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avaricious
[av-uh-rish-uhs]
characterized by avarice; greedy; covetous

esprit
[e-spree]
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence

exacerbation
[ig-zas-er-bey-shuhn]
the act of making a negative situation feel worse than it is

widdershins
[with-er-shinz]
in a direction contrary to the sun's course, considered as unlucky; counterclockwise

hodgepodge
[hoj-poj]
a heterogeneous mixture; jumble

aubade
[oh-bad; oh-bahd]
a poem or piece of music appropriate to the dawn or early morning

imprecate
[im-pri-keyt]
to invoke or call down (evil or curses), as upon a person

campanile
[kam-puh-nee-lee]
a bell tower, especially one freestanding from the body of a church

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

dollop
[dol-uhp]
to dispense in dollops

rutilant
[root-l-uhnt]
glowing or glittering with red or golden light

diffidence
[dif-i-duhns]
modesty or shyness resulting from a lack of self-confidence

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

austere
[aw-steer]
severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance

pummel
[puhm-uhl ]
to beat or thrash with or as if with the fists

portend
[pawr-tend]
to indicate in advance; to foreshadow or presage, as an omen does