English Language

Clout (noun) kl-ao-wt A heavy blow with the hand or a hard object: Influence or power,…

Brash (adj) br-ash Self-assertive in a rude, noisy, or overbearing way: Having an ostentatious or tasteless…

Uppity (adj) up-it-ee Self-important; arrogant: Showing arrogance and conceit. A fanciful formation from up, uppity is a…

Noisome (adj) noy-sum Having an extremely offensive smell: Very disagreeable or unpleasant. Taken from the from…

Nugatory (adj) noo-gat-ury Of no value or importance: Useless or futile. Taken from the Latin…

Louche (adj) loo-sh Disreputable or sordid in a rakish or appealing way. Originating from early 19th…

Sough (verb) suff or sa-ow (of the wind in trees, the sea, etc.) make a moaning,…