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Nabob (noun) nay-bob any very wealthy, influential, or powerful person. / Also nawab. a person,…

Appurtenance (noun) a-pur-ten-ans Usually appurtenances. Something associated with, accompanying, or belonging to another thing; accessory.…

Tagalong (noun) tag-a-long a person or thing that follows the lead or initiative of another.…

Amulet (noun) am-yu-let a small object worn to ward off evil, harm, or illness or…

Wunderkind (noun) wuhn-der-kind A gifted or talented child. Wunderkind entered English around 1890–95 and was…

Gelid (adj) jel-id very cold; icy. 1600–10; Latin gelidus icy cold, equivalent to gel(um) frost,…

Hoarfrost (noun) hawr-frost a covering of minute ice needles, formed from the atmosphere at night…

Injudicious (adj) in-joo-dish-us not judicious; showing lack of judgment; unwise; imprudent; indiscreet. First recorded in…

Exsiccate (verb) ek-si-cayt To dry up. Exsiccate was first recorded around 1375–1425 and comes from…