1. perfuse — to besprinkle, to overspread (as with moisture or color); to pour through or over, to diffuse through; [medicine] to circulate through blood vessels or lymphatic system
Cunegonde’s cheeks were perfused with a rosy glow, though whether from joy or from our strenuous exertions I could not tell.
2. volplane — to fly downward in an airplane with the motor off
Just before we crested the hill, Jerome cut off the engine and we volplaned down just above tree level in a sudden rushing silence towards the compound where the lovely Clarissa was being held.
3. hobby — [archaic] small horse or pony
He rode upon an Irish hobby as short and stout as himself, and rider and beast made an amusing spectacle for the village children as the two wobbled up to the abbey’s gates.
4. scutage — fees paid in lieu of military service to a feudal lord
King John’s unilateral increase of scutage by fifty percent was among the ‘insults’ to the barons which led to the imposition of the Magna Carta.
5. fadge — [obsolete] to fit, to be suitable; to put up with
The miller’s absence did so fadge with Hiram’s nefarious purpose that he immediately began to importune the miller’s daughter.
6. scathe — harm, injury
“You do me great scathe to ask me once more if I shall fulfill my promises.”
7. isogonic — having equal angles; esp., of lines demarcating points having equal magnetic declination
Pilots habituated to GPS may have difficulty adjusting to flying by compass, as they often have forgotten just what those isogonic lines on the navigation maps mean.
8. trichotomy — division into three
The most famous trichotomy is that of Gaul in Caesar’s immortal opening lines of De Bello Gallico.
9. anastomosis — opening between spaces not usually connected
Many nosebleeds originate in Kiesselbach’s plexus, an anastomosis of five arteries in the nasal septum.
10. buhl (or Buhl) — brass, pewter, tortoiseshell, etc. inlaid as decoration
Not being a fan of rococo I had initially disdained as overwrought the decorated bed but, as I looked more closely at the buhl work upon the headboard I could not help but be impressed by the sumptuousness of the intricate marquetry.
Bonus Vocabulary
(legal Latin)
sub judice — under judicial consideration
In England contempt of court rules include strict prohibitions against reporting by journalists on many sub judice matters.