Sunday, March 24, 2019

Ackamaracus, Cacoethes, Desideratum, Makebate, Gasconade, Ataraxia

Milicent thought it was ackamaracus that Louis, who drew nothing but anthropomorphized cats, had such a cacoethes for portraying his feline desideratums, but she didn't want to be a makebate about it, or gasconade about her own ataraxia when it came to artistic endeavors.

Read all about them!

ackamarackus = pretentious nonsense (TWITO, page 11)
cacoethes = a mania (page 26)
desideratum = something necessary or highly desirable (page 41)
makebate = a person who creates discord or conflict (page 86)
gasconade = to boast (page 60)
ataraxia = peace of mind (page 17)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Wain