lamia @ Merriam-Webster

parisology @ Wordsmith (even a Classicist might thing this meant something else, I suspect)

vivarium @ Worthless Word for the Day (for some of us ... a classroom)

immolate @ Dictionary.com


... and we'll catch up on the Classics Technology Center's My Word! feature, this week featuring threatening words ... also worth a look for word mavens is Done With Mirrors' weekly Carnival of the Etymologies feature