Prevaricate

To depart from or evade the truth; to speak with equivocation.

Theodicy

A vindication of God's goodness and justice in the face of the existence of evil.

A specific branch of theology and philosophy that attempts to reconcile the existence of evil or suffering in the world with the assumption of a benevolent God —ie. the problem of evil. An attempt to reconcile the co-existence of evil and God may thus be called "a theodicy".

Weltschmerz

Sadness over the evils of the world, especially as an expression of romantic pessimism.

Circumlocution

1. The use of unnecessarily wordy and indirect language.
2. Evasion in speech or writing.
3. A roundabout expression.

Sprachgefuhl

An intuitive sense of what is linguistically appropriate

Indigence

A state of extreme poverty or destitution.

Cachinnate

To laugh loudly or immoderately.

Fimbriate

Having fimbriae; fringed, as the edge of a petal or the opening of a duct.

Conduce

To lead or contribute to a result (usually fol. by to or toward): qualities that conduce to success.

Frigate

(1) A warship, usually of 4,000 to 9,000 displacement tons, that is larger than a destroyer and smaller than a cruiser, used primarily for escort duty.
(2) A high-speed, medium-sized sailing war vessel of the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries.
(3) Archaic. A fast, light vessel, such as a sailboat.

Low

The characteristic sound uttered by cattle; a moo.

Disconsolate

(1) without consolation or solace; hopelessly unhappy; inconsolable: Loss of her pet dog made her disconsolate.
(2) characterized by or causing dejection; cheerless; gloomy: disconsolate prospects.

Coprophilous

Living or growing on dung, as certain fungi

Chamfer

(1) To cut off the edge or corner of; bevel.
(2) To cut a groove in; flute.

Countersunk

(1) to enlarge the upper part of (a cavity), esp. by chamfering, to receive the cone-shaped head of a screw, bolt, etc.
(2) to cause (the head of a screw, bolt, etc.) to sink into a prepared depression so as to be flush with or below the surface.

Suet

the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.

Spatulate

(1) shaped like a spatula; rounded more or less like a spoon.
(2) Botany. having a broad, rounded end and a narrow, attenuate base, as a leaf.

Recalcitrant

(1) resisting authority or control; not obedient or compliant; refractory.
(2) hard to deal with, manage, or operate.

Vulnerary

(1) adj - used to promote the healing of wounds, as herbs or other remedies.
(2) noun - a remedy for wounds.

Apparition

(1) A ghostly figure; a specter.
(2) A sudden or unusual sight: "[The designer's] indoor-outdoor reversals and juxtapositions call forth a Magritte apparition beneath a Miami moon" (Herbert Muschamp).
(3) The act of appearing; appearance.

Cadence

(1) rhythmic flow of a sequence of sounds or words: the cadence of language.
(2) (in free verse) a rhythmic pattern that is nonmetrically structured.
(3) the beat, rate, or measure of any rhythmic movement: The chorus line danced in rapid cadence.
(4) the flow or rhythm of events, esp. the pattern in which something is experienced: the frenetic cadence of modern life.
(5) a slight falling in pitch of the voice in speaking or reading, as at the end of a declarative sentence.
(6) the general modulation of the voice.
(7) Music. a sequence of notes or chords that indicates the momentary or complete end of a composition, section, phrase, etc.
–verb (used with object)
(8) to make rhythmical.

Dervish

(1) A member of any of various Muslim ascetic orders, some of which perform whirling dances and vigorous chanting as acts of ecstatic devotion.
(2) One that possesses abundant, often frenzied energy.