The AFI Dictionary

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This Dictionary was found on the Despair Faction Message Board.

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'Roids

refers to anabolic steroids. Hormone commonly used to increase muscle mass

Abject

brought in low condition or status, being of the most contemptible kind

Accede

to arrive at or come into an office or dignity: accede to the throne

Affluence

a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth

Alighieri, Dante

poet born in the 1200s. A line from his famous epic 'Inferno', was used in Midnight Sun (beyond and to all time, I stand)

Alleviate

to make (pain for example) more bearable; a drug that alleviates cold symptoms

Amaranth

any of various annuals of the genus amaranthus having dense green or reddish clusters of tiny flowers and including several weeds, ornamentals, and food plants; an imaginary flower that never fades

Anathema

a formal ecclesiastical ban, curse, or excommunication

Anesthetize

make unconscious by means of anesthetic drugs

Anguish

agonizing physical or mental pain

Animosity

bitter hostility or open enmity; active hatred

Apathy

lack of interest or concern, especially regarding matters of general importance or appeal

Apex

the highest point; the point of culmination

Arid

lacking interest or feeling; lifeless and dull

Arsenic

a very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms; arsenic and arsenic compounds are used as herbicides and insecticides and various alloys

Ascension

the act of ascending; a rising; ascent

Asphyxiate

suffocate or smother

Aspiration

a strong desire for high achievement; an ambition

Assimilate

to bring to a likeness or to conformity; to cause a resemblance between

Avail

to be of use or advantage to

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Banality

something that is trite, obvious, or predictable; a commonplace

Baudelaire, Charles

French poet born in the 1800s. A translated and edited version of his poem, De Profundis Clamavi, makes up the whispering in Midnight Sun

Bic

brand name of disposable lighter

Blasphemy

an irreverent or impious act, attitude, or utterance in regard to something considered with high honor

Bleak

gloomy or somber; unsheltered and barren

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Callousness

emotionally hardened; unfeeling

Catharsis

a purifying or figurative cleansing of the emotions, especially pity and fear; a release of tension

Celluloid

a colorless flammable material used to make photographic film; of or portrayed on film or in motion pictures

Cessation

A bringing or coming to an end; a ceasing

Charles Atlas

legendary body builder 'The worlds most perfect man'

Chipper

in lively spirits; cheerful

Chrysanthemum

Eurasian plant with flower heads. A 'Chrysanthemum of white' is a symbol of truth

Cinder

a partly charred or burned substance that can burn further but without a flame

Cinematic

of or pertaining to or characteristics of cinema or films

Clandestine

conducted with secrecy; withdrawn from public notice

Clove

to split with (or as if) with a sharp instrument; to pierce or penetrate

Commodity

something useful that can be turned into commercial or other advantage

Coy

tending to avoid people and social situations

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Deify

to make a god of; raise to the condition of a god; to idealize; exalt

Demonomania

a form of madness in which the patient convinces themselves possessed of demons

Disassociate

to disconnect from things associated

Discarnate

having no material body or form

Disdain

to treat contemptuously; to look on with scorn

Disown

to refuse to acknowledge or accept one's own

Dispel

to rid one's mind of; to drive away

Dissipate

to attenuate to or almost to the point of disappearing

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Effigy

a crude figure of dummy representing a hated person or group; a likeness or image

Elation

an exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism

Elegy

a poem expressing sorrow and lamentation for one who is dead

Eloquence

having the power to speak fluently and persuasively; vividly expressive

Emanate

to come or send forth, as from a source

Enamor

to inspire with love, captivate

Enmity

mutual hatred

Enthralled

to fascinate

Epic

an extended narrative or poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a legendary or traditional hero

Eradicate

to get rid of as if by tearing up the roots

Excoriation

an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off

Exsanguination

to drain of blood

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Faction

a group of people forming a cohesive, usually contentious minority within a larger group

Falter

to be unsteady in purpose or action; as from loss of courage or confidence

Fester

to undergo decay; rot; to be or become an increasing source of irritation or poisoning

Filigree

delicate, lace like ornamental work

Fray

to strain; wear away by rubbing

Futility

the quality of having no useful result; uselessness

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Habitation

a place of residence

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Imbrue

to drench something

Immaculate

impeccably clean; spotless

Impend

about to occur

Impermissible

not permitted; not allowable

Implore

to call upon (or for) in supplication

Inanimate

not having the qualities of life

Incarnate

embodied in human form; personified

Indelibly

cannot be removed; incapable of being lost or forgotten

Inept

displaying a lack of judgment, sense or reason; foolish

Infatuation

a foolish, unreasonable passion or attraction

Ingest

to take into the body by mouth for digestion or absorption

Ingrain

to fix deeply or indelibly, as in the mind

Innate

inborn; not acquired

Intimate

very close in friendship or affection

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Lucid

type of dream where one is aware they are dreaming

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Maelstrom

a violent or turbulent situation

Malevolence

malicious behavior

Malignant

showing great malevolence; disposed to do evil

Malleus Maleficarum

Latin, translates to 'hammer of witches/evil doers

Mirth

gladness, especially when expressed by laughter

Miseria Cantare

Latin, translates to 'Sing the Sorrow' Spanish, translates to '(of) sorrow I sing'

Monolithic

total uniformity

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Nephilim

giants; mighty men (Gen. 6:4; Num. 13:33, R.V.)

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Omnipotence

having unlimited or universal power or authority (one who has such power? a god.)

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Pallor

lacking color; paleness

Pantomime

the telling of a story without words, by means of body movements, gestures and facial expressions

Paradigm

a set of assumptions, concepts, values and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality for the community that shares them, especially in an intellectual discipline

Perambulate

to walk before

Phoenix

a bird in Egyptian mythology that lived in the desert for 500 years and then consumed itself by fire, later to rise renewed from it's ashes; a person or thing of unsurpassed excellence or beauty

Porphyria Cutanea Tarda

a skin disease where affected individuals develop fragile skin, sores, blisters, and tiny cysts. Some people develop mottled brown patches around the eyes. Also, skin becomes hardened on the neck, face or chest. There may be small areas of permanent baldness or ulcers. Commonly called 'The Vampire's Disease.'

Por Siempre

In the second verse of Love Like Winter, it translates to "Forever"

Preternatural

transcending the natural or material order; supernatural

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Rapturous

carried away by emotion

Refrain

to hold oneself back

Reiver

medieval Anglo-Saxon clan

Reprimand

to censure severely; rebuke

Requiem

mass for a deceased person

Resplendence

splendid or dazzling in appearance; brilliant

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Seethe

to be in a state of turmoil or ferment, to churn or boil as if boiling

Serum

The clear yellowish fluid obtained upon separating whole blood into it's solid and liquid components after it has been allowed to clot

Shard

a fragment of a brittle substance, as of glass or metal; a small piece

Solace

comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or distress; consolation

Solidarity

A union of interests, purposes, or sympathies among members of a group

Somnambulate

to walk or perform another act while asleep or in a sleep like condition

Sovereignty

supremacy of authority or rule

Stagnate

to be motionless

Stark

extreme; harsh; grim

Static

having no motion; to be at rest

Strewn

to spread, cast or throw loosely about

Subdue

to make less intense or prominent; tone down

Sublime

characterized by nobility; majestic; of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth.

Sustenance

the supporting of life or health

Synesthesia

a condition in which one type of simulation evokes the sensation of another, hearing a sound produces the visualization of a color

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Taint

to spoil or pollute

Tangible

possible to touch, having actual physical being, able to be detected by touch

Tome

one of the books in a work of several volumes. A book, especially a large or scholarly one.

Torrential

flowing or surging abundantly

Transference

in psychoanalysis, the process by which emotions and desires originally associated with one person, such as parent or sibling are unconsciously shifted to another person, especially to the analyst

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Va tu faire foutre

French, translates to 'go fuck yourself'

Vantage

a position, condition, or opportunity that is likely to provide superiority or an advantage

Veer

to turn aside from course, direction or purpose

Vivacity

liveliness

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Wester

a strong wind coming from the west

Wraith

an apparition of a living person that appears as a portent, just before that persons death

Wry

dryly humorous, often with a touch of irony

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Y regreso aqui otra vez y comienzo to

Spanish, translates to- 'return here again and begin to..'

Yo he estado aqui muchas veces antes y regreso to

Spanish, translates to 'I have been here too many times before and I return to...'

Yurf Rendenmein

worn pun, 'your friend and mine'

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