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risible
[riz-uh-buhl]
causing or capable of causing laughter; laughable; ludicrous

brusque
[bruhsk]
abrupt in manner; blunt; rough

pretermit
[pree-ter-mit]
to let pass without notice; disregard

cavil
[kav-uhl]
to raise irritating and trivial objections; find fault with unnecessarily

knackered
[nak-erd]
exhausted; very tired

abrogate
[ab-ruh-geyt]
to abolish by formal or official means; annul by an authoritative act; repeal

lachrymose
[lak-ruh-mohs]
suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful

weave
[weev]
to interlace (threads, yarns, strips, fibrous material, etc.) so as to form a fabric or material

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.

repine
[ri-pahyn]
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain

accrete
[uh-kreet]
to grow together; adhere (usually followed by to)

contemporary
[kuhn-tem-puh-rer-ee]
of the present time; modern

virulent
[vir-yuh-luhnt, vir-uh-]
actively poisonous; intensely noxious

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

snafu
[sna-foo]
a badly confused or ridiculously muddled situation

micawber
[mi-caw-ber]
one who is poor but lives in optimistic expectation of better fortune