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Alacrity: Brisk and cheerful readiness.

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dinner \din"ner\, n. [F. d[^i]ner, fr. d[^i]ner to dine. See Dine.]

1. The principal meal of the day, eaten in some countries about midday, but in others (especially in the U. S. and in large cities) at a later hour.


2. An entertainment; a feast. 

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acromonogrammatic : a. applied to verse in which each line begins with letter with which preceding line ended.

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Hello,
Oh,
HELP!
please?
everyone is avoiding the main problem,
massive fires in the woods,
sorta,
ah yes, i see now.
we all can get along better,
realizing that we can.

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Panglossian : Overly optimistic.

Panglossian tendencies, I have not. Except concerning certain alcoholic tendencies.

Another sad epiphany.

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UNOBTANIUM : A material that is unobtainable, often because it does not exist.

Unobtanium is something that might conceivably exist. Contrariwise, handwavium refers to a way of circumventing a problem by breaking the laws of physics, as if one might banish an insuperable objection by waving a hand at it.

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APROSEXIA : Abnormal inability to pay attention characterized by a near-complete indifference to everything.

PARAPROSEXIA : State of constant distraction.

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ANALEMMATIC : Relating to a scale that shows the seasonal difference between time as shown by clocks and by the sun.

The word is the adjective derived from analemma. One sense of this is a scale shaped like a figure 8, giving the declination of the sun and the equation of time for each day of the year. This shows how clock time differs from that given by the sun (which varies a little season by season because the Earth’s orbit isn’t exactly circular). It derives from Latin analemma for the pedestal of a sundial (and hence the sundial itself), which comes from the Greek word for a prop or support.