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boondoggle
[boon-dog-uhl]
waste money or time on unnecessary or questionable projects

dowdy
[dou-dee]
not stylish; drab; old-fashioned

maudlin
[mawd-lin]
tearfully or weakly emotional; foolishly sentimental

condign
[kuhn-dahyn]
well-deserved; fitting; adequate

spellbinding
[spel-bahynd-ing]
holding one's attention completely as though by magic; fascinating

jeremiad
[jer-uh-mahy-uhd]
a prolonged lamentation or mournful complaint

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

hector
[hek-ter]
to treat with insolence; bully; torment

connive
[kuh-nahyv]
to cooperate secretly; conspire (often followed by with)

persiflage
[pur-suh-flahzh]
light and slightly contemptuous mockery or banter

portend
[pawr-tend]
to indicate in advance; to foreshadow or presage, as an omen does

noisome
[noi-suhm]
of or related to an offensive, unpleasant, or disgusting as an odor

impervious
[im-pur-vee-uhs]
not permitting penetration or passage; impenetrable

paucity
[paw-si-tee]
smallness of quantity; scarcity; scantiness

campanile
[kam-puh-nee-lee]
a bell tower, especially one freestanding from the body of a church

pretermit
[pree-ter-mit]
to let pass without notice; disregard