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Petulant (adj) pech-u-lent (of a person or their manner) childishly sulky or bad-tempered. Late 16th…

Endogenous (adj) en-doj-en-us Having an internal cause or origin. / Confined within a group or…

Gravitas (noun) grav-i-tas Dignity, seriousness, or solemnity of manner. Latin, from gravis ‘serious’. (more…)

Preponder (verb) pre-pon-der To have greater weight, importance, etc.; = "preponderate". Early 16th century (in…

Inane (adj) in-ayn Lacking sense or meaning; silly. Mid 16th century from Latin inanis ‘empty,…

Oche (noun) ok-ee (British) The line behind which darts players stand when throwing. 1930s perhaps…

Prosecutrix (noun) pros-e-kew-triks A female plaintiff; a woman who brings a charge against someone in…

Panegyric (noun) pan-e-jir-ik A public speech or published text in praise of someone or something.…

Hackneyed (adj) hak-need (of a phrase or idea) having been overused; unoriginal and trite. Mid…

Overage (noun) ov-er-ij An excess or surplus, especially the amount by which a sum of…