rivulet \ RIV-yuh-lut \ (noun) - A small stream or brook; a streamlet.

"After two minutes in the steam chamber, sweat began to flow in rivulets from every pore in my body, dripping steadily from my ...Read More

putsch \ PUCH ('u' as in 'push') \ (noun) - (Sometimes capitalized) A secretly planned and suddenly executed attempt to overthrow a government.

"Hitler operated from Munich where he enjoyed a fair degree of ...Read More

trice \ TRYS \ (noun) - A very short time; an instant; a moment; -- used chiefly in the phrase "in a trice."

"There is no reason to doubt Alma here since so many other witnesses over the years tell ...Read More

abecedarian \ ay-bee-see-DAIR-ee-uhn \ (noun) - 1 : One who is learning the alphabet; hence, a beginner. 2 : One engaged in teaching the alphabet.

(adjective) - 1 : Pertaining to the letters of the alphabet. 2 : Arranged...Read More

toper \ TOH-puhr \ (noun) - One who drinks frequently or to excess.

"But there remains a core of bottom-line voters to whom the promise of tax cuts is as seductive as gin to a toper. -- David Nyhan, ...Read More

jocular \ JOK-yuh-luhr \ (adjective) - 1 : Given to joking or jesting. 2 : Characterized by joking; playful.

"He had not been a jocular man, and occasionally, while she was laughing with Bob, she had caught him studying ...Read More