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Poietic (adj) poy-et-ik (literary) Creative, formative, productive, active. Early 20th century; earliest use found in…

Kakorrhaphiophobia (noun) kak-or-af-ee-oh-fo-bee-a An abnormal, persistent, irrational fear of failure. (more…)

Yarborough (noun) yar-bu-ru (in bridge or whist) a hand with no card above a nine.…

Quire (noun) kw-ire (traditionally) Four sheets of paper or parchment folded to form eight leaves,…

Gobbledygook (noun) gob-l-dee-guk Language that is meaningless or is made unintelligible by excessive use of…

Myrrh (noun) mer A fragrant gum resin obtained from certain trees and used, especially in…

Semantic (adj) sem-an-tik Relating to meaning in language or logic. Mid 17th century from French…

Diminuendo (noun/adj/verb) dim-in-ew-en-do (music)A decrease in loudness in a piece of music. Italian, literally ‘diminishing’,…