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toothsome \TOOTH-suhm\

adjective:

1. pleasing to the taste; palatable: a toothsome dish.
2. pleasing or desirable, as fame or power.
3. voluptuous; sexually alluring: a toothsome blonde.
 
razz \raz\,

verb:

1. Slang. to deride; make fun of; tease.

noun:

1. raspberry; any sign or expression of dislike or derision.
 
columbine \KOL-uhm-bahyn, -bin\

adjective:

1. dovelike; dove-colored.
2. of a dove.
 
malinger \muh-LING-ger\

verb:

to pretend illness, especially in order to shirk one's duty, avoid work, etc.
 
sciamachy \sahy-AM-uh-kee\

noun:

an act or instance of fighting a shadow or an imaginary enemy.
 
fusty \FUHS-tee\

adjective:

1. old-fashioned or out-of-date, as architecture, furnishings, or the like: They still live in that fusty, gingerbread house.
2. having a stale smell; moldy; musty: fusty rooms that were in need of a good airing.
3. stubbornly conservative or old-fashioned; fogyish.
 
deipnosophist \dahyp-nos-uh-fist\

noun:

a person who is an adept conversationalist at table.
 
aubade \ oh-BAD, oh-BAHD \

noun;

Music . a piece sung or played outdoors at dawn, usually as a compliment to someone.
 
lingua franca \LING-gwuh FRANG-kuh\

noun:

1. any language that is widely used as a means of communication among speakers of other languages.
2. (initial capital letter) the Italian-Provençal jargon (with elements of Spanish, French, Greek, Arabic, and Turkish) formerly widely used in eastern Mediterranean ports
 
epitome \ih-PIT-uh-mee\

noun:

1. a person or thing that is typical of or possesses to a high degree the features of a whole class: He is the epitome of goodness.
2. a condensed account, especially of a literary work; abstract.
 
caveat \KAY-vee-at; KAV-ee-; KAH-vee-aht\

noun:

1. a warning or caution; admonition.
2. Law. a legal notice to a court or public officer to suspend a certain proceeding until the notifier is given a hearing: a caveat filed against the probate of a will.
 
hoodwink \HOOD-wingk\

verb:

1. to deceive or trick.
2. Archaic. to blindfold.
3. Obsolete. to cover or hide.
 
cockalorum \kok-uh-LAWR-uhm, -LOHR-\

noun:

a self-important little man.
 
fallacy \FAL-uh-see\

noun:

1. a deceptive, misleading, or false notion, belief, etc.: That the world is flat was at one time a popular fallacy.
2. a misleading or unsound argument.
3. deceptive, misleading, or false nature; erroneousness.
4. Logic. any of various types of erroneous reasoning that render arguments logically unsound.
5. Obsolete. deception.
 
cognizant \KOG-nuh-zuhnt, KON-uh-\

adjective:

1. having cognizance; aware (usually followed by of ): He was cognizant of the difficulty.
2. having legal cognizance.
 
synergy \SIN-er-jee\

noun:

1. the interaction of elements that when combined produce a total effect that is greater than the sum of the individual elements, contributions, etc.; synergism.
2. Physiology, Medicine/Medical. the cooperative action of two or more muscles, nerves, or the like.
3. Biochemistry, Pharmacology. the cooperative action of two or more stimuli or drugs.
 
geomancy \JEE-uh-man-see\

noun:

divination by geographic features or by figures or lines.
 
fervent \FUR-vuhnt\

adjective:

1. having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit, feeling, enthusiasm, etc.; ardent: a fervent admirer; a fervent plea.
2. hot; burning; glowing.
 
claptrap \ KLAP-trap \

noun:

1. pretentious but insincere or empty language: His speeches seem erudite but analysis reveals them to be mere claptrap.
2. any artifice or expedient for winning applause or impressing the public.
 
fantod \FAN-tahd\

noun:

1. a state of irritability and tension
2. fidgets
3. an emotional outburst : fit
 
contiguous \kuhn-TIG-yoo-uhs\

adjective:

1. touching; in contact.
2. in close proximity without actually touching; near.
 
a bonus word I thought too good not to post

thingamajig \ THING-uh-muh-jig \

noun:

1.

Informal. a gadget or other thing for which the speaker does not know or has forgotten the name.
 
triumvirate \ trahy-UHM-ver-it, -vuh-reyt \

noun:

1. any group or set of three.
2. Roman History. the office or magistracy of a triumvir.
3. a government of three officers or magistrates functioning jointly.
4. a coalition of three magistrates or rulers for joint administration.
5. any association of three in office or authority.
 
phenom \ FEE-nom, fi-NOM \

noun:

1. Slang. a phenomenon, especially a young prodigy: a twelve-year-old tennis phenom.
 
Eire \AIR-uh, AHY-ruh, AIR-ee, AHY-ree\

noun:

1. the Irish name of Ireland.
2. a former name (1937–49) of the Republic of Ireland.
 
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