Language

Incongruent (adj) in-kon-gru-ent Incongruous; incompatible. Late Middle English from Latin incongruent-, from in- ‘not’ +…

Quercine (adj) kwer-seen Of, relating to, or resembling oak or oak trees; consisting of oaks.…

Wattle (noun/verb) wat-l A material for making fences, walls, etc., consisting of rods or stakes…

Patache (noun) pat-ash (historic) A boat or small ship used for communication between the vessels…

Omertà (noun) oh-me-ta (among the Mafia) a code of silence about criminal activity and a…

Fibril (noun) fy-bril A small or slender fibre. Mid 17th century from modern Latin fibrilla,…

Geodesy (noun) jee-od-es-ee The branch of mathematics dealing with the shape and area of the…

Clerihew (noun) kle-ri-hue A short comic or nonsensical verse, typically in two rhyming couplets with…