Archaic Words

Charrette (noun) sha-rett A period of intense work, typically undertaken in order to meet a deadline.…

Circumbendibus (noun) sir-kum-bend-i-bus To go round and round in circles; a roundabout way. C17: Of someone…

Pigritude (noun) pig-rit-yood Slothfulness, laziness. Taken from post-classical Latin pigritudo laziness from classical Latin pigr-, piger…

Supernaculum (noun) soo-per-nak-yu-lum A drink to be consumed to the last drop; a wine of the…

Augur (verb) aw-gu-r (Of an event or circumstance) portend a good or bad outcome. Used as…

Fettle (noun)(verb) fet-ul (n) Condition. (v) Trim or clean the rough edges of (a metal casting or…

Gubbins (pl noun) gub-inz Miscellaneous items; paraphernalia. Gubbins originates in the language of cooking. Its ancestry…

Welter (verb) wel-tuh Move in a turbulent fashion. A word with several definitions welter also means;…