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

alimentation
[al-uh-men-tey-shuhn]
the provision of nourishment or other necessities of life

exhort
[ig-zawrt]
to urge, advise, or caution earnestly; admonish urgently

contumacious
[kon-too-mey-shuhs]
stubbornly perverse or rebellious; willfully and obstinately disobedient

insipid
[in-sip-id]
without distinctive, interesting, or stimulating qualities; vapid

persiflage
[pur-suh-flahzh]
light and slightly contemptuous mockery or banter

insidious
[in-sid-ee-uhs]
intended to entrap or beguile

solipsism
[sol-ip-siz-uhm]
the theory that only the self exists, or can be proved to exist

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

clerestory
[kleer-stawr-ee]
a portion of an interior rising above adjacent rooftops and having windows admitting daylight to the interior

diphthong
[dif-thawng]
a sound formed by the combination of two vowels in a single syllable, in which the sound begins as one vowel and moves toward another (as in coin, loud, and side)

cunctation
[kuhngk-tey-shuhn]
lateness; delay

ribald
[rib-uhld]
vulgar or indecent in speech, language, etc.; coarsely mocking, abusive, or irreverent; scurrilous

persnickety
[per-snik-i-tee]
requiring painstaking care

rebarbative
[ree-bahr-buh-tiv]
causing annoyance, irritation, or aversion; repellent.

sanctimonious
[sangk-tuh-moh-nee-uhs]
making a hypocritical show of religious devotion, piety, righteousness