The Ultimate Vampire Resource and Directory

savant

sa-VAHNT

noun

Savant is a formal word that refers to a learned person, especially someone with detailed knowledge about a particular subject. The word is also used to refer to a person affected with a developmental disorder who exhibits exceptional skill or brilliance in a particular subject or field.

adapt

uh-DAPT

verb

To adapt is to make or become fit (as for a new use) often by modification.

COMMENTS

-

---

LORDMOGY
20:11 Jan 30 2023

---

POST COMMENT

rubric

ROO-brik

noun

Rubric is a somewhat formal word that is most often used to mean “an established rule, tradition, or custom” or “something under which a thing is classed.” In the latter use it is a synonym of category.

doctrinaire

dahk-truh-NAIR

adjective

Doctrinaire is a formal word that means “stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations.” It is often used disapprovingly to describe a person who has very strong beliefs about what should be done and who will not change those beliefs or accept other people's opinions.

wangle

WANG-gul

verb

Wangle means “to get (something) by trickery or persuasion.” It can also mean “to adjust or manipulate for personal or fraudulent ends.”

knackered

NAK-erd

adjective

Knackered is an adjective mostly used informally in British English to mean “very tired or exhausted.”



I myself am feeling quite knackered today.

marginalia

mahr-juh-NAY-lee-uh

noun

Marginalia is a plural noun that refers to notes or other marks written in the margins of a text, and to nonessential matters or items.

balkanize

BAWL-kuh-nyze

verb

Balkanize is an often-capitalized verb meaning "to break up (a region, a group, etc.) into smaller and often hostile units." It can also mean "to divide or compartmentalize."

COMMENTS

-

---

immorteb
21:53 Jan 24 2023

Good to know :)

---

Vilea
02:17 Jan 25 2023

This is a new one for me. Thanks!

---

POST COMMENT

endemic

en-DEM-ik

adjective

Endemic means “growing or existing in a certain place or region.” It can also mean “common in a particular area or field.”

exacerbate

ig-ZASS-er-bayt

verb

to make more violent, bitter, or severe

countenance

KOWN-tun-unss

noun

a formal word that is most often used to refer to a person's facial expression, or to the face generally, especially as an indication of mood, emotion, or character

misanthrope

MISS-un-throhp

noun

A misanthrope is someone who hates people in general.

COMMENTS

-

---

vHellsGuardianv
19:07 Jan 19 2023

Now you werent suppose to reveal my secret damn it

---

POST COMMENT

implacable

im-PLAK-uh-bul

adjective

not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated; not placable

hoodwink

HOOD-wink

verb

to deceive or trick someone

precocious

prih-KOH-shus

adjective

Precocious means "having or showing mature qualities at an unusually early age." It can also mean "exceptionally early in development or occurrence."

ex: A precocious musician, he's been performing concerts since the age of seven.

ex: She was a precocious child who could read before she started school.

recondite

REK-un-dyte

adjective

Recondite is a formal word used to describe something that is difficult to understand or something that is not known by many people.

Histrionic.


his·tri·on·ic
/ˌhistrēˈänik/

noun
plural noun: histrionics; noun: histrionic
1. exaggerated dramatic behavior designed to attract attention.

COMMENTS

-

---

IllusionaryDarkness
23:07 Jan 14 2023

---

SireWallFlower
23:37 Jan 14 2023

booooooom! Facts.

---

POST COMMENT