i find a lot of untaken names while brainstorming ideas for my own pets – so, inspired by all the other people who've done this, i'll put words i don't end up using here. if possible, let me know if you take a name.

note: i'm not sure if this will be an issue, because these are mostly obscure words and it's not like i'm the only one that could come up with them, but...i'd appreciate if you don't make these pets just to auction them. if i notice anyone doing that a lot, i'll probably remove this blog.

　

BESEECH
to urgently and fervently ask for something

CANONIZE / CANONIZED
to officially declare a person to be a saint

COGNIZANCE
knowledge, awareness, or notice

DEGENERACY
deterioration; moral corruption or wickedness

EPISTEMOLOGY
the theory of knowledge, especially with regard to its methods, validity, and scope

HEEDLESS
showing a reckless lack of care

IMPRECATE
to invoke evil against someone; to curse them

INVOCATE
to appeal to a higher power for help

LEPID
pleasant; charming; amusing

LIMN
depict or describe in painting or words

LOANWORD
a word adopted from a foreign language with little or no modification

MISSAL
book containing complete service for mass

MITHRIDATE
a semi-mythical poison antidote with as many as 65 ingredients, said to be created by mithridates vi eupator of pontus

MUROID
a rodent from the superfamily muroidea

NITRIC / AQUAFORTIS
nitric acid and the alchemical term for it; uses the symbol 🜅

NOVITIATE
the period or state of being a novice, especially in a religious order

PRECIS
a summary or abstract of a text or speech

PROCEED
begin or continue a course of action

RHETORICIAN
an expert in formal rhetoric, or a speaker whose words are intended to impress or persuade

SCOPOPHOBIA
fear of being looked at

SELFCARE
the practice of taking action to preserve or improve one's own health

SUPPLICATE
to humbly ask or beg for something

ZETETIC
proceeding by inquiry; a search or investigation


--- names that have been used ---


AUTOPHAGY
literally means “self-devouring”, but usually used to refer to a few different cellular processes

CONSCIOUSNESS
a mind's awareness of itself and the world

MALEDICT
to utter a curse against

ORATORY
can mean either a small chapel, or the art of formal speech