11 February, 2013

More SJ

  1. Apagogical - essentially, reductio ad absurdum (an "apagoge").  So, "it's not strictly logical, it's apogogical."
  2. Antre - Cave, cavern.
  3. Apitpat - "O there he comes -- Ay, my Hector of Troy, welcome my bully, my back; agad my heart has gone apitpat for you."
  4. Antiloquist
  5. Apricity - Warmth of the sun in winter.
  6. Arcanum - "Deep secret"/wisdom/secret.
  7. Misophonia
  8. Conventicles - A secret/unlawful religious meeting, typically of people with nonconformist views.

http://nancyfriedman.typepad.com/away_with_words/

A barbarous arborist

http://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/?page_id=7070&i=165