| word | definition | source of discovery |
|---|---|---|
| abrogate | to abolish by authority | cormac mccarthy |
| aerie | a house or stronghold perched on a height | the eternal world, clark ashton smith |
| apposite | appropriate, relevant | blood meridian, cormac mccarthy |
| augury | an omen or sign of something coming | blood meridian, cormac mccarthy |
| aureate | having qualities of gold | the death of malygris, clark ashton smith |
| bier | a stand on which a corpse or a coffin containing a corpse is placed before burial | blood meridian, cormac mccarthy |
| bruit | to spread news of | blood meridian, cormac mccarthy |
| byssus | a fine textile fiber and fabric of flax | sadastor, clark ashton smith |
| carboy | a large rigid container for transporting liquid | blood meridian, cormac mccarthy |
| chancel | the space around an altar in a church | blood meridian, cormac mccarthy |
| chary | cautiously or suspiciously reluctant to do something | the dark age, clark ashton smith |
| chine | the backbone or spine of an animal; figuratively, a ridge of land | blood meridian, cormac mccarthy |
| clackdish | a dish with a movable lid used by beggars who clack the lid to draw attention | blood meridian, cormac mccarthy |
| coign | a projecting corner or angle of a wall or building | the dark age, clark ashton smith |
| dolmen | a neolithic tomb consisting of two or more upright megaliths supporting a large flat horizontal capstone | blood meridian, cormac mccarthy |
| excrescence | an abnormal outgrowth | the boats of the "glen carrig", william hope hodgson |
| exhort | to urge by strong or stirring argument | blood meridian, cormac mccarthy |
| eyrie | see aerie | the city of the singing flame, clark ashton smith |
| flense | to strip the skin or blubber from (e.g., a whale) | blood meridian, cormac mccarthy |
| fusil | a light flintlock musket | blood meridian, cormac mccarthy |
| itinerant | traveling from place to place to perform work or a duty | blood meridian, cormac mccarthy |
| jornada | a march or journey performed in a day | blood meridian, cormac mccarthy |
| kerf | a groove or notch made by a cutting tool, such as a saw or an axe | blood meridian, cormac mccarthy |
| larboard | the port side of a ship (archaic) | the boats of the "glen carrig", william hope hodgson |
| lazarette | a storage area near the cockpit of a boat | the boats of the "glen carrig", william hope hodgson |
| lintel | a horizontal beam spanning a an opening (door, window, etc) | blood meridian, cormac mccarthy |
| marmorean | having qualities of marble | sadastor, clark ashton smith |
| mizzen | the third mast from the bow of a ship | the boats of the "glen carrig", william hope hodgson |
| moraine | a mass of rocks and sediment carried down and deposited by a glacier, typically as ridges at its edges or extremity | the dark age, clark ashton smith |
| mullion | a vertical element that forms a division between the units of a window or screen | blood meridian, cormac mccarthy |
| pall | to become insipid, boring, or wearisome | blood meridian, cormac mccarthy |
| provender | food or provisions | the boats of the "glen carrig", william hope hodgson |
| quinquereme | an ancient warship with oars on either side | |
| quirt | a short whip with a braided leather lash associated with the southwestern united states | blood meridian, cormac mccarthy |
| ratchel | gravelly stone | blood meridian, cormac mccarthy |
| reliquary | a receptacle for keeping sacred relics | blood meridian, cormac mccarthy |
| scoria | the refuse of a smelted metal or ore; slag | blood meridian, cormac mccarthy |
| seamy | sordid, base | blood meridian, cormac mccarthy |
| squail | to throw sticks at small animals; to throw something about awkwardly | blood meridian, cormac mccarthy |
| swale | a low, moist, marshy tract of land | blood meridian, cormac mccarthy |
| switchback | a sharp bend in a road on a steep incline | blood meridian, cormac mccarthy |
| sybaritic | fond of sensuous luxury or pleasure; self-indulgent | the dark age, clark ashton smith |
| talus | pile of rock fragments at the base of a cliff | blood meridian, cormac mccarthy |
| thew | muscular power or strength | blood meridian, cormac mccarthy |
| tot | a small drink or allowance of liquor | the boats of the "glen carrig", william hope hodgson |
| transpicuous | easily construed or seen through | the crystals, clark ashton smith |
| treebole | the main part of a tree trunk | blood meridian, cormac mccarthy |
| vadose | relating to water located underground above the water table | blood meridian, cormac mccarthy |
| van | wing (archaic) | sadastor, clark ashton smith |
| victuals | food | the boats of the "glen carrig", william hope hodgson |
| viscid | viscous | the boats of the "glen carrig", william hope hodgson |
| whinstone | any hard dark-colored rock | blood meridian, cormac mccarthy |