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comport
[kuhm-pawrt]
to bear or conduct (oneself); behave

scunner
[skuhn-er]
an irrational dislike; loathing

alembic
[uh-lem-bik]
anything that transforms, purifies, or refines

friable
[frahy-uh-buhl]
easily crumbled or reduced to powder; crumbly

ensconce
[en-skons]
to settle securely or snugly; to cover or shelter; hide securely

banausic
[buh-naw-sik]
serving utilitarian purposes only; mechanical; practical

hamartia
[hah-mahr-tee-uh]
a fatal flaw leading to the downfall of a tragic hero or heroine

staid
[steyd]
of settled or sedate character; not flighty or capricious

propinquity
[proh-ping-kwi-tee]
the state of being close to someone or something; proximity

holophrase
[hol-uh-freyz]
a word functioning as a phrase or sentence, as the imperative "Go!"

lackadaisical
[lak-uh-dey-zi-kuhl]
without interest, vigor, or determination; listless; lethargic

campanile
[kam-puh-nee-lee]
a bell tower, especially one freestanding from the body of a church

idiosyncratic
[id-ee-oh-sin-krat-ik]
pertaining to the nature of idiosyncrasy, or something peculiar to an individual

somber
[som-ber]
gloomily dark; shadowy; dimly lighted

proliferate
[pruh-lif-uh-reyt]
to grow or produce by multiplication of parts, as in budding or cell division, or by procreation

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