User:Leucosticte/Lolita

Solecism: a grammatical mistake in speech or writing. Cognomen: a nickname Etiolate: having lost vigor or substance; feeble Apotheosis: the elevation of someone to divine status; deification. Redolent: fragrant or sweet-smelling Arabesque: an ornamental design consisting of intertwined flowing lines, originally found in Arabic or Moorish decoration. Sibilant: sounded with a hissing effect, for example s, sh. Manque: having failed to become what one might have been; unfulfilled. Uranist: a homosexual. Tortuous: excessively lengthy and complex. Pastiche: an artistic work in a style that imitates that of another work, artist, or period. Nymph: a mythological spirit of nature imagined as a beautiful maiden inhabiting rivers, woods, or other locations. Fey: giving an impression of vague unworldliness. Coeval: a person of roughly the same age as oneself; a contemporary. Poltroon: an utter coward. Fascinum: the embodiment of the divine phallus. Tiddle Tartan: a woolen cloth woven in one of several patterns of plaid, especially of a design associated with a particular Scottish clan. Axillary: of or relating to the armpit. Russet: reddish brown in color.