Brandon Papp

Papp’s Pirates

epicycloid

a curve generated by the motion of a point on the circumference of a circle that rolls externally,

without slipping, on a fixed circle.

Ep-i-cy-cloid

Noun

extemporaneous

speaking or performing with little or no advance preparation

ex·tem·po·ra·ne·ous

Adjective

metempsychosisMe-tem-psy-cho-sis

the transmigration of the soul, especially the passage of the soul after death from a human or

animal to some other human or animal body.

Noun

RegimeMe-tem-psy-cho-sis

Noun

a mode or system of rule or government: a dictatorial regime.

VituperableVi-tu-per-a-ble

Liable to, or deserving, vituperation, or severe censure.

Adjective

FrigidariumFrig-i-dar-i-um

(in an ancient Roman bath) a room having a bath of unheated water.

Noun - plural

Phosphorescence Phos-pho-res-cence

Noun

the property of being luminous at temperatures below incandescence, as from slow oxidation in

the case of phosphorus or after exposure to light or other radiation.

pseudonymityNoun

Pseu-do-nym-i-ty

Use of a fictitious name.

Tercentenary Ter-cen-ten-ar-y

adjective, noun, plural

of or relating to a period of 300 years

significationSig-ni-fi-ca-tion

Noun

something that is signified; meaning or sense

vicissitudeVi-cis-si-tude

noun

a change or variation occurring in the course of something.

colloquyCol-lo-quy

noun, plural

a conversational exchange; dialogue.

obsequiesOb-se-quy

noun, plural

a funeral rite or ceremony

peccadilloPec-ca-dil-lo

a very minor or slight sin or offense; a trifling fault.

noun, plural

opalescenceO-pal-es-cent

having a milky iridescence.

adjective