Category 1
a chiral shape and its mirror image
driftwind
wind that drifts snow, sand, or other material
cryptomnesia
thinking you invented an idea you actually forgot you encountered before
acerbic
sharp, biting in tone
linoleum
a material consisting of a canvas backing thickly coated with a preparation of linseed oil and powdered cork
quixotic
unrealistic and impractical
tergiversation
evasive shifting of position or meaning
ambivalent
having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas
nonreciprocating
not moving alternately forward and backward
interlocutor
someone you’re speaking with
abacaxi
a large, sweet pineapple grown especially in Brazil
apophenia
perceiving meaningful patterns in randomness
vicissitude
an unexpected change, usually unwelcome
conflagration
a huge destructive fire
acolyte
a devoted follower or assistant
pernicious
having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way
somniloquy
ambidextrous
able to use both hands equally well
quillion
the crossguard of a sword
ethereal
light, airy, unearthly
pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism
a rare usually inherited endocrine disorder that clinically resembles pseudohypoparathyroidism
nonanonacontanonactanonaliagon
a polygon with 9,999 sides
hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia
the fear of the number 666
antidisestablishmentarianism
opposition to the movement that wanted to remove the Church of England as the state church
chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg
a lake located in Webster, Massachusetts but commonly referred to as Webster Lake