If you want to see the old dictionary, click here.
This is just a more manageable, bare-bones version. It's also more comedic and over-simplified, so don't take everything seriously.
This is a work-in-progress. It'll take me a while to put all the words back in here.
A
Abberation: a change from the norm, usually bad
Abeyance: state of temporarily not being used
Abject: utterly hopeless
Ablution: washing oneself
Accede: formally accept
Accoutrement: additional item for dressing or particular activity
Acerbic: sarcastic; tasting sour
Acolyte: assistant or follower
Alabaster: very white and smooth
Alacrity: readiness, willingness
Aliquot: a known part of a whole
Allistic: not autistic
Alacrity: readiness, willingness
Aliquot: a known part of a whole
Allistic: not autistic
Ameliorate: improve a worse thing
Amphora: a tall old Greek or Roman jar with two handles and a narrow neck
Aplomb: much self-confidence
Amphora: a tall old Greek or Roman jar with two handles and a narrow neck
Aplomb: much self-confidence
Apoplectic: overcome with anger
Arcane: known or understood by few
Ardour: passion
Ascetic: strict denial of indulgence
Assiduous: careful
Athwart: from the other side
Auspicious: favourable
Avaricious: extreme desire for money or materials
B
Balustrade: railing often found on balconies
Behest: one's orders or commands
Benediction: saying of a blessing
Berth: a fixed bed on a ship or train
Betrothal: engagement to be married
Bialy: flatbread with chopped onions
Bodice: upper part of a dress
Braggadocio: boastful and arrogant behaviour
Bullion: lots of non-coin gold and silver
Bulwark: a defensive wall
C
Cajole: persuade by flattery
Capitulate: surrender
Capricious: subject to unpredictable change
Carousing: drinking alcohol and enjoying oneself loudly
Caustic: causing chemical burns; sarcastic
Cinch: very easy task
Coeval: of the same age; equally old
Copacetic: very well
Couture: fashionable specification-made clothes
D
Debutante: a high-class woman first appearing in fashion
Defenestration: the act of throwing someone out a window
Deictic: a context-dependent word or phrase
Deific: divine
Demur: protest or take issue
Diaspora: group migration from somewhere
Dowdy: unfashionable
E
Ensconce: settle in a safe or secret place
Ergo: therefore
Erstwhile: former
Et alibi: and others
Eunuch: castrated man
F
Fealty: sworn loyalty
Fervour: intensity
Fillip: something that causes stimulation
Foreknowledge: knowledge of something before it happens
Foray: sudden attack to get something
Forlorn: hopelessly lonely
Frisson: sudden strong feeling
G
Galleon: ship in use from the 15th to 17th centuries
Gamut: a complete range
Gelding: castrated animal
Gnomon: the shadow-casting part of a sundial
Grog: alcoholic spirits and water
H
Halcyon: calm
I
Ibidem: in the same place
Imprudent: with no care for consequences
Inapposite: out of place
Insensate: unfeeling; unsensing
Inure: get used to something bad
Ipecac: a drug to cure colds, and cause vomiting
J
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K
Kibosh: decisively end
L
Languish: lose strength
Lariat: rope used as a lasso
Lascivious: lustful
Lathe: machine to shape material
Libricide: book destruction
Litany: repetitive sequence of stuff
Lithe: graceful
Lothario: selfish man in sexual relationships
Lurid: over-dramatized
Lycanthropy: transformation into a werewolf
M
Magniloquent: speaking with high-flowing language
Manky: bad, rotten
Markovian: about some Markov guy
Maudlin: overly sentimental due to being drunk
Mulish: stubborn
N
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O
Ocipidic: refers to someone specific
Onerous: requiring lots of effort
Onus: one's duty or responsibility
P
Parley: negotiation
Perfidy: deceitfulness
Phlegmatic: showing calmness
Phlogiston: a thing that exists in all burnable stuff
Polonius: speaking excessively with ornate eloquence
Precinct: area within specific boundaries
Prevaricate: speaking with avoidance
Propinquity: physical closeness; close kinship
Proselytize: attempt to convert from one belief to another
Prospectus: printed document of a proposal
Pugilist: professional boxer
Q
Quiescent: being at rest
Quixotic: impractical
Quondam: former
Quorum: a very specific chosen group
R
Rabelaisian: characterized by coarse humour and satire
Regale: amuse by talking
Reggaeton: contemporary Latin-American music
Reticent: reserved about one's feelings
Ribald: refer to sexual matters with scorn
Ruffian: violent person
S
Sagacious: wise
Sanguine: hopeful; red; blood-thirsty
Sartorial: relating to tailoring or clothes
Schadenfreude: non-sexual sadism
Schlep: haul something heavy; move reluctantly
Scurrilous: spreading scandal with reputation-destroying intent
Sequester: to hide; take legal possession of stuff until conditions are met
Shanghai: trick someone into doing something; catapult
Shyster: someone who deceives in business
Sinewy: muscular
Sluice: sliding gate to control water flow
Sop: task done to make someone, whose needs aren't being met, content
Stupor: daze
Stymie: stop or slow progress
Superlunary: belongs higher
Syncophantic: serving to gain an advantage
T
Taut: tight and tensed
Tchotchke: a purely decorative item
Torrid: hot and dry; full of difficulty
U
Unctuous: excessively flattering; oily
V
Veneer: thin wood covering
Vestibule: entrance hallway
W
Waldo: some French merchant guy who died around 1217
Wan: pale complexion; dark and gloomy
Waylay: stop and detain someone
Whit: a very small amount
X
Xanthic: yellowish
Y
Yardarm: either end of a ship's yard
Z
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