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vituperate
[vahy-too-puh-reyt]
to use or address with harsh or abusive language; revile

infinitesimal
[in-fin-i-tes-uh-muhl]
extremely small; an indefinitely small quantity

snickersnee
[snik-er-snee]
a knife, especially one used as a weapon.

pecuniary
[pi-kyoo-nee-er-ee]
of or relating to money

hogwash
[hawg-wosh]
refuse given to hogs; swill

surmise
[ser-mahyz]
to think or infer without certain or strong evidence; conjecture; guess

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

gasconade
[gas-kuh-neyd]
extravagant boasting

ubiquitous
[yoo-bik-wi-tuhs]
existing or being everywhere, especially at the same time; omnipresent

effete
[ih-feet]
lacking in wholesome vigor; decadent

wanton
[won-tn]
a sexually unrestrained woman

plashy
[plash-ee]
marshy; wet

execrable
[ek-si-kruh-buhl ]
utterly detestable; abominable; abhorrent

oxymoron
[ok-si-mawr-on]
a figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect, as in “cruel kindness” or “to make haste slowly"

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

grok
[grok]
to understand thoroughly and intuitively