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hobnob
[hob-nob]
to associate on very friendly terms (usually followed by 'with')

alacrity
[uh-lak-ri-tee]
cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness

palfrey
[pawl-free]
a docile horse used for ordinary riding, especially by women

malapropism
[mal-uh-prop-iz-uhm]
an act or habit of misusing words ridiculously, especially by the confusion of words that are similar in sound

purl
[purl]
knitting; to knit with a reverse stitch

ballyhoo
[bal-ee-hoo]
a clamorous and vigorous attempt to win customers or advance any cause; blatant advertising or publicity

razzmatazz
[raz-muh-taz]
razzle-dazzle, or showiness, brilliance, or virtuosity in technique or effect

saudade
[soh-dah-duh]
a deep emotional state of melancholic longing for a person or thing that is absent

vernal
[vur-nl]
of, in, or appropriate to spring

capricious
[kuh-prish-uhs]
given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior

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

hurtle
[hur-tl]
to rush violently; move with great speed

insouciance
[in-soo-see-uhns]
the quality of being insouciant; lack of care or concern; indifference

pedagogy
[ped-uh-goh-jee]
the function or work of a teacher; teaching

schadenfreude
[shahd-n-froi-duh]
satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone else's misfortune

rapscallion
[rap-skal-yuhn]
a rascal; rogue; scamp