pococurante \po-ko-koo-RAN-tee, -kyoo-\ (adjective) - Indifferent, apathetic, nonchalant.

"James' only claim to fame was a single pococurante addition to the company's rules and regulations yet this, along with his ...Read More

zugzwang \TSOOK-tsvahng\ (noun) - A position where one is forced to make an undesirable move.

"Alan's company suddenly found itself in zugzwang, where every move it made worsened its position against an invisible opponent...Read More

cappuccino \kae-peh-CHI-no\ (noun) - Espresso coffee served with milk.

"Jeff was the sort who liked to start his day with cappuccino, though on the way to work, it was probably better to have a biscotto with it than '...Read More

hallucinate \heh-LU-seh-neyt\ (verb) - To be deceived by delusions as a result of mental illness or a narcotic; to suffer a wildly distorted dream of something nonexistent but perceived as real.

"Courtney hallucinates ...Read More

ratiocination \rash-ee-ah-suh-NAY-shun; rash-ee-oh-\ (noun) - The process of reasoning.

"Such were the intensity of Henry's thought processes that one imagined that they could almost hear the ratiocination as it proceeded...Read More

gubernatorial \GOO-ber-nuh-TOR-ee-uhl\ (adjective) - Of or pertaining to a governor.

"Jed was convinced that the gubernatorial race was going to be as much of a snoozer as usual, and was surprised when the dirt one ...Read More