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Connoisseur (noun) kon-uh-sur a person who is especially competent to pass critical judgments in an…

Malamute (noun) mal-a-myoot one of an Alaskan breed of large dogs having a dense, coarse…

Bedizen (verb) bed-iz-uhn to dress or adorn in a showy, gaudy, or tasteless manner. First…

Ormolu (noun) awr-muh-loo Also called mosaic gold. an alloy of copper and zinc used to…

Phototropism (adj) fo-to-trop-iz-m Tendency to grow towards the sunlight. First recorded in 1895–1900; photo- +…

Embower (verb) em-bou-er to shelter in, cover or surround with foliage. First recorded in 1570–80;…

Etiolate (verb) ee-tee-oh-layt to cause (a plant) to whiten or grow pale by excluding light.…

Onomatopoeia (noun) on-oh-mat-a-pee-uh The formation of a word by imitation of a sound made by…

Duende (noun) dwen-day charm; magnetism. In the sense of “a goblin or spirit,” first recorded…