WotD: neurasthenia

neurasthenia
[noo r-uh s-thee-nee-uh, nyoo r-]
noun
1.
Psychiatry. (not in technical use) nervous debility and exhaustion occurring in the absence of objective causes or lesions; nervous exhaustion.

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WotD: mellifluous

mellifluous

[muhlif-loo-uh s]
adjective
1.

sweetly or smoothly flowing; sweet-sounding:

a mellifluous voice; mellifluous tones.
2.

flowing with honey; sweetened with or as if with honey.
From: http://www.dictionary.com/browse/mellifluous

WotD: simulacrum

sim·u·la·crum

(sĭm′yə-lā′krəm, -lăk′rəm)

n. pl. sim·u·la·cra (-lā′krə, -lăk′rə)

1. An image or representation.
2. An unreal or vague semblance.

From http://www.thefreedictionary.com/simulacrum