Proluctance

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Proluctance

n.
the paradoxical urge to avoid doing something you’ve been looking forward to—opening a decisive letter, meeting up with a friend who’s finally back in town, reading a new book from your favorite author—perpetually waiting around for the right state of mind, stretching out the bliss of anticipation as long as you can.

Latin pro-, forward + reluctans, resisting. Pronounced “proh-luhk-tuhns.”

Kuebiko

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Holiette

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Povism

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Walloway

water faucet that seems to emanate from the ground

The Standard Blues

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Agnosthesia

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