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Eponymous

1. The hypothetical individual who is assumed as the person from whom any race, city, etc., took its name; as, Hellen is an eponym of the Hellenes.

2. A name, as of a people, country, and the like, derived from that of an individual.

brack·ish
adj.

1. Having a somewhat salty taste, especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water: "You could cut the brackish winds with a knife/Here in Nantucket" (Robert Lowell).
2. Distasteful; unpalatable: a thin, brackish gruel.

Immutable
adj.

1.Unchangeable

pernickety :
- adjective
1. characterized by excessive precision and attention to trivial details; precise, fastidious.

casuistry :
- noun
1. specious, deceptive, or excessively subtle reasoning, esp. in matters of morality; fallacious or dishonest application of general principles.
2. the determination of right and wrong in questions of conduct or conscience by analyzing cases that illustrate general ethical rules.




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Currently reading : Last Orders (by Graham Swift)

ballyhoo :
-noun
1. a clamorous and vigorous attempt to win customers or advance any cause; blatant or sensational advertising or publicity.
2. noisy shouting or uproar.

-Synonyms : buildup, fanfare, hoopla, hype.

Bodacious

Remarkable, spirited, audacious, bold

According to wiki... probably a mix of bold and audacious

Quote:

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Who is the gaucho amigo
Why is he standing
In your spangled leather poncho
And your elevator shoes
Bodacious cowboys
Such as your friend
Will never be welcome here
High in the Custerdome

from Gaucho by Steely Dan

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dithyrambic :
- adjective
1. wildly enthusiastic; boisterous.
2. wildly irregular in form.

Malignant adj
1.Evil

obloquy :
- noun
1. censure, reproach, or abusive language aimed at a person or thing, esp. by numerous persons.
2. disgrace suffered as a result of abuse or vilification; state of ill-repute.

- synonyms : blame, calumny, aspersion, revilement.

- origin : from Late Latin obloquium = abusive contradiction.

coruscate :
- verb
1. to give forth vivid flashes of light; sparkle; scintillate; glitter.

- origin : Latin coruscare = to quiver, flash.





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Currently reading : A Room with a View (by E. M. Forster)

sedulous :
- adjective
1. diligent in effort or application; assiduous; persevering.

Synonyms : constant, persistent, tireless.




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Currently reading : Out of Africa (by Karen Blixen)

shibboleth
- noun
1. a peculiarity of pronuncation, behavior, custom, mode of dress, etc., that distinguishes people of one group or class from those of another.
2. a word or phrase identified with a particular group or cause; a slogan, catchword.




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Currently reading: The Hours (by Michael Cunningham)

moxie :
- noun (slang)
1. the ability to face difficulty with spirit and courage.
2. aggressive energy; vigor; verve; pep; initiative.
3. skill; know-how; expertise.

Synchronicity

Synchronicity is an explanatory principle, according to its creator, Carl Jung. Synchronicity explains "meaningful coincidences," such as a beetle flying into his room while a patient was describing a dream about a scarab. The scarab is an Egyptian symbol of rebirth, he noted. Therefore, the propitious moment of the flying beetle indicated that the transcendental meaning of both the scarab in the dream and the insect in the room was that the patient needed to be liberated from her excessive rationalism. His notion of synchronicity is that there is an acausal principle that links events having a similar meaning by their coincidence in time rather than sequentially. He claimed that there is a synchrony between the mind and the phenomenal world of perception.

http://skepdic.com/jung.html

I always liked that word. But this is the best explaination of it. Did not know it was created by Carl Jung !