Poggled

a person studying a book with a magnifying glass

Poggled

adj.
shocked upon looking twice at something you see every day and catching an obvious detail you’d never noticed before—an old scar on your loved one’s knee, a wall in your house that’s apparently always been purple, or a prominent building that seemed to appear in your neighborhood overnight—which makes you wonder how much else of your world you might be missing, when you’re just barely there yourself.

Macedonian поглед (pogled), a glimpse. Pronounced “pog-uhld.”

Heartmoor

a campfire with a kettle many small logs

Routwash

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Nyctous

a person walking in the middle of a street

Anthrodynia

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Siso

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Allope

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Ludiosis

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Pax Latrina

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Anti-Aliasing

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Wenbane

a person standing on a ledge looking at a city skyline

Eigenschauung

Eigen-schauung

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Covalent Bond

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Monachopsis

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Innity

a neatly made bed with diffused light glowing

Eisce

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Anecdoche

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Kuebiko

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Ledsome

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Flichtish

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Halfwise

a train coming towards the camera shot from the tracks

Fellchaser

a blurred shadow of a person in a dark room

Jouska

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Vaucasy

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Mottleheaded

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Ameneurosis

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Mogging Folly

a person sitting on a bench

Ochisia

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