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endemic
[en-dem-ik]
natural to or characteristic of a specific people or place; native; indigenous
clinometer
[klahy-nom-i-ter]
an instrument used for measuring the angle or elevation of slopes
maudlin
[mawd-lin]
tearfully or weakly emotional; foolishly sentimental
cromlech
[krom-lek]
(no longer in technical use) a megalithic chamber tomb
pellucid
[puh-loo-sid]
allowing the maximum passage of light, as glass; translucent; clear
gasconade
[gas-kuh-neyd]
extravagant boasting
chthonian
[thoh-nee-uhn]
of Classical Mythology, relating to the deities, spirits, and other dwellings under the earth
vaudeville
[vawd-vill]
theatrical entertainment consisting of a number of individual performances, acts, or mixed numbers, as by comedians, singers, dancers, acrobats, and magicians
copious
[koh-pee-uhs]
large in quantity or number; abundant; plentiful
micawber
[mi-caw-ber]
one who is poor but lives in optimistic expectation of better fortune
matutinal
[muh-toot-n-l]
pertaining to or occurring in the morning; early in the day
condign
[kuhn-dahyn]
well-deserved; fitting; adequate
parsimonious
[pahr-suh-moh-nee-uhs]
unwilling to spend money or use resources
murky
[mur-kee]
dark, gloomy, and cheerless
onomatopoeia
[on-uh-mat-uh-pee-uh]
the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent; often used for rhetorical, dramatic, or poetic effect
elide
[ih-lahyd]
to suppress or omit; ignore or pass over