Words

Briar (noun) bri-er Any of a number of prickly scrambling shrubs, especially a wild rose.…

Dodecagon (noun) do-dek-a-gon A plane figure with twelve straight sides and angles. Late 17th century:…

Disentitle (verb) dis-en-tai-tl Deprive (someone) of a right.

Indurate (verb) in-doo-rait Harden Mid 16th century (earlier Middle English) as induration: from Latin indurat-…

Vicissitude (noun) vis-is-it-ood A change of circumstances or fortune, typically one that is unwelcome or…

Halcyon (adj) hal-see-on Denoting a period of time in the past that was idyllically happy…