nascent \NAS-uhnt; NAY-suhnt\ (adjective) - Beginning to exist or having recently come into existence; coming into being.

"This surprising success prompted several other companies to enter this nascent market." -- Ted ...Read More

turbid \TUR-bid\ (adjective) - 1 : Muddy; thick with or as if with roiled sediment; not clear; -- used of liquids of any kind. 2 : Thick; dense; dark; -- used of clouds, air, fog, smoke, etc. 3 : Disturbed; confused; ...Read More

sagacious \suh-GAY-shus\ (adjective) - Having or showing keen discernment, sound judgment, and farsightedness.

"Others worked up sagacious-sounding comments about the French author that would serve until they could read ...Read More

denouement \day-noo-MAWN\ (noun) - 1 : The final resolution of the main complication of a literary or dramatic work. 2 : The outcome of a complex sequence of events.

"Of course, the crusaders were losers in the short run,...Read More

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