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risible
[riz-uh-buhl]
causing or capable of causing laughter; laughable; ludicrous

plashy
[plash-ee]
marshy; wet

garrulous
[gar-uh-luhs]
excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters

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

repugnant
[ri-puhg-nuhnt]
extremely distasteful; unacceptable

adversary
[ad-ver-ser-ee]
one's opponent in a contest, conflict, or dispute

guileless
[gahyl-lis]
free from guile; sincere; honest; straightforward; frank

salubrious
[suh-loo-bree-uhs]
favorable to or promoting health; healthful

uitwaaien
[out-vahyn]
the Dutch practice of jogging or walking into the wind, especially in the winter, for the purpose of feeling invigorated while relieving stress and boosting one’s general health

cajole
[kuh-johl]
to persuade by flattery or promises; wheedle; coax

portend
[pawr-tend]
to indicate in advance; to foreshadow or presage, as an omen does

perfidy
[perfidy]
deliberate breach of faith or trust; faithlessness; treachery

officious
[uh-fish-uhs]
objectionably aggressive in offering one's unrequested and unwanted services, help, or advice; meddlesome

jeremiad
[jer-uh-mahy-uhd]
a prolonged lamentation or mournful complaint

meretricious
[mer-i-trish-uhs]
alluring by a show of flashy or vulgar attractions; tawdry

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