Justing

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Justing

n.
the habit of telling yourself that just one tweak could solve all of your problems—if only you had the right haircut, if only you found the right group of friends, if only you made a little more money, if only he noticed you, if only she loved you back, if only you could find the time, if only you were confident—which leaves you feeling perpetually on the cusp of a better life, hanging around the top of the slide waiting for one little push.

From just, only, simply, merely + jousting, a sport won by positioning the tip of your lance at just the right spot, at just the right second. Pronounced “juhst-ing.”

Ne’er-Be-Gone

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Ringlorn

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Idlewild

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Licotic

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Volander

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Slipfast

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Mahpiohanzia

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La Cuna

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Fitzcarraldo

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Gobo

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Exulansis

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Ghough

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Aubadoir

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Elsewise

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Harmonoia

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Wildred

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Treachery Of The Common

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Justing

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Rivener

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Epistrix

several doors standing in a dark room

Anchorage

a person's arm extended over river rapids

Emorries

a magnifying glass over photos and books

Fata Organa

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Anaphasia

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Mimeomia

a person wearing an animal onesie garment

Merrenness

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Ecstatic Shock

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