Merriam-Webster Top Ten Listings

Today's items come mainly from the Merriam Webster website's Top Ten Lists section.

Inkling. Noun. 1. A slight indication or suggestion.
2. A slight knowledge or vague notion.

Sounds Worse than It Is: Strange Words for Body Functions

Megrim.
Noun. 1. a. A migraine headache. b. Vertigo or dizziness.
2. a. a fancy or whim. b. pl. low spirits. (Middle English migreime, from Middle French migraine)

Osculate
Trans. verb. To kiss. (Latin past participle of osculari, from osculum kiss, from diminutive of os mouth)

Be Very Afraid: Unusual Phobias

Haphephobia: A morbid fear of being touched. (Greek haptein: "To fasten" and phobos: "fear")

Eremophobia: A morbid fear of being alone. (Greek eremea "desert," a place without people, and phobos)

Ergophobia: A fear or avoidance of work. (Greek ergon "to work" and phobos)

Kakorrhaphiophobia: An abnormally strong fear of failure. (Greek Kakorrhaphia "a clever or devious plot," derived from kakos "bad" or "evil")

References:
"Be Very Afraid: Unusual Phobias #1: Haphephobia." Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. 2010. Merriam-Webster Online. 13 April 2010. "http://www.merriam-webster.com/top-ten-lists/be-very-afraid/haphephobia.html"

"Be Very Afraid: Unusual Phobias #3: Eremophobia." Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. 2010. Merriam-Webster Online. 13 April 2010. "http://www.merriam-webster.com/top-ten-lists/be-very-afraid/eremophobia.html"

"Be Very Afraid: Unusual Phobias #4: Ergophobia." Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. 2010. Merriam-Webster Online. 13 April 2010. "http://www.merriam-webster.com/top-ten-lists/be-very-afraid/ergophobia"

"Be Very Afraid: Unusual Phobias #7: Kakorrhaphiophobia." Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. 2010. Merriam Webster Online. 13 April 2010. "http://www.merriam-webster.com/top-ten-lists/be-very-afraid/ergophobia"

"Inkling." Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. 2010. Merriam-Webster Online. 13 April 2010. "http://www.meriam-webster.com/dictionary/inkling"

"Megrim." Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. 2010. Merriam-Webster Online. 13 April 2010 "http://www.merriam-webster.com/top-ten-lists/sounds-worse-than-it-is/megrim.html" and "http://www.meriam-webster.com/dictionary/mergrim"

"Osculate." Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. 2010. Merriam-Webster Online. 13 April 2010 "http://www.merriam-webter.com/dictioanry/osculate" and "http://www.merriam-webster.com/top-ten-lists/sounds-worse-than-it-is/osculate.html"