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pleonasm

[plee-uh-naz-uhm]

the use of more words than are necessary to express an idea; redundancy

schmooze

[shmooz]

to chat idly; gossip

pule

[pyool]

to cry in a thin voice; whine; whimper

legerdemain

[lej-er-duh-meyn]

sleight of hand; trickery

badinage

[bad-n-ahzh]

light, playful banter or raillery

beamish

[bee-mish]

beaming with happiness, optimism, or anticipation

chasm

[kaz-uhm]

a yawning fissure or deep cleft in the earth's surface; gorge

lugubrious

[loo-goo-bree-uhs]

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

bijou

[bee-zhoo]

something small, delicate, and exquisitely wrought

scunner

[skuhn-er]

an irrational dislike; loathing

belabor

[bih-ley-ber]

to explain, worry about, or work at (something) repeatedly or more than is necessary

dollop

[dol-uhp]

to dispense in dollops

prevaricate

[pri-var-i-keyt]

speak or act in an evasive way

elegy

[el-i-jee]

a mournful, melancholy, or plaintive poem, especially a funeral song or a lament for the dead

austere

[aw-steer]

severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance

eldritch

[el-drich]

eerie; weird; spooky

rapscallion

[rap-skal-yuhn]

a rascal; rogue; scamp

inexorable

[in-ek-ser-uh-buhl]

not to be persuaded, moved, or affected by prayers or entreaties

querulous

[kwer-uh-luhs]

full of complaints; complaining

pernicious

[per-nish-uhs]

causing insidious harm or ruin; ruinous; injurious; hurtful

coruscation

[kawr-uh-skey-shuhn]

the act of coruscating; a sudden gleam or flash of light; a striking display of brilliance or wit

perfidy

[perfidy]

deliberate breach of faith or trust; faithlessness; treachery

pusillanimous

[pyoo-suh-lan-uh-muhs]

lacking courage or resolution; cowardly; faint-hearted; timid

curmudgeon

[ker-muhj-uhn]

a bad-tempered, difficult, cantankerous person