autocrat \AW-tuh-krat\ (noun) - An absolute monarch who rules with unlimited authority; by extension, any person with undisputed authority in a relationship or situation.

"I wound up by telling him he was an autocrat; ...Read More

objurgate \OB-juhr-gayt\ (transitive verb) - To express strong disapproval of; to criticize severely.

"It would be my advice to persons situated in this way, to not roll or thrash around, because this excites the interest...Read More

vitiate \VISH-ee-ayt\ (transitive verb) - 1 : To make faulty or imperfect; to render defective; to impair; as, "exaggeration vitiates a style of writing." 2 : To corrupt morally; to debase. 3 : To render ineffective; as, "...Read More

putative \PYOO-tuh-tiv\ (adjective) - Commonly thought or deemed; supposed; reputed.

"Someday... our species will again send out interstellar explorers, just as we did in the twenty-second century. Maybe those future ...Read More

impassive \im-PASS-iv\ (adjective) - 1 : Devoid of or unsusceptible to emotion. 2 : Showing no sign of emotion or feeling; expressionless.

"And he held out his cup imperiously to Horemheb, who accepted it with impassive ...Read More

What do these oddball sentences have in common? "Jackdaws love my big sphinx of quartz"; "The five boxing wizards jump quickly."

As you probably guessed, each of these sentences includes every letter of the alphabet (in...Read More