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homonym
[hom-uh-nim]
each of two or more words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins

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

scuttle
[skuht-l]
to sink (a vessel) deliberately, especially by opening seacocks or making openings in the hull

prosopopoeia
[proh-soh-puh-pee-uh]
personification, as of inanimate things

micawber
[mi-caw-ber]
one who is poor but lives in optimistic expectation of better fortune

picaroon
[pik-uh-roon]
a rogue or a scoundrel

matutinal
[muh-toot-n-l]
pertaining to or occurring in the morning; early in the day

gawk
[gawk]
to stare stupidly; gape

snafu
[sna-foo]
a badly confused or ridiculously muddled situation

chthonian
[thoh-nee-uhn]
of Classical Mythology, relating to the deities, spirits, and other dwellings under the earth

spurious
[spyoor-ee-uhs]
not being what it purports to be; false or fake

logorrhea
[law-guh-ree-uh]
pathologically incoherent, repetitious speech; incessant or compulsive talkativeness

oeillade
[œ-yad]
an amorous glance; ogle

guileless
[gahyl-lis]
free from guile; sincere; honest; straightforward; frank

yarborough
[yahr-bur-oh]
a hand in which no card is higher than a nine

plashy
[plash-ee]
marshy; wet