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dodecahedron
[doh-dek-uh-hee-druhn]
a three-dimensional shape having twelve plane faces, in particular a regular solid figure with twelve equal pentagonal faces

maudlin
[mawd-lin]
tearfully or weakly emotional; foolishly sentimental

apprise
[uh-prahyz]
to give notice to; inform; advise (often followed by 'of')

ambrosial
[am-broh-zhuhl]
exceptionally pleasing to taste or smell; especially delicious or fragrant

puissant
[pyoo-uh-suhnt; pwis-uhnt]
powerful; mighty; potent

zeitgeber
[tsahyt-gey-ber]
an environmental cue, as the length of daylight or the degree of temperature, that helps to regulate the cycles of an organism's biological clock

condign
[kuhn-dahyn]
well-deserved; fitting; adequate

prate
[preyt]
to talk excessively and pointlessly; babble

complicit
[kuhm-plis-it]
choosing to be involved in an illegal or questionable act, especially with others; having complicity

shear
[sheer]
to cut something; to remove by or as if by cutting or clipping with a sharp instrument

officious
[uh-fish-uhs]
objectionably aggressive in offering one's unrequested and unwanted services, help, or advice; meddlesome

skedaddle
[ski-dad-ld]
to run away hurriedly; flee

tarantism
[tar-uhn-tiz-uhm]
a mania characterized by an uncontrollable impulse to dance, especially as prevalent in southern Italy from the 15th to the 17th century, popularly attributed to the bite of the tarantula

incriminate
[in-krim-uh-neyt]
to accuse of or present proof of a crime or fault

chasm
[kaz-uhm]
a yawning fissure or deep cleft in the earth's surface; gorge

endemic
[en-dem-ik]
natural to or characteristic of a specific people or place; native; indigenous