malapropism \mal-uh-PROP-iz-uhm\ (noun) - The usually unintentionally humorous misuse of a word, especially by confusion with one of similar sound; also, an example of such misuse.

"The old gentleman, too, had publicly ...Read More

flibbertigibbet \FLIB-ur-tee-jib-it\ (noun) - A silly, flighty, or scatterbrained person, especially a pert young woman with such qualities.

"I'll bat my eyelashes and pretend to be a flibbertigibbet wandering the house ...Read More

tractable \TRAK-tuh-buhl\ (adjective) - 1 : Capable of being easily led, taught, or managed; docile. 2 : Easily handled, managed, or worked; malleable.

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abscond \ab-SKOND\ (intransitive verb) - To depart secretly; to steal away and hide oneself -- used especially of persons who withdraw to avoid arrest or prosecution.

"They abscond with millions, yes? They abscond with ...Read More

exculpate \EK-skuhl-payt; ek-SKUHL-payt\ (transitive verb) - To clear from alleged fault or guilt; to prove to be guiltless; to relieve of blame; to acquit.

"Thus, she would have had to exculpate herself, and what I ...Read More

recalcitrant \rih-KAL-sih-truhnt\ (adjective) - Stubbornly resistant to and defiant of authority or restraint.

"The driver, recognizing Emerson, managed to stop the recalcitrant animal before it ran into my equally ...Read More