abjure (en)

(verb) to renounce upon oath / (verb) to reject solemnly / (verb) to abstain from; avoid

abrogation (en)

the repeal or abolition of a law, right, or agreement

amanuensis (en)

(noun) one employed to write from dictation or to copy manuscript

ars poetica (la)

"the art of poetry"; also a poem written by Roman poet Horace in 19 BC, in which he advises poets on the art of writing poetry and drama

bourgeoisie (en)

the middle class, typically with reference to its perceived materialistic values or conventional attitudes

bricolage (en)

(noun) construction (as of a sculpture or a structure of ideas) achieved by using whatever comes to hand / (noun) something constructed in this way

carburetion (en)

(noun) the process of mixing (as in a carburetor) the vapor of a flammable hydrocarbon (as gasoline) with air to form an explosive mixture especially for use in an internal-combustion engine

cicatrix (en)

(noun) a scar resulting from formation and contraction of fibrous tissue in a wound / (noun) a mark resembling a scar especially when caused by the previous attachment of an organ or part (as a leaf)

cremora (en)

I think this is a NESTLE non-diary creamer?

dialectic (en)

a discourse between two or more people holding different points of view about a subject but wishing to establish the truth through reasoned arguments

ecru (en)

(noun) beige

expiate (en)

atone for (guilt or sin)

fractious (en)

difficult to control; unruly; irritable and quarrelsome

hoary (en)

(adjective) gray or white with or as if with age / (adjective) extremely old; ancient

intifada (en)

(noun) uprising rebellion / (noun) an armed uprising of Palestinians against Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip

jouissance (fr)

physical or intellectual pleasure, delight, or ecstasy; the concept featured heavily in the psychoanalysis of Jacques Lacan's and was expanded on by Roland Barthes for literary theory, to contrast with mere "pleasure" derived from reading texts that don't challenge the reader as a subject. can also refer to pleasure that devolves into pain

lariat (en)

(noun) a rope used as a lasso or for tethering

lathe (en)

(noun) a machine in which work is rotated about a horizontal axis and shaped by a fixed tool / (verb) to cut or shape with a lathe

nacre (en)

(noun) mother-of-pearl

obviate (en)

(verb) to anticipate and prevent (as a situation) or make unnecessary (as an action)

pleonasm (en)

(noun) the use of more words than those necessary to denote mere sense (as in the man he said); redundancy

proleptic (en)

(adj) anticipatory; a figure of speech in which the speaker raises an objection to their own argument and then immediately answers it; also called procatalepsis

ptoses (en)

(noun) a sagging or prolapse of an organ or part / (noun) a drooping of the upper eyelid

rarefied (en)

(adjective) being less dense / (adjective) of, relating to, or interesting to a select group; esoteric / (adjective) very high / (verb) to make rare, thin, porous, or less dense; to expand without the addition of matter / (verb) to make more spiritual, refined, or abstruse / (verb) to become less dense

realpolitik (en)

(noun) politics based on practical and material factors rather than on theoretical or ethical objectives