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Salubrious (adj) sal-yu-bree-us Favorable to or promoting health; healthful. Salubrious entered English around 1540–50 and…

Glissade (noun) glis-ayd a skillful glide over snow or ice in descending a mountain. Glissade…

Pernicious (adj) pur-nish-us Deadly; destructive; exceedingly harmful. Pernicious entered English around 1515–25. and comes from…

Kenspeckle (adj) ken-spek-l Conspicuous; easily seen or recognized. Kenspeckle was first recorded around 1705–15 and…

Vibe (noun) vaiyb a general feeling or sensation that someone gets or has about something.…

Perspicuity (adj) purs-pik-yu-it-ee Clearness or lucidity, as of a statement. Perspicuity comes from the Latin…

Immaculate (adj) im-ak-yu-layt Spotlessly clean, free from moral blemish or impurity; pure; undefiled. First recorded…

Coruscate (verb) kor-us-kayt to emit vivid flashes of light; sparkle; scintillate; gleam. Coruscate was first…

Impeccable (adj) im-pek-uh-bl faultless; flawless; irreproachable. Impeccable was first recorded in 1525–35 and is from…

Judder (verb) jud-uhr To vibrate violently. Judder was first recorded in 1925–30 and is of…