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tantamount
[tan-tuh-mount]
equivalent, as in value, force, effect, or signification

wanton
[won-tn]
a sexually unrestrained woman

dodecahedron
[doh-dek-uh-hee-druhn]
a three-dimensional shape having twelve plane faces, in particular a regular solid figure with twelve equal pentagonal faces

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

rhadamanthine
[rad-uh-man-theen]
portraying strict and inflexible judgment

impecunious
[im-pi-kyoo-nee-uhs]
having little or no money; penniless; poor

insolent
[in-suh-luhnt]
boldly rude or disrespectful; contemptuously impertinent; insulting

avuncular
[uh-vuhng-kyuh-ler]
acting like an uncle, as in being kind, patient, generous, etc., especially to younger people

gloaming
[gloh-ming]
twilight; dusk

inveterate
[in-vet-er-it ]
settled or confirmed in a habit, practice, feeling, or the like

incumbent
[in-kuhm-buhnt]
necessary for (someone) as a duty or responsibility

matutinal
[muh-toot-n-l]
pertaining to or occurring in the morning; early in the day

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

alabaster
[al-uh-bas-ter]
a finely granular variety of gypsum, often white and translucent, used for ornamental objects or work, such as lamp bases, figurines, etc.

nonsensical
[non-sen-si-kuhl]
having little or no meaning; making little or no sense

quisling
[kwiz-ling]
a person who betrays his or her own country by aiding an invading enemy, often serving later in a puppet government; a traitor