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inexorable , adj : Impossible to prevent or stop; inevitable. Unable to be persuaded; relentless; unrelenting. Adamant; severe.

Tiggerish , adj : (Britain) (Excessively) cheerful and exuberant; bouncy. The English author A. A. Milne, who created the character Tigger in his works about Winnie-the-Pooh, died on this day in 1956.

dehort , v : (transitive, rare or obsolete) To dissuade.

Rafflesian , adj : Of or relating to Sir Stamford Raffles, a British colonial statesman known for his founding of modern Singapore and British Malaya. (Singapore) Of or relating to an educational institution named after Sir Stamford Raffles. Rafflesian n (Singapore) A current or former student of an educational institution named after Sir Stamford Raffles. Today is the bicentennial of the day in 1819 when Sir Stamford Raffles sailed up the Singapore River and landed on the main island of Singapore, having visited Saint John’s Island the previous day.

caliginous , adj : (archaic or literary) Dark, obscure; murky.

looking glass , n : A piece of glass with a reflective surface that one may look into to see an image of oneself; a mirror. A way into a bizarre world. English writer and mathematician Lewis Carroll, the author of the children’s novel Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (1871), was born on this day in 1832.

emu , n : (obsolete) A cassowary (genus Casuarius). A large flightless bird native to Australia, Dromaius novaehollandiae. Today is Australia Day, the national day of Australia.

Burns night , n : An event held on the evening of 25th January in celebration of the Scottish poet and lyricist Robert Burns (born on that day in 1759), usually involving Scottish foods and recitals of his poetry.

brumous , adj : (literary) Foggy or misty; wintry.

gigot , n : A leg of lamb or mutton. (fashion) Short for gigot sleeve (“a type of sleeve shaped like a leg of mutton”).

skimble-skamble , adj : Confused, chaotic, disorderly, senseless.

pomander , n : (countable, uncountable, historical) A mixture of aromatic substances, made into a ball and carried by a person to impart a sweet smell or as a protection against infection. (countable, historical) A small case in which an aromatic ball was carried. (countable) A perforated container filled with pot-pourri for placing in a drawer, wardrobe, room, etc., to provide a sweet smell. (countable) An apple or orange studded with cloves used for the same purpose.

acquit , v : (transitive) To declare or find innocent or not guilty. (transitive) To discharge (for example, a claim or debt); to clear off, to pay off; to fulfil. (transitive) Followed by of (and formerly by from): to discharge, release, or set free from a burden, duty, liability, or obligation, or from an accusation or charge. (reflexive) To bear or conduct oneself; to perform one's part. (reflexive) To clear oneself. (transitive, archaic) past participle of acquit. (transitive, obsolete) To release, to rescue, to set free. (transitive, obsolete, rare) To pay for; to atone for.

gumption , n : (Britain) Common sense, initiative, resourcefulness. (US) Boldness of enterprise; aggressiveness or initiative. (US) Energy of body and mind, enthusiasm.

banausic , adj : (formal) Of or pertaining to technical matters; mechanical. (formal) Uncultured, unrefined, utilitarian.

snatch and run , n : An unsophisticated method of committing robbery by grabbing someone's property and attempting to flee with it.

bounden , adj : (dated) Now chiefly in the term bounden duty: made obligatory; binding. (obsolete) Bound.

field of vision , n : The area that a person, an animal, etc., can see with its eyes (or each eye individually) without turning the head.

darkly , adv : With a dark appearance. Faintly seen in the dark. (figuratively) In a morbid manner; morbidly, sinisterly. (figuratively) Mysteriously; forebodingly, ominously.

walk-on girl , n : (darts) A woman who escorts a player to the stage at a darts event. The final of the Lakeside World Darts Championship organized by the British Darts Organisation takes place today in 2019.

charlotte russe , n : A dessert of custard or whipped cream enclosed in sponge cake, often in the form of ladyfingers. French chef Marie-Antoine Carême, who is supposed to have created the dish and named it in honour of his employer Alexander I of Russia, was born on this day in 1833.

blotto , adj : (informal) (Very) drunk or intoxicated.

blooper , n : (informal) A blunder, an error. (baseball, slang) A fly ball that is weakly hit just over the infielders. (film, informal) A filmed or videotaped outtake that has recorded an amusing accident and/or mistake. (nautical) A gaff-rigged fore-and-aft sail set from and aft of the aftmost mast of a square-rigged ship; a spanker. (US, dated) A radio which interferes with other radios, causing them to bloop (squeal loudly). The American comedy television series Foul-Ups, Bleeps & Blunders, which featured bloopers from popular movies and TV programs, was first broadcast on this day 35 years ago in 1984.

cryptodepression , n : (geography, limnology) The portion of a lake which lies below sea level. The cryptocurrency Bitcoin was first issued ten years ago on this day in 2009.

mind-boggling , adj : That causes the mind to boggle; that is beyond one's ability to understand or figure out.

to say nothing of , conj : (idiomatic) An apophasis used to mention another important, usually related, point: not taking into account, not to mention, without considering.

Slavi , proper n : The Russian Orthodox Christmas, which is celebrated from January 6 through 13 in outstate Alaska, USA, wherever there is a sizable Russian Orthodox population.

coryphée , n : Synonym of coryphaeus (Ancient Greece, drama, historical) The conductor or leader of the chorus of a drama. (by extension) The chief or leader of an interest or party. (ballet) A ballet dancer ranking above a member of the corps de ballet and below a soloist. The African-American dancer, choreographer, and director Alvin Ailey was born on this day in 1931. His work fused ballet, modern dance, jazz, and theatre with black vernacular.

shorthand , n : A rough and rapid method of writing by substituting symbols for letters, words, etc. (by extension) Any brief or shortened way of saying or doing something. Sir Isaac Pitman, who developed the widely used shorthand system now known as Pitman shorthand, was born on this day in 1813.

castle in the air , n : (idiomatic) A desire, idea, or plan that is unlikely to ever be realized; a visionary project or scheme; a daydream, an idle fancy, a near impossibility.

tumultuous , adj : Characterized by loud, confused noise. Causing or characterized by tumult; chaotic, disorderly, turbulent.