Unusualbridle[brahyd-l]to control or hold back; restrain; curbnonplus[non-pluhs]to render utterly perplexed by something unexpected; puzzle completelyobfuscation[aab-fuh-skay-shn]the act or an instance of making something obscure, dark, or difficult to understandfisticuffs[fis-tuh-kuhfs]combat with the fistsrhadamanthine[rad-uh-man-theen]portraying strict and inflexible judgmentgrok[grok]to communicate sympatheticallycaterwaul[kat-er-wawl]to quarrel like catsdefenestrate[dee-fen-uh-streyt]to suddenly remove (a person) from an important position or officetoadstool[toad-stool]a kind of fungus similar to a mushroom, consisting of a round cap on a short stem, and that is often poisonousedify[ed-uh-fahy]to instruct or benefit, especially morally or spiritually; uplift: enlightenacrid[ak-rid]sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc.desuetude[des-wi-tood]the state of being no longer used or practicedjeremiad[jer-uh-mahy-uhd]a prolonged lamentation or mournful complaintlament[luh-ment]to feel or express sorrow or regret forauriferous[aw-rif-er-uhs]yielding or containing goldamity[am-i-tee]mutual understanding and a peaceful relationship, especially between nations; peace; accordvolplane[vol-pleyn]to glide toward the earth in an airplane, with no motor power or with the power shut offdesultory[des-uhl-tawr-ee]lacking in consistency, constancy, or visible order, disconnected; fitfulpropitiate[pruh-pish-ee-eyt]to make favorably inclined; appease; conciliateberate[bih-reyt]to scold; rebukecogitate[koj-i-teyt]to think hard; ponder; meditateproliferate[pruh-lif-uh-reyt]to grow or produce by multiplication of parts, as in budding or cell division, or by procreationnostrum[nos-truhm]a medicine sold with false or exaggerated claims and with no demonstrable value; quack medicinesophistry[sof-uh-stree]a false argument; sophism12345→
