Wordlist - English

Dictionaries Used:

  • Cambridge (If no link, this is the one used)
  • Merriam-Webster

Word Definition
Ebullient Full of energy
Obdurate Refuses to change
Garrulous Wordy
Fatuous Foolish, especially in a complacent manner
Proselyte Convert to a new religion
Neophyte Novice; beginner
Tyro Beginner in learning anything; novice
Novitiate Novice; novice of a religious order
Pedagogue Teacher; dogmatic; formal
Cognoscenti Expert in a certain field
Adroit Resourceful; nimble with their hands or body
Duplicitous Given to or marked by deliberate deceptiveness in behaviour or speech
Floccinaucinihilipilification the act of considering something to be not at all important or useful - used mainly as an example of a very long word
Sesquipedalian Referring to a person who uses long words or having a tendency to use long words
Antidisestablishmentarianism Opposition to the withdrawal of state support from an established church
Lethologica The inability to remember or recall a specific word or phrase
Sesquipedalianism The use of long words or the tendency to use long words
Recidivistic Inclined to revert to previous behaviours, especially of criminal activity; inclined to relapse
Ineffable Incapable of being expressed or described in words; inexpressible; not to be spoken because of its sacredness; unutterable
Oneiric Of, relating to, or characteristic of dreams
Dainty Of delicate beauty; exquisite; pleasing to the taste and, often, temptingly served or delicate; delicious
Mainspring Something that plays a principal part in motivating or maintaining a movement, process, or activity; the most important source or reason for something
Flibbertigibbet A silly, scatterbrained, or garrulous person; a overly gossipy or chattery person; an imp
Jocose Given to or characterized by joking; jesting; humorous; playful
Cognac high-quality brandy (= strong alcoholic drink) from western France
Phantasmagoria confused group of real or imagined images that change quickly, one following the other as in a dream
Circumspection the quality of being careful not to take risks
Nugatory worth nothing or of little value
Curdle If a liquid curdles, or you curdle it, it gets thicker and develops lumps
Cozenage the art or practice of cozening : fraud - merriam-webster
Vicissitude changes that happen at different times during the life or development of someone or something, especially those that result in conditions being worse
Swoon to feel a lot of pleasurelove, etc. because of something or someone
Prosopography a study that identifies and relates a group of persons or characters within a particular historical or literary context Merriam-Webster
Mugwump US informal: a person who likes to be politically independent and does not support or remain loyal to any political group – UK informal old-fashioned: a stupid person
Axiomatic obviously true and therefore not needing to be proved
Doxology short hymn (= song) or poem praising Godsung or said as part of a Christian church service
Screed long piece of writing, especially one that is boring or expresses an unreasonably strong opinion
Recalcitrance the quality of being determined not to do what other people, especially people in authority, want or expect to be done
Toxicognath either of a pair of poison fangs of a centipede that are structurally modified legs on the anterior segment of the body Merriam-Webster