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convivial
[kuhn-viv-ee-uhl]
friendly; agreeable

horripilation
[haw-rip-uh-ley-shuhn]
the erection of hairs on the skin due to cold, fear, or excitement

prodigious
[pruh-dij-uhs]
extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc.

solecism
[sol-uh-siz-uhm]
a breach of good manners or etiquette

futz
[fuhts]
a fool; simpleton

synecdoche
[si-nek-duh-kee]
a figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part, the special for the general or the general for the special, as in Texas won by six runs (meaning “Texas's baseball team”)

dirigible
[dir-i-juh-buhl]
an airship

miscreant
[mis-kree-uhnt]
a vicious or depraved person; villain

coruscating
[kawr-uh-skeyt-ing]
flashing or sparkling

infinitesimal
[in-fin-i-tes-uh-muhl]
extremely small; an indefinitely small quantity

fisticuffs
[fis-tuh-kuhfs]
combat with the fists

quintessence
[kwin-tes-uhns]
the pure and concentrated essence of a substance

abridge
[uh-brij]
to reduce or lessen in duration, scope, authority, etc.

solstice
[sol-stis]
either of the two times a year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator: about June 21, when the sun reaches its northernmost point on the celestial sphere, or about December 22, when it reaches its southernmost point

ubiquitous
[yoo-bik-wi-tuhs]
existing or being everywhere, especially at the same time; omnipresent

akimbo
[uh-kim-boh]
with hands on the hips and elbows turned outward