Fun

bauble

[baw-buhl]

a showy, usually cheap, ornament; trinket; gewgaw

protruding

[proh-troo-ding]

sticking out or extending beyond a surface

tintinnabulation

[tin-ti-nab-yuh-ley-shuhn]

the ringing or sound of bells

materialize

[muh-teer-ee-uh-lize]

to appear or become actual

yelp

[yelp]

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

dungarees

[duhng-guh-ree]

work clothes, overalls, etc. made of blue denim

bedevil

[bih-dev-uhl]

to cause great trouble or torment

vivify

[viv-uh-fahy]

to give life to; animate; quicken

effortlessly

[ef-ert-lis-lee]

in a way that requires little or no effort.

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"

chutzpah

[hutz-pah]

informal shameless audacity; impudence

chat

[chat]

to talk informally with someone

hobnob

[hob-nob]

to associate on very friendly terms (usually followed by 'with')

burble

[bur-buhl]

to speak in an excited manner; babble.

adulate

[aj-uh-leyt]

to show excessive admiration or devotion to; flatter or admire servilely

irk

[urk ]

to irritate, annoy, or exasperate

quell

[kwel]

to suppress; put an end to; extinguish

flicker

[flik-er]

to shine unsteadily or briefly

adorned

[ad-orn-ed]

decorated or embellished to make something more attractive.

degrading

[dih-gray-ding]

causing a loss of dignity or respect

dunce

[duhns]

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

gargantuan

[gahr-gan-choo-uhn]

gigantic; enormous; colossal

stood

[stood]

rose to an upright position.

hogwash

[hawg-wosh]

refuse given to hogs; swill