1. adither — flustered, in a state of confusion
But I was all adither and deleted both the old and the new files, leaving my site a shambles.
2. cloistral — of or related to a cloister
Lurking beneath the cloistral arch was the truant gamekeeper, his downcast eyes refusing to meet our own.
3. ludibrund — playful
Though Ott speaks of ludibrund drug use to distinguish it from the ritual use of psychopharmacological chemicals, our research among the grimy Deadheads of eastern Canada found little which resembled play.
4. petiole — [botany] footstalk joining leaf to a plant’s stem
By this point in abscission the petiole is attached by vascular elements only, as every leaf on a deciduous tree is doomed to fall.
5. nullah — ravine, riverbed, gully
As Toby clambered up the dried mud banks of the nullah, he heard a metallic sound which gave him pause.
6. neesing — [obsolete] sneezing; snorting
Kurt could understand not at all how the neesings of Leviathan might cause light to be emitted.
7. aristarchian — very or overly critical
Perhaps it is the power of his arguments which has persuaded our aristarchian friend to be so forgiving, though I am tempted to credit the young student’s curly blond locks.
8. ineffable — unutterable, unspeakable; of that which must not be spoken
Brigid remembered the ineffable climax of the Mysteries, when the panting almost delirious mob suddenly stopped their mad dance and perceived—but best not to dwell on it!
9. vulnerary — useful for healing wounds
You needn’t carry the leaves, as only the seed pods, properly made into a poultice, have any vulnerary effect.
10. hamadryad — nymph bound to a specific tree
Though the oak was old now, older than even Eben could conceive, having been ancient when he was merely a mewling babe, its hamadryad must still be young and lithe, as was proven by the verdant bright leaves which canopied his favorite thinking place, the branches stirring in the slightest breeze like his own flighty thoughts.