Arroia

people standing on a stage

Arroia

n.
the wish that you could’ve enjoyed a dry run of your life—muddling through once quickly, then going back to do it all over again, this time for real.

Spanish arroyo, a dried-up streambed waiting for a storm, literally a “dry run.” Pronounced “uh-roi-uh.”

Rialtoscuro

a blurry image of a light source

Eftless

a person with hands pressed on a window

Winnewaw

a person wearing a party hat

Aoyaoia

a person holding a guitar

Suente

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Ringlorn

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Irrition

a close up of a dandelion

Craxis

a tall house of cards

Vicarous

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Adomania

a person riding a horse

Foreclearing

Cover image for the Foreclearing word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

Apolytus

Cover image for the Apolytus word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

Echthesia

blurry image of two clocks