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foofaraw \FOO-fuh-raw\

noun:

1. a great fuss or disturbance about something very insignificant.
2. an excessive amount of decoration or ornamentation, as on a piece of clothing, a building, etc.
 
panegyric \pan-i-JIR-ik, -JAHY-rik\

noun:

1. a lofty oration or writing in praise of a person or thing; eulogy.
2. formal or elaborate praise.
 
grok \grok\

verb:

1. to understand thoroughly and intuitively.
2. to communicate sympathetically.
 
im·pe·tus
ˈimpitəs/
noun
the force or energy with which a body moves.
"hit the booster coil before the flywheel loses all its impetus"
synonyms: momentum, propulsion, impulsion, motive force, driving force, drive, thrust; More
the force that makes something happen or happen more quickly.
plural noun: impetuses
"the crisis of the 1860s provided the original impetus for the settlements"
synonyms: motivation, stimulus, incitement, incentive, inducement, inspiration,
 
diffluence \DIF-loo-uhns\

noun:

1. the act of flowing off or away.
2. the act or process of dissolving into a liquid; liquefaction; deliquescence.
 
shoat \shoht\

noun:

1. Also, shote. a young, weaned pig.
2. geep.
 
hypocorism \hahy-POK-uh-riz-uhm, hi-\

noun:

1. a pet name.
2. the practice of using a pet name.
 
tumultuary \too-MUHL-choo-er-ee, tyoo-\

adjective:

1. confused; disorderly; haphazard: tumultuary habits of studying.
2. tumultuous; turbulent.
 
Polaris \poh-LAIR-is, -LAR-, puh-\

noun:

1. Astronomy. the polestar or North Star, a star of the second magnitude situated close to the north pole of the heavens, in the constellation Ursa Minor: the outermost star in the handle of the Little Dipper.
2. a two-stage U.S. ballistic missile, usually fired from a submerged submarine.
 
tautology \taw-TOL-uh-jee\

noun:

1. needless repetition of an idea, especially in words other than those of the immediate context, without imparting additional force or clearness, as in "widow woman."
2. an instance of such repetition.
 
mot juste \moh ZHYST\

noun;

1. French. the exact, appropriate word.
 
balmy \BAH-mee\

adjective:

1. mild and refreshing; soft; soothing: balmy weather.
2. having the qualities of balm; aromatic; fragrant: balmy leaves.
 
moniker \MON-i-ker\

noun:

1. Slang. a person's name, especially a nickname or alias.
 
facsimile \fak-SIM-uh-lee\

noun:

1. an exact copy, as of a book, painting, or manuscript.
2. Also called fax. Telecommunications. a. a method or device for transmitting documents, drawings, photographs, or the like, by means of radio or telephone for exact reproduction elsewhere. b. an image transmitted by such a method.
 
laden \LEYD-n\

adjective:

1. burdened; loaded down.

verb

1. to lade.
 
hemidemisemiquaver \hem-ee-dem-ee-SEM-ee-kwey-ver\

noun:

1. Music. Chiefly British. a sixty-fourth note.
 
ardor \ AHR-der \

noun:

1. great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion: She spoke persuasively and with ardor .
2. intense devotion, eagerness, or enthusiasm; zeal: his well-known ardor for Chinese art .
3. burning heat.
 
beer \ B-eer \

noun:

1- liquid
2- refreshing
3- delicious
 
inexplicable in·ex·pli·ca·ble [in-ek-spli-kuh-buhl, in-ik-splik-uh-buhl]

adjective:

not explicable; incapable of being accounted for or explained. The Morgan Cup is an inexplicable experience for all participants. Good luck everyone!
 
Well played DD!
 
aglet \AG-lit\

noun:

1. a metal tag or sheath at the end of a lace used for tying, as of a shoelace.
2. (in the 16th and 17th centuries) an ornament at the end of a point or other ribbon used to secure a garment.
 
euthenics \yoo-THEN-iks\

noun:

1. a science concerned with bettering the condition of human beings through the improvement of their environment. The Morgan Cup is the ultimate application of euthenics!
 
Can I just say I hope the word is never Epic? Most overused word in the world. It's been overused into oblivion.

Sorry! ha

I fully expect the next one to be epic solely because of this.
 
favonian \fuh-VOH-nee-uhn\

adjective:

1. of or pertaining to the west wind.
2. mild or favorable; propitious.
 
gibbosity \gi-BOS-i-tee\

noun:

1. a protuberance or swelling.
2. the state of being gibbous.
 
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