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.”

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

Achenia

a close-up of a bottle with an organic object inside

Mottleheaded

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Drisson

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Nementia

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Kadot

a person looking at an abstract spiral

Adronitis

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Trumspringa

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Starlorn

snow flakes in the dark

Licotic

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