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cavalier

[kav-uh-leer]

offhand or unceremonious

poise

[poyz]

graceful and elegant bearing in a person; composure

ground

[ground]

the surface of the earth.

band

[b-and]

a group of people working together, often in music or activities; also refers to a strip of material.

atone

[at-one-one]

to repent, make amends

infuriated

[inf-ur-iat-ed]

extremely angry or enraged.

abase

[uh-bays]

to humiliate, degrade

skedaddle

[ski-dad-ld]

to run away hurriedly; flee

scunner

[skuhn-er]

an irrational dislike; loathing

dictatorial

[dik-tuh-tawr-ee-uhl]

oppressively controlling or overbearing

grandiloquent

[gran-dil-uh-kwuhnt]

speaking or expressed in a lofty style, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic

mysterious

[myst-er-ious]

difficult to understand, explain, or identify; enigmatic or secretive in nature.

badinage

[bad-n-ahzh]

light, playful banter or raillery

quire

[kwahyuhr]

a collection of 24 or sometimes 25 sheets of paper of the same size and quality: one twentieth of a ream

coffer

[kaw-fer]

a box or chest, especially one for valuables

chockablock

[chok-uh-blok]

extremely full; crowded; jammed

ornery

[or-nee]

bad-tempered or combative

subjugate

[suhb-juh-geyt]

to bring under complete control or subjection; conquer; master

furphy

[fur-fee]

a false report; rumor

ethereal

[ih-theer-ee-uhl]

extremely delicate and light in a way that seems too perfect for this world

cavalier

[kav-uh-leer]

haughty, disdainful, or supercilious

abate

[uh-beyt]

​​to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.

apposite

[ap-uh-zit]

suitable; well-adapted; pertinent; relevant; apt

transfigure

[trans-fig-yer]

to change in outward form or appearance; transform