Siso

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Siso

n.
a solitary experience you wish you could have shared with someone else—having dinner in a romantic setting, reaching the summit after an arduous climb, having a run-in with a crazy stranger that nobody’s going to believe—which makes you look around for confirmation that it even happened at all.

Welsh si-so, see-saw, an invention that can only ever be enjoyed by multiple people; when used alone, it’s just a wonky bench. Pronounced “see-soh.”

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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Tillid

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Heartworm

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Lisolia

a bookcase containing objects

Kuebiko

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Innity

a neatly made bed with diffused light glowing

Treachery Of The Common

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Manusia

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Semaphorism

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Moriturism

a person resting in the back seat of a car