March 2

panoptic - adj. permitting the viewing of all parts or elements. "It was cool to hear a panoptic view of his life." (Dictionary.com)

nosh - n. (informal) to snack or eat between meals. "We have free bagels from Prentice Hall... come on, nosh!" (Dictionary.com)

opine - v. to hold or express an opinion. "I was facinated to watch the bishop opine in a meeting about car oil." (Dictionary.com)

obsolescence - n . the state, process, or condition of being or becoming obsolete. "They forced their microchips into obsolescence." (Dictionary.com)

ex nihilo - Latin phrase for 'out of nothing'. "They tried to create a brand name ex nihilo." (Wikipedia)

parlance - n. a way or manner of speaking; vernacular. "I was happy when the phrase 'He ran Pentium-fast' made it into common parlance" (Dictionary.com)