chthonic (en)

(adjective) of or relating to the underworld; infernal

coeval (en)

(adjective) of the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration

desultory (en)

(adjective) marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose / (adjective) not connected with the main subject / (adjective) disappointing in progress, performance, or quality

ekphrasis (en)

a rhetorical term originally taught to Greek students as a way of bringing the experience of an object to a listener or reader through highly detailed descriptive writing

haruspicy (en)

the art or practice of divination (ancient Rome)

jeremiad (en)

(noun) a long, mournful complaint or lamentation; a list of woes

palimpsest (en)

a manuscript or piece of writing material on which the original writing has been effaced to make room for later writing but of which traces remain

polysemous (en)

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

proprioception (en)

(noun) the sense of the relative position of one's own parts of the body and strength of effort being employed in movement; also known as "the kinesthetic sense"

prosody (en)

(noun) the study of versification / (noun) the systematic study of metrical structure / (noun) a particular system, theory, or style of versification / (noun) the rhythmic and intonational aspect of language

prosody (en)

(noun) the study of versification / (noun) the systematic study of metrical structure / (noun) a particular system, theory, or style of versification / (noun) the rhythmic and intonational aspect of language

somnambular (en)

to walk or perform another act while asleep or in a sleeplike condition

virgule (en)

(noun) slash

virgule (en)

(noun) slash