requisite \REK-wuh-zit\ (adjective) - Required by the nature of things or by circumstances; indispensable.

(noun) - That which is required or necessary; something indispensable.

"Those with the requisite talents made ...Read More

habitue \huh-BICH-oo-ay; huh-bich-oo-AY\ (noun) - One who habitually frequents a place.

"In the public house kept by Jesper Darkes, 'zealous partizans in the cause of Liberty,' as one habitue called them, met day and ...Read More

concatenation \kon-kat-uh-NAY-shuhn; kuhn-\ (noun) - A series of links united; a series or order of things depending on each other, as if linked together; a chain, a succession.

"The process of fossilization and discovery...Read More

agog \uh-GOG\ (adjective) - Full of excitement or interest; in eager desire; eager, keen.

"He was now so interested, quite so privately agog, about it, that he had already an eye to the fun it would be to open up to her ...Read More

panoply \PAN-uh-plee\ (noun) - 1 : A splendid or impressive array. 2 : Ceremonial attire. 3 : A full suit of armor; a complete defense or covering.

"Every step taken to that end which appeases the obsolete hatreds and ...Read More

hobbledehoy \HOB-uhl-dee-hoy\ (noun) - An awkward, gawky young fellow.

"His memories, even only reveries, of incomparable women, made me feel like a hulking hobbledehoy." -- Edith Anderson, 'Love in Exile'

The origin of ...Read More