Hi Folks,
This is just a set of words that I felt you might find interesting. No particular theme as such. Unless of course you take a look at the last three words and feel they mean something when they actually mean something else.
Hypnopompic:
Pertaining to the semiconscious state prior to complete wakefulness.
Parapraxis:
A slip of the tongue (or pen) that reveals the unconscious mind.
Obambulate:
To walk about.
Vomitorium:
A passageway to the rows of seats in a theatre.
Etymology: Vomitoria (the plural form) in ancient amphitheaters helped the audience to reach their seats quickly and then leave just as quickly. At the end of the performance, of course. The erroneous meaning "place where ancient Romans (allegedly) deliberately vomited during feasts" is attested from 1923.
Incommode:
To inconvenience or discomfort; disturb; trouble.
To impede; hinder.
On that inconvenient note,
Ciao
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