Language

Syncope (noun) sin-kuh-pee The medical term for fainting. Syncope comes from the Greek word meaning…

Agog (adj) a-gog highly excited by eagerness, curiosity, anticipation, etc. Agog comes from French, most…

Quiddity (noun) kwid-it-ee The essential nature of a thing. Quiddity is from the Latin word,…

Twee (adj) twee affectedly dainty or quaint. Twee comes from 20th century British baby talk…

Skullduggery (noun) skul-dug-uh-ree Mean dishonesty or trickery. From Scots - sculduddery (meaning obscenity). First recorded…

Guttation (noun) gut-ay-shun A process in which water in liquid form is given off by…

Legerdemain (noun) lej-er-dem-ayn sleight of hand. Legerdemain comes from a late Middle English word, legerdemeyn,…

Amorphus (adj) am-or-fus lacking definite form; having no specific shape. Amorphous was first recorded in…

Beguile (verb) bee-giyl to charm or divert. Beguile can also mean “to mislead through trickery…