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Pantagamy (noun) pan-tag-a-mee (historic) (US) A communal system of marriage in which all the men…

Osmophore (noun) oz-mu-for A chemical group whose presence in the molecules of a substance causes…

Scaramouch (noun) Skar-a-moosh (archaic) A boastful but cowardly person. Mid 17th century from Italian Scaramuccia,…

Gramadoelas (noun) xram-ad-oo-laz Wild, remote country. Afrikaans, of unknown origin. (more…)

Obtundation (noun) ob-tun-day-shun (medicine) A state or condition characterized by a reduced level of consciousness…

Transience (noun) tran-zee-ens The state or fact of lasting only for a short time; transitoriness.…

Scuzziness (noun) skuz-ee-ness (informal) The state of being extremely dirty and unpleasant. (more…)

Irradiant (adj) i-ray-dee-ant (literary) Shining brightly. Early 16th century from Latin irradiant- ‘shining upon’, from…