The Vocabulary Blog
Bucolic

Adj - Rustic, pastoral, country-styled.

Capricious

Adj - Impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim

Doxology

Noun - An expression of praise to God, especially a short hymn sung as part of a Christian worship service.

Citizenry

The group of all citizens.

Taciturn

adjective - Silent; temperamentally untalkative; disinclined to speak.

Gaiety

Noun - The state of being happy.

Portentous

adj - Of momentous or ominous significance.

Insouciance

Noun - A lack of concern; indifference.

Noun - A prefabricated building having a semicircular roof of corrugated iron. (Link to photos.)

Diphthong

noun

The sound of two vowels in one sylable, such as coin or loud.