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shibboleth
[shib-uh-lith]
a common saying or belief with little current meaning or truth

bamboozle
[bam-boo-zuhl]
to deceive or get the better of (someone) by trickery, flattery, or the like

diphthong
[dif-thawng]
a sound formed by the combination of two vowels in a single syllable, in which the sound begins as one vowel and moves toward another (as in coin, loud, and side)

redolent
[red-l-uhnt ]
having a pleasant odor; fragrant

shambolic
[sham-bol-ik]
very disorganized; messy or confused

woebegone
[woh-bi-gawn, woh-bi-gon]
beset with woe; affected by woe, especially in appearance; showing or indicating woe

corrie
[kor-ee]
a circular hollow in the side of a hill or mountain

mendacious
[men-dey-shuhs]
telling lies, especially habitually; dishonest; untruthful

collude
[kuh-lood]
to conspire in a fraud

solipsism
[sol-ip-siz-uhm]
the theory that only the self exists, or can be proved to exist

legerdemain
[lej-er-duh-meyn]
sleight of hand; trickery

clinometer
[klahy-nom-i-ter]
an instrument used for measuring the angle or elevation of slopes

strident
[strahyd-nt]
making or having a harsh sound; grating; creaking

incumbent
[in-kuhm-buhnt]
necessary for (someone) as a duty or responsibility

virulent
[vir-yuh-luhnt, vir-uh-]
actively poisonous; intensely noxious

munificent
[myoo-nif-uh-suhnt]
characterized by great generosity