Trenchant (TREN-chunt) means intense, forceful. As used by William Milligan Sloane in The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte: “Bonaparte’s contributions to the discussion were terse and trenchant.”
Degustation (noun) – Degustation (dee-gus-TAY-shun) is the act of tasting or savoring, especially with care or relish. As used by Liane Moriarty in Nine Perfect Strangers: “There would be no alcohol, sugar…
(na-THON-ik) means sycophantic; fawning. It was derived from Gnatho, the name of a parasite in TheEunuch, a comedy written by the 2nd century BC Roman playwright Terence.
Sanguine (SANG-gwin) means cheerfully optimistic; hopeful. As used by Vincent Okay Nwachukwu: “That ‘God will provide,’ is a sanguine statement laced with faith. He does not bring one out in the dark and…
Repartee (noun) – Repartee (re-per-TEE or re-per-TAY) is a quick, witty reply or a conversation made up of such replies. As used by Louis Theroux: “It’s difficult to describe the weirdness of speaking to a man…
Many people are offended when they see this shortened form of the word “Christmas” – but it actually comes from the Greek for Christ, which is Xristos. It became popular in Europe in the 1500s. These days, we…
