Spelunker

From a well know dictionary, a spelunker is one who makes a hobby of exploring and studying caves. In videogames, for example, those who enjoy exploring every corner of the world they are playing.

Bogus

Something not genuine, like Panaphonic or Sorny

Fake or false, fraudulent

Looking for the image, i found an interesting script
http://www.snpp.com/episodes/3F11.html

Eschew

It means to avoid doing what one usually does morally or professionally. It refers to avoid moral habits. 
For this case, a few examples will work better:

• They now eschew the violence of their past
• He is a a psychologist who eschews the traditional methods of psychotherapy.
• She eschews evil.

Chubby

This word means fat, or plump (another new word) as this child in the picture. The dictionary just gives the definitios as synonym of plump which has a lot of meanings. Regarding  the picture, the definition is this:

 having a full rounded usually pleasing form

Alibi

Pronounced "alibai", an alibi is a type of defense found in legal proceedings by demonstrating that the defendant was not in the place where an alleged offense was committed.
It is the same meanings for any other type of defense, it is like a proven excuse to demonstrate that you did not make an action  because you were doing something else.
"The guy in the Shaggy´s song "it wasn't me", has practically no alibi to prove it was not him, he can only run away.

Bail out-Phrasal Verb

Bail something/somebody out: To help a person or organization which is in difficulty, usually by giving them money. 

The government decided to bail General Electric out because they were run out of money. 

Brag

Boast. Boast: To glorify oneself in speech. Talk in a self-admiring way. To speck of with excesive pride.

Alexandra Houses (hahaha) brag about being beautiful.
Lina Tontis brag about having a new car... hehehe, but she does not drive.

Squeaky

A short, high-pitched sound or cry. Shrill cry.

I think there is a squeaky door in almost all horror movies
A squeaky bed could be a problem for you, your partner and your neighbors.

Shrewd

Clever at understanding.
Showing a good judgement  to solve a situation.

Characterized by sharp intelligence and often a sense of the practical.
Sagacious, astute, perspicacious.

A shrewd observation by Sherlock Holmes: "It’s a wicked world, and when a clever man turns his brains to crime it is the worst of all."  Sherlock Holmes in “The Adventure of the Speckled Band”


Source: http://andynaselli.com/a-shrewd-observation-by-sherlock-holmes 

Ponder

To think about something carefully.


Certain beautiful engineer pondered whether she should enter the UN to a magister in electrical engineering; at the end, she decided not to.

Pall

• to cause to become insipid
• to lose in interest or attraction
• to deprive of pleasure in something by satiating

Interesting word, it was in a quote in the book of the french detective....

Wonk and a new idea

The idea is that we post some strange or new or curious words, and with comments we both put anagrams with all the letters and with less letters, but which are contained in the word. My example will be with Wonk.

Wonk:   Informal Derogatory

A student who studies excessively.
A hardworking person.
A person who is obsessively interested in a specified subject.

Debris

The scattered remains of something broken or destroyed, for example, when a ship crashes in the beach, all the fragments and broken wood, are the debris. 
The origin of this word is french, so the accent is in the first syllable.


Copied examples:

1. After the earthquake, rescuers began digging through the debris in search of survivors.
2. Everything was covered by dust and debris.

Interweave

Funny word... it means to closely connect or mix different things together, or to be closely connected or mixed together, for example, a rope, a thread, or even a story, so, you can say that the plot of Touch is about a kid knowing how many lifes are interweaved.

Knot

Thank you for your patience.


Knot has two meanings. 

• The first is the union of two end of a rope by tying them. For example, when you go to climb, you make a knot to secure yourself and not fall.
• The other meaning, refers to a unit of speed, frequently used in sailing. It is the unit that you may find in Verne's books, and it is equal to one nautical mile per hour. (1852 km/h)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yo5nSXND5o

Glitch

The term derives from the German glitschig, meaning 'slippery', possibly entering English through the Yiddish term glitsh.... but.... does it really matters?
A glitch is a little malfunction of a system, however it is most usually used in electronics, circuits and programming.  A transient in a electric circuit may be called a glitch, a small fault in programming, too.  Many electronic components, such as flip-flops, are triggered by a pulse that must not be shorter than a specified minimum duration; otherwise, the component may malfunction. A pulse shorter than the specified minimum is called also a glitch.

Gaze

• It is when you see something with so much interest, for longer time than a usual sight. This verb is usually followed by the preposition "at": To gaze at the stars
• To look steadily and intently, as with great curiosity, interest, pleasure, or wonder.

Hiatus

Pause in a sequence, series or process.

Prosody & Grammar a break between two vowels coming together but not in the same syllable, as in the ear and cooperate.


A break, a pause.

Video

The suggestion is to type this song. I think it is easy.

Dazzle

A nice word to express astonishment or amazement, to impress deeply, overpower, or confound with brilliance. 
It is also used as a sinomym of shine, but much brighter; to lose clear vision especially from looking at bright light, or to shine brilliantly

  

(it also seems to be a reference or name of a dvd recorder :S)

Mistletoe

The mistletoe is a plant, a Eurasian evergreen shrub, Viscum album, with leathery leaves, yellowish flowers, and waxy white berries: grows as a partial parasite on various trees.

It is traditionally used as a Christmas decoration, the pieces of mistletoe are often hung from the ceiling or in a doorway at Christmastime, and according to tradition, if you stand with someone under a piece of mistletoe, you are supposed to kiss that person. 

Apotropaic

Supossedly having the power of avert evil influence or bad luck.

Preventing or intenden to prevent evil. 

In spanish it is: Apotropaico, I didn't know that word, neither in spanish... But, at least, it is new in RAE.

Leprechaun

A leprechaun (Irish: leipreachán) is a type of fairy in Irish folklore, usually taking the form of an old man, clad in a red or green coat, who enjoys partaking in mischief. Like other fairy creatures, leprechauns have been linked to the Tuatha Dé Danann of Irish mythology. The leprechauns spend all their time busily making shoes, and store away all their coins in a hidden pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. If ever captured by a human, the leprechaun has the magical power to grant three wishes in exchange for their release. Popular depiction shows the leprechaun as being no taller than a small child, with a beard and hat, although they may originally have been perceived as the tallest of the mound-dwellers (the Tuatha Dé Danann).

The Sandman

A fictional man supposed to make children sleep by sprinkling sand in their eyes. Traditionally he is a character in many children's stories, invoked to lull children to sleep. He is said to sprinkle sand or dust on or into the eyes of the child at night to bring on dreams and sleep. The grit or "sleep" in one's eyes upon waking is supposed to be the result of the Sandman's work the previous evening.

The Bogeyman

(also boogeyman, bogyman)(usually the bogeyman)

an imaginary evil spirit, referred to typically to frighten children:

with the blankets pulled over our heads to keep out the bogeyman

• 
  

  a person or thing that is widely regarded as an object of fear:

  nuclear power is the environmentalists' bogeyman

A bogeyman (also spelled bogieman, boogeyman or boogieman) is an amorphous imaginary being used by adults to frighten children into compliant behaviour. The monster has no specific appearance, and conceptions about it can vary drastically from household to household within the same community; in many cases, he has no set appearance in the mind of an adult or child, but is simply a non-specific embodiment of terror. Parents may tell their children that if they misbehave, the bogeyman will get them. Bogeymen may target a specific mischief — for instance, a bogeyman that punishes children who suck their thumbs — or general misbehavior, depending on what purpose needs serving. In some cases, the bogeyman is a nickname for the devil.

Aloof

Cool and distante. Not friendly or forthcoming. Distant physically or emotionally. Reserved and remote. Used as an adverb means at a distance but within view, apart.

Deliverance

The action of being rescued or set free.

Rescue from bondage or danger.

Rescue from moral corruption; salvation.

Ex: Ingrid Betancourt's deliverance was amazing

Prank

A mischievous trick or practical joke


Prank call

A prank call (also known as a prank phone call) or a crank call is a form of practical joke committed over the telephone. Prank phone calls began to gain an America-wide following over a period of many years, as they gradually became a staple of the obscure and amusing cassette tapes traded amongst musicians, sound engineers, and media traders beginning in the late 1970s. Among the most famous and earliest recorded prank calls are the Tube Bar prank calls tapes which centered aroundLouis "Red" Deutsch. Comedian Jerry Lewis was an incorrigible phone prankster, and recordings of his hijinks, dating from the 1960s and possibly earlier, still circulate throughout the country to this day. A crank call, although also intended to disturb and harass, is usually more hostile than lighthearted, being made by a "crank," some in anger.

Shoo

- make (a person or animal) go away by waving one’s arms at them, saying ‘shoo’, or otherwise acting in a discouraging manner.

Origin:

a natural exclamation: first recorded in late Middle English. The verb use dates from the early 17th century

Sibling

Siblings are people who share at least one parent. A male sibling is called Brother. A female sibling is called Sister.

Types of siblings:

• Full sibling: A brother or sister who share both biological parents.
• Half-sibling: A person who share just one parent with his or her sibling.
• 3/4 sibling!!!: 3/4 siblings are those who share one parent and whose non-shared parents are full siblings. It means that 3/4 siblings are at the same time cousins. I liked this example, and I am going to paste it:

"Queen Elizabeth I of England, the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, and Henry Carey and Catherine Carey, the children of Mary Boleyn. Before her sister married King Henry, Mary was Henry's mistress, and he is sometimes named the father of her children. If so, Henry and Catherine would be 3/4 siblings of Elizabeth" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sibling#3.2F4_sibling).

Shunt

• Move to an alternate way.
• Railroad switch.
• Bypass.
• Divert to a less important position or place.

Electricity:

• Provide an electric current with a conductor joining two points of a circuit through which the current is diverted.

Medicine:

• A passage between two natural body channels, such as blood vessels, which permits the flow from one region to another. Bypass.

Peter Out

It is a verb which means to decrease slowly before coming to an end. Its origin is unknown.

Example: The bad weather petered out.

Fizzle is considered a synonym of peter out. It means come to an end or fail in a weak way.

Peter out is not commonly used.

Prevail

Be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance 

To be in force, use, or effect; be current 

To be greater in strength or influence; triumph

Tidal wave

The term tidal wave is used in everyday speech to refer to a gigantic and enormously destructive wave caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption (what scientists would properly call a tsunami). When scientists use the word tidal wave,they normally are referring to an unusually large wave or bulge of water that sometimes occurs around a high tide. These tidal waves are certainly big and powerful, but they are tiny in comparison with tsunamis.


Another definition is an overwhelming manifestation of some emotion or phenomenon; "a tidal wave of nausea"; "the flood of letters hit him with the force of a tidal wave"; "a tidal wave of crime"

Stammer

Speak with sudden involuntary pauses and a tendency to repeat the initial letters of words.
There is a similar word: stutter, that means to  talk with continued involuntary repetition of sounds, especially initial consonants. I think it's the same, but maybe there is a subtle technical difference.

Wind Down

For a machine or mechanism: gradual loss of power.

Informal: Of a person. Relax after a stressful situation.

Wind something down: Gradually close.

Examples:

If you suffer from high stress or want to wind down, you should take spare time.
Forget to turn off the lights in a stopped car, could make the battery winds down.
They wound the shop down after some problems with the clients.

Surmount

1. To overcome (an obstacle, for example); conquer.

2. To ascend to the top of; climb.

Other examples: 

Be or do something to a greater degree:

"her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"

"She outdoes all other athletes"

"This exceeds all my expectations"

"This car outperforms all others in its class" 

Spare

Save money. Antonym of spend.

We have to spare some money if we want to travel around the world and make our dreams a reality.

Put off

To postpone or delay something.
A word with the same meaning is procrastinate, the difference between these words is that the second one refers to put something off intentionally and habitually.

Dew

A droplet is a tiny drop, we needed to clear this up to fully understad dew, because dew is water in the form of droplets that appears on thin, exposed objects in the morning or evening. As the exposed surface cools by radiating its heat, atmospheric moisture condenses at a rate greater than that at which it can evaporate, resulting in the formation of water droplets. When temperatures are low enough, dew takes the form of ice; this form is called frost

Sin

• The first time sin happened, was when Eve ate the forbidden fruit.
• When someone breaks God's law, commits sin.