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disparate
[dis-per-it]
distinct in kind; essentially different; dissimilar

contemporary
[kuhn-tem-puh-rer-ee]
of the present time; modern

hesperidium
[hes-puh-rid-ee-uhm]
the fruit of a citrus plant

svelte
[svelt]
slim; slender in figure or lithe

hebetude
[heb-i-tood]
the state of being dull; lethargy

ignominious
[ig-nuh-min-ee-uhs]
marked by or attended with ignominy; discreditable, humiliating

gasconade
[gas-kuh-neyd]
extravagant boasting

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

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

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

achene
[ey-keen]
a small, dry one-seeded fruit that does not open to release the seed

bombastic
[bom-bas-tik]
high-sounding; high-flown; inflated; pretentious

detectorist
[dɪˈtɛktərɪst]
a person whose hobby is using a metal detector

excoriate
[ik-skawr-ee-eyt]
to denounce or berate severely; flay verbally

mammonism
[mam-uh-niz-uhm]
the greedy pursuit of riches

peristyle
[per-uh-stahyl]
a colonnade surrounding a building or an open space