Language

Recalcitrant (adj) ree-kal-si-trant Having an obstinately uncooperative attitude towards authority or discipline. Recalcitrant can also…

Synecdoche (noun) si-nek-do-key A figure of speech whereby the whole replaces the part; the part…

Discalced (adj) dis-kal-sd Denoting or belonging to one of several strict orders of Catholic Friars or Nuns who go barefoot or…

Tautology (noun) taw-tol-oj-ee The saying of the same thing twice over in different words, usually…

Insouciance (noun) in-soo-si-ense Casual lack of concern; indifference. It may be a mouthful but it certainly…

Epeolatry (noun) epp-ee-ohl-uh-tree The worship of words. From the Greek epos (word)  latry (worship of). I…

Propinquity (noun) pre-pink-wit-ee (formal) The state of being close to someone or something; proximity. (technical) Close kinship.…

Eudaemonism (noun) yoo-dee-mon-izm A system of ethics that evaluates actions in terms of their capacity…