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tenacious
[tuh-ney-shuhs]
holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold

cordate
[kawr-deyt]
heart-shaped

manavelins
[muh-nav-uh-linz]
miscellaneous pieces of gear and material

desiccate
[des-i-keyt ]
to dry thoroughly; dry up

grandiloquent
[gran-dil-uh-kwuhnt]
speaking or expressed in a lofty style, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic

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

adamantine
[ad-uh-man-teen]
utterly unyielding or firm in attitude or opinion

pretermit
[pree-ter-mit]
to let pass without notice; disregard

pulchritude
[puhl-kri-tood]
physical beauty; comeliness

feckless
[fek-lis]
lacking initiative or strength of character; irresponsible

commodious
[kuh-moh-dee-uhs]
spacious and convenient; roomy

spondee
[spon-dee]
in poetry, a "foot" of two syllables, both of which are long in quantitative meter or stressed in accentual meter

eucatastrophe
[yoo-kuh-ta-struh-fee]
a sudden and favorable resolution of events in a story; a happy ending

hygge
[hoog-uh]
(especially in reference to the Danish lifestyle) the feeling of coziness and contentment evoked by simple comforts, as being wrapped in a blanket, having good conversations, enjoying food, etc.

noisome
[noi-suhm]
of or related to an offensive, unpleasant, or disgusting as an odor

irenic
[ahy-ren-ik]
tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory