polysemous (en)

when a word or phrase has multiple meanings (from Greek)

preterite (en)

(adjective) bygone former / (noun) past tense

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

Rabelaisian (en)

(adjective) of, relating to, or characteristic of Rabelais or his works / (adjective) marked by gross robust humor, extravagance of caricature, or bold naturalism

ratiocination (en)

(noun) the process of exact thinking; reasoning / (noun) a reasoned train of thought

roman à clef (fr)

a novel in which real people or events appear with invented names

schlemiel (ji)

a stupid, awkward, or unlucky person

semiotics (en)

the study of signs and symbols and their use or interpretation (adj: semiotic)

solecism (en)

a grammatical mistake in speech or writing

somatic (en)

(adjective) of, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm or the psyche / (adjective) of or relating to the wall of the body; parietal / (noun) one of the cells of the body that compose the tissues, organs, and parts of that individual other than the germ cells

sundered (en)

(verb) to break apart or in two; separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space / (verb) to become parted, disunited, or severed

syncretism (en)

the attempted reconciliation or union of different or opposing principles, practices, or parties, as in philosophy or religion

tarrying (en)

(verb) to delay or be tardy in acting or doing / (verb) to linger in expectation; wait / (verb) to abide or stay in or at a place

Thoreauvian (en)

refering to Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862), American writer and philosopher, or his writings; his best known book is "Walden," which praised nature, simplicity, and the importance of living an authentic, deliberate life

unheimlich (de)

uncanny (used by Freud)

variegated (en)

(adj) exhibiting different colors, especially as irregular patches or streaks