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pervade

[per-veyd]

to become spread throughout all parts of

furphy

[fur-fee]

a false report; rumor

millefleur

[meel-flur]

having a background sprinkled with representations of flowers, as certain tapestries or pieces of glasswork

austere

[aw-steer]

severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance

staid

[steyd]

of settled or sedate character; not flighty or capricious

effete

[ih-feet]

lacking in wholesome vigor; decadent

dirigible

[dir-i-juh-buhl]

an airship

subjugate

[suhb-juh-geyt]

to bring under complete control or subjection; conquer; master

alimentation

[al-uh-men-tey-shuhn]

the provision of nourishment or other necessities of life

expatiate

[ik-spey-shee-eyt]

to enlarge in discourse or writing; be copious in description or discussion

spasmodic

[spaz-mod-ik ]

pertaining to or of the nature of a spasm; characterized by spasms

extrapolate

[ik-strap-uh-leyt]

to infer (an unknown) from something that is known; conjecture

yeoman

[yoh-muhn]

performed in a workmanlike, valiant, and useful manner, especially in situations involving a great deal of effort

ingeminate

[in-jem-uh-neyt]

to repeat; reiterate

cajole

[kuh-johl]

to persuade by flattery or promises; wheedle; coax

widdershins

[with-er-shinz]

in a direction contrary to the sun's course, considered as unlucky; counterclockwise

puerile

[pyoo-er-il]

childishly foolish, immature, or trivial

ennui

[ahn-wee]

a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom

badinage

[bad-n-ahzh]

light, playful banter or raillery

terpsichorean

[turp-si-kuh-ree-uhn]

pertaining to dancing

purl

[purl]

knitting; to knit with a reverse stitch

cicerone

[sis-uh-roh-nee]

a guide who gives information about antiquities and places of interest to sightseers

lugubrious

[loo-goo-bree-uhs]

mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner

jejune

[ji-joon]

(of ideas or writings) dry and uninteresting