sophomania
noun • unrealistic belief in one’s own intelligence; delusion of superintelligence
¶ Posted by nostrich 127 notesnoun • unrealistic belief in one’s own intelligence; delusion of superintelligence
¶ Posted by nostrich 127 notesnoun • a neighbor whose house is on fire or has burned down.
Ucalegon, one of the Elders of Troy, had his house set on fire by the Achaeans when they sacked Troy.
¶ Posted by coffeeandclouds 30 notes tages / words / submissionverb • /puh-REN-di-nayt/ • to put off something until the day after tomorrow
¶ Posted by eush 208 notesadjective • /fa-SIN-uhr-uhs/ • atrociously wicked
From Latin facinorous, from facinus (bad deed), from facere (to do or make).
¶ Posted by eush 53 notesadjective • of or pertaining to a star not included in any constellation.
¶ Posted by tristn 123 notesverb • to break wind silently
from Middle High German visten which means “to break wind”.
¶ Posted by ragbag 82 notesnoun • /nos-tuh-MAY-nee-uh, -mayn-yuh/ • (obsolete, rare) overwhelming homesickness, or desire to return to familiar places.
From Greek νόστος (nostos, “a return home”) + mania.
¶ Posted by eush 179 notesadjective • of another land, foreign.
From Old English eilland, foreign land
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