If you're looking for a word to describe dogmatic assertion without proof, 'ipsedixitism' is an excellent choice.#3828•
Chapter 6
Depending on the day you're having, a juggernaut might be either an unstoppable force, a gigantic truck, or a villainous foil for the X-Men. Its origin is one of the most unlikely in the English language, involving the meeting of two vastly different worlds and cultures.#3821•
Chapter 7
A Gordian knot is a problematic situation that seems completely unsolvable until lateral thinking is brought into play.#3826•
Chapter 8
Hwyl is defined in the dictionary as 'an emotional quality that inspires and sustains impassioned eloquence', as well as 'the fervour of emotion characteristic of gatherings of Welsh people'.#3829•
Chapter 10
Chief among these is the 'shotclog', Elizabethan slang for the companion in the tavern who is only tolerated because they are buying the next round.#3945•
Chapter 11
And then there are 'well-willy' and 'ill-willy' – meaning, respectively, full of good will and benevolence, and cherishing meanness, thereby neatly characterising what kind of day we intend to have. In the sixteenth century there were in fact two further siblings in the willy family – 'evil-willy', an epithet for someone with extremely malevolent desires, and the cheery 'good-willy', meaning 'generous' and ever-ready to help.#3939•