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The Icelandic word for computer is tölva - derived from "tala" (number) and "völva" (prophetess), meaning of "prophetess of numbers".

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dysania: being unable to get out of bed in the morning #snooze #zzz

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eleutheromania: the passionate or frantic desire for #freedom

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coruscation: a sudden flash of light or brilliance #inspiration

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prosopagnosia: the inability to recognise faces

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eucatastrophe: a sudden happy ending in a story. Coined by Tolkien

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polycentrism: having multiple centres

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bibliophagist: an avid reader. Literally: one who eats books! #reading #bibliophile

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nugacity: something small, trivial and/or unimportant #burn!

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novaturient: desiring a powerful change in one's life #motivation #change

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chiliad: a thousand things. e.g. a chiliad of #retweets!

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equanimity: stoic, calm or mentally balanced, esp. in a religious or spirital sense #yoga

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backpfeifengesicht, German: a face that is asking to be punched #German

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jirble: to spill a liquid out of a container - especially a drink! #clumsy

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rambunctious: playfully but uncontrollably noisy or undisciplined; boisterous

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oniochalasia: relieving stress by going shopping! #relax #shopping

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logomachy: an argument about words!

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Honorificabilitudinitatibus: being able to recieve honours (#Shakespeare's longest word!)

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dight: to clothe or equip #vocab #oldwords

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operose: something that required a lot of tedious work or effort