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Thaumaturge (noun) thaw-muh-turj a worker of wonders or miracles; magician. First recorded in 1705–15; back…

Pluvial (adj) ploo-vee-ul Of or relating to rain, especially much rain; rainy. Pluvial comes from…

Prolegomenon (noun) pro-li-gom-uh-non A preliminary discussion; introductory essay; a prologue. Prolegomenon comes from the Ancient…

Oppugn (verb) op-uyn to assail by criticism, argument, or action. Oppugn comes from Latin oppugnāre,…

Ejecta (noun) ee-jek-ta Matter ejected from a volcano. Ejecta is a form of Latin ējectus,…

Vellicate (verb) vel-i-kayt to twitch. Vellicate comes from Latin vellicāre, “to pluck, twitch,” from vellere,…

Zoic (adj) Zoy-ik relating to or having animal life. C19: from New Latin, from Greek…