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

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