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woebegone
[woh-bi-gawn, woh-bi-gon]
beset with woe; affected by woe, especially in appearance; showing or indicating woe

ebullient
[ih-buhl-yuhnt]
overflowing with fervor, enthusiasm, or excitement; high-spirited

gloaming
[gloh-ming]
twilight; dusk

dunce
[duhns]
a dull-witted, stupid, or ignorant person; dolt

precarious
[pri-kair-ee-uhs]
dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; insecure

ensconce
[en-skons]
to settle securely or snugly; to cover or shelter; hide securely

banausic
[buh-naw-sik]
serving utilitarian purposes only; mechanical; practical

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

kapellmeister
[kah-pel-mahy-ster]
the leader or conductor of an orchestra or choir

altruism
[al-troo-iz-uhm]
the principle or practice of unselfish concern for or devotion to the welfare of others (opposed to egoism)

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

insouciance
[in-soo-see-uhns]
the quality of being insouciant; lack of care or concern; indifference

noisome
[noi-suhm]
of or related to an offensive, unpleasant, or disgusting as an odor

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

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

penumbra
[pi-nuhm-bruh]
the partial or imperfect shadow outside the complete shadow of an opaque body, as a planet, where the light from the source of illumination is only partly cut off