Flichtish

Flichtish

adj.
nervously aware how much of your self-image is based on untested assumptions about yourself—only ever guessing how you’d react to a violent threat, a sudden windfall, a huge responsibility, or being told to do something you knew was wrong.

North Frisian flicht, maybe. Pronounced “flik-tish.”

Elsewise

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Burn Upon Reentry

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Kerisl

piles of old books scattered in an abandoned room

Hanker Sore

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Gobo

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Scrough

a person working on the sidewalk