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whet

whet

[wet]

to sharpen (a knife, tool, etc.) by grinding or friction

pants

pants

[pants]

a garment covering the legs, typically worn from the waist

downtime

downtime

[doun-tahym]

a period when something is not operational or active

concatenate

concatenate

[kon-kat-n-eyt]

link (things) together in a chain or series

blunt

blunt

[bluhnt]

having a dull edge or being straightforward

depth

depth

[depth]

the distance from the top to the bottom of something

glamour

glamour

[gl-am-our]

the alluring or fascinating quality that makes something seem special, exciting, or desirable.

dejected

dejected

[dih-jek-ted]

sad or dispirited; low in spirits

growl

growl

[gr-owl]

a low, guttural sound made in anger or threat, often by animals; also refers to complaining gruffly.

indirect

indirect

[ind-ir-ekt]

not straightforward or direct; involving a roundabout or secondary path or method.

enunciate

enunciate

[ih-nuhn-see-eyt]

to utter or pronounce (words, sentences, etc.), especially in an articulate or a particular manner

attitudinize

attitudinize

[at-i-tood-n-ahyz]

adopt or express a particular attitude or attitudes, typically just for effect

clairvoyant

clairvoyant

[klair-voi-uhnt]

having or claiming to have the power of seeing objects or actions beyond the range of natural vision

incredulous

incredulous

[in-krej-uh-luhs]

indicating or showing unbelief

bilious

bilious

[bil-yuhs]

peevish; irritable; cranky

gurn

gurn

[gurn]

make a comically or repulsively ugly face

saunter

saunter

[sawn-ter]

to walk with a leisurely gait; stroll

cacophony

cacophony

[kuh-kof-uh-nee]

a harsh discordant mixture of sounds

dilly-dally

dilly-dally

[dil-ee-dal-ee]

to waste time or be indecisive

aplomb

aplomb

[uh-plom]

imperturbable self-possession, poise, or assurance

philanthropic

philanthropic

[fil-uhn-throp-ik]

of, pertaining to, engaged in, or characterized by philanthropy; benevolent

pragmatism

pragmatism

[prag-muh-tiz-uhm]

character or conduct that emphasizes practicality

harass

harass

[huh-ras]

to persistently trouble or annoy someone

avaricious

avaricious

[av-uh-rish-uhs]

characterized by avarice; greedy; covetous

verdant

verdant

[vur-dnt]

of the color green