Daily Notes From The Unsuccessful Artist

aerobe—organism requiring oxygen to live

afterclap—unexpected, often unpleasant sequel to a matter that had been considered closed

anaclisis—psychological dependence on others; “anaclitic”

apophasis—allusion to something by denying that it will be mentioned

bistre—yellowish-brown color

catadromous—living in freshwater but migrating to sea to breed

ecotone—transitional zone between communities containing the characteristic species of each

euphuism—ornate, allusive, overpoetic prose style

gloze—minimize or underplay… “gloze” the embarrassing part

muntin—strip of wood or metal that separates & holds various panes in a window, like a window w/ four individual panes arranged in a big rectangle, etc.

nidifugous—leaving the nest shortly after hatching

ocherous—moderate orange yellow

ordurous—dungish or shitty

patelliphobia—fear of bowls, cups, basins, and tubs

peritrichous—having a band of cilia around the mouth as certain protozoans

privity—secret, special knowledge between two or more people; (adj.) privitive

serrate—having or forming a row of sharp little teethy things

tarantism—disorder where you have uncontrollable need to dance

tardive (adj.)—having symptoms that develop slowly or appear long after inception

tenesmus—urgent but ineffectual attempt to pee or shit