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Disconsolate (adj) dis-kon-so-layt Very unhappy and unable to be comforted. Late Middle English from medieval…

Mythopoeia (adj) mith-oh-pee-a The making of a myth or myths. 1950s from Greek muthopoiia, from…

Ineffectual (adj) in-ef-ek-chu-al Not producing any significant or desired effect./(of a person) lacking the ability…

Priggish (adj) prig-ish Self-righteously moralistic and superior. (more…)

Egomaniac (noun) ee-go-may-nee-ak A person who is obsessively egotistical or self-centred. (more…)

Dripstone (noun) drip-stone A moulding over a door or window which deflects rain. (more…)

Grovel (verb) gro-vel Lie or crawl abjectly on the ground with one's face downwards./Act in…

Wharfinger (noun) war-fin-jur An owner or keeper of a wharf. Middle English from wharfage+ -er.…

Abjuration (noun) ab-jur-ay-shun A solemn renouncement of a belief, cause, or claim Late Middle English…

Epidemiology (adj) ep-id-ee-mee-ol-ij-ee The branch of medicine which deals with the incidence, distribution, and possible…