Words

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…

Quim (noun) (British) (vulgar) kwim A woman's genitals. Late 18C, of unknown origin.

Funiliform (adj) (rare) few-nil-i-form Resembling a rope or cord. scientific Latin funiliformis (1815 or earlier),…

Pronking (verb) pron-king What springboks do; to bounce, prance and leap the way a springbok…