyze with fear |
| 73. | Haptics | the sense of touch |
| 74. | Harridan | a fierce, scolding woman |
| 75. | Hecatomb | large-scale sacrifice or slaughter |
| 76. | Hircine | goatlike; goaty |
| 77. | Hobbledehoy | awkward adolescent boy |
| 78. | Hortatory | urging to action; exhorting |
| 79. | Hylozoism | belief matter is alive |
| 80. | Iatrogenic | caused by medical treatment |
| 81. | Ignivomous | vomiting fire; fiery |
| 82. | Imbroglio | complicated, confusing situation |
| 83. | Ineluctable | inescapable; unavoidable |
| 84. | Insouciant | carefree; unconcerned |
| 85. | Interrobang | combined ? and ! mark |
| 86. | Isagogics | introductory instruction |
| 87. | Jactitation | restless tossing in illness |
| 88. | Jejune | dull; lacking interest |
| 89. | Jocund | cheerful; merry |
| 90. | Juggernaut | overwhelming force |
| 91. | Kakistocracy | government by the worst |
| 92. | Kinesics | study of body movement |
| 93. | Kleptomania | compulsion to steal |
| 94. | Lachrymose | tearful; prone to weeping |
| 95. | Lagniappe | small extra gift |
| 96. | Lemniscate | figure-eight curve |
| 97. | Limerence | intense romantic infatuation |
| 98. | Logorrhea | excessive talkativeness |
| 99. | Lugubrious | mournful; dismal |
| 100. | Mellifluous | sweetly flowing; melodious |