Tales of the Trickster

Vocabulary: Hebetude

Hebetude (heb·e·tude) (noun) - Dullness of mind; mental lethargy.

As in:  "My computer is not only insane, but it is bulky and suffering from chronic hebetude.  It's time to buy a much saner, sleeker, smarter computer.  I see an Apple in my future."

Vocabulary: Flagitious

I've probably been watching waaaaay too much murder mystery TV lately.  I love Medium, and between DVR and USA's constant marathons, I'm totally addicted to NCIS.  How have I not known about this show for so long?  It's like CSI, but funnier, faster, brighter, and just more entertaining all around. Abby is my hero.  Anyway, haven't done one of these for awhile, so here's your murder mystery word for the day.

Flagitious (fla·gi·tious) (fluh-jish-uh s) (adjective) - 1. shamefully wicked, as persons, actions, or times. 2. heinous or flagrant, as a crime; infamous. 3. Characterized by extremely brutal or cruel crimes; vicious.

Vocabulary: Xerotic

Realized I haven't done one of these in months.  They amuse me, so here you go.  For all of you dealing with the winter itchies:

Xerotic (xe·rot·ic) (z-rtk) (adjective) - 1.  Dry. 2.  Affected with or characterized by xerosis.

Vocabulary: Discombobulate

Discombobulate - (dis·com·bob·u·late) (dĭs'kəm-bŏb'yə-lāt') (verb) - to confuse or disconcert; upset; frustrate.

As in:

I was late to work today, almost got into a car wreck, and can't seem to get my new work schedule straight.  I'm feeling a little discombobulated.

Vocabulary: Cepaceous

Cepaceous (ce·pa·ceous) (adjective) - like an onion.

Vocabulary: Anechoic

No real reason for this word.  I just saw it and liked it.  I do that sometimes.

Anechoic (an·e·cho·ic) (an-e-koh-ik) (adjective) - Neither having nor producing echoes: an anechoic chamber.

Vocabulary: Graphomania

Graphomania (grapho·ma·nia) (noun) - a passion or urge to write; also called scribomania.

Vocabulary: Lacertilian

In reference to an interview on Pink Raygun that made me smile the other day:

Lacertilian (lac·er·til·i·an) (lās'ər-tĭl'ē-ən) (adjective) - Of, relating to, or characteristic of lizards and closely related reptiles.

As in:

Beware of lacertilian aliens, as they may want to eat you.

Vocabulary: Obscurantism

Obscurantism (ob·scu·rant·ism) (uhb-skyoor-uhn-tiz-uhm) (noun) -

1. opposition to the increase and spread of knowledge.
2. deliberate obscurity or evasion of clarity.

As in:

People who want to pull books from school libraries deter the spread of literacy, and suffer from terminal obscurantism.

Vocabulary: Raptorial

In honor of Gail Simone leaving Birds of Prey so that she can take over Wonder Woman, here's your Trickster word for today:

raptorial (rap·to·ri·al) (ræpˈtɔriəl; rap-tawr-ee-uhl) (adjective) -

1. preying upon other animals; predatory.
2. adapted for seizing prey, as the bill or claws of a bird.
3. belonging or pertaining to the Raptores, a former order in which the falconiform and strigiform birds were erroneously grouped together

As a side note, now I'm mad at Gail Simone for making me read a DC superhero title.  One of the Big Three no less.  I can't help but be curious, however.  I'd really like to see what she does with the Amazon.