Vocabulary Wednesday

It is vocabulary time again. Here is part one, part two, part three, part four and part five.

faineantise

[F.] do-nothing-ness; indisposition to do anything; indifference, inactivity

fa·vo·ni·an (fÉ™-vō‘nÄ“-É™n)
adj.

1. Of or relating to the west wind.
2. Mild; benign.

klazomania

compulsive shouting; thus klazomaniac, one who shouts compulsively.

zenzizenzizenzic

the eighth power of a number

zwischenzug

[G.] in chess, a temporizing move (i.e., a delay in capturing, usually via a check)

oblivionize

[fr. L. oblivion-, forgetfulness + -ize]
now rare to consign to oblivion