rubicund \ ROO-bih-kund \ adjective – Inclining to redness; ruddy; red. Origin: Rubicund comes from Latin rubicundus, “red, ruddy,” from rubere, “to be red.”

totemic \ toh-TEM-ik \ adjective – Pertaining to an object or natural phenomenon with which a family or group considers itself closely related. Relating to a representation of such an object serving as the distinctive mark of the clan or group. Origin: Totemic derives from the Algonquian (probably Ojibwa) odoodeman , “his sibling kin, his [...]