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salubrious
[suh-loo-bree-uhs]
favorable to or promoting health; healthful

maverick
[mav-er-ik]
a lone dissenter, such as an intellectual, an artist, or a politician, who takes an independent stand apart from their peers

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

williwaw
[wil-ee-waw]
a sudden violent squall blowing offshore from a mountainous coast

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

panacea
[pan-uh-see-uh]
a remedy for all disease or ills

stentorian
[sten-tawr-ee-uhn]
very loud or powerful in sound

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

bolide
[boh-lahyd]
a large, brilliant meteor, especially one that explodes; fireball

prevaricate
[pri-var-i-keyt]
speak or act in an evasive way

tyro
[tahy-roh]
a beginner in learning anything; novice

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

comminatory
[kom-uh-ney-tuh-ree]
a threat of punishment or vengeance

descry
[dih-skrahy]
to see (something unclear or distant) by looking carefully; discern; espy

felicitate
[fi-lis-i-teyt]
to compliment upon a happy event; congratulate.

valorous
[val-er-uhs]
showing great courage in the face of danger, especially in battle