kismet \KIZ-met; -mit\ (noun) - Destiny; fate.

"You were muttering about kismet, which, as an aside, is probably what Lord Nelson really said to Hardy at Trafalgar. I can't see the old sea dog saying 'Kiss me, Hardy,' ...Read More

ennui \on-WEE\ (noun) - A feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction arising from lack of interest; boredom.

"But she felt crushed by ennui as soon as the rhythm of everyday life re-established itself, and realized that it ...Read More

callow \KAL-oh\ (adjective) - Immature; lacking adult perception, experience, or judgment.

"He was callow, even for a subaltern. He was callow all over — like a canary that had not finished fledging itself." -- Rudyard ...Read More

concupiscence \kon-KYOO-puh-suhn(t)s; kuhn-\ (noun) - Strong desire, especially sexual desire; lust.

"Now, to speak of the first desire, that is, concupiscence, accordint to the law for our sexual parts, which were ...Read More

nostrum \NOS-truhm\ (noun) - 1 : A medicine of secret composition and unproven or dubious effectiveness; a quack medicine. 2 : A usually questionable remedy or scheme; a cure-all.

"He's carrying on his father's trade, ...Read More

ergo \UR-go; AIR-\ (adverb) - Therefore; consequently; -- often used in a jocular way.

"Doth he not himself say ergo? Hath he not said ergo to the poor saints, to your sons and daughters, whom he hath bured in the fore to...Read More