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

vaudeville
[vawd-vill]
theatrical entertainment consisting of a number of individual performances, acts, or mixed numbers, as by comedians, singers, dancers, acrobats, and magicians

troglodyte
[trog-luh-dayt]
a person living in seclusion

wanton
[won-tn]
a sexually unrestrained woman

cravat
[kruh-vat]
a short, wide strip of fabric worn by men around the neck and tucked inside an open-necked shirt

alabaster
[al-uh-bas-ter]
a finely granular variety of gypsum, often white and translucent, used for ornamental objects or work, such as lamp bases, figurines, etc.

elusive
[ih-loo-siv]
eluding or failing to allow for or accommodate a clear perception or complete mental grasp; hard to express or define

threnody
[thren-uh-dee]
a poem, speech, or song of lamentation, especially for the dead; dirge; funeral song

parsimonious
[pahr-suh-moh-nee-uhs]
unwilling to spend money or use resources

ostensible
[o-sten-suh-buhl]
outwardly appearing as such; professed; pretended

infinitesimal
[in-fin-i-tes-uh-muhl]
extremely small; an indefinitely small quantity

pernicious
[per-nish-uhs]
causing insidious harm or ruin; ruinous; injurious; hurtful

abgesang
[ab-guh-zong]
the concluding section in musical and poetic bar form

limerence
[li-mer-uhns]
the state of being infatuated or obsessed with another person, typically experienced involuntarily and characterized by a strong desire for reciprocation of one's feelings but not primarily for a sexual relationship

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

hygge
[hoog-uh]
(especially in reference to the Danish lifestyle) the feeling of coziness and contentment evoked by simple comforts, as being wrapped in a blanket, having good conversations, enjoying food, etc.