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Peradventure (adv) per-ad-ven-tchu Perhaps. Middle English: from Old French per (or par) auenture ‘by chance’.…

Dactylogram (noun) dak-til-o-gram A fingerprint. Via Latin from Greek daktulos, literally ‘finger’ (more…)

Expostulate (verb) eks-poss-too-layt Express strong disapproval or disagreement. Mid 16th century (in the sense ‘demand…

Aardvark (noun) ard-vahk A nocturnal badger-sized burrowing mammal of Africa, with long ears, a tubular…

Velocipede (noun) vel-oss-ip-eed (historic) An early form of bicycle propelled by working pedals on cranks…

Aporia (noun) a-por-ee-a An irresolvable internal contradiction or logical disjunction in a text, argument, or…

Lucubrate (verb) loo-koo-bray-t Write or study, especially by night. (archaic); Produce scholarly written material. Early…

Dirigible (adj) di-rij-ubl Capable of being steered, guided, or directed. Late 16th century: from Latin…

Frabjous (adj) (humorous) frab-jus Delightful; joyous. 1871: coined by Lewis Carroll in Through the Looking…

Maculate (adj) (verb) (literary) mak-oo-layt Spotted, stained. To mark with spots or stain. Late Middle…