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If you’re grandiloquent, then you like to use extravagant, high-flown words—precisely like the 50 verbs listed here, which either refer to everyday activities or else can be used in place of everyday words.

Here's how the cornucopia went from ancient gods to American dinner tables.

We give you an obscure word with four definitions—one correct, three made up. Can you identify the correct one?

Let’s sort these babies out.

Some words, like ‘motel,’ ‘brunch,’ and ‘sitcom,’ are obvious portmanteaux. But the portmanteaux on this list are undercover.

As with many words, we have Latin to thank.

This common phrase is often used during times of political uncertainty, and has even been described as an ancient Chinese curse. History says otherwise, though.

Are all these new slang terms confusing you? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered.

The trends range from “fast fashion” to “baby names, literally” and beyond.

We give you an obscure word with four definitions—one correct, three made up. Can you identify the correct one?

One theory suggests that we call liquor “spirits” because of alcohol’s association with one spirit in particular: the Holy Spirit. But there are other possible origins.

The heavy-duty tool is said to be the work of a man named Moncke. Or was it Moncay?