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miscreant

[mis-kree-uhnt]

a vicious or depraved person; villain

equanimous

[ih-kwan-uh-muhs]

having or showing equanimity; even-tempered

paucity

[paw-si-tee]

smallness of quantity; scarcity; scantiness

petition

[puh-tish-un]

a formal request for a specific action or decision

known

[kn-own]

recognized or familiar to others, often for a specific quality or achievement.

ogle

[oh-guhl]

to eye; look or stare at

pleonasm

[plee-uh-naz-uhm]

the use of more words than are necessary to express an idea; redundancy

coruscation

[kawr-uh-skey-shuhn]

the act of coruscating; a sudden gleam or flash of light; a striking display of brilliance or wit

blossom

[blos-um]

to develop or flourish; a flower

corybantic

[kawr-uh-ban-tik]

wild; frenzied

gossamer

[gos-uh-mer]

of or like gossamer; extremely light, flimsy, or delicate

mulct

[muhlkt]

to deprive (someone) of something, as by fraud, extortion, etc.; swindle

logorrhea

[law-guh-ree-uh]

pathologically incoherent, repetitious speech; incessant or compulsive talkativeness

euclidean

[yoo-klid-ee-uhn]

of or relating to the system of geometry based on the work of Euclid and corresponding to the geometry of ordinary experience

peignoir

[peyn-whar]

a woman’s dressing gown

piecemeal

[pees-meel]

done piece by piece

illusory

[il-loo-suh-ree]

based on illusion; not real

humble

[humb-uhl]

low or inferior in station or quality

eschew

[es-choo]

to abstain or keep away from; shun; avoid

palindrome

[pal-in-drohm]

a word, line, verse, number, sentence, etc., reading the same backward as forward, as "Madam, I'm Adam" or "Poor Dan is in a droop"

spiral

[spy-ral]

winding in a continuous curve around a central axis

renegade

[ren-i-geyd]

of or like a renegade (a person who deserts a party or cause for another); traitorous

bassinet

[bas-uh-net]

a basket with a hood over one end, for use as a baby's cradle

awkward

[awk-werd]

causing or feeling embarrassment or inconvenience