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December 11, 2025

bergschrund

From German mountaineering origins (and nasal infections), the term evokes both danger and awe.

December 10, 2025

subfusc

[suhb-fuhsk] Phonetic (Standard) IPA (still some type of beer) adjective devoid of brightness or appeal; drab, dull, or dark EXPLANATION subfusc describes things that...

December 9, 2025

fastidious

[fa-stid-ee-uhs, fuh-] Phonetic (Standard) IPA (still some type of beer) adjective excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please requiring or characterized by excessive...

December 8, 2025

boscage

[bos-kij] Phonetic (Standard) IPA (still some type of beer) noun a mass of trees or shrubs; wood, grove, or thicket. EXPLANATION boscage is...

December 6, 2025

Week of Dec 5 2025

Putting it all together Kernels of the Week ending Dec 5 2025 My family swears our consanguinity is unbreakable like the Bruce Willis movie,...

December 5, 2025

parsimony

[pahr-suh-moh-nee] Phonetic (Standard) IPA (still some type of beer) noun extreme or excessive economy or frugality; stinginess; miserliness. – ref scrooge EXPLANATION...

December 4, 2025

fulgurate

[fuhl-gyuh-reyt] Phonetic (Standard)IPA (still some type of beer) verb to flash or dart like lightning. EXPLANATION fulgurate often mixed up with flatulate its smelly cousin but...

December 3, 2025

curio

She had all that curio drained out of her when the situation got real.

December 2, 2025

palladian

[ puh–ley-dee-uhn ] Phonetic (Standard) IPA (still bitter beer) adjective pertaining to wisdom, knowledge, or study EXPLANATION palladian often used in place of pla-again or...

December 1, 2025

consanguinity

[kon-sang-gwin-i-tee] Phonetic (Standard) IPA (still some type of beer) noun relationship by descent from a common ancestor; kinship, a close relationship or connection EXPLANATION...