Words we love
amethyst/am-uh-thist/
noun, a precious stone consisting of a violet or purple variety of quartz
bonhomie/bon-uh-mee/
noun, good-natured friendliness (origin = French)
croissant/krwass-on/
noun, crescent-shaped flaky bread roll (origin = French)
discrete
adjective, individually separate and distinct
euphonious/yoo-foh-ni-uhss/
adjective, sounding pleasant
foliage/foh-li-ij/
noun, the leaves of plants (origin = Old French)
glacier/gla-si-er, glay-si-er/
noun, a slowly moving mass of ice formed by the accumulation of snow on mountains or near the poles (origin = French)
impugn/im-pyoon/
verb, express doubts about the honesty or validity of a fact or statement (origin = Latin)
limn/lim/
verb, depict or describe in painting or words (origin = Latin)
noblesse oblige/noh-bless oh-bleezh/
noun, noble or wealthy people should help those who are less fortunate
oxymoron/ok-si-mor-on/
noun, a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear together (origin = Greek)
tergiversation/ter-ji-vuh-say-sh'n/
noun, the use of language that is evasive or has more than one possible meaning (origin = Latin)
svelte
adjective, slender and elegant (origin = Italian)
uber-/oober/
prefix, referring to an outstanding or supreme example of a person or thing (origin = German)
vortex/vor-teks/
noun, a spiral motion of water or air
noun, any activity, situation, or way of life that is irresistibly engulfing
weald
noun, an open or forested country (origin = Old English)
xanthopsia
noun, visual defect in which objects appear to have a yellowish hue, sometimes occurs in cases of jaundice
ylang-ylang/ee-lang-ee-lang/
noun, a sweet-scented oil made from the flowers of a tropical tree, used in perfumes and aromatherapy
zabaglione/za-ba-li-oh-ni/
noun, an Italian dessert made of whipped egg yolks, sugar, and wine (origin = Italian)
noun, a precious stone consisting of a violet or purple variety of quartz
bonhomie/bon-uh-mee/
noun, good-natured friendliness (origin = French)
croissant/krwass-on/
noun, crescent-shaped flaky bread roll (origin = French)
discrete
adjective, individually separate and distinct
euphonious/yoo-foh-ni-uhss/
adjective, sounding pleasant
foliage/foh-li-ij/
noun, the leaves of plants (origin = Old French)
glacier/gla-si-er, glay-si-er/
noun, a slowly moving mass of ice formed by the accumulation of snow on mountains or near the poles (origin = French)
impugn/im-pyoon/
verb, express doubts about the honesty or validity of a fact or statement (origin = Latin)
limn/lim/
verb, depict or describe in painting or words (origin = Latin)
noblesse oblige/noh-bless oh-bleezh/
noun, noble or wealthy people should help those who are less fortunate
oxymoron/ok-si-mor-on/
noun, a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear together (origin = Greek)
tergiversation/ter-ji-vuh-say-sh'n/
noun, the use of language that is evasive or has more than one possible meaning (origin = Latin)
svelte
adjective, slender and elegant (origin = Italian)
uber-/oober/
prefix, referring to an outstanding or supreme example of a person or thing (origin = German)
vortex/vor-teks/
noun, a spiral motion of water or air
noun, any activity, situation, or way of life that is irresistibly engulfing
weald
noun, an open or forested country (origin = Old English)
xanthopsia
noun, visual defect in which objects appear to have a yellowish hue, sometimes occurs in cases of jaundice
ylang-ylang/ee-lang-ee-lang/
noun, a sweet-scented oil made from the flowers of a tropical tree, used in perfumes and aromatherapy
zabaglione/za-ba-li-oh-ni/
noun, an Italian dessert made of whipped egg yolks, sugar, and wine (origin = Italian)
