mercurial \mur-KYUR-ee-uhl\ (adjective) - 1 - [Often capitalized] Of or pertaining to the god Mercury. 2 - [Often capitalized] Of or pertaining to the planet Mercury. 3 - Having the qualities of shrewdness, eloquence, or ...Read More

flummery \FLUHM-uh-ree\ (noun) - 1 : A name given to various sweet dishes made with milk, eggs, flour, etc. 2 : Empty compliment; unsubstantial talk or writing; mumbo jumbo; nonsense.

"Magnificence and flummery. Whether ...Read More

teetotaler \TEE-TOH-tuh-lur\ (noun) - One pledged to entire abstinence from all intoxicating drinks.

"A man who had walked forty miles, in an agony of endurance, to bring wine to a sick person would probably know that a ...Read More

congeries \KON-juh-reez\ (noun) - A collection; an aggregation.

"If the 'en masse' feels its effects it does so not as a unit but as a congeries of individuals; a wave there may be, but it is a wave of integers dominated ...Read More

refractory \rih-FRAK-tuh-ree\ (adjective) - 1 : Stubbornly disobedient; unmanageable. 2 : Resisting ordinary treatment or cure. 3 : Difficult to melt or work; capable of enduring high temperature.

"Before they were ...Read More

collegial \kuh-LEE-jee-uhl; -juhl\ (adjective) - 1 : Characterized by or having authority or responsibility shared equally by each of a group of colleagues. 2 : Characterized by equal sharing of authority especially by ...Read More