Fun

pawky

[paw-kee]

cunning; sly

vamoose

[va-moos]

to leave hurriedly or quickly; decamp.

bamboozle

[bam-boo-zuhl]

to deceive or get the better of (someone) by trickery, flattery, or the like

preen

[preen]

(of animals, especially birds) to trim or dress (feathers, fur, etc.) with the beak or tongue

blacken

[blak-uhn]

to darken or tarnish; to damage someone’s reputation

endless

[end-lis]

boundless

berserk

[ber-surk]

out of control with anger or excitement; wild or frenzied

seer

[seer]

a person who sees; observer

gruff

[gr-uff]

abrupt or rough in manner or speech; also refers to a low, harsh voice.

linchpin

[linch-pin]

a person or thing vital to an enterprise or organization

balk

[bawk ]

to stop, as at an obstacle, and refuse to proceed or to do something specified

futz

[fuhts]

to pass time in idleness (usually followed by around)

bugbear

[buhg-bair]

a cause of obsessive fear, irritation, or loathing

superfluous

[soo-pur-floo-uhs]

being more than is sufficient or required; excessive

bad manners

[bad man-ers]

impolite or socially unacceptable behavior

maverick

[mav-er-ik]

a lone dissenter, such as an intellectual, an artist, or a politician, who takes an independent stand apart from their peers

whiz

[wiz]

to move or rush with such a sound

galimatias

[gal-uh-mey-shee-uhs]

confused or unintelligible talk

perceptible

[per-sep-tuh-buhl]

able to be seen, heard, or noticed

discriminating

[dis-krim-uh-nay-ting]

showing refined taste or judgment

barely

[bair-lee]

by the narrowest margin.

erratic

[er-rat-ik]

unpredictable or inconsistent in behavior

exuberant

[ig-zoo-ber-uhnt]

abounding in vitality; extremely joyful and vigorous.

pinochle

[pee-nuhk-uhl]

a popular card game played by two, three, or four persons, with a 48-card deck