laudable \LAW-duh-bul\ (adjective) - Worthy of praise; commendable.

"Her first answer was laudable -- she wrote that yes, she would remain engaged to a man who fell seriously ill subsequent to the engagement." -- Enid ...Read More

prestidigitation \pres-tuh-dij-uh-TAY-shuhn\ (noun) - Skill in or performance of tricks; sleight of hand.

"He was the man who had sat alone in a room for hundreds and hundreds of hours, his fingers manipulating cards and ...Read More

undulant \UN-juh-lunt; UN-dyuh-\ (adjective) - Resembling waves in form, motion, or occurrence.

"The undulant landscape looks serene in every direction." -- Frances Mayes, 'Under The Tuscan Sun'

Undulant is from Late ...Read More

presentiment \prih-ZEN-tuh-muhnt\ (noun) - A sense that something will or is about to happen; a premonition.

"Lituma pictured the blank faces and icy narrow eyes that the people in Naccos . . . would all turn toward him ...Read More

appurtenance \uh-PUR-tn-un(t)s\ (noun) - 1 : An adjunct; an accessory; something added to another, more important thing. 2 : [Plural]. Accessory objects; gear; apparatus. 3 : [Law]. An incidental right attached to a ...Read More

galumph \guh-LUHM(P)F\ (intransitive verb) - To move in a clumsy manner or with a heavy tread.

"Then he climbed up the little iron ladder that led to the wharf's cap, placed me once more upon his shoulders and galumphed ...Read More