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roister
[roi-ster]
enjoy oneself or celebrate in a noisy or boisterous way

toplofty
[top-lawf-tee, -lof-]
condescending; haughty

crwth
[krooth]
ancient Celtic instrument that is similar to a violin

oeillade
[œ-yad]
an amorous glance; ogle

contrived
[kuhn-trahyvd]
obviously planned or forced; artificial; strained

cordate
[kawr-deyt]
heart-shaped

precipitate
[pri-sip-i-teyt]
headlong

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

fipple
[fip-uhl]
a plug stopping the upper end of a pipe, as a recorder or a whistle, and having a narrow slit through which the player blows

purl
[purl]
knitting; to knit with a reverse stitch

pedagogy
[ped-uh-goh-jee]
the function or work of a teacher; teaching

obstreperous
[uhb-strep-er-uhs]
noisy and difficult to control

scuttle
[skuht-l]
to sink (a vessel) deliberately, especially by opening seacocks or making openings in the hull

puerile
[pyoo-er-il]
childishly foolish, immature, or trivial

provident
[prov-i-duhnt]
having or showing foresight; providing carefully for the future

collywobbles
[kol-ee-wob-uhlz]
intestinal cramps or other intestinal disturbances due to anxiety