WotD

Pogonophobe (noun) pog-on-oh-fowb Someone with a fear of beards Pogonophile combines the Greek word pṓgōn,…

Zedonk (noun) zee-donk An animal that is a mix between a zebra and a donkey.…

Borak (noun) bor-uk Ridicule Borak was first recorded in 1835-45. Borak is a slang term…

Pawky (adj) paw-kee cunning; sly. Pawky entered English around 1670-80 and is primarily used in…

Convoke (verb) kon-vohk To call together; summon to meet or assemble. 1590–1600;Middle French convoquer) Latin…

Synod (noun) sin-ud an assembly of ecclesiastics or other church delegates, convoked pursuant to the…

Pulchritudinous (adj) pul-krit-ood-in-us physically beautiful; comely. Pulchritudinous comes from the Latin word pulchritūdō, meaning “beauty.”…

Superfluous (adj) soop-er-flu-us Being more than is sufficient or required; excessive. 1400–50; late Middle English…

Bedevil (verb) be-dev-il to cause confusion or doubt in. edevil, in the featured sense, was…