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Additions to the Dictionary of Neology
Actorplasm [n.] mysterious substance revealed at thespian séances.
Altimidate [v.] using one’s height to frighten others.
Ambiloquacious [adj.] able to speak out of both sides of the mouth.
Ambivalate [v.] waffle in appraising.
Amputheatre [n.] ad hoc venue of battlefield surgery.
Amuletics [n.] annual event in which competitors test the power of their
talismans, charms, crystals, magic rings and religious ornaments against a
series of standardized hazards.
Androgynate [v.] cause to become or appear both male and female.
Anguiphile [n.] person fond of the Anguish language or people.
Animalevolence [n.] faunal misanthropy created by humans.
Antepenultimatum [n.] a warning prior to the next to last one.
Anthroapologist [n.] one who expresses regret for humanity’s actions.
Antidextrous [adj.] ready, willing or able to do anything clumsily.
Apocalypso [n.] songs to accompany cosmic destruction.
Aquafur [n.] the hair of a natatorial mammal.
Athletischism [n.] sports injury resulting in separation of body parts.
Autometrist [n.] an autometry professional; any self-estimator.
Avoirdufois [n.] over-consumption of force-fed goose liver.
Bewilderness [n.] the condition or location of befuddlement.
Blandwich [n.] a slice of American cheese with mayonnaise between two
slices of white bread.
Blurge [v.] blur and merge together. [n.] the image thus produced.
