Aponemia

a group of people standing together

Aponemia

n.
the peculiar quality of never having chosen to be born, which is shared by everyone else around you; the curious awareness that even though earthly life might be the most exciting party in the universe, somehow everyone in attendance had been dragged here by a friend or stumbled in by accident.

Greek απονέμω (aponémo), to bestow. Pronounced “ap-uh-nee-mee-uh.”

Ellipsism

a hand clawing at a wall

Knellish

a blurry image of a person lying on a bed

Rialtoscuro

a blurry image of a light source

Rookish

a stone tower with a person seated on top

Fardle-Din

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Licotic

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Mauerbauertraurigkeit

Mauerbauer-traurigkeit

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Énouement

a hand opening a curtain

Fellchaser

a blurred shadow of a person in a dark room

Harke

a dreamlike image of a person's face over water

Ochisia

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Immerensis

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Anecdoche

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