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choleric
[kol-er-ik]
extremely irritable or easily angered; irascible

transcend
[tran-send]
to rise above or go beyond; overpass; exceed

suffuse
[suh-fyooz]
to overspread with or as with a liquid, color, etc.

ebullient
[ih-buhl-yuhnt]
overflowing with fervor, enthusiasm, or excitement; high-spirited

spurious
[spyoor-ee-uhs]
not being what it purports to be; false or fake

polemic
[puh-lem-ik]
a controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine, etc.

penumbra
[pi-nuhm-bruh]
the partial or imperfect shadow outside the complete shadow of an opaque body, as a planet, where the light from the source of illumination is only partly cut off

dissimulate
[dih-sim-yuh-leyt]
to disguise or conceal under a false appearance; dissemble

subjugate
[suhb-juh-geyt]
to bring under complete control or subjection; conquer; master

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

precarious
[pri-kair-ee-uhs]
dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; insecure

cavil
[kav-uhl]
to raise irritating and trivial objections; find fault with unnecessarily

boondoggle
[boon-dog-uhl]
waste money or time on unnecessary or questionable projects

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

schmooze
[shmooz]
to chat idly; gossip

cravat
[kruh-vat]
a short, wide strip of fabric worn by men around the neck and tucked inside an open-necked shirt