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hypnopedia
[hip-noh-pee-dee-uh]
sleep learning
panache
[puh-nash]
a grand or flamboyent manner
disclaim
[d-iskl-aim]
to deny responsibility or ownership of something; to reject a connection.
elegy
[el-i-jee]
a mournful, melancholy, or plaintive poem, especially a funeral song or a lament for the dead
swaddle
[swod-ul]
to wrap a baby tightly in a blanket or cloth
kowtow
[kou-tou]
to touch the forehead to the ground while kneeling, as an act of worship, reverence, apology, etc., especially in former Chinese custom
opulent
[op-yuh-luhnt]
ostentatiously rich and luxurious or lavish
cadge
[kaj]
to obtain by imposing on another's generosity or friendship
ameliorate
[uh-meel-yuh-reyt]
make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better
platitude
[plat-i-tood]
a flat, dull, or trite remark, especially one uttered as if it were fresh or profound
grandiloquent
[gran-dil-uh-kwuhnt]
speaking or expressed in a lofty style, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic
cognoscente
[kon-yuh-shen-tee]
a connoisseur; a discerning expert
integrate
[in-ti-greyt]
to bring together or incorporate (parts) into a whole
adamant
[ad-uh-muhnt]
utterly unyielding in attitude or opinion in spite of all appeals, urgings, etc.
replete
[ri-pleet]
filled or well-supplied with something
garrulous
[gar-uh-luhs]
excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters
coxswain
[kok-suhn]
a person who is in charge of a ship's boat and its crew, is under an officer, and steers the ship
ethereal
[ih-theer-ee-uhl]
extremely delicate and light in a way that seems too perfect for this world
volatile
[v-ol-at-il-e]
prone to sudden or unpredictable changes, especially in mood or emotion; also describes substances that evaporate easily.
furphy
[fur-fee]
a false report; rumor
proscribe
[proh-skrahyb]
to denounce or condemn (a thing) as dangerous or harmful; prohibit
dictatorial
[dik-tuh-tawr-ee-uhl]
oppressively controlling or overbearing
idiosyncratic
[id-ee-oh-sin-krat-ik]
pertaining to the nature of idiosyncrasy, or something peculiar to an individual
inarticulate
[in-art-ate]
incapable of expressing oneself clearly through speech