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gambol \GAM-bul\ verb
: to skip about in play : frisk, frolic
educe \ih-DOOS\, verb:
1. To draw forth or bring out, as something potential or latent.
2. To infer or deduce.
propinquity \pruh-PING-kwuh-tee\ noun
1 : nearness of blood : kinship
2 : nearness in place or time : proximity
leonine \LEE-uh-nyne\ adjective
: of, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion\
syzygy (SIZ-uh-jee) noun: 1. An alignment of three objects, for example, sun, moon, and earth during an eclipse.
2. A pair of related things.
importunate \im-POR-chuh-nut\ adjective
1 : troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand
2 : troublesome
bumbershoot \BUM-ber-shoot\ noun
: umbrella
San Francisco Paramedic Association (5/5) - http://www.yelp.com/biz...
"I took EMT-Basic here in the spring and it was fantastic. The instructors are legit and I learned a ton. After attending their class I crushed the NREMT on the first try. I have not yet ventured…"
- Jonathan
Henry's Cafe & Deli (5/5) - http://www.yelp.com/biz...
"I work upstairs from this place. The lady behind my counter remembered my name starting from the very first time I went in there and always greets me with an enthusiastic "HIIIIIII JONNNNN!" and huge…"
- Jonathan
Marin Walkies (5/5) - http://www.yelp.com/biz...
"So I was supposed to dog-sit 'Bug,' (my parents' strange, incontinent puggle) one weekend and at the last minute I had a unpassuppable opportunity to head out of town and do some climbing in Yosemite.…"
- Jonathan
baksheesh \BAK-sheesh\ noun
: payment (as a tip or bribe) to expedite service
irrefragable \ih-REF-ruh-guh-buhl\, adjective:
Impossible to refute; incontestable; undeniable; as, an irrefragable argument; irrefragable evidence.
perspicacious \per-spuh-KAY-shus\ adjective
: of acute mental vision or discernment : keen
glace \GLAS\, noun:
Ice placed in a drink to cool it.
diluvial \duh-LOO-vee-ul\ adjective
: of, relating to, or brought about by a flood
irrefragable \ih-REF-ruh-guh-bul\ adjective
1 : impossible to refute
2 : impossible to break or alter
bedlam \BED-luhm\, noun:
1. A scene or state of wild uproar and confusion.
2. An archaic term for an insane asylum or madhouse.
efficacious \ef-uh-KAY-shus\ adjective
: having the power to produce a desired effect
scupper [skuhp-er] – verb (used with object) British .
1. Military. to overwhelm; surprise and destroy, disable, or massacre.
2. Informal . to prevent from happening or succeeding; ruin; wreck.
pecksniffian \pek-SNIF-ee-uhn\, adjective:
Hypocritically and smugly affecting benevolence or high moral principles.
toothsome \TOOTH-suhm\, adjective:
1. Pleasing to the taste; delicious; as, "a toothsome pie."
2. Agreeable; attractive; as, "a toothsome offer."
3. Sexually attractive.
marginalia \mahr-juh-NEY-lee-uh\, noun:
Notes in the margin of a book, manuscript, or letter.
canorous \kuh-NOR-us; KAN-or-uhs\, adjective:
Richly melodious; pleasant sounding; musical.
usufruct
PRONUNCIATION:
(YOO-zuh-fruhkt, -suh-)
MEANING:
noun: The right to use and enjoy another's property without destroying it.
cacoethes \kak-oh-EE-theez\, noun:
An irresistible urge; mania.
glabrous \GLAY-brus\ adjective
: smooth; especially : having a surface without hairs or projections
gambrinus \gam-BRAHY-nuhs\, noun:
A mythical Flemish king, the reputed inventor of beer.
caliginous \kuh-LIJ-uh-nuhs\, adjective:
Misty; dim; dark.
bur·glar·i·ous (br-glâr-s)
adj.
Of or relating to burglary.
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