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macabre

[muh-kah-bruh, -kahb]

gruesome and horrifying; ghastly; horrible

jarring

[jar-ing]

incongruous or discordant in nature; producing a harsh, unpleasant, or discordant sound or effect.

hesperidium

[hes-puh-rid-ee-uhm]

the fruit of a citrus plant

unduly

[uhn-doo-lee]

excessively

eponym

[ep-uh-nim]

a person after whom a discovery, invention, place, etc., is named or thought to be named

stringent

[strin-juhnt]

strict, precise, and exacting

fractious

[frak-shuhs]

readily angered; peevish; irritable; quarrelsome:

abridge

[uh-brij]

to shorten by omissions while retaining the basic contents

hesitant

[hez-i-tant]

slow to act or speak due to uncertainty

park

[pahrk]

a piece of land maintained by a city or town as a place of beauty or play.

gallop

[gal-uhp]

to run rapidly by leaps, as a horse; go at a gallop

fictive

[fik-tiv]

fictitious; imaginary

malleable

[mal-ee-uh-buhl]

adaptable or tractable

afflicted

[uh-flik-tid]

suffering from pain, distress, or hardship

petty

[pet-ee]

of little or no importance or consequence

cogent

[koh-juhnt]

convincing or believable by virtue of forcible, clear, or incisive presentation; telling

exciting

[eksk-it-ing]

causing enthusiasm, interest, or exhilaration.

enumerate

[ih-noo-muh-reyt]

to mention separately as if in counting; name one by one; specify, as in a list

cheesemonger

[cheez-muhng-ger, cheez‐mong‐ger]

a merchant who sells cheese and other dairy products

apotheosis

[uh-poth-ee-oh-sis]

the elevation or exaltation of a person to the rank of a god

conspicuous

[kuhn-spik-yoo-uhs]

attracting special attention, as by outstanding qualities or eccentricities

hasten

[hey-suhn]

to move or act with haste; proceed with haste; hurry

sarcophagus

[sahr-kof-uh-guhs]

a stone coffin, typically adorned with a sculpture or inscription and associated with the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Rome, and Greece

diatribe

[dahy-uh-trahyb]

a bitter, sharply abusive denunciation, attack, or criticism