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Quagmire (noun) kwog-mire an area of miry or boggy ground whose surface yields under the…

Ameliorate (verb) am-eel-ee-o-rayt To make or become better, more bearable, or more satisfactory; improve. First…

Seriatim (adverb) seer-ee-ay-tim In a series; one after another. Seriatim was first recorded in 1670–80…

Twang (noun) (verb) twang the sharp, ringing sound produced by plucking or suddenly releasing a…

Lexicographically (adverb) leks-ik-oh-graf-ik-lee in a way that relates to dictionaries, or to the writing, editing,…

Milpa (noun) mil-pa (in certain tropical regions) a tract of land cleared from the jungle,…

Phantasmagoria (noun) fan-taz-mag-or-ee-a a shifting series of phantasms, illusions, or deceptive appearances, as in a…

Spondulicks (noun) (slang) (dated) spon-doo-liks Money/Cash An Americanism dating back to 1855–60; origin uncertain (more…)

Retrospect (noun) ret-ro-spekt contemplation of the past; a survey of past time, events, etc. 1595–1605;…

Triumvir (noun) tri-um-ver Roman History. one of three officers or magistrates mutually exercising the same…