⁶→Lexicon for October 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣5️⃣, by 🆑⏏️⛎

 List of words and their meaning

…& @ pronunciation, graphic synonymia‽|opticomics❓/📧mojis❗\ visual ℹ️nf0️⃣➕icons, ?diction¿ tbd▶️….

sprain¹ ‹noun: twist›  🔙🆔: ORIG -? - 👁️‍🗨️👁️: 🤷🏼🙉 | 🔤➗: monosyllabic  ≈ 🇺🇸🇪🇦🗣️: _esprein_ /sˈpreɪn/  ˈsprān

doohickey² ‹noun: gadget› 🔙🆔: ENG -doodad + hickey- 👁️‍🗨️ 👁️: 🎦📵  | 🔤➗: doo·hick·ey

≈ 🇺🇲🇪🇦🗣️:_dujiki_ /ˈdo͞oˌhikē/ [doo-hik-ee] / ˈduːˌhɪkɪ / [doo-hik-ee] / ˈduˌhɪk i /

cacography³ ‹noun: bad spelling› 🔙🆔: GRE -kakos “poor” + graphia “writing”- 👁️‍🗨️👁️: 🔣📝 | 🔤➗: ca·​cog·​ra·​phy ka-ˈkä-grə-fē kuh-KOG-ruh-fee 

permutation ⁴ ‹noun: change›  🔙🆔: LAT -permutare- 👁️‍🗨️👁️: 🐛🦋 | 🔤➗: per·mu·ta·tion pər-myü-ˈtā-shən  /ˌpərmyəˈtāSHən, pərmyo͞oˈtāSHən/

sonorous⁵ ‹adj.: loud› 🔙🆔: LAT -sonor - 👁️‍🗨️👁️:  📢🗯️  | 🔤➗: son·o·rous [suh-nawr-uhs, -nohr-, son-er-uhs] USA /ˈsɑː.nɚ.əs/ UK /ˈsɒn.ər.əs/

embarras⁶ ‹verb: perturb› 🔙🆔: FRÇ -embarrasser- 👁️‍🗨️👁️: 🫨🙀 | 🔤➗: em·bar·rass im-ˈber-əs  -ˈba-rəs

swindle⁷ ‹verb: defraud› 🔙🆔: DEU -schwindeln- 👁️‍🗨️👁️: 🧤🔐 | 🔤➗:   swin·dle

/ˈswind(ə)l/ (swĭn′dl)

mislay⁸ ‹verb: misplace› 🔙🆔: ENG -mis "badly" + lay "cite"- 👁️‍🗨️👁️: 🤔⁉️ | 🔤➗:  mis·lay (mĭs-lā′) (mɪsˈleɪ)

evenfall⁹ ‹noun: night›  🔙🆔: ENG -“even–ing” +‎ "fall"- 👁️‍🗨️👁️: 🌌🌃 | 🔤➗:  even·fall ˈē-vən-ˌfȯl [ee-vuhn-fawl]

duress¹⁰ ‹noun: coercion› 🔙🆔: LAT -durus- 👁️‍🗨️👁️: 🧱⚖️| 🔤➗:  du·ress du̇-ˈres also dyu̇-

neologism¹¹ ‹noun: coinage› 🔙🆔: GRE -neos "young"  + logos "verb"-  👁️‍🗨️👁️: 🆕🗨️ | 🔤➗:  ne·ol·o·gism  (nē-ŏl′ə-jĭz′əm, nē′ō-lō′-) (niːələdʒɪzəm , niɒl-) (niˈɑləˌdʒɪzəm)

extol¹² ‹verb: praise› 🔙🆔: LAT -ex "out’’ + tollere ‘‘raise’’- 👁️‍🗨️👁️: 🎖️🎗️ | 🔤➗: ex•tol \ ɛksˈtoʊl \ [ik-stohl] /ɛksˈtoʊl/ /ɛksˈtʌʊl/

toodle-oo¹³ ‹interjection: goodbye› 🔙🆔: FRÇ -à tout à l'heure "see  you soon"- 👁️‍🗨️👁️: 👋🔜| 🔤➗:   too·dle-oo /ˌto͞odl ˈo͞o/ phonetic, standard} [tood-l-oo] {IPA / ˌtud lˈu /

  

utopia¹⁴ ‹noun: wonderland› 🔙🆔: GRE -ou "not'’  + topos ‘'place'’- 👁️‍🗨️👁️: 💭☑️| 🔤➗:  uto·pia yu̇-ˈtō-pē-ə \yoo-TOH-pee-uh\

  

coalesce¹⁵ ‹verb: immix› 🔙🆔: LAT -coalescere “grow together’'- 👁️‍🗨️👁️:🔀🔗| 🔤➗:    co·a·lesce (kō′ə-lĕs′) (ˌkəʊəˈlɛs) (ˌkoʊ əˈlɛs) koh-uh-LESS /ˌkōəˈles/

frothy¹⁶ ‹adj.: spumy› 🔙🆔: Old NORSE -frotha "to froth” & Old ENG froða- 👁️‍🗨️👁️:🫧🍺 | 🔤➗: froth·y (frô′thē, frŏth′ē) (ˈfrɔ θi, ˈfrɒθ i) [ˈfrɒθɪ] /ˈfrôTHē,ˈfräTHē/

kibosh¹⁷ ‹noun: a check| verb: to end›  🔙🆔:  HEB -kāḇaš "fuller" ; "to subdue" , "tread down"- 👁️‍🗨️👁️: 🛑💩 | 🔤➗:  ki•bosh KYE-bosh  (kī′bŏsh′, kī-bŏsh′) (ˈkaɪˌbɒʃ) (ˈkaɪ bɒʃ, kɪˈbɒʃ) /ˈkīˌbäSH/

larrikin¹⁸ ‹adj.: mischievous› 🔙🆔: ENG - Lawrence (propper name) + kin , larking -  👁️‍🗨️👁️: ⚠️😈 | 🔤➗:   lar·ri·kin · /ˈlæɹɪk(ɪ)n/ ; USA · /ˈlɛɹəkən/ ; AUS · /ˈlæɹək(ə)n/ (lăr′ĭ-kĭn) (ˈlærɪkɪn) /ˈlerəkən/ LAIR-uh-kuhn ˈler-i-kən  ˈla-ri-

laudable¹⁹ ‹adj.: applaudable› 🔙🆔: LAT -  laudabilis "praise"- 👁️‍🗨️👁️:🆙🔝 | 🔤➗:  laud·a·ble \ ˈlɔdəbəl \ /ˈlôdəb(ə)l,ˈlädəb(ə)l/ 

etymology²⁰ ‹noun: derivation›  🔙🆔: GRE - etumos "true"- 👁️‍🗨️👁️:ℹ️📚| 🔤➗:  

 et·y·mol·o·gy ˌe-tə-ˈmä-lə-jē (ĕt′ə-mŏl′ə-jē) (ˌɛtɪˈmɒlədʒɪ)  (ˌɛt əˈmɒl ə dʒi) UK /ˌet.ɪˈmɒl.ə.dʒi/ USA /ˌet̬.ɪˈmɑː.lə.dʒi/

scurvy²¹ ‹adj.: shabby› 🔙🆔: DUT -scheurbuik "scabbed belly"- 👁️‍🗨️👁️:🚮🚯| 🔤➗:   scur·vy (skûr′vē) (ˈskɜːvɪ) (ˈskɜr vi) /ˈskərvē/

dilatory²² ‹adj.: delayer| tardy› 🔙🆔: LAT - dilatorius '‘delaying’’- 👁️‍🗨️👁️:⌛🔚 | 🔤➗:  dil·a·to·ry (dĭl′ə-tôr′ē) ˈdi-lə-ˌtȯr-ē 

lanai²³ ‹noun: a veranda›  🔙🆔: HAW - Lā "day" + naʻi "conquest"- 👁️‍🗨️👁️:🏡🏝️| 🔤➗:   La·na·i \La·na'i \luh•NY (lə-nä′ē, lə-nī′) (lə-nī′) USA [lah-nah-ee, luh-nahy] UK / ləˈnaɪ, lɑːˈnɑːɪ / 

rancid²⁴ ‹adj.: off-putting›  🔙🆔: LAT- rancidus ‘‘stinking’’- 👁️‍🗨️👁️:🤢🤮 | 🔤➗:  ran·cid ˈran(t)-səd  (răn′sĭd)

southpaw²⁵ ‹noun, *slang*:  lefty› 🔙🆔: ENG -  "lefthander"- 👁️‍🗨️👁️:◀️💪🏼 | 🔤➗:  south·paw (south′pô′) (ˈsaʊθˌpɔː) ˈsau̇th-ˌpȯ   

flair²⁶ ‹noun: talent› 🔙🆔: LAT - fragrare ‘'smell sweet’’ & FRÇ - flairer- 👁️‍🗨️👁️: 👩🏼‍🏫👩🏼‍💻 🔤➗: flair ≈ 🇺🇸🇪🇦🗣️: /fler/ USA /flɛər/ UK /flɛə/

(…

.. .]

litany³² ‹noun: redundancy› 🔙🆔: GRE - litaneia "supplication, prayer"- 👁️‍🗨️👁️:🔃🔁| 🔤➗:   lit·a·ny ˈli-tə-nē ˈlit-nē  

piñata³³ ‹noun: pot› 🔙🆔: SPÑ - piña "pineapple", "decorated pot"  & LAT - pinea "pine cone"- 👁️‍🗨️👁️: 🪅🎊 |  🔤➗: pi•ña•ta [pinˈyädə] /pɪnˈjɑː.t̬ə/

______________________________

¹Oct. 1st, 2025; 📧ℹ️🌐https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/sprain 

²Oct. 2, 2025; 📧ℹ️🌐  https://www.dictionary.com/browse/doohickey

³Oct. 3, 2025; 📧ℹ️🌐 https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cacography. 

⁴Oct. 4, 2025; 📧ℹ️🌐 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/learning/word-of-the-day-permutation.html?smid=nytcore

⁵Oct. 5, 2025; 📧ℹ️🌐 https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sonorous. 

⁶Oct. 6, 2025; 📧ℹ️🌐  https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embarrass.

⁷Oct. 7, 2025; 📧ℹ️🌐 https://www.thefreedictionary.com/swindle

⁸Oct. 8, 2025; 📧ℹ️🌐

 https://www.thefreedictionary.com/mislay

⁹on Oct. 9, 2025; 📧ℹ️🌐

 https://www.dictionary.com/browse/evenfall

¹⁰Oct. 10, 2025; 📧ℹ️🌐

 https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/duress. 

¹¹Oct. 11, 2025; 📧ℹ️🌐

 https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/neologism

¹²Oct. 12, 2025; 📧ℹ️🌐 https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/extol

¹³Oct. 13, 2025; 📧ℹ️🌐 https://www.dictionary.com/browse/toodle-oo

¹⁴Oct. 14, 2025; 📧ℹ️🌐

https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/utopia 

¹⁵Oct. 15, 2025; 📧ℹ️🌐 https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coalesce.

¹⁶Oct. 16, 2025; 📧ℹ️🌐 http://www.thefreedictionary.com/frothy

¹⁷Oct. 17, 2025; 📧ℹ️🌐 https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kibosh.

¹⁸Oct. 18, 2025; 📧ℹ️🌐 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-sep-17-ss-22688-story.html

¹⁹Oct. 19, 2025; 📧ℹ️🌐 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/learning/word-of-the-day-laudable.html?smid=nytcore-android-share

²⁰Oct. 20, 2025; 📧ℹ️🌐 https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/etymology

²¹Oct. 21, 2025; 📧ℹ️🌐 https://www.thefreedictionary.com/scurvy

²²Oct. 22, 2025; 📧ℹ️🌐 http://www.thefreedictionary.com/dilatory

²³Oct. 23, 2025; 📧ℹ️🌐 https://www.dictionary.com/browse/lanai

²⁴Oct. 24, 2025; 📧ℹ️🌐 https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rancid

²⁵Oct. 25, 2025; 📧ℹ️🌐 http://www.thefreedictionary.com/southpaw

³²3rd week of October 2025; 📧ℹ️🌐 https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/litany

 🛑❌🚫 https://www.merriam-webster.com/litany

³³4th week of October 2025; 📧ℹ️🌐 https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/pinata?

⁵→Lexicon of September 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣5️⃣, by 🆑🅰️⛎▶️ℹ️🅾️

List of words and their meaning¹

…& @ pronunciation,🪧graphic contronyms' off-synonyms 🟰|opticomics❓/._🅿️hothø1️⃣✖️2️⃣➗3️⃣Ⓜ️📧mojis❗\ ✔️📍👁️‍🗨️usual ℹ️nf0️⃣➕icons‽ —]tbd|[➖▪️◾◼️

amalgamate     🔀🔰    \ əˌmælgəˈmeɪt \

furlough  🔚 👉🏼  fur•lough   ˈfər-(ˌ)lō 

iconic        🖼️ 🤩       \ aɪˈkɑnɪk \

shoddy       🗑️🖖      (shŏd′ē)

behest    🪧⚠️    | bih-HEST

gainful   💰©️    gain•ful    ˈgān-fəl

griot        🙌🏾🤠       (ˈɡriːəʊ; ɡriːˈɒt) [griˈoʊ, ˈgri oʊ, ˈgri ɒt} (grē-ō′, grē′ō, grē′ŏt)

assuage    💯📶    as·suage ə-ˈswāj a-ˈswāzh, a-ˈswäzh

halfpenny   🪙🏦   half•pen•ny   ˈhāp-nē, ˈhäf-, ˈhā-pə-, ˈhaf-ˌpe-nē  

hitherto    🕣🈁   hith·er·to    ˈhi-t͟hər-ˌtü 

horde  🏟️📡  ˈhȯrd

trivial   💩⁉️   ˈtri-vē-əl 

trackless  🚘🚍  track·less (trăk′lĭs) (ˈtræklɪs)  

salubrious ‹adj.›  💪🏼🩻  sa·lu·bri·ous  sə-ˈlü-brē-əs 

soporific  💊😴  sop·o·rif·ic (sŏp′ə-rĭf′ĭk, sō′pə-) (ˌsɒpəˈrɪfɪk)  (ˌsɒp əˈrɪf ɪk, ˌsoʊ pə-)

subtle 🧩🎨  sub·tle (sŭt′l) (ˈsʌtəl) (ˈsʌt l)

button-down  👔👖  but·ton-down  (bŭt′n-doun′) 

recumbent  🛋️🛏️  re·cum·bent (rĭ-kŭm′bənt)

(rɪˈkʌmbənt)

good-humor   😀👍🏼  good′ hu′mor good-hu•mor

gung-ho     ⚔️🛡️    gung•ho    ˈgəŋ-ˈhō 

pirate shirt \ poet shirt  🥼🧥 

pundit    📰📊    pun•dit    'pən–dət 

splendiferous   🤩🌟   splen•dif•er•ous        splen-ˈdi-f(ə-)rəs 

snobbish 

abeyance 

furlough   🔚🛄    fur·lough   ˈfər-(ˌ)lō

Inter-Asterisk eXchange (IAX protocol)   ℹ️🅿️

disburse   💸 💹   (dĭs-bûrs′) (dɪsˈbɜːs) (dɪsˈbɜrs)

pensive   🤔💭  (ˈpɛn sɪv) (pĕn′sĭv) (ˈpɛnsɪv)

penury 

gaggle

garrulity 

gleam     ✨🔅    (glēm) (glim) (ɡliːm)

monolith   🗿🪨   mono•lith   ˈmä-nə-ˌlith 

mollify 

nemesis    ⚖️ 🔙    nem·e·sis    ˈne-mə-səs

outlast 

I×*1`•,°l

¹ Extracted from: 

https://www.you.com/

https://www.oed.com/?tl=true

https://www.vocabulary.com

 https://www.dictionary.com/

https://www.thesaurus.com/

https://www.merriam-webster.com/

https://www.thefreedictionary.com/

https://www.nytimes.com/word-of-the-day

https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki

https://forum.wordreference.com

⁴→Lexicon of August 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣5️⃣, by 🆑/🔻\(🔺|

  List of words and their meaning¹

…& @ pronunciation, graphic synonymia|opticomics❓/📧mojis❗\ visual ℹ️nf0️⃣➕icons, tbd▶️….

staffer             🤝👥                      \ ˈstɑːfə \

gobbledygook             🧠👅         \ ˈgɑbəldigʊk \ 

gibberish             🙊🙀              ˈji-bə̥̰ˡrishˌ

earmark          🐄🐑                     \ ˈir-ˌmärk \

Α mark of identification on the ear of the animal. \ Α distinguishing mark.

soliloquy                   👄🔂            \ sə-ˈli-lə-kwē \

Τhe act of talking to oneself. \ Α poem, discourse, or utterance of a character in a drama that has the form of a monologue or gives the illusion of being a series of unspoken reflections.

arachnid

amazonomachy

betimes

birthmark

haply

stymie 

brouhaha 

pahoehoe

renowned

callow

saltpeter

rufous     

inedible

canopy 

locale

euphemism 

handsomely

kindling 

kindly 

kindlier 

hidebound   ✊🏻🪨    ˈhʌɪdbaʊnd

Adjective; unwilling or unable to change because of tradition or convention.

glitch   📴⚠️    ɡlɪtʃ

Verb [no object] mainly US English; Suffer a sudden malfunction or fault.

hermetic   🛅📦  [hur-met-ik]   həːˈmɛtɪk

Adj. (Of a seal or closure) complete and airtight; protected / (Also Hermetic) relating to an ancient occult tradition encompassing alchemy, astrology, and theosophy. 

dungeon  🏰🧱   [duhn-juhn]   ˈdʌn(d)ʒ(ə)n 

  Noun. A strong, dark -usually underground prison or cell-, as in a medieval castle. / Archaic term for donjon; the keep or stronghold of a fortress.

smarmy  📃📜   ˈsmɑːmi   [smahr-mee] 

Excessively or unctuously flattering, ingratiating, ungrateful, servile, etc.

smeary   🗨️💩  smɪəree   [smeer-ee]

Adj. Tending to smear or soil: (Messily blur the outline of (something such as writing or paint). / [With object and adverbial] spread (a greasy or sticky substance) over something. / Damage the reputation of (someone) by false accusations; slander.

manga  🧖🏻🧑🏻‍💻  ˈmaŋɡə    [mahng-guh]

A Japanese graphic novel or comic books, usually intended for adults, characterized by highly stylized art.

  

stepwise   👣🛼  ˈstɛpwʌɪz  [step-wahys]

Adj. Progressing in a series of distinct stages; not continuous. / Adv. Music North American English: by adjacent intervals in a scale.

seeker   🧐 👀   ˈsiːkə

Noun; A person who is attempting to find or obtain something. // Rocketry. A device in a missile that locates a target by sensing some qualities like heat emission. 

clamorous    🗣️🤬    ˈklam(ə)rəs

Adjective; Making a loud and confused noise.

estuary   🌊🏄🏻   ˈɛstjʊəri

Noun (plural estuaries)

 the tidal mouth of a large river, where the tide meets the stream.

gossip mirror  👁️🪞

…from the idea that such mirrors are used by gossips to spy on other people in the street.

soul-searching   ❇️ 💭

Noun [mass noun] / Adjective: involving or expressing deep and anxious consideration of one's emotions or motives; "after a long, soul-searching conversation, they were finally reconciled".

gibberish 

amain

{·!¡.}

¹ Extracted from: 

https://www.you.com/

https://www.oed.com/?tl=true

https://www.vocabulary.com

 https://www.dictionary.com/

https://www.thesaurus.com/

https://www.merriam-webster.com/

https://www.thefreedictionary.com/

https://www.nytimes.com/word-of-the-day

https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki

https://forum.wordreference.com

³→Lexicon of July 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣5️⃣, by 🆑/🔻\(🔺|

 List of words and their meaning¹

…& @ pronunciation, graphic synonymia|opticomics❓/📧mojis❗\ visual ℹ️nf0️⃣➕icons, tbd▶️….

**#️⃣🆙2️⃣Today's📆🟰1️⃣*️⃣❓**

glee      👏🏻😃      / gli / 

Noun. Great delight, especially from one's own good fortune or another's misfortune.

facile   👁️‍🗨️🔤     [fas-il, -ahyl]

(Particularly of a theory or argument) appearing neat and comprehensive only by ignoring the true complexities of an issue; superficial.

"facile generalizations"

(Especially of success in sports) easily achieved; effortless.

sort of 

A category of things or people with a common feature; a type.

lambent

Adjective literary (of light or fire) glowing, gleaming, or flickering with a soft radiance.

person

A human being regarded as an individual; (in legal or formal contexts) an unspecified individual. 

particular

Philosophy: an individual item, as contrasted with a universal quality. A detail. Something \someone specially great or intense.

people             /ˈpiːpl/

Noun 1 [treated as plural] human beings in general or considered collectively. ▪ (The people) the citizens of a country, especially when considered in relation to those who govern them. ▪ (The people) the members of a society without special rank or position: 

People person

Noun, informal: a person who enjoys or is particularly good at interacting with others.

commiserate

verb [no object] express or feel sympathy or pity; sympathize.

commissary

A deputy or delegate. A representative or deputy of a bishop. / »North American English« a restaurant or food store in a military base, prison, or other institution.

 

commissariat 

Noun. Mainly Military a department for the supply of food and equipment. 2 a government department of the USSR before 1946.

to refurbish

verb [with object] renovate and redecorate (something, especially a building): the premises have been completely refurbished in our corporate style.

sui generis

Adjective unique, peculiar, particular, original, individual, distinctive, inédit features of a creature: the **natural** characteristics —0r– nature of animals.

unthought-of

An adjective that means **unimaginable, inconceivable, unexpected, or not anticipated**. It describes something that has not been considered or imagined before, often implying surprise or something beyond usual expectations.

unthoughtful       /ʌnˈθɔːtf(ʊ)l 

Adjective showing little or no consideration for the needs of other people; thoughtless.

unhinged 

Highly disturbed, unstable, or distraught. It is often used to describe someone who is mentally unbalanced or emotionally out of control.

doodad

Noun »North American English« a gadget or other object whose name the speaker does not know or cannot recall: the latest electronic doodads.

jubilate

Verb [no object] »archaic‹‹ show great happiness; rejoice: i.e. sing and jubilate aloud before God.

jubilation         /ˌdʒuːbɪˈleɪʃn 

Noun [mass noun] a feeling of great happiness and triumph: Ex.: An unbelievable scene of jubilation's memory in itself.

exculpatory

Verb [with object] what formally shows, exposes, disclosure or declare that (someone) is not guilty of wrongdoing.

shenanigans

Plural noun informal secret or dishonest activity or manoeuvring. \ A playful or mischievous act; a prank. / Silly or high spirited action - behaviour.

lethargy

Noun\ A lack of energy, validation, references pro motivation and thus subsequent decrease in enthusiasm.

rite of passage

These ceremonies help individuals and communities acknowledge and integrate reckoning and recognition of life changes, providing a sense of closure to the old stage and a sense of readiness for the new transmission &§ transitioning. 

meritorious

 A formal adjective used to describe a person & (or) an organization deserving whence earned merits from such accrued rewarded accomplishment/s off thy success, –therein something of honor, praise, or esteem-.

rejuvenate 

Return to life; get or give new life or energy.

spoliation 

The act of plundering. 

leave-taking

An act of saying goodbye.

earsplitting

Loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss. / Loud characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity; "a group of loud children"; "loud thunder"; "her voice was too loud"; "loud trombones".

drowse 

To be or cause to be sleepy, dull, or sluggish.

boff       🤣🥇       /bŏf/

A line in a play or film, for example,  that elicits a big laugh / A conspicuous success. To have sexual intercourse with.

Vulgar slang; v. intr.

To engage in sexual intercourse \ Also called boffo, boffola. / A big laugh.

boffo    🌟😁     ˈbɒfəʊetf/bŏf′ō

Adj. / Extremely successful; great. \ slang: very good. / A person who has extensive skill or knowledge in a particular field. a loud hearty laugh; belly laugh. \ Something very successful; a hit.

to rescind   🔚📃

To rescind something, such as a law, contract, agreement, etc., is to end it officially. Rescind can also mean “to take back; to cancel.”

gadabout

A person who moves about restlessly or aimlessly, especially from one social activity to another. / A person who travels often or to many different places, especially for pleasure.

goad

A stick with a pointed or electrically charged end, for driving cattle, oxen, etc. / Anything that pricks or wounds like such a stick. / Something that encourages, urges, or drives; a stimulus.

gad

Noun (euphemism). / The act of gadding. / A goad for driving cattle. / A pointed mining tool for breaking up rock, coal, etc.

yen      💴 💹 

Noun. Likely from Chinese (Cantonese) yáhn, meaning “craving, desire, addiction.” /  ¥ is the symbol of Japanese currency.

whimsical  ✳️💡

Adj.: creative; arising from, characterized by, or subject to whimsy. / Determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity or reason. / Playful or fanciful, especially in a humorous way.

procrastinate  ⌛🔜

To postpone or delay needlessly.

perimeter   Ⓜ️🅿️

A line bounding or marking off an area. / The outermost limits. \ The border or outer boundary of a two-dimensional figure.

unbending  📏⬇️

Not yielding; inflexible. / Strict and austere in one's behavior or attitudes.

Skim    📖📰

Read (something) quickly or curiously so as to note only the important points. / Go or move quickly and lightly over or on a surface or through the air. / Remove (a substance) from the surface of a liquid.

skimp   🤏🏼➖

To provide of less than is needed; meager.

scrimp   🛒💰

Verb. / To be thrifty or parsimonious; economize.

whence  📍🌠

Use the adverb whence as an old-fashioned way to say "from which" or "from where."

verbose    📝💬

Someone/something, such as in a chat/speech, that talks/contains more words than necessary.

backfire  💥🗯️

(Automotive Engineering) (in an internal-combustion engine)

a. an explosion of unburnt gases in the exhaust system

b. a premature explosion in a cylinder or inlet manifold. / (Of an internal-combustion engine) to have a loud, premature explosion in the intake manifold. / Fig.: To bring a result opposite to that planned.

galumph  🕺🏼💃🏼

To move in a loud and clumsy way.

swerve    🔃🔀

To turn aside or be turned aside abruptly from a straight path or established pattern.

Yankee    🌎🇺🇲

Yankee can refer broadly to anyone born or living in the U.S., more narrowly to only those in the northern USA, or even more narrowly to only those in the states of New England. The broadest use is especially common outside the U.S.

unalienable   📜🆓

Not transferable to another or not capable of being taken away or denied; inalienable.

Leviathan 

Fig.: A thing which is monstrously great in size, strength, etc. (especially a ship); also, a person with great power or wealth. 

1ī][I!

¹ Extracted from: 

https://www.you.com/

https://www.oed.com/?tl=true

https://www.vocabulary.com

 https://www.dictionary.com/

https://www.thesaurus.com/

https://www.merriam-webster.com/

https://www.thefreedictionary.com/

https://www.nytimes.com/word-of-the-day

https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki

https://forum.wordreference.com

²→Lexicon of June 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣5️⃣, by 🆑/🔺\(🔻|

List of words and their meaning¹

…& @ pronunciation, graphic synonymia|opticomics❓/📧mojis❗\ visual ℹ️nf0️⃣➕icons; tbd▶️… ..

proscribe   📵🚫    (prō-skrīb′)

To condemn or forbid as harmful or unlawful; prohibit.

gruelling   🔝🔚     (ˈɡruːəlɪŋ)

Trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion; punishing. 

unsuspecting  🙈🕳️  (ˌʌnsəˈspɛktɪŋ)

Unaware of any danger or threat : not suspecting.

bogus   🆔🛂   (ˈbəʊɡəs)

Not genuine : counterfeit, sham.

doubtless  😉👌🏻  (ˈdaʊtlɪs)

Without any doubt/s. Certain\probably.

gender nonconforming  ⚧️🚻

Having a gender expression that does not conform to gender norms. They're more likely to be described as part of the "others|0" category, besides the "M/F\X".

befriend  👥 🤝  (bɪˈfrɛnd)

To become or act as a friend to someone.

abstruse  🤯🙊  (ăb-stro͞os′, əb-)

difficult to comprehend; recondite.

voluble  🗣️🗯️  (vŏl′yə-bəl)

Rotating\characterized by ready or rapid speech : glib, fluent.

cataract  👁️🏞️  (kăt′ə-răkt′)

It refers to a clouding of the lens of the eye that obstructs the passage of light. \ It's often used in literature to allude to a waterfall.

eloquent  🎙️💬  (ĕl′ə-kwənt)

Marked by forceful and fluent expression. Revealing.

wrestle  🤼🥊  (rĕs′əl)

(Figurative) to contend, grapple with, struggle”.

comforter  🫂🛏️  (ˈkʌmfətə)

A person or thing that comforts. Commiserates with someone who has had misfortune. Device used for an infant to suck or bite on. A quilted bedcover. A narrow, long, typically woolen neck scarf. In Christianity: The Holy Spirit.

impute     🧑🏻‍⚖️📜     (ĭm-pyo͞ot′)

To consider something, such as a motive, act, or emotion, to a person or thing; to assert that the person or thing is guilty of that motive, act, emotion, etc.

copycat    📠😺    (kŏp′ē-kăt′)

One who imitates or adopts the behavior or practices of another; mimic.

blackguard   🤬🗯️   (blăg′ərd, -ärd′)

 A thoroughly unprincipled person; a scoundrel.  To ridicule or denounce with abusive language.

glasshouse    🪟🪴   (ˈɡlɑːsˌhaʊs)

A building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions.

intransigent  🚷⛔  (ɪnˈtræn sɪ dʒənt)

Not open to pleas, persuasion, requests, or reason; inflexible.

progeny      🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒🧑‍🧑‍🧒      (prŏj′ə-nē)

Offspring, brood or descendants. It can be used to describe the children of humans, animals, or even the seeds of plants. 

tutelary    😇👼🏻    (to͞ot′l-ĕr′ē, tyo͞ot′-)

0f or relating to a guardian or guardianship.

apologia    📝🙏🏼    (ăp′ə-lō′jē-ə, -jə)

From Greek verb apologeîsthai, meaning "to speak in defense; defend oneself.

egotist    🤳🏼🙎🏻‍♂️    (ē′gə-tĭst)

A conceited, boastful person. Characterized by selfish, self-centered people.

axiomatic   🪵🌅    (ăk′sē-ə-măt′ĭk)

Pertaining to or of the nature of an axiom; self-evident. Aphoristic.

jeopardize    💥💨    (jĕp′ər-dīz′)

Verb [with object]: to put (someone or something) into a situation in which there is a danger of loss, harm, or failure.

emancipation   🙌🏻⛓️  (ĭ-măn′sə-pā′shən)

The act of freeing someone from the restraint, control, or power of another. It is used especially for the act of freeing someone from slavery.

taciturn    🤐😶    (tăs′ĭ-tûrn′)

Habitually reserved and uncommunicative in speech; saying little.

curse    😡👺     (kûrs)

To complain and\or say one or more swearwords. To wish misfortune upon someone or something. 

solstitial     🏙️🌞   (sōl′stĭs, sŏl′-, sôl′-)

Adj. related to a solstice: one of the two times of the year when the positioning and tilt of Earth relative to the sun results in the most amount of daylight time or the least amount of daylight time in a single day.

litmus test  ☑️❌

A litmus test is something (such as an opinion about a political or moral issue) that is used to make a judgment about whether someone or something is acceptable.

wherewithal   💲✍🏼  (wâr′wĭth-ôl′, -wĭth-, hwâr′-)

If you have the wherewithal to do something, it means you've got what you need –skills, resources, energy, support or money– to make it happen.

noisome    🤮♨️    (noi′səm)

A formal and literary word used to describe things that are very unpleasant or disgusting; it is used especially to describe offensive smells.

blister      🆖🫧     (blĭs′tər)

A swelling containing air or liquid, as on a painted surface. \ Slang: an irritating person /  To attack verbally with great scorn or sarcasm. To criticize or rebuke severely.

populate (to)     👥👣    (pŏp′yə-lāt′)

•As in to inhabit…

.. ..to supply with inhabitants·

glair     🍳🥣      (glâr)

The white of an egg. / Any viscous substance like egg white. \ to coat with such substance.

restive     🌪️🌊     (rĕs′tĭv)

A person or group feeling impatience or uneasiness. / Someone who is stubbornly resistant to control.

uncultivated    🍄🐽    (ŭn-kŭl′tə-vā′tĭd)

Adj.| Not cultivated by standard agricultural methods. / Socially unpolished, uncultured, or unrefined.

mugwump     🫤🤔   (mŭg′wŭmp′)

A person who is unable to make up their mind on an issue, especially in politics; a person who is neutral on a controversial issue.

spectral       😱👻     (spĕk′trəl)

Adj | Of or like a ghost.

)U(

¹ Extracted from: 

https://www.oed.com/?tl=true

https://www.vocabulary.com/lists/35764/flashcards

 https://www.dictionary.com/

https://www.thesaurus.com/

https://www.merriam-webster.com/

https://www.thefreedictionary.com/

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/learning/word-of-the-day-simpatico.html?smid=nytcore-android-share

https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki

https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/ill-get-it-sorted-out.3599393/

🔶⏬🔼🅿️🅿️🟧🟠🔸

https://apps.apple.com/gd/app/word-of-the-day-vocabulary/id987136347

https://play.google.com/store/apps/dev?id=5161774600615825974