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.”

Ellipsism

a hand clawing at a wall

Knellish

a blurry image of a person lying on a bed

Rialtoscuro

a blurry image of a light source

Rookish

a stone tower with a person seated on top

Exulansis

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Skidding

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Echthesia

blurry image of two clocks

Soufrise

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Clockwise

a close-up of flower along with polaroid pictures

Heartworm

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Beloiter

a person sitting at a slot machine

Future-Tense

a person looking at their reflection

Nementia

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