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riposte
[ri-pohst]
a quick, clever reply to an insult or criticism
adamantine
[ad-uh-man-teen]
utterly unyielding or firm in attitude or opinion
zwetschenwasser
[zwet-shun-waz-er]
a colorless plum brandy with a bitter almond taste
hodgepodge
[hoj-poj]
a heterogeneous mixture; jumble
kapellmeister
[kah-pel-mahy-ster]
the leader or conductor of an orchestra or choir
prevaricate
[pri-var-i-keyt]
speak or act in an evasive way
eponym
[ep-uh-nim]
a person after whom a discovery, invention, place, etc., is named or thought to be named
cunctation
[kuhngk-tey-shuhn]
lateness; delay
precipitate
[pri-sip-i-teyt]
headlong
tautology
[taw-tol-uh-jee]
needless repetition of an idea, especially in words other than those of the immediate context, without imparting additional force or clearness, as in "widow woman"
idiosyncratic
[id-ee-oh-sin-krat-ik]
pertaining to the nature of idiosyncrasy, or something peculiar to an individual
somber
[som-ber]
gloomily dark; shadowy; dimly lighted
matutinal
[muh-toot-n-l]
pertaining to or occurring in the morning; early in the day
boondoggle
[boon-dog-uhl]
waste money or time on unnecessary or questionable projects
nonplussed
[non-pluhst]
completely puzzled or perplexed by something unexpected
propitiate
[pruh-pish-ee-eyt]
to make favorably inclined; appease; conciliate