stentorian \sten-TOR-ee-uhn\ (adjective) - Extremely loud.

"I was just near the large gateway, however, when a most stentorian voice shouted out, 'Halt, who goes there?'" -- Frederick George Scott, 'The Great War As I Saw...Read More

circumspect \SUR-kuhm-spekt\ (adjective) - Marked by attention to all circumstances and probable consequences; cautious; prudent.

"She knew just what kind of circumspect he meant, and it wasn't anything like her usual ...Read More

plebeian \plih-BEE-uhn\ (adjective) - 1 : Of or pertaining to the Roman plebs, or common people. 2 : Of or pertaining to the common people. 3 : Vulgar; common; crude or coarse in nature or manner.

(noun) - 1 : One of the ...Read More

explicate \EK-spluh-kayt\ (transitive verb) - To explain; to clear of difficulties or obscurity.

"When the implicate order becomes explicate, we have our reality. So am I simply in a different explicate order than my ...Read More

trencherman \TREN-chuhr-muhn\ (noun) - A hearty eater.

"You had musty victual, and he had holp to eat it. He is a very valiant trencherman; he hath an excellent stomach." -- William Shakepeare, 'Much Ado About Nothing'

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immolate \IM-uh-layt\ (transitive verb) - 1 : To sacrifice; to offer in sacrifice; to kill as a sacrificial victim. 2 : To kill or destroy, often by fire.

"What have I gained, that I no longer immolate a bull to Jove, or ...Read More