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pusillanimous
[pyoo-suh-lan-uh-muhs]
lacking courage or resolution; cowardly; faint-hearted; timid

uitwaaien
[out-vahyn]
the Dutch practice of jogging or walking into the wind, especially in the winter, for the purpose of feeling invigorated while relieving stress and boosting one’s general health

insolent
[in-suh-luhnt]
boldly rude or disrespectful; contemptuously impertinent; insulting

pontificate
[pon-tif-i-keyt]
(in the Roman Catholic Church) officiate as bishop, especially at Mass

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

gawk
[gawk]
to stare stupidly; gape

bandicoot
[ban-di-koot]
a mainly insectivorous marsupial native to Australia and New Guinea

sanctimonious
[sangk-tuh-moh-nee-uhs]
making a hypocritical show of religious devotion, piety, righteousness

holophrase
[hol-uh-freyz]
a word functioning as a phrase or sentence, as the imperative "Go!"

abridge
[uh-brij]
to reduce or lessen in duration, scope, authority, etc.

insidious
[in-sid-ee-uhs]
intended to entrap or beguile

obviate
[ob-vee-eyt]
to anticipate and prevent or eliminate (difficulties, disadvantages, etc.) by effective measures; render unnecessary

skerrick
[sker-ik]
a small piece or quantity; a bit

enigma
[uh-nig-muh]
a puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation

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

spondee
[spon-dee]
in poetry, a "foot" of two syllables, both of which are long in quantitative meter or stressed in accentual meter