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words I've come across.

as the title says.
Continuing to update.
aficionada:

(plural aficionadas)
noun
enthusiast: a woman who is enthusiastic and knowledgeable about something



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lugubrious
adjective
gloomy: extremely mournful, sad, or gloomy


[Early 17th century. < Latin lugubris < lugere 'mourn']








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valetudinarian
or valetudinary
noun (plural valetudinarians) (plural valetudinaries)
1. somebody with poor health: somebody who has persistent ill health
2. somebody obsessed with health: somebody who is excessively concerned with his or her own health


adjective
1. of valetudinarian: relating to or being a valetudinarian
2. of poor health: relating to, characterized by, or arising from poor health
3. trying to be healthier: trying to recover or improve health


[Late 16th century. < Latin valetudinarius 'in ill health' < valetudo 'state of health' < valere 'be well']




aka. me.


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