contretemps \KAHN-truh-tahn\ (noun) plural contretemps \-tahnz\ - An inopportune or embarrassing situation or event; a hitch.

"Nathan was a fiercely ambitious and competitive man, as quick to take offenceas to give it in ...Read More

intrepid \in-TREP-id\ (adjective) - Fearless; bold; brave; undaunted; courageous; as, an intrepid soldier; intrepid spirit.

"But the stubborn descendants of the twenty-one intrepid people who plowed through the mountains ...Read More

heliolatry \hee-lee-OL-uh-tree\ (noun) - Worship of the sun.

"I am certain that if our preparations for greeting the returning sun were seen by other people, either civilised or savage, we would be thought disciples of ...Read More

bromide \BROH-myd\ (noun) - 1 : A compound of bromine and another element or a positive organic radical. 2 : A dose of potassium bromide taken as a sedative. 3 : A dull person with conventional thoughts. 4 : A commonplace ...Read More

interregnum \in-tuhr-REG-nuhm\ (noun) plural interregnums \-nuhmz\ or interregna \-nuh\ - 1 : The interval between two reigns; any period when a state is left without a ruler. 2 : A period of freedom from authority or ...Read More

cudgel \KUH-juhl\ (noun) - A short heavy stick used as a weapon; a club.

(transitive verb) - To beat with or as if with a cudgel.

"Whatever had been making her dogs uneasy, she'd have to handle it on her own. Rosie Bowe ...Read More