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alembic
[uh-lem-bik]
anything that transforms, purifies, or refines

pendulous
[pen-juh-luhs]
hanging down loosely

insufflate
[in-suhf-leyt]
to blow or breathe (something) in

vernal
[vur-nl]
of, in, or appropriate to spring

portend
[pawr-tend]
to indicate in advance; to foreshadow or presage, as an omen does

curmudgeon
[ker-muhj-uhn]
a bad-tempered, difficult, cantankerous person

obnubilate
[ob-noo-buh-leyt]
to cloud over; becloud; obscure

ballyhoo
[bal-ee-hoo]
a clamorous and vigorous attempt to win customers or advance any cause; blatant advertising or publicity

limivorous
[lahy-miv-er-uhs]
of or relating to animals, usually worms or bivalves, that ingest earth or mud to extract the organic matter from it

ingeminate
[in-jem-uh-neyt]
to repeat; reiterate

propitious
[pruh-pish-uhs]
presenting favorable conditions; favorable

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

anaphora
[uh-naf-er-uh]
the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses

jocund
[jok-uhnd]
cheerful; merry; blithe; glad

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

chthonian
[thoh-nee-uhn]
of Classical Mythology, relating to the deities, spirits, and other dwellings under the earth