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weave
[weev]
to interlace (threads, yarns, strips, fibrous material, etc.) so as to form a fabric or material

aubade
[oh-bad; oh-bahd]
a poem or piece of music appropriate to the dawn or early morning

diphthong
[dif-thawng]
a sound formed by the combination of two vowels in a single syllable, in which the sound begins as one vowel and moves toward another (as in coin, loud, and side)

badinage
[bad-n-ahzh]
light, playful banter or raillery

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

piffle
[pif-uhl]
nonsense, as trivial or senseless talk

conventional
[kuhn-ven-shuh-nl ]
conforming or adhering to accepted standards, as of conduct or taste

elide
[ih-lahyd]
to suppress or omit; ignore or pass over

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

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

petrichor
[pet-ri-kawr, pe-trahy-kawr]
a pleasant smell that frequently accompanies the first rain after a long period of warm, dry weather

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

surmise
[ser-mahyz]
to think or infer without certain or strong evidence; conjecture; guess

prate
[preyt]
to talk excessively and pointlessly; babble

desuetude
[des-wi-tood]
the state of being no longer used or practiced

millefleur
[meel-flur]
having a background sprinkled with representations of flowers, as certain tapestries or pieces of glasswork