apothegm, also apophthegm \AP-uh-them\, noun:
A short, witty, and instructive saying.
skulk \SKUHLK\, intransitive verb:
1. To hide, or get out of the way, in a sneaking manner; to
lurk.
2. To move about in a stealthy way.
3. To avoid responsibilities and duties.
noun:
1. One who skulks.
2. A group of foxes.
When not rummaging under bushes, Mr Sculley can often be
seen skulking in the woods or prowling along the shore.
--Tom Gilling, [1]The Sooterkin
excoriate \ek-SKOR-ee-ayt\, transitive verb:
1. To express strong disapproval of; to denounce.
2. To tear or wear off the skin of.
cum \KUM; KUHM\, preposition:
With; along with; combined with; -- often used in combination.
incommunicado \in-kuh-myoo-nih-KAH-doh\, adverb or adjective:
Without the means or right to communicate.
phantasmagoria \fan-taz-muh-GOR-ee-uh\, noun:
1. A shifting series or succession of things seen or imagined,
as in a dream.
2. Any constantly changing scene
tutelage \TOO-tuhl-ij; TYOO-\, noun:
1. The act of guarding or protecting; guardianship;
protection.
2. The state of being under a guardian or tutor.
3. Instruction, especially individual instruction accompanied
by close attention and guidance.
But he was not yet free of his father's legal tutelage and
had still to decide on a career.
fillip \FIL-uhp\, noun:
1. A snap of the finger forced suddenly from the thumb; a
smart blow.
2. Something serving to rouse or excite; a stimulus.
3. A trivial addition; an embellishment
transitive verb:
1. To strike with the nail of the finger, first placed against
the ball of the thumb, and forced from that position with a
sudden spring; to snap with the finger.
2. To snap; to project quickly.
3. To urge on; to provide a stimulus, by or as if by a fillip.
If any one in Mirgorod gives him a neckerchief or
underclothes, he returns thanks; if any one gives him a
sine qua non \sin-ih-kwah-NON; -NOHN; sy-nih-kway-\, noun:
An essential condition or element; an indispensable thing
Women's enfranchisement was crucial to them -- indeed, a
sine qua non, since all other progress for which they
worked, such as higher education and entrance into the
professions, would be meaningless if women continued to be
second-class citizens.
