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williwaw
[wil-ee-waw]
a sudden violent squall blowing offshore from a mountainous coast

complicit
[kuhm-plis-it]
choosing to be involved in an illegal or questionable act, especially with others; having complicity

anaphora
[uh-naf-er-uh]
the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses

pervade
[per-veyd]
to become spread throughout all parts of

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

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

condign
[kuhn-dahyn]
well-deserved; fitting; adequate

ignominious
[ig-nuh-min-ee-uhs]
marked by or attended with ignominy; discreditable, humiliating

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

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

corybantic
[kawr-uh-ban-tik]
wild; frenzied

dodecahedron
[doh-dek-uh-hee-druhn]
a three-dimensional shape having twelve plane faces, in particular a regular solid figure with twelve equal pentagonal faces

imperious
[im-peer-ee-uhs]
domineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial; overbearing

pompous
[pom-puhs]
characterized by an ostentatious display of dignity or importance

fatuous
[fach-oo-uhs]
foolish or inane, especially in an unconscious, complacent manner; silly; witless

convey
[kuhn-vey]
to communicate; impart; make known