Fun

aquiver

[uh-kwiv-er]

in a state of trepidation or vibrant agitation; trembling; quivering

tintinnabulation

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

the ringing or sound of bells

jocular

[jok-yuh-ler]

given to, characterized by, intended for, or suited to joking or jesting; waggish; facetious

jabberwocky

[jab-er-wok-ee]

invented or meaningless language; nonsense

swanky

[swang-kee]

elegant or ostentatious; swank

funambulist

[fyoo-nam-byuh-list]

a tightrope walker

malarkey

[muh-lahr-kee]

meaningless talk; nonsense

incredulous

[in-krej-uh-luhs]

indicating or showing unbelief

pinochle

[pee-nuhk-uhl]

a popular card game played by two, three, or four persons, with a 48-card deck

burble

[bur-buhl]

to speak in an excited manner; babble.

winebibber

[wahyn-bib-er]

a person who drinks a lot wine

vaudeville

[vawd-vill]

theatrical entertainment consisting of a number of individual performances, acts, or mixed numbers, as by comedians, singers, dancers, acrobats, and magicians

peevish

[pee-vish]

showing annoyance, irritation, or bad mood

factoid

[fak-toid]

an insignificant or trivial fact

yelp

[yelp]

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

jovial

[joh-vee-uhl]

endowed with or characterized by a hearty, joyous humor or a spirit of good-fellowship

bombastic

[bom-bas-tik]

high-sounding; high-flown; inflated; pretentious

vamoose

[va-moos]

to leave hurriedly or quickly; decamp.

frisson

[free-sohn]

a sudden, passing sensation of excitement; a shudder of emotion; thrill

anthropomorphic

[an-thruh-puh-mawr-fik]

ascribing human form or attributes to a being or thing not human

copacetic

[koh-puh-set-ik]

fine; completely satisfactory; OK

vagarious

[vuh-gair-ee-uhs]

erratic and unpredictable in behavior or direction

succulent

[suhk-yuh-luhnt]

(of food) tender, juicy, and tasty

prestidigitation

[pres-ti-dij-i-tey-shuhn]

sleight of hand; legerdemain