In an effort to encourage me to note new words more often, and to have an easy reference, a thread of words I didn't previously know, and the essays or books I found them in (pre-seeded by a note I had on my phone app):
Distaff https://www.thecut.com/2018/12/elizabeth-wurtzel-on-discovering-the-truth-about-her-parents.html
Intercession, Decoction, Efflorescence, Concomitant https://newrepublic.com/article/153153/age-anxiety
Feckless, Pith https://nylon.com/wicked-witch-west-queer-love
Dishabille, Paraphilia, Chary, Tendentious https://nplusonemag.com/issue-30/essays/on-liking-women/