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pulchritude

[puhl-kri-tood]

physical beauty; comeliness

diaphanous

[dahy-af-uh-nuhs]

very sheer and light; almost completely transparent or translucent

clairvoyant

[klair-voi-uhnt]

of, by, or pertaining to clairvoyance

pique

[peek]

a feeling of irritation or resentment resulting from a slight, especially to one's pride

expatiate

[ik-spey-shee-eyt]

to enlarge in discourse or writing; be copious in description or discussion

mollify

[mol-uh-fahy]

to soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease

subjugate

[suhb-juh-geyt]

to bring under complete control or subjection; conquer; master

truculent

[truhk-yuh-luhnt]

aggressively hostile; belligerent

evanescent

[ev-uh-nes-uhnt]

soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence; quickly fading or disappearing

austere

[aw-steer]

(of living conditions or a way of life) having no comforts or luxuries; harsh or ascetic

attitudinize

[at-i-tood-n-ahyz]

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

purl

[purl]

knitting; to knit with a reverse stitch

demur

[dih-mur]

to make objection, especially on the grounds of scruples; take exception; object

illicit

[ih-lis-it]

not legally permitted or authorized; unlicensed; unlawful

transfigure

[trans-fig-yer]

to change in outward form or appearance; transform

bellicose

[bel-i-kohs]

inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile; belligerent; pugnacious

tenacious

[tuh-ney-shuhs]

holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold

pleonasm

[plee-uh-naz-uhm]

the use of more words than are necessary to express an idea; redundancy

peignoir

[peyn-whar]

a woman’s dressing gown

chartreuse

[shahr-trooz]

a clear, light green with a yellowish tinge

noxious

[nok-shuhs]

harmful or injurious to health or physical well-being

dirigible

[dir-i-juh-buhl]

an airship

whet

[wet]

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

obtuse

[uhb-toos]

not quick or alert in perception, feeling, or intellect; not sensitive or observant; dull