My Dictionary of Words
- putative(a) — purported; commonly put forth or accepted as true on inconclusive grounds; “the foundling’s putative father”; “the putative author of the book” (added 2026-06-17)
- purportedly — believed or reputed to be the case (added 2026-06-17)
- alleged — declared but not proved; “alleged abuses of housing benefits”- Wall Street Journal (added 2026-06-17)
- duped — fool or hoax; “The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone”; “You can’t fool me!” (added 2026-06-17)
- consternation — fear resulting from the awareness of danger (added 2026-06-17)
- consternate — fill with anxiety, dread, dismay, or confusion; “After the terrorist attack, people look consternated” (added 2026-06-17)
- epoch — a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event (added 2026-07-15)
- epoch — (astronomy) an arbitrarily fixed date that is the point in time relative to which information (as coordinates of a celestial body) is recorded (added 2026-07-15)
- epochal — highly significant or important especially bringing about or marking the beginning of a new development or era; “epochal decisions made by Roosevelt and Churchill”; “an epoch-making discovery” (added 2026-07-15)
- careen — move sideways or in an unsteady way; “The ship careened out of control” (added 2026-07-15)
- eudiometer — measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube for measuring volume changes in chemical reactions between gases (added 2026-07-17)