List 11
Here we are folks - another 20-25 words (I think right at 20 this time), and we've got a new list of fantastic words that you may or may not have heard before. Thanks to all the AW'ers that have contributed to this thread over time:
List 11
shidepoke - any of various herons: such as a Green heron or night heron
quork - apparently a sound that ravens make, unique to the GoT series
ochre - an earthy pigment containing ferric oxide, typically with clay, varying from light yellow to brown or red (also just used as the name of a color chiefly pale brownish yellow)
paramour - a lover, esp. the illicit partner of a married person
Contumely - Rudeness or contempt. An insolent or arrogant remark.
Runnel - a narrow channel in the ground for liquid to flow through
Sawyer - a person who saws timber for a living
Firth - a narrow inlet of the sea; an estuary
encalmed - to becalm or settle
camerated - to divide into chambers
macerated - to soften or become softened by soaking in a liquid
Equinoctial - related to an equinox.
avascular - characterized by or associated with a lack of blood vessels
panopticon - a building, as a prison, hospital, library, or the like, so arranged that all parts of the interior are visible from a single point
Brumation - a torpor in reptiles similar to hibernation, but they do come out of it on sunny days
Condign - Deserved
portmanteau - a word blending the sounds and combining the meanings of two others, for example motel (from ‘motor’ and ‘hotel’) or brunch (from ‘breakfast’ and ‘lunch’).
Commodious - roomy and comfortable, especially in regards to furniture.
myrmidon- a follower or subordinate of a powerful person, typically one who is unscrupulous or carries out orders unquestioningly
Hecto - A metric unit of measure equivalent to 100 units, usually used for food oils, wine, grain and other agricultural products.
All the prior lists:
List 01
List 02
List 03
List 04
List 05
List 06
List 07
List 08
List 09
List 10