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corrie
[kor-ee]
a circular hollow in the side of a hill or mountain

trenchant
[tren-chuhnt]
incisive or keen, as language or a person; caustic; cutting

cicerone
[sis-uh-roh-nee]
a guide who gives information about antiquities and places of interest to sightseers

juggernaut
[juhg-er-nawt]
any large, overpowering force or object, such as war, a giant battleship, or a powerful football team

onomatopoeia
[on-uh-mat-uh-pee-uh]
the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent; often used for rhetorical, dramatic, or poetic effect

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

arabesque
[ar-uh-besk]
fine arts; a sinuous, spiraling, undulating, or serpentine line or linear motif

pulchritude
[puhl-kri-tood]
physical beauty; comeliness

irenic
[ahy-ren-ik]
tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory

hector
[hek-ter]
to treat with insolence; bully; torment

meretricious
[mer-i-trish-uhs]
alluring by a show of flashy or vulgar attractions; tawdry

disparate
[dis-per-it]
distinct in kind; essentially different; dissimilar

sanctimonious
[sangk-tuh-moh-nee-uhs]
making a hypocritical show of religious devotion, piety, righteousness

antediluvian
[an-tee-di-loo-vee-uhn]
very old, old-fashioned, or out of date; antiquated; primitive

bonhomie
[bon-uh-mee]
frank and simple good-heartedness; a good-natured manner; friendliness; geniality

shambolic
[sham-bol-ik]
very disorganized; messy or confused