By Small and Simple Things: Arrrr. . .

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perspicacity: keenness of mental perception and understanding; discernment; penetration. Found in In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson.

insalubrious: unfavorable to health; unwholesome. Found in In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson.

ineffable: incapable of being expressed in words; unspeakable; not to be uttered; taboo

lachrymose: suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful; given to shedding tears readily; tearful. Found in The King of Atolia by Megan Whalen Turner.

eviscerate: 1) to remove the entrails from; disembowel 2) to deprive of vital or essential parts 3) surgery--to remove the contents of (a body organ). Found in The King of Atolia by Megan Whalen Turner.

excrescence: 1) an abnormal outgrowth, usually harmless, on an animal or vegetable body. 2) a normal outgrowth, as hair or horns. 3) any disfiguring addition. 4) abnormal growth or increase. Used by George Leigh Mallory, found on the National Geographic web site.

Definitions from Dictionary.com and Merriam-Webster.com

Just in case there is anyone who hasn't seen these yet amongst my small audience, here's an uplifting laugh. Too bad the doctor didn't give me an eye patch; I would have fit right in.

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