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passion

[p-aszhun]

intense emotion, enthusiasm, or desire, often for something or someone.

accretion

[uh-kree-shuhn]

an increase by natural growth or by gradual external addition; growth in size or extent

mammonism

[mam-uh-niz-uhm]

the greedy pursuit of riches

servile

[se-rvi-ile]

subservient

kapellmeister

[kah-pel-mahy-ster]

the leader or conductor of an orchestra or choir

inviolable

[in-vio-ble]

secure from assault

supplicate

[suhp-li-keyt ]

to pray humbly; make humble and earnest entreaty or petition

diegetic

[dahy-uh-jet-ik]

(of sound in a movie, television program, etc.) occurring within the context of the story and able to be heard by the characters

pervasive

[per-vey-siv]

spread throughout

skittish

[skit-ish]

apt to start or shy

rouse

[rouz]

to stir or incite to strong indignation or anger

hiatus

[hi-atu-tus]

a break or gap in duration or continuity

fabricate

[fab-ri-keyt]

to make by art or skill and labor; construct

harmony

[har-muh-nee]

compatibility in opinion and action

askance

[uh-skans]

with suspicion, mistrust, or disapproval

writhe

[rahyth]

to twist or contort the body in pain or discomfort

spondee

[spon-dee]

in poetry, a "foot" of two syllables, both of which are long in quantitative meter or stressed in accentual meter

meander

[mee-an-der]

to wander aimlessly; ramble

undulate

[uhn-juh-leyt]

to move with a sinuous or wavelike motion; display a smooth rising-and-falling or side-to-side alternation of movement

bandicoot

[ban-di-koot]

a mainly insectivorous marsupial native to Australia and New Guinea

humility

[hyoo-mil-i-tee]

the quality of having a modest or low view of one’s importance

spawned

[spawnd]

brought forth ; generated, produced.

exculpate

[eks-kul-payt]

to clear from blame or guilt

pretermit

[pree-ter-mit]

to let pass without notice; disregard

navigate

[nav-i-geyt]

to move on, over, or through (water, air, or land) in a ship, aircraft, etc.