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eponym
[ep-uh-nim]
a person after whom a discovery, invention, place, etc., is named or thought to be named

schadenfreude
[shahd-n-froi-duh]
satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone else's misfortune

chthonic
[tha-nik]
of or relating to the deities, spirits, and other beings dwelling under the earth

pinochle
[pee-nuhk-uhl]
a popular card game played by two, three, or four persons, with a 48-card deck

friable
[frahy-uh-buhl]
easily crumbled or reduced to powder; crumbly

hubbub
[huhb-uhb]
a loud, confused noise, as of many voices

prostrate
[pros-treyt ]
to cast (oneself) face down on the ground in humility, submission, or adoration

plumbeous
[pluhm-bee-uhs]
resembling or containing lead; leaden

paraselene
[par-uh-si-lee-nee]
Meteorology—a bright moonlike spot on a lunar halo; a mock moon

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

obelus
[ob-uh-luhs]
a mark (− or ÷) used in ancient manuscripts to point out spurious, corrupt, doubtful, or superfluous words or passages

imbricate
[im-bri-keyt]
overlapping in sequence, as tiles or shingles on a roof

erudite
[er-yoo-dahyt, er-oo-dahyt]
characterized by great knowledge; learned or scholarly

convey
[kuhn-vey]
to communicate; impart; make known

jejune
[ji-joon]
(of ideas or writings) dry and uninteresting

hamartia
[hah-mahr-tee-uh]
a fatal flaw leading to the downfall of a tragic hero or heroine