English Words

Steadfast (adj) sted-fast Firm in purpose, resolution, faith, attachment. First recorded before 1000 and comes…

Motte (noun) mot (historic)a mound forming the site of a castle or camp. late 19th…

Plash (noun) plash A gentle splash. / A pool or puddle. First recorded before 1000;…

Fulgurate (verb) gul-guyr-ayt To flash and dart like lightning. 1670–80;  Latin fulgurātus, past participle of…

Eustress (noun) yoo-stres Physical, mental, or emotional tension that is caused by something positive or…

Heterogeneous (adj) het-er-oh-jeen-yus Different in kind; unlike; incongruous. Composed of parts of different kinds; having…

Hodgepodge (adj) hodj-podj A random mixture; a jumble. First recorded in 1615–25; variant of hotchpotch…

Primordial (adj) pry-mawd-ee-al constituting a beginning; giving origin to something derived or developed; original. First…

Comity (noun) kom-it-ee Mutual courtesy; civility. First recorded in 1535–45; from Latin cōmitās, equivalent to…

Zetetic (adj) zet-et-ik proceeding by inquiry or investigation. First recorded in 1650–60 and comes via…