precarity is a precarious existence, lacking in predictability, job security, material or psychological welfare. The social class defined by this condition has been termed the precariat. Wikipedia

hormesis is any process in a cell or organism that exhibits a biphasic response to exposure to increasing amounts of a substance or condition. Within the hormetic zone, there is generally a favorable biological response to low exposures to toxins and other stressors. [I don’t think I can use this.]

teratoma Teratomas are an unpleasant looking, yet benign form of congenital tumor (hence teratoma, Greek: monster growth) that form as the result of the expression of programs of embryonic development within somatic tissues. Ovarian teratomas form sacs containing multiple tissues (skin, cartilage, hair). (What have I been reading??)

cagoule noun,Brit. a lightweight, hooded, thigh-length waterproof jacket. ORIGIN 1950s: from French, literally ‘cowl’.

gurn verb [ no obj. ]1 Brit.pull a grotesque face. 2 (usu. girn) chiefly Scottish & Irish: complain peevishly. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: dialect variant of grin.

whudder SND :: whidder - Dictionary of the Scots Language whidder - Dictionary of the Scots Language. Also whudder, hwider (Jak.), whither, whuther, whother; ¶whutter-; arch. † quhidder, †quhithir; and, with alternative freq. ending whiddle. [Ooh,it would be nice to have a Dictionary of the Scots Language!]

pithivier noun, a tart with a rich almond filling. ORIGIN from French Pithiviers, the name of a small town in the department of the Loiret.

I’m not finding anything I can use. I’m going to bed.