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Tintinnabulation (noun) tin-ti-nab-yu-lay-shun The ringing or sound of bells. Tintinnabulation is based on the Latin…

Uhuru (noun) oo-hoo-roo freedom; independence. Uhuru is a loanword from Swahili, a Bantu language with…

Padauk (also padouk) (noun) pad-ouk Any of several trees belonging to the genus Pterocarpus, of…

Mountebank (noun) moun-te-bank a person who deceives others, especially in order to trick them out…

Katabatic (adj) kat-a-bat-ik (of a wind or air current) moving downward or down a slope.…

Banderole (noun) ban-duh-rol a small flag or streamer fastened to a lance, masthead, etc. Banderole…

Terricolous (adj) ter-ik-u-lus living on or in the ground. Terricolous is based on the Latin…

Coquettish (adj) koh-ket-ish characteristically flirtatious, especially in a teasing, lighthearted manner. Coquettish comes from the French…