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gargantuan

[gahr-gan-choo-uhn]

gigantic; enormous; colossal

esprit

[e-spree]

sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence

hodgepodge

[hoj-poj]

a heterogeneous mixture; jumble

dispel

[dih-spel]

to drive off in various directions; disperse; dissipate

quirk

[kwurk]

a peculiarity of action, behavior, or personality; mannerism

bugbear

[buhg-bair]

a cause of obsessive fear, irritation, or loathing

synchrony

[sing-kruh-nee]

simultaneous occurrence; synchronism

jabberwocky

[jab-er-wok-ee]

invented or meaningless language; nonsense

pinochle

[pee-nuhk-uhl]

a popular card game played by two, three, or four persons, with a 48-card deck

razzmatazz

[raz-muh-taz]

razzle-dazzle, or showiness, brilliance, or virtuosity in technique or effect

irk

[urk ]

to irritate, annoy, or exasperate

snafu

[sna-foo]

a badly confused or ridiculously muddled situation

dunce

[duhns]

a dull-witted, stupid, or ignorant person; dolt

futz

[fuhts]

a fool; simpleton

pummel

[puhm-uhl ]

to beat or thrash with or as if with the fists

sesquipedalian

[ses-kwi-pi-dey-lee-uhn]

characterized by long words

hogwash

[hawg-wosh]

refuse given to hogs; swill

saccharine

[sak-er-in]

of the nature of or resembling that of sugar

hobnob

[hob-nob]

to associate on very friendly terms (usually followed by 'with')

hurtle

[hur-tl]

to rush violently; move with great speed

highfalutin

[hahy-fuh-loot-n]

seeming or trying to seem superior, important, etc.; pompous; pretentious

eclectic

[ih-klek-tik ]

selecting or choosing from various sources

pawky

[paw-kee]

cunning; sly

maverick

[mav-er-ik]

a lone dissenter, such as an intellectual, an artist, or a politician, who takes an independent stand apart from their peers