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irenic
[ahy-ren-ik]
tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory
conventional
[kuhn-ven-shuh-nl ]
conforming or adhering to accepted standards, as of conduct or taste
highfalutin
[hahy-fuh-loot-n]
seeming or trying to seem superior, important, etc.; pompous; pretentious
synchrony
[sing-kruh-nee]
simultaneous occurrence; synchronism
riposte
[ri-pohst]
a quick, clever reply to an insult or criticism
quirk
[kwurk]
a peculiarity of action, behavior, or personality; mannerism
equanimous
[ih-kwan-uh-muhs]
having or showing equanimity; even-tempered
pervade
[per-veyd]
to become spread throughout all parts of
adamantine
[ad-uh-man-teen]
utterly unyielding or firm in attitude or opinion
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.
sesquipedalian
[ses-kwi-pi-dey-lee-uhn]
characterized by long words
remunerative
[ri-myoo-ner-uh-tiv]
affording remuneration; profitable
ignominious
[ig-nuh-min-ee-uhs]
marked by or attended with ignominy; discreditable, humiliating
diatribe
[dahy-uh-trahyb]
a bitter, sharply abusive denunciation, attack, or criticism
deleterious
[del-i-teer-ee-uhs]
injurious to health
micawber
[mi-caw-ber]
one who is poor but lives in optimistic expectation of better fortune