Fun

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

spellbinding

[spel-bahynd-ing]

holding one's attention completely as though by magic; fascinating

synchrony

[sing-kruh-nee]

simultaneous occurrence; synchronism

gargantuan

[gahr-gan-choo-uhn]

gigantic; enormous; colossal

highfalutin

[hahy-fuh-loot-n]

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

bombastic

[bom-bas-tik]

high-sounding; high-flown; inflated; pretentious

eclectic

[ih-klek-tik ]

selecting or choosing from various sources

winebibber

[wahyn-bib-er]

a person who drinks a lot wine

hogwash

[hawg-wosh]

refuse given to hogs; swill

agog

[uh-gog]

highly excited by eagerness, curiosity, anticipation, etc.

oxymoron

[ok-si-mawr-on]

a figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect, as in “cruel kindness” or “to make haste slowly"

serpentine

[sur-puhn-teen]

of, characteristic of, or resembling a serpent, as in form or movement

hobnob

[hob-nob]

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

adulate

[aj-uh-leyt]

to show excessive admiration or devotion to; flatter or admire servilely

hubbub

[huhb-uhb]

a loud, confused noise, as of many voices

esprit

[e-spree]

sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence

candid

[kan-did]

free from reservation, disguise, or subterfuge; straightforward

piffle

[pif-uhl]

nonsense, as trivial or senseless talk