English Words

Prescient (adj) Pres-ee-ent Having or showing knowledge of events before they take place. Early 17th…

Succotash (noun) suk-u-tash An American dish of maize and lima beans boiled together. Mid 18th…

Arborist (noun) ar-bor-ist A tree surgeon (more…)

Borage (noun) bor-ij A European herbaceous plant with bright blue flowers and hairy leaves, which…

Invigilate (verb) (Br/Eng) in-vij-il-ayt Supervise candidates during an examination. Mid 16th century (in the general…

Vertiginous (adj) vur-tij-in-us Extremely high or steep. Early 17th century from Latin vertiginosus, from vertigo…

Moraine (noun) mo-rayn (geology) A mass of rocks and sediment carried down and deposited by…

Pandemic (adj/noun) pan-dem-ik (of a disease) prevalent over a whole country or the world./An outbreak…

Pinnacle (noun) pin-ak-l The most successful point; the culmination./ The highest point. Middle English from…