WotD

Renunciate (noun/verb) ree-nun-see-ayt A person who formally rejects or gives up something, especially a religious…

Truculent (adj) truk-oo-lent Eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant. Mid 16th century…

Zephyr (noun) zef-ur (literary) a light, gentle breeze. Late Old English zefferus, denoting a personification…

Endoglossic (adj) en-do-glos-ik Denoting or relating to an indigenous language that is used as the…

Rumal (also romal, roomal, roomaul) (noun) roo-mal (historical) A thin, usually patterned silk or cotton…

Lambast (verb) lam-bast Criticize (someone or something) harshly. Mid 17th century (in the sense ‘beat,…

Porket (noun) por-ket A small or young pig. Now chiefly English regional (midlands) and US.…