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uitwaaien
[out-vahyn]
the Dutch practice of jogging or walking into the wind, especially in the winter, for the purpose of feeling invigorated while relieving stress and boosting one’s general health

grandiloquent
[gran-dil-uh-kwuhnt]
speaking or expressed in a lofty style, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic

incipient
[in-sip-ee-uhnt]
beginning to exist or appear; in an initial stage

impecunious
[im-pi-kyoo-nee-uhs]
having little or no money; penniless; poor

obviate
[ob-vee-eyt]
to anticipate and prevent or eliminate (difficulties, disadvantages, etc.) by effective measures; render unnecessary

succedaneum
[suhk-si-dey-nee-uhm]
a substitute

whilom
[hwahy-luhm]
former; erstwhile

puissant
[pyoo-uh-suhnt; pwis-uhnt]
powerful; mighty; potent

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

comely
[kuhm-lee]
pleasing in appearance; attractive; fair

micawber
[mi-caw-ber]
one who is poor but lives in optimistic expectation of better fortune

plumbeous
[pluhm-bee-uhs]
resembling or containing lead; leaden

sagacious
[suh-gey-shuhs]
having or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense; shrewd

perambulate
[per-am-byuh-leyt]
to walk through or over; travel through; traverse

sycophant
[sik-uh-fuhnt, sik-uh-fant]
a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite

pompous
[pom-puhs]
characterized by an ostentatious display of dignity or importance