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

zeitgeist
[tsahyt-gahyst]
the defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history as shown by the ideas and beliefs of the time

inexorable
[in-ek-ser-uh-buhl]
not to be persuaded, moved, or affected by prayers or entreaties

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

volplane
[vol-pleyn]
to glide toward the earth in an airplane, with no motor power or with the power shut off

fetching
[fech-ing]
charming; captivating

adjourn
[uh-jurn]
to suspend the meeting of (a club, legislature, committee, etc.) to a future time, another place, or indefinitely

ennui
[ahn-wee]
a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom

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

acumen
[uh-kyoo-muhn]
keen insight; shrewdness

legerdemain
[lej-er-duh-meyn]
sleight of hand; trickery

shibboleth
[shib-uh-lith]
a common saying or belief with little current meaning or truth

extrapolate
[ik-strap-uh-leyt]
to infer (an unknown) from something that is known; conjecture

remunerative
[ri-myoo-ner-uh-tiv]
affording remuneration; profitable

felicitate
[fi-lis-i-teyt]
to compliment upon a happy event; congratulate.

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