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taradiddle
[tar-uh-did-l]
a small lie; fib
cunctation
[kuhngk-tey-shuhn]
lateness; delay
ostensible
[o-sten-suh-buhl]
outwardly appearing as such; professed; pretended
embroil
[em-broil]
to bring into discord or conflict; involve in contention or strife
melancholia
[mel-uhn-koh-lee-uh]
a mental condition characterized by great depression of spirits and gloomy forebodings
anfractuous
[an-frak-choo-uhs]
characterized by windings and turnings; sinuous; circuitous
quandary
[kwon-duh-ree]
a state of perplexity or uncertainty, especially as to what to do; dilemma
adulate
[aj-uh-leyt]
to show excessive admiration or devotion to; flatter or admire servilely
baksheesh
[bak-sheesh]
a tip, present, or gratuity
toplofty
[top-lawf-tee, -lof-]
condescending; haughty
tessellate
[tes-uh-leyt]
to form small squares or blocks, as floors or pavements; form or arrange in a checkered or mosaic pattern
inveterate
[in-vet-er-it ]
settled or confirmed in a habit, practice, feeling, or the like
succedaneum
[suhk-si-dey-nee-uhm]
a substitute
abjure
[ab-joor, ab-jur]
solemnly renounce
claptrap
[klap-trap]
absurd or nonsensical talk or ideas
austere
[aw-steer]
severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance