disparate \DIS-puh-rit; dis-PAIR-it\ (adjective) - 1 : Fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind. 2 : Composed of or including markedly dissimilar elements.

"When a poet's mind is perfectly equipped for its ...Read More

malleable \MAL-ee-uh-buhl\ (adjective) - 1 : Capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer, or by the pressure of rollers; -- applied to metals. 2 : Capable of being altered or controlled by outside forces; ...Read More

gelid \JEL-id\ (adjective) - Extremely cold; icy.

"The house was silent, filled with a gelid, wintery hush even as lilac and dogwood leaves brushed darkly against the windowpanes." -- Michael Cunningham, 'A Home at the ...Read More

luculent \LOO-kyuh-luhnt\ (adjective) - Clear; easily understood.

"From the high ground all is clear, interpretable, luculent: this is what this means." -- Thomas Lux, 'The Cradle Place'

Luculent comes from Latin ...Read More

pecuniary \pih-KYOO-nee-air-ee\ (adjective) - 1 : Relating to money; monetary. 2 : Consisting of money. 3 : Requiring payment of money.

"The young man of the house was absorbed in his vegetable garden and the ...Read More

sapid \SAP-id\ (adjective) - 1 : Having taste or flavor, especially having a strong pleasant flavor. 2 : Agreeable to the mind; to one's liking.

"Chemistry can concentrate the sapid and odorous elements of the peach and ...Read More