Fun
hurtle
[hur-tl]
to rush violently; move with great speed
serpentine
[sur-puhn-teen]
of, characteristic of, or resembling a serpent, as in form or movement
dungarees
[duhng-guh-ree]
work clothes, overalls, etc. made of blue denim
effervescent
[ef-er-ves-uhnt]
effervescing; bubbling
yelp
[yelp]
to give a quick, sharp, shill cry, as a dog or fox
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"
pompous
[pom-puhs]
characterized by an ostentatious display of dignity or importance
beck
[bek]
a gesture used to signal, summon, or direct someone
hobnob
[hob-nob]
to associate on very friendly terms (usually followed by 'with')
picaroon
[pik-uh-roon]
a rogue or a scoundrel
celebratory
[sel-uh-bruh-tawr-ee]
relating to or being the commemoration of an event with ceremonies or festivities
flibbertigibbet
[flib-er-tee-jib-it]
a frivolous, flighty, or excessively talkative person
brouhaha
[broo-hah-hah]
a noisy and overexcited reaction or response to something
snafu
[sna-foo]
a badly confused or ridiculously muddled situation
chutzpah
[hutz-pah]
informal shameless audacity; impudence
yahoo
[yah-hoo]
a boorish, crass, or stupid person
hubbub
[huhb-uhb]
a loud, confused noise, as of many voices
gargantuan
[gahr-gan-choo-uhn]
gigantic; enormous; colossal
catawampus
[kat-uh-wom-puhs]
is not lined up or not arranged correctly, or diagonally; in disarray or disorder; askew
quibble
[kwib-uhl ]
an instance of the use of ambiguous, prevaricating, or irrelevant language or arguments to evade a point at issue
jocular
[jok-yuh-ler]
given to, characterized by, intended for, or suited to joking or jesting; waggish; facetious
jubilee
[joo-buh-lee]
the celebration of any certain anniversaries, as the twenty-fifth (silver jubilee), fiftieth (golden jubilee), or sixtieth or seventy-fifth (diamond jubilee)
vivacious
[vi-vey-shuhs]
lively; animated; spirited
vivify
[viv-uh-fahy]
to give life to; animate; quicken