Vest-Pocket Vocabulary Sorn’er, n. one who sponges on others. Word in the Wild: My brother has become known as a sorner among his friends, sleeping…
Vest-Pocket Vocabulary Querimo’nious, a. complaining. Word in the Wild: By shutting himself in his basement office every morning to write querimonious letters to the editor,…
Vest-Pocket Vocabulary Illaq’ueate, v. to entangle; to entrap. Word in the Wild: The received wisdom is that mouse traps are the best way to illaqueate…
Questions and Answers Cheryl—a loyal reader and fellow verbivore—sent in another great question yesterday: I have a question that has been puzzling me for some time.…
Vest-Pocket Vocabulary Flammiv’omous, a. belching out flames. Word in the Wild: The flammivomous dragons embroidered on the fraying tapestry were nothing like the ones Huang…