English Words

Gelid (adj) jel-id very cold; icy. 1600–10; Latin gelidus icy cold, equivalent to gel(um) frost,…

Hoarfrost (noun) hawr-frost a covering of minute ice needles, formed from the atmosphere at night…

Injudicious (adj) in-joo-dish-us not judicious; showing lack of judgment; unwise; imprudent; indiscreet. First recorded in…

Exsiccate (verb) ek-si-cayt To dry up. Exsiccate was first recorded around 1375–1425 and comes from…

Bosky (adj) bos-kee covered with bushes, shrubs, and small trees; woody. Bosky was first recorded…

Armillary (adj) ahr-mil-uh-ree consisting of hoops or rings. Armillary was first recorded around 1655–65 and…

Exon (noun) ek-son (in Britain) one of four yeomen of the guard who act as…

Calumniate (verb) kal-um-nee-ayt to make false and malicious statements about; slander. 1545–55; Latin calumniātus (past…