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stalwart
[stawl-wert]
strongly and stoutly built; sturdy and robust

enigma
[uh-nig-muh]
a puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation

conflate
[kuhn-fleyt]
to fuse into one entity; merge

vindicate
[vin-di-keyt]
to clear, as from an accusation, imputation, suspicion, or the like

lachrymose
[lak-ruh-mohs]
suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful

exacerbation
[ig-zas-er-bey-shuhn]
the act of making a negative situation feel worse than it is

quire
[kwahyuhr]
a collection of 24 or sometimes 25 sheets of paper of the same size and quality: one twentieth of a ream

gargantuan
[gahr-gan-choo-uhn]
gigantic; enormous; colossal

terpsichorean
[turp-si-kuh-ree-uhn]
pertaining to dancing

mordant
[mawr-dnt]
sharply caustic or sarcastic, as wit or a speaker; biting

holophrase
[hol-uh-freyz]
a word functioning as a phrase or sentence, as the imperative "Go!"

polemic
[puh-lem-ik]
a controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine, etc.

clinometer
[klahy-nom-i-ter]
an instrument used for measuring the angle or elevation of slopes

legerdemain
[lej-er-duh-meyn]
sleight of hand; trickery

noetic
[noh-et-ik]
originating in or apprehended by the reason

incumbent
[in-kuhm-buhnt]
necessary for (someone) as a duty or responsibility