ECDYSIAST

Since I have no organization skills I literally open the book when fishing for an entry and whatever word I see first usually goes into the post at hand. In this instance I opened to the quiz portion of the book where one attempts to recall a previously discussed entry. Luckily, there is an index or I would have saddled the reader with an obvious multiple choice quiz that basically answered itself. Nonetheless, here's the word:

ECDYSIAST

(ek diz'ē ast") One who rhythmically disrobes; stripteaser



from The Grandiloquent Dictionary: A Guide to Astounding Your Friends with Exotic, Curious, and Recherché Words by Russell Rocke