* Opposites *

materteral (muh-TER-ter-al)

opposite of avuncular (uncle-like)

dystopia (dis-TOH-pee-uh)

opposite of utopia

yonic (YOH-nik)

opposite of phallic

sanction

Opposite of itself ("We cannot sanction these sanctions")

cleave

Opposite of itself (cleave to; cleave in two)

liege

Opposite of itself (under feudal law, a lord to whom allegiance and service are due, and also a subject of that lord)

* Sex words *

apodyopsis (AP-oh-dy-AHP-sis)

act of mentally undressing someone

hypnerotomachia (HIP-nur-oh-tuh-MAK-ee-uh)

the struggle between sleep and sexual desire

callipygian (KAL-i-PIJ-ee-in)

having well-formed buttocks

colpocoquette (KAHL-puh-koh-KET)

woman who knows she has an attractive bosom and makes good use of its allure

* Word words *

lethonomia (LEE-thuh-NOH-mia)

the inability to recall the names of people

sesquipedalian (SES-kwi-puh-DAY-lee-in)

using excessively long words (such as sesquipedalian); any such word.  Literally "one-and-a-half feet"

recherché (ruh-share-SHAY)

1. uncommon; rare; exquisite. 2. overrefined; forced; pretentious; (as, for example, using the word recherché)

esprit de l'escalier (es-PREE duh les-kal-YAY)

the perfect riposte that comes to mind later, and far too late to do you any good

* German imports *

Weltanschauung (VEL-tan-shou-oong)

a comprehensive philosophy of the world or of human life; "world-view"

Weltschmerz (VELT-shmertz)

sadness over the evils of the world, especially as an expression of romantic pessimism

Zeitgeist (tSITE-guy'st)

the taste and outlook characteristic of a period or generation;  literally "the spirit of the time".

zugzwang (tSOOK-tsvong)

A situation in every possible action results in a disadvantage (from chess).

schadenfreude (SHAHD-en-froy-duh)

Pleasure derived from the misfortunes of others.  Failing to discreetly conceal this pleasure constitutes a schadenfreudian slip.

scheissenbedauern (SHY-sen-BUH-dowrn)

The disappointment one feels when exposed to something that is not nearly as bad as one hoped it would be; literally "shit regret". (Actually coined by Joe Queenan)

* Misc words *

decathect (dee-cuh-THECT)

to divest oneself emotionally, in anticipation of a loss (the process is 'decathexis')

dysania (dis-AY-nee-uh)

the state of finding it hard to get out of bed

tarantism (TAR-un-tizm)

overwhelming urge to banish one's melancholy by dancing

farctate (FARK-tate)

full (as from eating) to the point of bursting; completely satiated

onychophagist (AHN-i-KAHF-uh-jist)

person who bites his fingernails

criticaster (CRI-ti-cas-ter)

third-rate, mean-spirited, contemptible critic (you may encounter a few on the Internet)

philodox (FIL-uh-dox)

person in love with his own opinions, who loves to hear himself talk (you may encounter a few on the Internet)

resistentialism

seemingly spiteful behavior manifested by inanimate objects

plenilune (PLEN-i-loon)

the time of the full moon