Phrenologists
A pseudoscience which concerns the correlation between the physical shape of your head and your mental traits
Kabbala
An interpretation of the Torah (Hebrew Bible), or the religious mystical system of Judaism claiming an insight into divine nature
Supererogation
Performing more work than what is required
A priori
Reasoning or knowledge which comes from theoretical deduction instead of experimentation
Spurzheimites
Followers of Johann Kaspar Spurzheim who was a phrenologist
Posteriori
In Latin it means "From the latter" a form of reasoning which traces observation or experiences back to its causes usually leading to false conclusions
Paradoxical
Impossible to understand since it contains two or more contradicting facts.
Circumlocution
Saying something indirectly usually for unpleasant or sensitive subjects
Laconic
Expressing yourself in a few words
Chanticleer
A rooster
Burthen
An old form of burden
Knell
The sound of a bell that is usually run in funerals
