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hogwash

[hawg-wosh]

refuse given to hogs; swill

agog

[uh-gog]

highly excited by eagerness, curiosity, anticipation, etc.

razzmatazz

[raz-muh-taz]

razzle-dazzle, or showiness, brilliance, or virtuosity in technique or effect

paltry

[pawl-tree]

ridiculously or insultingly small

yuppie

[yuhp-ee]

a young, ambitious, and well-educated city-dweller who has a professional career and an affluent lifestyle

hodgepodge

[hoj-poj]

a heterogeneous mixture; jumble

piffle

[pif-uhl]

nonsense, as trivial or senseless talk

nonpareil

[non-puh-rel]

having no equal; peerless

malarkey

[muh-lahr-kee]

meaningless talk; nonsense

preen

[preen]

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

balk

[bawk ]

to stop, as at an obstacle, and refuse to proceed or to do something specified

hobnob

[hob-nob]

to associate on very friendly terms (usually followed by 'with')

bamboozle

[bam-boo-zuhl]

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

ragamuffin

[rag-uh-muhf-in]

a person, typically a child, in ragged, dirty clothes

quell

[kwel]

to suppress; put an end to; extinguish

hubbub

[huhb-uhb]

a loud, confused noise, as of many voices

quibble

[kwib-uhl ]

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

celebratory

[sel-uh-bruh-tawr-ee]

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

bugbear

[buhg-bair]

a cause of obsessive fear, irritation, or loathing

brouhaha

[broo-hah-hah]

a noisy and overexcited reaction or response to something

prestidigitation

[pres-ti-dij-i-tey-shuhn]

sleight of hand; legerdemain

lackadaisical

[lak-uh-dey-zi-kuhl]

without interest, vigor, or determination; listless; lethargic

candid

[kan-did]

free from reservation, disguise, or subterfuge; straightforward

succulent

[suhk-yuh-luhnt]

(of food) tender, juicy, and tasty