engulf: to swallow up in or as in a gulf; submerge

stentorian: uncommonly loud

foramen: an opening, orifice, or short passage, as in a bone

suss: to inspect, investigate, or to figure out

lodestar: something that serves as a guide or on which the attention is fixed

bole:the stem or trunk of a tree

salutary: beneficial; useful; remedial

velleity: volition in its weakest form

truncate: to shorten by cutting off a part; cut short

blue moon: the second full moon occurring within a calendar month

poachy: slushy; swampy

thiol: an organic compound associated with strong smells

munificent: extremely generous

fastidious: excessively concerned about cleanliness, propriety, etc., meticulous

celadon: a pale gray-green

heliotrope: a light tint of purple; reddish lavender

coetaneous: of the same age or duration

gnip: to respond quickly

heimal: of or relating to winter

crepitate: to make a crackling or popping sound

ramify: to divide into branches

adhibit: to let in; admit; to administer

deliquesce: to become liquid by absorbing moisture from the air, as certain salts; to melt away

surfeit: excess; an excessive amount

protean: assuming many forms: variable

pilikia: trouble

taboo: proscribed by society as improper or unacceptable

pavonine: of or resembling a peacock; vain, showy

fracas: a noisy, disorderly disturbance or fight

flagitious: extremely wicked or criminal

glutch: to swallow

mucro: a short point projecting abruptly, as at the end of a leaf

fulgurant: flashing like lightning

baccate: berrylike

orectic: of or pertaining to desire; appetitive

pelagic: of or pertaining to the open seas or oceans

nubilous: cloudy or foggy

detente: a relaxing of tension, especially between nations, as by negotiations or agreements

pallor: unusual or extreme paleness, as from fear, ill health, or death

eidolon: a phantom; apparition

teratoid: resembling a monster

fallow: not in use; inactive

nestor: a wise old man

preantepenultimate: fourth from the last

franchise: a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual,group by a government

glean: to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit

pervicacious: very stubborn

nictitate: to wink

gemutlichkeit: warm friendliness; comfortableness; coziness

timorous: full of apprehensiveness; fearful

rectitude: rightness of principle or conduct; moral virtue

ailurophile: one who loves cats

terpsichorean: pertaining to dancing

amygdaliform: shaped like an almond

dudgeon: a state or fit of intense indignation

umbra: the invariable or characteristic accompaniment or companion of a person or thing

bodhi: enlightenment, an understanding of the nature of things, awakened

denizen: an inhabitant; resident

effervescent: high-spirited; vivacious; lively; bubbly

alexipharmic: warding off poisoning or infection; antidotal; prophylactic

hebdomad: a group of seven

erinaceous: of the hedgehog kind or family

dubious: marked by doubt

mulligrubs: ill temper; colic; grumpiness

cruciverbalist: a designer or aficionado of crossword puzzles

exculpate: to clear of guilt or blame

fey: possessing or displaying magical, fairylike, or unearthly qualities

curmudgeon: an ill-tempered, stubborn person, usually an old man

wakerife: wakeful; alert

extraneous: introduced or coming from without; not belonging or proper to a thing; external; foreign

echolalia: the uncontrollable and immediate repetition of words spoken by another person

enfranchise: to endow (a city, constituency, etc.) with municipal or parliamentary rights

cogent: convincing or believable

conterminous: having a common boundary

equipoise: an equal distribution of weight; even balance; equilibrium

pulchritude: physical beauty; comeliness

eurhythmic: characterized by a pleasing rhythm; harmoniously ordered or proportioned

sang-froid: calmness, especially under stress

capricious: whimsical, impulsive, unpredictable

psychoacoustics: the study of how sound is perceived

pelinti: to move hot food around in your mouth

gorgonize: to affect as a Gorgon; hypnotize; petrify

scotophobia: fear of the dark

disquisition: a formal discourse or treatise in which a subject is examined and discussed

jubilarian: a person who celebrates or has celebrated a jubilee, as a nun observing 25 or more years

intemerate: nviolate; undefiled; unsullied; pure

filipendulous: hanging by a thread

parasthesia: a sensation of pricking, tingling, burning, etc. on the skin

procellous: stormy, as the sea

onomastics: he study of proper names or of terms used in a specialized field

impetuous: marked by impulsiveness or impatience

pignus: a pledge, a promise

implacable: impossible to pacify or appease

subdolous: sly; crafty; cunning

coadunate: united by growth; closely joined

pteridology: the study of ferns

friable: easily crumbled or reduced to powder; crumbly

gnathic: of or relating to the jaw

legacy: something passed from generation to generation

chthonic: of or relating to the underworld

malapropism: the humorous misuse of a word by confusing it with a similar-sounding word

pinguid: fat; greasy; unctuous

blues: depressed spirits; a song that is marked by the frequent occurrence of blue notes

mondegreen: a word or phrase resulting from mishearing a word or phrase

xeric: of, pertaining to, or adapted to a dry environment

zephyr: a light breeze

archetype: the original pattern or model of something; prototype

leeward: pertaining to, situated in, or moving toward the quarter toward which the wind blows

qualm: a sudden feeling of apprehensive uneasiness; misgiving

furl: to gather into a compact roll and bind securely

primaveral: of, in, or pertaining to the early springtime

discursive: jumping from topic to topic; rambling; or proceeding logically, using reason or argument

gramineous: of or relating to grass

avulse: to pull off or tear away

eximious: excellent, distinguished

defenestrate: to throw (a person or thing) out of a window

nascent: beginning to exist

monkeyshines: a frivolous or mischievous prank

percipient: having deep insight or understanding

aperture: an opening, as a hole, slit, crack, gap, etc

temerarious: presumptuously or recklessly daring or bold

glutinous: gluey; sticky

idiolect: a person's individual speech pattern

limn: to draw or paint, especially in outline, to describe in words

ingress: the act of going in or entering; an entrance

indefatigable: incapable of being tired out; not yielding to fatigue; untiring

extirpate: to destroy completely in a certain area, to pull up by the roots

eidetic: marked by extraordinarily accurate and vivid recall

concatenation: a chain; a succession

exalt: to raise higher; to intensify

spirit: the principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans, animating the body

bombilate: to make a humming or buzzing noise

anagnorisis: the moment of recognition or discovery

porpoise: to move forward with a rising and falling motion

fillip: a stimulus; a snap made by pressing a fingertip against the thumb and suddenly releasing

vellicate: to twitch or to cause to twitch

aleatory: of or pertaining to accidental causes; of luck or chance; unpredictable

arctophile: a person who is very fond of and is usually a collector of teddy bears

quiddity: the quality that makes a thing what it is; the essential nature of a thing

saltant: leaping, jumping, or dancing

leviathan: something large and powerful

obdurate: stubbornly resistant to moral influence; persistently impenitent

logomachy: a dispute about or concerning words; meaningless battle of words

dais: a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc

diaphanous: transparent, light, or delicate; vague or hazy

paludal: of or relating to marshes

melliferous: yielding or producing honey

swag: a suspended wreath, garland, drapery, or the like, fastened up at each end and hanging

circadian: pertaining to rhythmic biological cycles recurring at approximately 24-hour intervals

equivocate: to be vague or ambiguous, especially in order to mislead

redd: to clear; to set in order