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achene

[ey-keen]

a small, dry one-seeded fruit that does not open to release the seed

troglodyte

[trog-luh-dayt]

a person living in seclusion

hesperidium

[hes-puh-rid-ee-uhm]

the fruit of a citrus plant

insouciant

[in-soo-see-uhnt]

free from concern, worry, or anxiety; carefree; nonchalant

turbulent

[tur-byuh-luhnt]

being in a state of agitation or tumult; disturbed

aerostat

[air-uh-stat]

an airship or hot-air balloon, especially one that is tethered

deleterious

[del-i-teer-ee-uhs]

injurious to health

anfractuous

[an-frak-choo-uhs]

characterized by windings and turnings; sinuous; circuitous

poignant

[poin-yuhnt]

keenly distressing to the feelings

murky

[mur-kee]

dark, gloomy, and cheerless

zeitgeber

[tsahyt-gey-ber]

an environmental cue, as the length of daylight or the degree of temperature, that helps to regulate the cycles of an organism's biological clock

malapropism

[mal-uh-prop-iz-uhm]

an act or habit of misusing words ridiculously, especially by the confusion of words that are similar in sound

yearning

[yur-ning]

deep longing, especially when accompanied by tenderness or sadness

yarborough

[yahr-bur-oh]

a hand in which no card is higher than a nine

convey

[kuhn-vey]

to communicate; impart; make known

eponym

[ep-uh-nim]

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

obdurate

[ob-doo-rit]

unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn; unyielding

incumbent

[in-kuhm-buhnt]

necessary for (someone) as a duty or responsibility

bandicoot

[ban-di-koot]

a mainly insectivorous marsupial native to Australia and New Guinea

insolent

[in-suh-luhnt]

boldly rude or disrespectful; contemptuously impertinent; insulting

fipple

[fip-uhl]

a plug stopping the upper end of a pipe, as a recorder or a whistle, and having a narrow slit through which the player blows

triptych

[trip-tik]

three panels or compartments side by side with pictures or carvings

kapellmeister

[kah-pel-mahy-ster]

the leader or conductor of an orchestra or choir

officious

[uh-fish-uhs]

objectionably aggressive in offering one's unrequested and unwanted services, help, or advice; meddlesome