1. defecate — [obsolete] made pure, clarified; spiritually or morally purified
Thus may defecate reason attain an even greater appreciation of more universal truth in forging with faith an antinomy stronger than mere material science.
2. anorak — [UK slang] obsessive fan, esp. of trains
He’s a total anorak about 2000 AD and especially Starlord, so don’t you dare bring up Guardians of the Galaxy.
3. epoche (also epoché) — suspended judgment; cessation of action
But when the calm ataraxia of the Pyrrohnists becomes only the epoche which surrenders all action whatsoever, one may well question the value of this extreme Skepticism.
4. cordyceps (often capitalized) — [biology] parasitic fungus attacking arthropods
But like a fruiting cordyceps taking over a colony of spiders, these AI-generated visions absorbed all the energy, time, and devotions of these new devotees, who became merely agents for the further spread of this technological parasitic excrescence.
5. blim — [UK slang] small piece of hashish
Somehow during all this I managed to get a blim hole in Tony’s jacket, which of course I didn’t notice when I returned it the next day, but of course he spotted it right away.
6. sarnie — [UK informal] sandwich
“You can’t live upon sarnies all week, and even if you can, I can’t and I insist you take me to a proper restaurant this very minute!”
7. seethe — [obsolete] to boil
The best cuts of the ram were well seethed with some local roots that the young Geoffrey found behind the abandoned monastery.
8. planticrub — [Shetland dialect] circular stone planter for cabbage or kale
Half the planticrubs were still in use while the other half lay wasted, torn asunder for building materials.
9. cockalorum — small-minded boaster, self-important person of little merit; boasting speech
But now the cockalorums call the tune and the rest of us are forced to dance and dance and dance until we drop dead from despair at their illimitable despoliations.
10. irreprehensible — blameless, innocent
Though his life before the wreck was not a model for youth, after the disaster his actions and his conduct were entirely irreprehensible.
Bonus Vocabulary
(50s & 60s fashion by way of uncertain etymology from the meat sandwich)
Sloppy Joe — loose-fitting comfortable jumper or sweatshirt
I thought we were painting the gym so I’d dressed in my old dungarees and a gray Sloppy Joe that my big sister Lou had gifted me when she left for college.