Aponemia

a group of people standing together

Aponemia

n.
the peculiar quality of never having chosen to be born, which is shared by everyone else around you; the curious awareness that even though earthly life might be the most exciting party in the universe, somehow everyone in attendance had been dragged here by a friend or stumbled in by accident.

Greek απονέμω (aponémo), to bestow. Pronounced “ap-uh-nee-mee-uh.”

Rookish

a stone tower with a person seated on top

Galagog

a person alone in a snowy desolate landscape

Boorance

a group of objects on a table

Nemotia

a city with clouds of smoke

Tornomov

a cloudy sky and landscape

Merrenness

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The Kick Drop

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Rückkehrunruhe

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Aimonomia

close-up of a plant with lights glowing in background

Rubatosis

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Craxis

a tall house of cards

Apolytus

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Allope

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