Image by Laci Döme from Pixabay
rictus: a fixed grimace or grin.
From DeRicki’s post here.
cryonic: The practice or technique of deep-freezing the bodies of people who have just died, in the hope that scientific advances may allow them to be revived in the future. I have often wondered if any of the cryonic bodies has been revived on which new medical technology are used. Also what if a storm might knock the power off and make the storage refrigerator nonfunctional. What would happen to the body then?
From Geoff’s post here.
scuttlebutt: rumour, gossip
From Pooja’s post here.
pachyderm: a very large mammal with thick skin, especially an elephant, rhinoceros, or hippopotamus.
From Chris’s post here.
vile: extremely unpleasant.
revile: criticize in an abusive or angrily insulting manner.
vilify: speak or write about in an abusively disparaging manner.
From clayjonz’s post here.
privy: Sharing in the knowledge of (something secret or private).
cloche: a small translucent cover for protecting or forcing outdoor plants.
coiffure: A person’s hairstyle, typically an elaborate one.
ricochet: (of a bullet, shell, or other projectile) rebound one or more times off a surface.
From Bonnywood’s post here.
teleportation: the act or process of moving an object or person by psychokinesis.
cyclone and anticyclone: A cyclone is a storm or system of winds that rotates around a center of low atmospheric pressure. An anticyclone is a system of winds that rotates around a center of high atmospheric pressure.
firenado: a rapidly rotating column of flames above an intense fire. This word is obviously a cousin to tornado, except that tornado is about air while firenado is about fire.
drawdown: a reduction in the size or presence of a military force.
thalassophile: a lover of the sea. The amount of time he spent on a boat, he considered himself a thalassophile.
Haoyan Do 
Wow! Quite a lot of words to learn. Do you use these words in your day to day life? If you do, how do you remember all of them?
LikeLiked by 1 person
No, I cannot. This is why I compile them into a list to aid my memory, but still I can’t remember them and I hardly ever use them.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Here’s a creative writing exercise: why not write a story using one or all of the new words you have learned?
LikeLiked by 1 person
That’s a great idea. I wish I can come up with a thriller, which I’ve never been able to pull off.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Just do a little bit at a time. Maybe write the conclusion of thriller and work backwards from there.
LikeLike
thalassophile – new one for me.
I love your love for new words.
It’s so cool and worth the effort. 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
It does sound like a whimsical word. Very eccentric indeed. Yes, I can’t remember any of them and have to compile them to keep a record.
LikeLiked by 1 person
That cloche and that lover of sea which I can’t write without checking it again😁were amazing additions to my vocabulary. Even scuttlebutt and one more which can’t recall off the cuff
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you, Shammi. Always. Let’s learn together. Such fun to have friends together to share something.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Great list and thanks for adding my word too. I really like the word privy and I’ve actually used it quite a few times in real life and in my research papers.
LikeLiked by 1 person
That’s great. I can imagine you and your sister being privy to each other’s thoughts. I haven’t been able to use it although I often want to. People who are privy to each other’s secrets–that’s a sign of intimacy. LOL.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Lol so true only people who are very close are privy to each others secrets.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks for the mention.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks for commenting. Always love your interesting comment.
LikeLike
Oh, my. FOUR entries from Bonnywood? I’m so excited! I’ve really enjoyed getting to know one another through our writings.
LikeLiked by 1 person
That’s so true. I wonder if there should be a word for online friendship like this. I mean pen pal is not sufficient to describe the online relationship that is flourishing on social media right now.
LikeLiked by 2 people
I think we SHOULD find a word to describe this special relationship. (To be honest, I spend much more time chatting with some of my digital friends than I do with my physical friends.) I’ll put on my thinking cap and see what I can come up with…
LikeLiked by 1 person
Yes, I am quite introverted. Not the non-talk type, but rather the nerdy type who only knows how to talk about things she’s interested in. So I am not very popular among friends, but I think I am more popular online–I mean not really popular, but rather more popular compared to my own physical circle .
LikeLiked by 1 person