English Words

Prolegomenon (noun) pro-li-gom-uh-non A preliminary discussion; introductory essay; a prologue. Prolegomenon comes from the Ancient…

Oppugn (verb) op-uyn to assail by criticism, argument, or action. Oppugn comes from Latin oppugnāre,…

Ejecta (noun) ee-jek-ta Matter ejected from a volcano. Ejecta is a form of Latin ējectus,…

Vellicate (verb) vel-i-kayt to twitch. Vellicate comes from Latin vellicāre, “to pluck, twitch,” from vellere,…

Zoic (adj) Zoy-ik relating to or having animal life. C19: from New Latin, from Greek…

Nonpartisan (adj) non-pahr-ti-zan not supporting or controlled by a political party, special interest group, or…

Muffuletta (noun) muf-a-le-ta a thick, round sandwich similar to a hero, typically containing ham, salami,…

Pizazz (noun) piz-az liveliness; vitality; vigor. Pizazz, which is also spelled pizzazz, pzazz, and even…

Lexeme (noun) lek-seem (linguistics) a lexical unit in a language, as a word or base;…