Rogue AKA Keerie's blog: "Word of the Day"

cannyKAN-ee
adjective;
 1.  Careful; cautious; prudent.
 2.  Astute; shrewd; knowing; sagacious.
 3.  Skilled; expert.
 4.  Frugal; thrifty.
 5.  Scot. A. Safe to deal with, invest in, or work at (usually used with a negative). B. Gentle; careful; steady. C. Snug; cozy; comfortable. D. Pleasing; attractive. E. Archaic. Having supernatural or occult powers.
adverb:
 1.  In a canny manner.
 2.  Scot. Carefully; cautiously.

prehensible pri-HEN-suh-buhl

adjective;

1.  Able to be seized or grasped.

obscurantism uhb-SKYOORr-uhn-tiz-uhm

noun;

1.  Opposition to the increase and spread of knowledge.

2.  Deliberate obscurity or evasion of clarity.

aioli ahy-OH-lee

noun;

1.  A sauce made of oil and eggs, usually flavored with garlic, from the Provence region of France.

nyctophobia nik-tuh-FOH-bee-uh

noun;

1.  An abnormal fear of night or darkness.

berserk ber-SURK

adjective;

1.  Violently or destructively frenzied; wild; crazed; deranged.

noun:

1.  Scandinavian legend. An ancient Norse warrior who fought with frenzied rage in battle, possibly induced by eating hallucinogenic mushrooms.

anoesis an-oh-EE-sis
noun;
    1.  A state of mind consisting of pure sensation or emotion without cognitive content.

ferly FER-lee
noun;
    1.  Something unusual, strange, or causing wonder or terror.
    2.  Astonishment; wonder.
adjective:
    1.  Unexpected; strange; unusual.

anomie AN-uh-mee
noun;
    1.  A sense of loneliness and anxiety; a state or condition characterized by a breakdown or absence of social norms and values, as in the case of uprooted people.

loll lol
verb;
    1.  To recline or lean in a relaxed, lazy, or indolent manner; lounge.
    2.  To hang loosely; droop; dangle.
    3.  To allow to hang, droop, or dangle.
noun:
    1.  The act of lolling.
    2.  A person or thing that lolls.