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Contronym (noun) kon-tro-nim A word with two opposite meanings. Eg 'overlook' is a contronym and…

Embonpoint (noun) om-bon-pwa The plump or fleshy part of a person's body, in particular a…

Indubitable (adj) in-doo-bit-ab-l Without doubt, unquestionable. Late Middle English: from Latin indubitabilis, from in- ‘not’…

Paterfamilias (noun) pay-tuh-fam-il-ee-as The head of the family or household Latin, literally ‘father of the…

Acyrologia (noun) a-ky-ro-loj-ee-a Inexact, inappropriate or improper use of a word. malapropism. from Hellenistic Greek…

Anathema (noun) an-ath-em-a Something or someone that one vehemently dislikes/ A strong curse. Early 16th…

Battology (noun) bat-ol-u-jee Needless repetition in speaking or writing, c.1600, from Greek battologia "a speaking…

Decoction (noun) dee-kok-shun A concentrated liquor resulting from heating or boiling a substance. Late Middle…