corybantic \kor-i-BAN-tik\ (adjective) - Wild; frenzied; uncontrolled.

"Harold felt that the radio show was worse than merely 'bad,' thinking that it penetrated the mind, filling it with a babble of distractions, blasts ...Read More

thalassic \theh-LAE-sik\ (adjective) - Pertaining to the sea; marine.

"We can dream thalassic dreams until the occasion for a thalassic respite from work presents itself."

The adjective "thalassic" goes ...Read More

Goth /goth/ (noun) - A rude or uncivilized person.

"The speaker's announcements swung wildly between statesman and Goth."

From Goth, one of a Germanic tribe who invaded the Roman empire during the third, fourth and ...Read More

ploce \PLO-see\ (noun) - The repetition of a word or phrase to gain special emphasis or to indicate an extension of meaning, as in Ex. 3:14: "I am that I am.'

"Popeye's ploce of 'I am what I am' seemed to Terry to be the ...Read More

perforce \pur-FORS\ (adverb) - By necessity; by force of circumstance.

"Should it actually come to pass, even those who followed every twist and turn of the process will perforce rub their eyes, incredulous that such a ...Read More

runagate \REHN-eh-geyt\ (noun) - The same as that of "renegade:" 1 : an apostate, someone who deserts a religion, cause or obligation; 2 : an outlaw, especially one who runs rampant over a territory.

"The new music ...Read More