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beck

[bek]

a gesture used to signal, summon, or direct someone

irk

[urk ]

to irritate, annoy, or exasperate

celebratory

[sel-uh-bruh-tawr-ee]

relating to or being the commemoration of an event with ceremonies or festivities

factoid

[fak-toid]

an insignificant or trivial fact

cosset

[kos-it]

to treat as a pet; pamper; coddle

quirk

[kwurk]

a peculiarity of action, behavior, or personality; mannerism

seer

[seer]

a person who sees; observer

aquiver

[uh-kwiv-er]

in a state of trepidation or vibrant agitation; trembling; quivering

pummel

[puhm-uhl ]

to beat or thrash with or as if with the fists

succulent

[suhk-yuh-luhnt]

(of food) tender, juicy, and tasty

adulate

[aj-uh-leyt]

to show excessive admiration or devotion to; flatter or admire servilely

divagate

[dahy-vuh-geyt]

to wander; stray

bamboozle

[bam-boo-zuhl]

to deceive or get the better of (someone) by trickery, flattery, or the like

snafu

[sna-foo]

a badly confused or ridiculously muddled situation

berserk

[ber-surk]

out of control with anger or excitement; wild or frenzied

ballyhoo

[bal-ee-hoo]

a clamorous and vigorous attempt to win customers or advance any cause; blatant advertising or publicity

kerfuffle

[kər-ˈfə-fəl]

a disturbance or commotion typically caused by a dispute or conflict

frolic

[frol-ik]

to gambol merrily; to play in a frisky, light-spirited manner; romp

futz

[fuhts]

to pass time in idleness (usually followed by around)

fussbudget

[fuhs-buhj-it]

a fussy or needlessly fault-finding person

anthropomorphic

[an-thruh-puh-mawr-fik]

ascribing human form or attributes to a being or thing not human

sesquipedalian

[ses-kwi-pi-dey-lee-uhn]

(of a word) containing many syllables

preen

[preen]

(of animals, especially birds) to trim or dress (feathers, fur, etc.) with the beak or tongue

quibble

[kwib-uhl ]

an instance of the use of ambiguous, prevaricating, or irrelevant language or arguments to evade a point at issue