peccant
adjective: 1. Sinful. 2. Violating a rule.
nocent
adjective: 1. Harmful. 2. Guilty.
maculate
verb tr.: To stain, blemish, or pollute. adjective: Stained, spotted, or impure.
mediate
adjective: 1. Involving an intervening agency; not direct or immediate. 2. Being in a middle position. verb tr., intr.: 1. To act …
eptitude
noun: Skill or proficiency in a situation or a task.
capacitate
verb tr.: To make capable.
nutant
adjective: Drooping; nodding.
nuciform
adjective: Like a nut.
pneumatology
noun: The study of spiritual phenomena.
noodgy
adjective: Nagging, pestering, annoying, or complaining.
numero uno
noun: 1. Oneself; one’s own interests. 2. The highest in rank, quality, importance, etc.
cruciform
adjective: In the shape of a cross. noun: Something in the shape of a cross.
swanky
adjective: 1. Stylish; fashionable; luxurious. 2. Pretentious; ostentatious.
juxtapositive
adjective: Relating to placing side by side.
aquaphobia
noun: A fear of water, especially of drowning.
barnacle
noun: 1. Any marine crustacean of the subclass Cirripedia that attaches itself to rocks, hulls, docks, whales, etc. 2. Someone or something …
troth
noun: 1. One’s pledged word, loyalty, or fidelity. 2. Truth. 3. Betrothal. verb tr.: To pledge or betroth.
physic
noun: 1. A medicine, especially one that acts as a laxative. 2. A doctor. 3. Medical science or the medical profession. verb …
spitchcock
noun: An eel split, cut into pieces, and cooked. verb tr.: To treat severely.
blazon
noun: 1. A coat of arms. 2. A description of a coat of arms in heraldic terminology. 3. An ostentatious display. verb …
lexiphanic
adjective: Using pretentious words and language.
grangousier
noun: 1. A big eater. 2. A gullible person, one who will swallow anything.
chimerize
verb tr.: To form something from parts that are very different.
Bechdel test
noun: A test of inclusion and representation of women in a work of fiction.