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abjure
[ab-joor, ab-jur]
solemnly renounce

emollient
[ih-mol-yuhnt]
an emollient medicine, lotion, salve, etc.

obstreperous
[uhb-strep-er-uhs]
noisy and difficult to control

susurrus
[soo-sur-uhs]
a soft murmuring or rustling sound; whisper

futz
[fuhts]
a fool; simpleton

accrete
[uh-kreet]
to grow together; adhere (usually followed by to)

schadenfreude
[shahd-n-froi-duh]
satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone else's misfortune

feckless
[fek-lis]
lacking initiative or strength of character; irresponsible

pernicious
[per-nish-uhs]
causing insidious harm or ruin; ruinous; injurious; hurtful

cerulean
[suh-roo-lee-uhn]
deep blue; sky blue; azure

calumny
[kal-uhm-nee]
a false and malicious statement designed to injure the reputation of someone or something

zeitgeber
[tsahyt-gey-ber]
an environmental cue, as the length of daylight or the degree of temperature, that helps to regulate the cycles of an organism's biological clock

oxymoron
[ok-si-mawr-on]
a figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect, as in “cruel kindness” or “to make haste slowly"

fulminate
[fuhl-muh-neyt]
to issue denunciations or the like

riposte
[ri-pohst]
a quick, clever reply to an insult or criticism

arcane
[ahr-keyn]
known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric