Pall  (pɔːl)
Type: noun
Definition: A cloth covering a coffin.
Etymological origin: From Old English pæll “rich cloth, purple garment,” from Latin pallium “cloak, covering,” from PIE root *pel- (1) “to cover.”

Pallbearer  (ˈpɔːl.beər.ər)
Type: noun
Definition: A person who carries a coffin during a funeral.
Etymological origin: From pall + bearer, with bearer from Old English beran “to carry” (from PIE root *bher- (1) “to carry”).

Pallet  (ˈpæl.ɪt)
Type: noun
Definition: A straw mattress or a portable platform for moving goods.
Etymological origin: From Anglo-French paillete, from Old French paille “straw,” from Latin palea “chaff, straw,” from PIE root *pel- (2) “to thrust, strike, drive.”

Paprika hendl  (ˈpæp.rɪ.kə ˈhen.dəl)
Type: noun (German/Hungarian)
Definition: A traditional Hungarian chicken stew braised in a thick sauce of onion and paprika. Often accompanied by various side-dishes.
Etymological origin: From Hungarian paprika, from Serbian papar “pepper,” from Greek peperi (from PIE root *pib- “to drink”) + German Hendl, diminutive of Henne “hen,” from Old High German henna, from Proto-Germanic *hannjo.

Paroxysms  (ˈpær.ək.sɪ.zəmz)
Type: noun (plural)
Definition: A sudden fit of emotion, disease or activity.
Etymological origin: From French paroxysme, from Medieval Latin paroxysmus, from Greek paroxysmos “irritation, exasperation,” from paroxynein “to irritate,” from para “beyond” + oxynein “to sharpen,” from oxys “sharp” (from PIE root *ak- “be sharp”).

Patois  (ˈpæt.wɑː)
Type: noun (French)
Definition: A regional dialect, often the product of a Creole language.
Etymological origin: From Old French patois “rough speech,” possibly from patoier “to handle roughly,” from patte “paw,” from Frankish *pauta, from Proto-Germanic *pawwa.

Penitent  (ˈpen.ɪ.tənt)
Type: adjective / noun
Definition: Sorrow for a wrongdoing.
Etymological origin: From Old French penitent, from Latin paenitent- “repenting,” from paenitere “to repent,” of uncertain origin.

Perambulator  (pəˈræm.bjə.leɪ.tər)
Type: noun
Definition: A baby carriage.
Etymological origin: From Latin perambulare “to walk through,” from per “through” + ambulare “to walk” (see amble) + -ator, agent suffix.

Phantasmagoria  (fæn.tæz.məˈɡɔːr.i.ə)
Type: noun
Definition: A strange and unsettling sequence of images, like those seen in a dream.
Etymological origin: From French phantasmagorie, from Greek phantasma “apparition” (from phantazein “to make visible,” from phainein “to show”) + agora “assembly, place of gathering” (from PIE root *ger- “to gather”).

Phlegmatic  (fleɡˈmæt.ɪk)
Type: adjective
Definition: A calm disposition.
Etymological origin: From Old French fleumatique, from Late Latin phlegmaticus, from Greek phlegmatikos, from phlegma “inflammation, phlegm,” from phlegein “to burn” (from PIE root *bhel- (1) “to shine, flash, burn”).

Phosphorescent  (ˌfɒs.fəˈres.ənt)
Type: adjective
Definition: Luminous; glowing in the dark.
Etymological origin: From phosphorescence + -ent, with phosphorescence from phosphorus, from Greek phosphoros “light-bearing,” from phos “light” + phoros “bearing,” from phero “to carry” (from PIE root *bher- (1) “to carry”).

Physiognomy  (ˌfɪz.i.ˈɒɡ.nə.mi)
Type: noun
Definition: A person’s facial features or the pseudoscience of judging character from faces.
Etymological origin: From Old French phisonomie, from Medieval Latin physiognomia, from Greek physiognomia, from physis “nature” + gnomon “judge, interpreter” (from PIE root *gno- “to know”).

Plaintively  (ˈpleɪn.tɪv.li)
Type: adverb
Definition: To do something in a sad, yet gentle manner.
Etymological origin: From plaintive + -ly, with plaintive from Old French plaintif “lamenting,” from plainte “lament,” from Latin planctus “beating of the breast,” from plangere “to strike, lament” (from PIE root *plak- (2) “to strike”).

Plethoric  (ˈpleθ.ər.ɪk)
Type: adjective
Definition: An excessive amount or a red face due to an alleged excess of blood.
Etymological origin: From Greek plethora “fullness,” from plethein “to be full” (from PIE root *pele- (1) “to fill”) + -ic.

Pokol  (ˈpɒ.kɒl)
Type: noun (Hungarian)
Definition: Hell.
Etymological origin: From Old Hungarian pokol, from a Slavic source related to Old Church Slavonic paklu “hell,” from pakosti “evil, harm.”

Postillion  (pəˈstɪl.jən)
Type: noun
Definition: A person riding the leading horse of a carriage team.
Etymological origin: From French postillon, from Italian postiglione, from posta “post, relay of horses,” from Latin posita, feminine past participle of ponere “to place” (from PIE root *apo- “off, away”).

Premonition  (ˌprem.əˈnɪʃ.ən)
Type: noun
Definition: A strong feeling that something is about to happen.
Etymological origin: From Late Latin praemonitionem “a forewarning,” from praemonere “to forewarn,” from prae “before” + monere “to warn” (from PIE root *men- (1) “to think”).

Prepossessing  (ˌpriː.pəˈzes.ɪŋ)
Type: adjective
Definition: An appealing appearance.
Etymological origin: From pre- + possessing, in the sense of “taking possession of the mind beforehand.” First recorded 1640s.

Presbytery  (ˈprez.bɪ.tər.i)
Type: noun
Definition: The residence of a Roman Catholic priest.
Etymological origin: From Old French presbiterie, from Church Latin presbyterium, from Greek presbyterion “council of elders,” from presbyteros “elder,” comparative of presbys “old man” (from PIE root *preis- “before”).

Presage  (ˈpres.ɪdʒ)
Type: noun
Definition: An omen.
Etymological origin: From Latin praesagium “a foreboding,” from praesagire “to forebode,” from prae “before” + sagire “to perceive quickly,” from sagus “prophetic” (from PIE root *sag- “to seek out”).

Prodigious  (prəˈdɪdʒ.əs)
Type: adjective
Definition: Notably large in size or prestige.
Etymological origin: From Latin prodigiosus “marvelous, unnatural,” from prodigium “omen, portent,” from pro “before” + agere “to drive” (from PIE root *ag- “to drive, draw”).

Profligate  (ˈprɒf.lɪ.ɡət)
Type: adjective
Definition: Excessively extravagant, often to a wasteful degree.
Etymological origin: From Latin profligatus “dissolute,” past participle of profligare “to ruin, destroy,” from pro “forward” + fligere “to strike down” (from PIE root *bhlig- “to strike”).

Promontory  (ˈprɒm.ən.tər.i)
Type: noun
Definition: A high point of land that juts into the sea.
Etymological origin: From Latin promontorium “headland,” probably from pro “before” + mons (genitive montis) “mountain” (from PIE root *men- (2) “to project”).

Propinquity  (prəˈpɪŋ.kwɪ.ti)
Type: noun
Definition: The state of being close to someone or something. Similar to the word Proximity.
Etymological origin: From Latin propinquitas “nearness,” from propinquus “near,” from prope “near” (from PIE root *per- (1) “forward, through”).

Prow  (praʊ)
Type: noun
Definition: The pointed front of a ship.
Etymological origin: From Middle French proue, from Italian prua, from Latin prora, from Greek prora “prow,” from pro “before, in front” (from PIE root *per- (1) “forward, through”).

Pseudonym  (ˈsjuː.də.nɪm)
Type: noun
Definition: A fictitious name, especially used by an author.
Etymological origin: From French pseudonyme, from Greek pseudonymos “having a false name,” from pseudein “to lie” + onoma “name” (from PIE root *no-men- “name”).

Psychic Vampire  (ˈsaɪ.kɪk ˈvæm.paɪər)
Type: noun
Definition: A metaphorical term to describe an overbearing, demanding person that induces a feeling of drain or fatigue in other people. Can also refer to a literal Psychic Vampire, which feeds on energy as opposed to blood.
Etymological origin: From psychic, from Greek psychikos “of the soul,” from psyche “soul, mind” + vampire, from French vampire, from German Vampir, from Serbian vampir, of Slavic origin.

Pulpit  (ˈpʊl.pɪt)
Type: noun
Definition: A raised platform from which a preacher delivers a sermon.
Etymological origin: From Latin pulpitum “scaffold, platform, stage,” of uncertain origin.

Reredos  (ˈrɪər.dɒs)
Type: noun
Definition: An ornamental screen behind a church altar.
Etymological origin: From Anglo-French areredos, from Old French arere “behind” (from Latin ad “to” + retro “back”) + dos “back,” from Latin dorsum “back.”

Repose  (rɪˈpəʊz)
Type: noun
Definition: A state of rest or tranquility.
Etymological origin: From Old French reposer, from Late Latin repausare “to cause to rest,” from re- + pausare “to pause,” from Latin pausa “pause” (from Greek pausis “a stopping,” from PIE root *paus- “to stop”).

Respite  (ˈres.pɪt)
Type: noun
Definition: A period of rest from fatigue, injury or demanding tasks.
Etymological origin: From Old French respit, from Latin respectus “a looking back,” from respicere “to look back,” from re- “back” + specere “to look” (from PIE root *spek- “to observe”).

Reticule  (ˈret.ɪ.kjuːl)
Type: noun
Definition: A woman’s small handbag, typically with a drawstring.
Etymological origin: From French réticule, from Latin reticulum “small net,” diminutive of rete “net,” of uncertain origin.

Reverie  (ˈrev.ər.i)
Type: noun
Definition: A state of pleasant daydreaming.
Etymological origin: From French rêverie “daydream,” from rêver “to dream,” from Old French rever “to wander, rave,” of uncertain origin.

Rickshaw  (ˈrɪk.ʃɔː)
Type: noun
Definition: A light two-wheeled passenger vehicle pulled by one person.
Etymological origin: From Japanese jinrikisha, from jin “person” + riki “power” + sha “vehicle.”

Riderless Horse  (ˈraɪ.dər.lɪs hɔːrs)
Type: noun
Definition: A horse led by a pallbearer during funeral processions, fitted with a pair of boots that face backwards.
Etymological origin: A compound of riderless + horse, from Old English hors, from Proto-Germanic *hursa-, of uncertain origin.

Rubicund  (ˈruː.bɪ.kənd)
Type: adjective
Definition: A ruddy but healthy complexion.
Etymological origin: From Latin rubicundus “ruddy,” from rubere “to be red,” from ruber “red” (from PIE root *reudh- “red, ruddy”).

Rugae  (ˈruː.ɡiː)
Type: noun (plural)
Definition: The anatomical term for a living being’s stomach lining.
Etymological origin: From Latin ruga “wrinkle, fold,” from PIE root *reug- “to belch, vomit,” in the sense of “crumpling.”

Sadgrl Layout  (sæd ˈɡɜːrl ˈleɪ.aʊt)
Type: noun
Definition: A static website generator created by the eponymous Sadgrl. Its ease of use made it especially popular with less experienced coders, most prominently on Neocities.
Etymological origin: Named after its creator, the web developer known as Sadgrl, with layout from Old French l’aut, from Latin latus “wide, broad.”

Safe-word  (seɪf wɜːrd)
Type: noun
Definition: An agreed-upon word used to signal the pausing or stopping of an activity, primarily to ensure safety.
Etymological origin: From safe, from Old French sauf, from Latin salvus “uninjured, healthy” (from PIE root *sol- “whole, well-kept”) + word from Old English word, from Proto-Germanic *wurdan (from PIE root *were- (3) “to speak”).

Sanctity  (ˈsæŋk.tɪ.ti)
Type: noun
Definition: The state of being sacred.
Etymological origin: From Latin sanctitas “sacredness, inviolability,” from sanctus “holy,” past participle of sancire “to make sacred” (from PIE root *sak- “to sanctify”).

Sanguine  (ˈsæŋ.ɡwɪn)
Type: adjective
Definition: Relating to blood, ruddy in appearance or optimistic.
Etymological origin: From Old French sanguin, from Latin sanguineus “of blood,” from sanguis (genitive sanguinis) “blood,” of uncertain origin.

Saturnine  (ˈsæt.ɜː.naɪn)
Type: adjective
Definition: A gloomy temperament.
Etymological origin: From Medieval Latin saturninus, from Saturnus “Saturn,” the planet believed in astrology to exert a cold, sluggish influence on those born under it.

Schloss  (ʃlɒs)
Type: noun (German)
Definition: The German word for a residential castle or palace. Variations include a Wasserschloss (water castle), Stadtschloss (city palace), and Jagdschloss (hunting lodge).
Etymological origin: From Middle High German sloz “lock, castle,” from Proto-Germanic *slutan “to close, lock” (from PIE root *klau- “hook”).

Semblance  (ˈsem.bləns)
Type: noun
Definition: The outward appearance of a thing.
Etymological origin: From Old French semblance “appearance,” from sembler “to seem, appear,” from Latin simulare “to make like,” from similis “like” (from PIE root *sem- (1) “one, as one”).

Sepulchre  (ˈsep.əl.kər)
Type: noun
Definition: A tomb, especially one cut in rock or built of stone.
Etymological origin: From Old French sepulcre, from Latin sepulcrum “tomb,” from sepelire “to bury,” from PIE root *sep- (1) “to handle with care, revere.”

Shorthand  (ˈʃɔːrt.hænd)
Type: noun
Definition: A rapid method of writing using abbreviations and symbols.
Etymological origin: A compound of short + hand, in the sense of “handwriting.” First recorded 1630s.

Smattering  (ˈsmæt.ər.ɪŋ)
Type: noun
Definition: A small amount, often of knowledge.
Etymological origin: From smatter “to talk ignorantly,” of uncertain origin, possibly from Low German smateren “to chatter.”

Snarl Words  (snɑːrl wɜːrdz)
Type: noun (plural)
Definition: Words designed to override counterarguments and provoke strong emotional responses. A snarl word is a type of ad hominem fallacy: an attack on a person’s character rather than on their argument. An example is “Puritan,” in reference to Protestant Puritans and their strict religious practices. By labelling their opponent as a “Puritan,” the speaker casts them as censorious, prudish, and potentially religiously motivated. The term was first published by S.I. Hayakawa in 1949.
Etymological origin: Coined by S.I. Hayakawa in Language in Thought and Action (1949), from snarl “to growl” + word, from Old English word (from Proto-Germanic *wurdan, from PIE root *were- (3) “to speak”).

Sojourning  (səˈdʒɜːrn.ɪŋ)
Type: verb (present participle)
Definition: To stay in a place temporarily.
Etymological origin: From Old French sojorner, from Vulgar Latin *subdiurnare “to stay during the day,” from Latin sub “under” + diurnum “day” (from PIE root *dyeu- “to shine”).

Solicitor  (səˈlɪs.ɪ.tər)
Type: noun
Definition: A British lawyer.
Etymological origin: From Old French solliciteur, from solliciter “to disturb, agitate,” from Latin sollicitare “to disturb,” from sollicitus “thoroughly moved,” from sollus “whole” + citus, past participle of ciere “to move” (from PIE root *keie- “to set in motion”).

Somnambulistic  (sɒmˌnæm.bjəˈlɪs.tɪk)
Type: adjective
Definition: Relating to sleepwalking.
Etymological origin: From somnambulism + -istic, with somnambulism from Latin somnus “sleep” (from PIE root *swep- “to sleep”) + ambulare “to walk” (see amble).

Soughing  (ˈsʌf.ɪŋ)
Type: verb (present participle)
Definition: Making a moaning, whistling, or rushing sound (as wind).
Etymological origin: From Old English swogan “to make a rushing sound,” from Proto-Germanic *swogjan, of imitative origin.

Soutane  (suːˈtɑːn)
Type: noun (French)
Definition: A cassock worn by Roman Catholic priests.
Etymological origin: From French soutane, from Italian sottana “underskirt,” from sotto “under,” from Latin subtus “below,” from sub “under” (from PIE root *upo “under, up from under”).

Spiritism  (ˈspɪr.ɪ.tɪ.zəm)
Type: noun
Definition: The belief in communication with the dead.
Etymological origin: From spirit + -ism, with spirit from Old French esperit, from Latin spiritus “breath, spirit,” from spirare “to breathe” (from PIE root *speis- “to blow”).

Squaw  (skwɔː)
Type: noun (archaic slur)
Definition: An archaic slur for an Indigenous North American woman.
Etymological origin: From Massachusett squa or ussqua “young woman,” from Proto-Algonquian *eθkwe·wa “woman.” Now considered offensive.

Starboard  (ˈstɑːr.bərd)
Type: noun
Definition: The right side of a ship when facing forward.
Etymological origin: From Old English steorbord “the side from which a vessel was steered,” from steor “steering paddle” + bord “ship’s side” (from Proto-Germanic *burdam “board, plank”).

Static Website  (ˈstæt.ɪk ˈwɛb.saɪt)
Type: noun
Definition: A website comprised of HTML, CSS, and uncomplicated JavaScript. A website stops being static when it uses anything beyond these three, such as backends or databases.
Etymological origin: From static, from Greek statikos “causing to stand,” from histanai “to stand” (from PIE root *sta- “to stand”) + website, a compound of web, from Old English webb “woven fabric,” + site, from Latin situs “position.”

Stewardship  (ˈstjuː.ərd.ʃɪp)
Type: noun
Definition: The job of caring for a thing given to you.
Etymological origin: From steward + -ship, with steward from Old English stigweard “house guardian,” from stig “house, hall” + weard “guard” (from PIE root *wer- (3) “to perceive, watch out for”).

Sybaritic  (ˌsɪb.əˈrɪt.ɪk)
Type: adjective
Definition: Relating to luxury and sensual pleasure.
Etymological origin: From Latin Sybarita, from Greek Sybarites “inhabitant of Sybaris,” an ancient Greek colony in southern Italy notorious for its inhabitants’ luxurious lifestyle.

Sylvan  (ˈsɪl.vən)
Type: adjective
Definition: Consisting of or having association with woodlands.
Etymological origin: From Latin silvanus “of a wood,” from silva “wood, forest,” from PIE root *sel- (4) “settlement, human habitation.”

Tantric Vampire  (ˈtæn.trɪk ˈvæm.paɪər)
Type: noun
Definition: A vampire that feeds on sexual or life-force energy as opposed to blood.
Etymological origin: From tantric, from Sanskrit tantra “loom, warp, doctrine,” from tan “to stretch” (from PIE root *ten- “to stretch”) + vampire, from French vampire, from German Vampir, from Serbian vampir, of Slavic origin.

Temerity  (təˈmer.ɪ.ti)
Type: noun
Definition: Excessive confidence.
Etymological origin: From Latin temeritas “rashness,” from temere “blindly, rashly,” from PIE root *tem- “dark.”

Tempus Fugit  (ˈtem.pʊs ˈfuː.dʒɪt)
Type: phrase (Latin)
Definition: Latin for “time flies.”
Etymological origin: From Latin tempus “time” (from PIE root *temp- “to stretch”) + fugit, third person singular present of fugere “to flee” (from PIE root *bheug- (1) “to flee”).

Thought-terminating clichés  (θɔːt tɜːr.mɪˌneɪ.tɪŋ kliːˈʃeɪz)
Type: noun (plural)
Definition: Fallacious phrases designed to discourage critical thinking or end conversations. These “thought-stoppers” use appeals to emotion, loaded questions, minimisation, tu quoques, and other deceptive tactics to do so. An example is “Let people enjoy things.” By saying “Let people enjoy things,” the speaker casts their adversary as a habitual contrarian rather than a thoughtful observer. This phrase is fallacious because it uses a Strawman Argument, misrepresenting the other party’s argument to make it easier to attack. The term “Strawman” refers to a literal straw figure, and like its corporeal counterpart, it lacks a solid body. The term was first coined by Robert Jay Lifton in 1961.
Etymological origin: Coined by Robert Jay Lifton in Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism (1961), from thought + terminating, present participle of terminate, from Latin terminare “to limit, bound,” from terminus “end, boundary” + cliché, from French clicher “to stereotype,” of imitative origin.

Three Living and Three Dead  (θriː ˈlɪv.ɪŋ ænd θriː dɛd)
Type: noun
Definition: A medieval motif depicting living people confronted by corpses.
Etymological origin: A translation of the French Les Trois Vifs et les Trois Morts, a moral tale warning the living of their mortality, first appearing in 13th-century French manuscripts.

Threnody  (ˈθren.ə.di)
Type: noun
Definition: A song, hymn, or poem of mourning.
Etymological origin: From Greek threnodia “a dirge,” from threnos “wailing, lamentation” + oide “song” (from PIE root *wed- (2) “to speak”).

Tomb Effigy  (tuːm ˈef.ɪ.dʒi)
Type: noun
Definition: A sculpture of a person placed atop a tomb.
Etymological origin: From tomb, from Old French tombe, from Late Latin tumba, from Greek tymbos “burial mound” + effigy, from Latin effigies “likeness, image,” from effingere “to mold, fashion,” from ex- “out” + fingere “to form” (from PIE root *dheigh- “to form, build”).

Transcendentalism  (ˌtræn.senˈden.təl.ɪ.zəm)
Type: noun
Definition: A 19th-century philosophy emphasising intuition and spirituality.
Etymological origin: From transcendental + -ism, with transcendental from Medieval Latin transcendentalis, from Latin transcendere “to climb over,” from trans “across” + scandere “to climb” (from PIE root *skand- “to leap”).