heterodox: Contrary to or differing from some acknowledged standard. Holding unorthodox opinions or doctrines.
James found himself ostracized from the rest of the Gilligan’s Island fan club because of his heterodox theories about the crew of the S.S. Minnow being abducted by aliens to be studied in an intergalactic space-zoo; also, he thought Mary Ann was hotter than Ginger.
alexipharmacon: an antidote for poison
Mario rifled through his refrigerator, searching for an
to the blistering heat from the Guatemalan insanity pepper that was currently threatening to peel off his taste buds.
seriatim: One after another; in a series
It was part of Randolph’s pre-game ritual to open a bag of gummy bears, sort them by color order in the spectrum of visible light, and eat the whole lot of them seriatim.
quidnunc : One who is curious to know everything that passes
Two weeks after Betty-June retired from her job at the Tresstaurant, the hairdressing quidnunc found herself returning daily to her former employ so she could catch up on the latest in scandals.
thaumaturgist: a performer of miracles ; especially : magician
As she circled the mall parking lot for the third time, Sandy wished she had a thaumaturgist on speed-dial who could conjure her up a parking spot somewhere in this zip code so she could get some last minute shopping done.
sequacious: easily influenced or led; servile; compliant
Albert left the Walkathalon in mid-lap to try and get himself a milkshake from the burger joint across the street, not realizing that half a dozen sequacious and/or thirsty fundraisers had followed him, deserting for some dessert.
apricate: To bask in the sun.
After learning of the phenomenon of midnight sun, Johnson booked a trip to Greenland so he could apricate for three days straight while gorging himself on halibut and reindeer meat.
horripilation: the act or process of the hair bristling on the skin, as from cold or fear; goose flesh.
Gary shivered in anticipation of his favorite meal; the mere sound of milk trickling over cornflakes was enough to cause him horripilation and send his salivary glands into overdrive.
Incrassate : to make thicker
Doris’s recipe for Thanksgiving gravy was kept secret not because it was a closely guarded family tradition, but because it used a packet of freeze-dried brine shrimp to incrassate the drippings, and she was afraid that this knowledge might cause a scene among her more gastronomically conservative in-laws.
velleity : a mild desire, a wish or urge too mild to lead to action
After plunging both hands into the carcass of the beached whale, Doctor Floss found himself with an itchy nose, a condition that worsened as the urge to scratch blossomed from mere velleity to a maddening compulsion the longer he continued the necropsy.