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misgiving
[mis-giv-ing]
a feeling of doubt, distrust, or apprehension

somnolent
[som-nuh-luhnt]
sleepy; drowsy

pinochle
[pee-nuhk-uhl]
a popular card game played by two, three, or four persons, with a 48-card deck

troglodyte
[trog-luh-dayt]
a person living in seclusion

threnody
[thren-uh-dee]
a poem, speech, or song of lamentation, especially for the dead; dirge; funeral song

gawk
[gawk]
to stare stupidly; gape

pedagogy
[ped-uh-goh-jee]
the function or work of a teacher; teaching

zeitgeist
[tsahyt-gahyst]
the defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history as shown by the ideas and beliefs of the time

excogitate
[eks-koj-i-teyt]
to think out; devise; invent

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

querulous
[kwer-uh-luhs]
full of complaints; complaining

palfrey
[pawl-free]
a docile horse used for ordinary riding, especially by women

mendacious
[men-dey-shuhs]
telling lies, especially habitually; dishonest; untruthful

calumniate
[kuh-luhm-nee-eyt]
to make false and malicious statements about; slander

virulent
[vir-yuh-luhnt, vir-uh-]
actively poisonous; intensely noxious

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