Angosis

a table full of food

Angosis

n.
the malaise that results from having unlimited access to something, which only seems to drain away its value—a cheat code that ruins the game, a camera that holds a million random snapshots, or having so much free time that all your goals dissolve in it.

Maori ango, open + Latin angō, I cause pain or distress. Pronounced “ang-goh-sis.”

Rookish

a stone tower with a person seated on top

Galagog

a person alone in a snowy desolate landscape

Boorance

a group of objects on a table

Nemotia

a city with clouds of smoke

Keep

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Latigo

aerial view of a city at night

Pithered

stacks of papers and folders piled high on a table

Ellipsism

a hand clawing at a wall

Flichtish

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Burn Upon Reentry

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Eigenschauung

Eigen-schauung

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Rubatosis

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Flashover

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