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hegira
[hi-jahy-ruh]
any flight or journey to a more desirable or congenial place

auriferous
[aw-rif-er-uhs]
yielding or containing gold

ostensible
[o-sten-suh-buhl]
outwardly appearing as such; professed; pretended

melancholia
[mel-uhn-koh-lee-uh]
a mental condition characterized by great depression of spirits and gloomy forebodings

mawkish
[maw-kish]
having a mildly sickening flavor; slightly nauseating

propitious
[pruh-pish-uhs]
presenting favorable conditions; favorable

inchoate
[in-koh-it]
not organized; lacking order

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

skedaddle
[ski-dad-ld]
to run away hurriedly; flee

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

malapropism
[mal-uh-prop-iz-uhm]
an act or habit of misusing words ridiculously, especially by the confusion of words that are similar in sound

bastion
[bas-chuhn]
fortification; a projecting portion of a rampart or fortification that forms an irregular pentagon attached at the base to the main work

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

crwth
[krooth]
ancient Celtic instrument that is similar to a violin

obsequious
[uhb-see-kwee-uhs]
characterized by or showing servile obedience and excessive eagerness to please; deferential; fawning:

misgiving
[mis-giv-ing]
a feeling of doubt, distrust, or apprehension