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scunner
[skuhn-er]
an irrational dislike; loathing

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

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

enigma
[uh-nig-muh]
a puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation

prescient
[presh-uhnt]
having prescience, or knowledge of things or events before they exist or happen; having foresight

snickersnee
[snik-er-snee]
a knife, especially one used as a weapon.

rigmarole
[rig-muh-rohl]
confused, incoherent, foolish, or meaningless talk

mammonism
[mam-uh-niz-uhm]
the greedy pursuit of riches

perfidious
[per-fid-ee-uhs]
deliberately faithless; treacherous; deceitful

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

synchrony
[sing-kruh-nee]
simultaneous occurrence; synchronism

efface
[ih-feys]
to wipe out; do away with; expunge

libertine
[lib-er-teen, lib-er-tin]
a person, especially a man, who behaves without moral principles or a sense of responsibility, especially in sexual matters; a person who rejects accepted opinions in matters of religion; a freethinker

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

contemporary
[kuhn-tem-puh-rer-ee]
of the present time; modern

diegetic
[dahy-uh-jet-ik]
(of sound in a movie, television program, etc.) occurring within the context of the story and able to be heard by the characters