English Words

Derision (noun) der-izh-un ridicule; mockery. 1350–1400; Middle English derisioun. Old French derision. Late Latin dērīsiōn-…

Quadrumane (noun) kwod-ruh-mayn a quadrumanous (four handed) animal, as a monkey. 1820–30; New Latin quadrumana,…

Brig (noun) brig a two-masted vessel square-rigged on both masts. / a place of confinement…

Refulgent (adj) re-ful-jent Shining brightly; radiant; gleaming. Refulgent was first recorded in 1500–10, and comes…

Tribulation (noun) trib-yu-lay-shun grievous trouble; severe trial or suffering. 1175–1225; Middle English Latin trībulātiōn- (stem…

Quagmire (noun) kwog-mire an area of miry or boggy ground whose surface yields under the…

Ameliorate (verb) am-eel-ee-o-rayt To make or become better, more bearable, or more satisfactory; improve. First…

Seriatim (adverb) seer-ee-ay-tim In a series; one after another. Seriatim was first recorded in 1670–80…

Twang (noun) (verb) twang the sharp, ringing sound produced by plucking or suddenly releasing a…