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Artiodactyl (adj) ahr-tio-dak-til Having an even number of toes or digits on each foot. Artiodactyl…

Noctilucent (adj) nok-til-yoo-sent (of high-altitude clouds) visible during the short night of the summer. In…

Miasma (noun) my-az-ma a poisonous cloud of vapor produced by decaying organic matter. Miasma derives…

Stygian (adj) stij-ee-an dark or gloomy. Stygian originally referred to Styx, one of the mythological…

Derecho (noun) de-re-cho a widespread and severe windstorm that moves rapidly along a fairly straight…

Glower (verb) glou-er to look or stare with sullen dislike, discontent, or anger. First recorded…

Debouch (verb) dee-bowch to come forth; emerge. Debouch is an adaptation of French déboucher, meaning…

Esperance (noun) es-per-ans The feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events…

Enisle (verb) en-ile to make into an island. Enisle comes from French. En- roughly means…

Yestreen (adverb) yes-treen During yesterday evening. The yestr- part of yestreen is a shortened form…