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willies

willies

[wil-eez]

a strong feeling of nervousness or unease

forage

forage

[fawr-ij]

to wander or go in search of provisions

prolific

prolific

[pruh-lif-ik]

characterized by abundant production

diphthong

diphthong

[dif-thawng]

a sound formed by the combination of two vowels in a single syllable, in which the sound begins as one vowel and moves toward another (as in coin, loud, and side)

chutzpah

chutzpah

[hutz-pah]

informal shameless audacity; impudence

adorned

adorned

[ad-orn-ed]

decorated or embellished to make something more attractive.

bemuse

bemuse

[bih-myooz]

to cause to be mildly amused, especially in a detached way

prosperous

prosperous

[pros-per-uhs]

having or characterized by financial success or good fortune; flourishing; successful

blunt

blunt

[bluhnt]

having a dull edge or being straightforward

pusillanimous

pusillanimous

[pyoo-suh-lan-uh-muhs]

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

glut

glut

[gluht]

to feed or fill to excess; cloy

amorphous

amorphous

[uh-mawr-fuhs]

without a clearly defined shape or form; lacking a clear structure or focus

humility

humility

[hyoo-mil-i-tee]

the quality of having a modest or low view of one’s importance

verisimilitude

verisimilitude

[ver-uh-si-mil-i-tood]

the appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true

alembic

alembic

[uh-lem-bik]

anything that transforms, purifies, or refines

analgesic

analgesic

[an-alg-sic]

something that reduces pain

rapprochement

rapprochement

[rap-rohsh-mahn]

an establishment or resumption of harmonious relations

belabor

belabor

[bih-ley-ber]

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

hindrance

hindrance

[hin-druhnce]

something that obstructs or delays progress

brawl

brawl

[br-awl-awl]

a rough or noisy fight or quarrel.