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pinochle
[pee-nuhk-uhl]
a popular card game played by two, three, or four persons, with a 48-card deck
pummel
[puhm-uhl ]
to beat or thrash with or as if with the fists
insolent
[in-suh-luhnt]
boldly rude or disrespectful; contemptuously impertinent; insulting
peregrinate
[per-i-gruh-neyt]
to travel or journey, especially to walk on foot
propinquity
[proh-ping-kwi-tee]
the state of being close to someone or something; proximity
lugubrious
[loo-goo-bree-uhs]
mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner
skedaddle
[ski-dad-ld]
to run away hurriedly; flee
deprecate
[dep-ri-keyt]
to express earnest disapproval of
inimical
[ih-nim-i-kuhl]
adverse in tendency or effect; unfavorable; harmful
idiosyncratic
[id-ee-oh-sin-krat-ik]
pertaining to the nature of idiosyncrasy, or something peculiar to an individual
calumny
[kal-uhm-nee]
a false and malicious statement designed to injure the reputation of someone or something
alacrity
[uh-lak-ri-tee]
cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness
hobnob
[hob-nob]
to associate on very friendly terms (usually followed by 'with')
troglodyte
[trog-luh-dayt]
a person living in seclusion
rhadamanthine
[rad-uh-man-theen]
portraying strict and inflexible judgment
apologia
[ap-uh-loh-jee-uh]
a defense especially of one's opinions, position, or actions