vavasor
noun
7/18/25
a feudal tenant ranking directly below a baron.
diaspora
noun
7/17/25
the dispersion of a people from their original homeland.
pastiche
noun
7/11/25
an artistic work in a style that imitates another work, artist or period.
décolletage
noun
7/1/25
the low-cut neckline of a dress.
plangent
adj
7/1/25
loud, reverberating and melancholy.
exurb
noun
6/8/25
a district outside a city and beyond the suburbs, typically prosperous.
cuisse
noun
6/7/25
a piece of armor for the front of the thigh.
carafe
noun
6/7/25
a bottle with a flared lip used to hold beverages; usually wine.
calumny
noun
6/3/25
the making of false and defamatory statements about someone.
columbarium
noun
6/2/25
a structure that holds cremated remains.
underfed
adj
5/30/25
insufficiently nourished.
skerry
noun
5/16/25
a small, rocky island that is too small for human habitation.
lucre
noun
5/15/25
money gained in a dishonorable way.
tosher
noun
5/15/25
someone who scavenges in the sewers.
geas
noun
5/14/25
a prohibition magically imposed (Irish folkflore).
yaldson
noun
5/13/25
the son of a prostitute (Old English; 15th century).
miter
noun
5/12/25
a traditional headdress worn by bishops or abbots.
augury
noun
5/9/25
divination from omens or auspices.
aquifer
noun
4/25/25
a body of permeable rock or sediment that holds groundwater.
roan
adj
4/20/25
having the base color muted and lightened by a mixture of white hairs; relating to animals.