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weltschmerz: denotes the kind of feeling experienced by someone who understands that physical reality can never satisfy the demands of the mind (from the German, meaning world-pain or world-weariness)

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Horology: the art or science of measuring time

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desultory: marked by lack of definite plan or regularity or purpose; jumping from one thing to another

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vituperative: marked by harsh spoken or written abuse; abusive, often with ranting or railing

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  • tendentious: having or marked by a strong tendency especially a controversial one; “a tendentious account of recent elections”; “distinguishing between verifiable fact and tendentious assertion”
  • vexatious: Causing vexation, annoyance, trouble, or the like; teasing; annoying; troublesome