lambent (en)

(adjective) playing lightly on or over a surface; flickering / (adjective) softly bright or radiant / (adjective) marked by lightness or brilliance especially of expression

lee (en)

the sheltered side; the side away from the wind

licentious (en)

promiscuous and unprincipled in sexual matters

linchpin (en)

(noun) a locking pin inserted crosswise (as through the end of an axle or shaft) / (noun) one that serves to hold together parts or elements that exist or function as a unit

lubricious (en)

(adjective) marked by wantonness; lecherous / (adjective) salacious / (adjective) having a smooth or slippery quality

Manichaeism (en)

an ancient religious movement that has to do with duality? "an elaborate dualistic cosmology describing the struggle between a good, spiritual world of light, and an evil, material world of darkness"

mesas (en)

the American English term for tableland, an elevated area of land with a flat top and sides that are usually steep cliffs

montane (en)

(adjective) of, relating to, growing in, or being the biogeographic zone of relatively moist cool upland slopes below timberline dominated by large coniferous trees / (adjective) of, relating to, or made up of montane plants or animals

newel (en)

(noun) an upright post about which the steps of a circular staircase wind / (noun) a post at the foot of a straight stairway or one at a landing

nonpareil (en)

(adj) having no match or equal; unrivaled OR (noun) an unrivaled or matchless person or thing

nugatory (en)

(adjective) of little or no consequence; trifling inconsequential / (adjective) having no force; inoperative

orgone (en)

(noun) a vital energy held to pervade nature and be a factor in health in the theories of Wilhelm Reich

orphic (en)

concerning the ancient Greek poet Orpheus

osculating (en)

(verb) kiss

osculating (en)

(verb) kiss

parasagittal (en)

parallel to the sagittal plane (which divides the body into left and right halves)

pellucid (en)

translucently clear

penumbra (en)

the partially shaded outer region of the shadow cast by an opaque object

perfidy (en)

(noun) deceitfulness; untrustworthiness

plangent (en)

loud, reverberating, and often melancholy

promulgated (en)

promote or make widely known

protean (en)

(adjective) of or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms / (adjective) displaying great diversity or variety; versatile

puerile (en)

childishly silly and trivial

pullulating (en)

breed or spread so as to become extremely common; be very crowded; be full of life and activity

qua (la)

Latin for "as"