My English Words List - December - 2025

snowsuit

snowsuit

noun

Children wearing snowsuits.

arrogance

arrogance

noun

Programming is the best antidote to arrogance I’ve come across — I make so many errors that I am continually reminded of my own fallibility.

gut

gut

noun

The guts uphold the heart, and not the heart the guts.

ballpoint pen

ballpoint pen

noun

Bic Cristal ballpoint pens shown in four basic ink colors

curiosity

curiosity

noun

Curiosity killed the cat.

Curiosity is endless, restless, and useless.

chip

chip

noun

The best carpenter makes the fewest chips.

wood chips were spread over the ground between the plants

caravan

caravan

noun

High-end German-made caravan by Knaus Tabbert

bought a caravan and drove cross-country to California

toadstool

toadstool

noun

Amanita muscaria, the most easily recognised "toadstool", is frequently depicted in fairy stories and on greeting cards. It is often associated with gnomes.

  • a fungus that has an umbrella-shaped cap, one that is poisonous or unfit for food

A toadstool generally refers to a poisonous mushroom.

schoolchild

schoolchild

noun

Almost every schoolchild in America learns Lincoln was born in a Kentucky log cabin. — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 13 July 2023

soggy

soggy

adjective

Be sure to keep the soil moist but not soggy. — Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Dec. 2025

pal

pal

noun

We’ve been pals since we were kids.