Words

Edentulous (adj) ee-den-tool-us Lacking teeth. Early 18th century: from Latin edentulus, from e- (variant of…

Pleonasm (noun) plee-o-naz-m The use of more words than are necessary to convey meaning (e.g.…

Gossamer (noun) goss-u-mah A fine, filmy substance consisting of cobwebs spun by small spiders, seen…

Coriaceous (adj) ko-ree-ay-shus Resembling or having the texture of leather. From late Latin coriaceus (from…

Moiety (noun) moy-et-ee Each of two parts into which a thing is or can be…

Epiphany (noun) e-pif-an-ee A moment of sudden and great revelation or realisation. Middle English: from…