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cordate
[kawr-deyt]
heart-shaped

dissimulate
[dih-sim-yuh-leyt]
to disguise or conceal under a false appearance; dissemble

blanch
[blahnch]
to scald briefly and then drain, as peaches or almonds to facilitate removal of skins, or as rice or macaroni to separate the grains or strands

cognizance
[kog-nuh-zuhns]
awareness, realization, or knowledge; notice; perception

perfidy
[perfidy]
deliberate breach of faith or trust; faithlessness; treachery

ennui
[ahn-wee]
a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom

aphelion
[uh-fee-lee-uhn]
the point farthest from the sun in the path of an orbiting celestial body (such as a planet)

onomatopoeia
[on-uh-mat-uh-pee-uh]
the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent; often used for rhetorical, dramatic, or poetic effect

pusillanimous
[pyoo-suh-lan-uh-muhs]
lacking courage or resolution; cowardly; faint-hearted; timid

woebegone
[woh-bi-gawn, woh-bi-gon]
beset with woe; affected by woe, especially in appearance; showing or indicating woe

alacrity
[uh-lak-ri-tee]
cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness

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

auriferous
[aw-rif-er-uhs]
yielding or containing gold

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

yeoman
[yoh-muhn]
performed in a workmanlike, valiant, and useful manner, especially in situations involving a great deal of effort

embroil
[em-broil]
to bring into discord or conflict; involve in contention or strife