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Consanguineous (adj) kon-san-gwin-ee-us Relating to or denoting people descended from the same ancestor. A blood…

Futtock (noun) fut-ok Each of the middle timbers of a ship's frame, between the floor…

Acentric (adj) ay-sen-trik Without a centre; not centralised. (more…)

Eventuate (verb) ee-ven-too-ate Occur as a result Late 18th century (originally US): from event, on…

Egest (verb) ee-jest excrete (waste matter) Late Middle English (as egestion): from Latin egest-, from…

Schlepper (noun) (N.American) shlep-uh An inept or stupid person. 1930s: Yiddish, from shlepn (see schlep).…

Animadversion (noun) an-im-ad-ver-shun Criticism or censure. Mid 16th century: from French, or from Latin animadversio(n-),…