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oxymoron

[ok-si-mawr-on]

a figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect, as in “cruel kindness” or “to make haste slowly"

balance

[bal-uhns]

an even distribution of weight enabling someone or something to remain upright and steady

materialize

[muh-teer-ee-uh-lize]

to appear or become actual

adorned

[ad-orn-ed]

decorated or embellished to make something more attractive.

ramshackle

[ram-shak-uhl]

loosely made or held together; rickety; shaky

dunce

[duhns]

a dull-witted, stupid, or ignorant person; dolt

gargantuan

[gahr-gan-choo-uhn]

gigantic; enormous; colossal

bedevil

[bih-dev-uhl]

to cause great trouble or torment

hogwash

[hawg-wosh]

refuse given to hogs; swill

sprite

[sprahyt]

(in folklore) an elf, fairy, or goblin

inset

[in-set]

a small picture or map within a larger one

blend

[bl-end]

to mix different substances or elements to form a unified whole.

yelp

[yelp]

to give a quick, sharp, shill cry, as a dog or fox

funambulist

[fyoo-nam-byuh-list]

a tightrope walker

engulf

[en-guhlf]

to flow over and enclose; to overwhelm.

chutzpah

[hutz-pah]

informal shameless audacity; impudence

malarkey

[muh-lahr-kee]

meaningless talk; nonsense

razzmatazz

[raz-muh-taz]

razzle-dazzle, or showiness, brilliance, or virtuosity in technique or effect

hodgepodge

[hoj-poj]

a heterogeneous mixture; jumble

harbingers

[hahr-bin-jerz]

indicators; bringers of warnings

briskness

[brisk-nes]

the quality of being energetic or lively

perky

[pur-kee]

jaunty; cheerful; brisk; pert

bauble

[baw-buhl]

a showy, usually cheap, ornament; trinket; gewgaw

hootenanny

[hoot-n-an-ee, hoot-nan-ee]

a social gathering or informal concert featuring folk singing and, sometimes, dancing

chat

[chat]

to talk informally with someone