usufruct \YU-seh-frehkt or YU-zyu-frehkt\ (noun) - A usufruct is the right of using and receiving profits (the fruits) from a property that belongs to someone else.

"Albert married Angela in hopes of getting his hands on ...Read More

austral \A-strehl\ (adjective) - Of, pertaining to, or coming from the south.

"My cousin from Georgia speaks with a quaint austral accent"

A word for "southern" on a somewhat higher plane: "austral winds", "austral ...Read More

agora \AEH-geh-reh\ (noun) - A meeting place or marketplace.

"Jenny agreed that the university was the town's intellectual agora, while her house was neighborhood's the social agora."

From Greek agora "marketplace," the ...Read More

bonanza \beh-NAEN-zeh\ (noun) - 1 : An unexpectedly rich pocket of ore in a mine, a mother lode; 2 : an unexpectedly great supply of anything, as to find a beach with a bonanza of sea shells.

"In their window I spotted a...Read More

apotropaic \ae-peh-treh-PEY-ik\ (adjective) - Having the power or designed to ward off evil, as an apotropaic symbol or talisman.

"Lydia was fond of wearing apotropaic ankle-length dresses with long sleeves and a collars ...Read More

irenic \i-REH-nik\ (adjective) - Favoring, conducive to, or operating toward peace, moderation, or conciliation.

"Jasmine had always been one of the more irenic students on campus, so no one was surprised to learn that ...Read More