Fun

razzmatazz

[raz-muh-taz]

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

gargantuan

[gahr-gan-choo-uhn]

gigantic; enormous; colossal

degrading

[dih-gray-ding]

causing a loss of dignity or respect

vivify

[viv-uh-fahy]

to give life to; animate; quicken

irk

[urk ]

to irritate, annoy, or exasperate

malarkey

[muh-lahr-kee]

meaningless talk; nonsense

chat

[chat]

to talk informally with someone

burble

[bur-buhl]

to speak in an excited manner; babble.

comet

[k-om-et]

a celestial object made of ice, dust, and gas, often with a glowing tail when near the sun.

balance

[bal-uhns]

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

sprite

[sprahyt]

(in folklore) an elf, fairy, or goblin

bauble

[baw-buhl]

a showy, usually cheap, ornament; trinket; gewgaw

dunce

[duhns]

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

hodgepodge

[hoj-poj]

a heterogeneous mixture; jumble

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"

boastful

[b-oastf-ul]

showing excessive pride or self-satisfaction in one’s achievements or possessions.

perky

[pur-kee]

jaunty; cheerful; brisk; pert

awry

[uh-rahy]

not in the intended position or manner

bedevil

[bih-dev-uhl]

to cause great trouble or torment

stood

[stood]

rose to an upright position.

materialize

[muh-teer-ee-uh-lize]

to appear or become actual

hubbub

[huhb-uhb]

a loud, confused noise, as of many voices

harbingers

[hahr-bin-jerz]

indicators; bringers of warnings

inset

[in-set]

a small picture or map within a larger one