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emollient
[ih-mol-yuhnt]
an emollient medicine, lotion, salve, etc.

detectorist
[dɪˈtɛktərɪst]
a person whose hobby is using a metal detector

standoffish
[stand-aw-fish]
somewhat aloof or reserved; cold and unfriendly

monotonous
[muh-not-n-uhs]
having very little inflection; limited to a narrow pitch range

piffle
[pif-uhl]
nonsense, as trivial or senseless talk

propitiate
[pruh-pish-ee-eyt]
to make favorably inclined; appease; conciliate

impute
[im-pyoot]
to attribute or ascribe

obelus
[ob-uh-luhs]
a mark (− or ÷) used in ancient manuscripts to point out spurious, corrupt, doubtful, or superfluous words or passages

onomatopoeia
[on-uh-mat-uh-pee-uh]
the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent; often used for rhetorical, dramatic, or poetic effect

mammonism
[mam-uh-niz-uhm]
the greedy pursuit of riches

copious
[koh-pee-uhs]
large in quantity or number; abundant; plentiful

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

cunctation
[kuhngk-tey-shuhn]
lateness; delay

rapprochement
[rap-rohsh-mahn]
an establishment or resumption of harmonious relations

triptych
[trip-tik]
three panels or compartments side by side with pictures or carvings

plumbeous
[pluhm-bee-uhs]
resembling or containing lead; leaden