This page gathers the 380 dictionary entries of which at least one sense is labelled “Proscribed” by Wiktionary. The definition shown is that sense; each word leads to its full entry. Page 2 of 4: from “die” to “kilo-”.
- die verb followed by to as an indication of direct cause (like from)
- dignity noun Respect.
- dinosaur noun Any extinct reptile, not necessarily belonging to Dinosauria, that existed between about 230 million and 65 million years ago, as well as…
- disassociate verb Alternative form of dissociate.
- disclaimer noun A disclosure of an interest, relationship, or the like.
- disinflation noun Deflation
- disinterested adj Synonym of uninterested (“not interested; not concerned; indifferent”).
- disproval noun disapproval
- distinguishness noun The state or quality of being distinguishable.
- doorstop noun Eggcorn of doorstep.
- doubtlessly adv Without question; indubitably.
- dynamite noun A stick of trinitrotoluene (TNT).
- dynamitic adj Characterized by movement or change; dynamic.
- e.g. noun An example.
- Eagleland Osmosis noun The tendency of American culture to spread to other countries.
- efficient adj effective, efficacious
- Eirean adj of the state called Eire or the Republic of Ireland, as distinct from the island of Ireland
- Eirish adj of the state called Eire or the Republic of Ireland, as distinct from the island of Ireland
- either det Any one (of more than two).
- electrocute verb To inflict a severe electric shock (not necessarily fatal) upon.
- electrocution noun A severe electric shock, whether fatal or not.
- elo noun Rating, independent of the underlying algorithm used.
- enormity noun Great size; enormousness, hugeness, immenseness.
- enthuse verb To cause (someone) to feel enthusiasm or to be enthusiastic.
- epicentre noun The focal point of any activity, especially if dangerous or destructive.
- Epicureanism noun Synonym of hedonism, general pursuit of pleasure, particularly refined and knowledgeable enjoyment of good food, drink, and similar sensual…
- eponym noun A name taken from a person, a namesake toponym, term, etc.
- erstwhile adj Respected, honourable.
- Ethereum noun Ether, the cryptocurrency used in that network.
- euro noun Alternative spelling of euro, the currency and coin introduced 1999.
- eventual adj Possible, potential.
- eventually adv Possibly, potentially, perhaps.
- evidently adv Apparently.
- excretory system noun The digestive system, eliminating feces from the body; or the urinary and digestive systems taken together.
- exponential growth noun Very rapid growth.
- exponentially adv rapidly, greatly
- false cognate noun A false friend: a word that appears to have the same meaning as another given word, but in fact does not (without regard to whether or not…
- Farsi adj Persian
- fatwa noun A decree issued by a mufti or other Islamic judicial authority that a person should be put to death, usually as punishment for committing…
- favoritize verb To favor; to encourage.
- female circumcision noun Any operation involving removal of any of various parts of the vulva including and in addition to the hood, such as the clitoris or labia.
- femboy noun A trans woman or transfeminine person.
- fiancé noun A person who is engaged to be married; the person to whom one is engaged.
- fiddle noun Any of various other bowed stringed instruments, particularly those of the violin family when played non-classically.
- fiducially adv Synonym of fiducial (accepted as a basis of reference)
- fiscal adj Pertaining to finance and money in general; financial.
- flaunt verb To flout.
- fluoric acid noun Hydrofluoric acid.
- flush out verb To flesh out.
- following prep After, subsequent to.
- footballer noun One who plays American football.
- force noun Force understood as something of which there can be an amount.
- fortuitously adv In a fortuitous manner; in a manner of happening by a lucky chance; luckily; fortunately.
- fragor noun A strong or sweet scent; fragrance.
- frankenstein noun A monster composed of body parts from various corpses attached and brought back to life by a mad scientist, typically strong, unable to…
- fuse verb Alternative spelling of fuze, to equip with a detonator.
- gaslight verb To deceive, trick, or lie to.
- gender noun Sex (a category, either male or female, into which sexually-reproducing organisms are divided on the basis of their reproductive roles in…
- genually adv generally
- germanic adj Having German characteristics.
- giga- prefix Multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 2³⁰ or 1,073,741,824.
- glaze over verb To gloss over.
- globus hystericus noun Globus (lump in the throat) when believed (by the speaker or writer) to be psychosomatic (hysterical).
- good adv Well; satisfactorily or thoroughly.
- graduate verb To be certified as having earned a degree from; to graduate from (an institution).
- grand duchess noun The wife of a grand prince.
- grand mal noun A type of epilepsy where seizures are characterized as severe and involving spasms and unconsciousness.
- gravitational wave noun A gravity wave.
- gravity wave noun A gravitational wave.
- grinds noun Used ground coffee, coffee grounds.
- have no right verb To be unexpectedly so.
- Hawaiian noun A native or resident of the state of Hawaii in the United States of America.
- he pron They; he or she (a person whose gender is unknown or irrelevant).
- hearken back verb Synonym of hark back (“to allude, return, or revert (to a subject previously mentioned, etc.); also, to evoke, or long or pine for (a past…
- high concept adj Based on an idea or theme, especially one regarded as highly artistic or intellectual.
- hollow victory noun A Pyrrhic victory; an empty victory that is not worth winning because so much is lost in order to achieve it.
- homogeny noun Homogeneity.
- however conj But, yet, though, although.
- humbled adj (usually qualifying a first-person pronoun) Grateful for the support of others, touched; honored, flattered.
- hurley noun The game of hurling.
- ibrik noun A Turkish coffee pot or jezve.
- if conj Whether; used to introduce a noun clause, an indirect question, that functions as the direct object of certain verbs.
- impact verb To significantly or strongly influence or affect; to have an impact on.
- in absentia prep_phrase Absent in general; not present.
- in lieu of prep In light of.
- in the moment prep_phrase Synonym of at the moment.
- Indian noun An American Indian, a member of one of the indigenous peoples of the Americas (generally excluding the Aleut, Inuit, Metis, and Yupik).
- Indianan noun Synonym of Hoosier (“a native or inhabitant of Indiana”).
- infer verb To lead to (something) as a consequence; to imply.
- infix noun Synonym of interfix.
- informant noun A native speaker who acts as a linguistic reference for a language being studied. The informant demonstrates native pronunciation, provides…
- innit contraction Used as a replacement for any other negative tag question, irrespective of person, number, or verb. May precede the statement.
- intergalactic adj Occurring across a single galaxy, interstellar.
- introvert noun A reserved person.
- ironic adj Odd or coincidental; strange.
- it's contraction Contraction of it + was.
- Jewish noun A Jew.
- jimsonweed noun Any poisonous plant of the genus Datura.
- Jurassic adj Of or pertaining to the Mesozoic era as a whole.
- kilo- prefix Synonym of kibi- (“multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 2¹⁰ = 1024”).