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prostrate
[pros-treyt ]
to cast (oneself) face down on the ground in humility, submission, or adoration

castigate
[kas-ti-geyt]
to criticize or reprimand severely

portend
[pawr-tend]
to indicate in advance; to foreshadow or presage, as an omen does

hodgepodge
[hoj-poj]
a heterogeneous mixture; jumble

convivial
[kuhn-viv-ee-uhl]
friendly; agreeable

sashay
[sa-shey]
to glide, move, or proceed easily or nonchalantly

diaphanous
[dahy-af-uh-nuhs]
very sheer and light; almost completely transparent or translucent

raconteur
[rak-uhn-tur]
a person who is skilled in relating stories and anecdotes interestingly.

triskaidekaphobia
[tris-kahy-dek-uh-foh-bee-uh]
a fear of the number 13

grandiloquent
[gran-dil-uh-kwuhnt]
speaking or expressed in a lofty style, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic

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

circumspect
[sur-kuhm-spekt]
watchful and discreet; cautious; prudent; well-considered

spasmodic
[spaz-mod-ik ]
pertaining to or of the nature of a spasm; characterized by spasms

scunner
[skuhn-er]
an irrational dislike; loathing

haughty
[haw-tee]
arrogantly superior and disdainful

dissimulate
[dih-sim-yuh-leyt]
to disguise or conceal under a false appearance; dissemble