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calumny
[kal-uhm-nee]
a false and malicious statement designed to injure the reputation of someone or something

pharaonic
[fair-ey-on-ik]
impressively or overwhelmingly large, luxurious, etc.

bugbear
[buhg-bair]
a cause of obsessive fear, irritation, or loathing

hobnob
[hob-nob]
to associate on very friendly terms (usually followed by 'with')

miscreant
[mis-kree-uhnt]
a vicious or depraved person; villain

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

dissemble
[dih-sem-buhl]
to give a false or misleading appearance to; conceal the truth or real nature of

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

synecdoche
[si-nek-duh-kee]
a figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part, the special for the general or the general for the special, as in Texas won by six runs (meaning “Texas's baseball team”)

adversary
[ad-ver-ser-ee]
one's opponent in a contest, conflict, or dispute

fisticuffs
[fis-tuh-kuhfs]
combat with the fists

cerulean
[suh-roo-lee-uhn]
deep blue; sky blue; azure

contrived
[kuhn-trahyvd]
obviously planned or forced; artificial; strained

horripilation
[haw-rip-uh-ley-shuhn]
the erection of hairs on the skin due to cold, fear, or excitement

eponym
[ep-uh-nim]
a person after whom a discovery, invention, place, etc., is named or thought to be named

toplofty
[top-lawf-tee, -lof-]
condescending; haughty