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pusillanimous

[pyoo-suh-lan-uh-muhs]

lacking courage or resolution; cowardly; faint-hearted; timid

standoffish

[stand-aw-fish]

somewhat aloof or reserved; cold and unfriendly

legerdemain

[lej-er-duh-meyn]

sleight of hand; trickery

skedaddle

[ski-dad-ld]

to run away hurriedly; flee

gurn

[gurn]

make a comically or repulsively ugly face

staid

[steyd]

of settled or sedate character; not flighty or capricious

bellicose

[bel-i-kohs]

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

platitude

[plat-i-tood]

a flat, dull, or trite remark, especially one uttered as if it were fresh or profound

descant

[des-kant ]

to comment or discourse at great length

miscreant

[mis-kree-uhnt]

a vicious or depraved person; villain

solstice

[sol-stis]

either of the two times a year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator: about June 21, when the sun reaches its northernmost point on the celestial sphere, or about December 22, when it reaches its southernmost point

condign

[kuhn-dahyn]

well-deserved; fitting; adequate

expatiate

[ik-spey-shee-eyt]

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

rapscallion

[rap-skal-yuhn]

a rascal; rogue; scamp

farouche

[fa-roosh]

sullen or shy in company

spasmodic

[spaz-mod-ik ]

pertaining to or of the nature of a spasm; characterized by spasms

logorrhea

[law-guh-ree-uh]

pathologically incoherent, repetitious speech; incessant or compulsive talkativeness

scunner

[skuhn-er]

an irrational dislike; loathing

pleonasm

[plee-uh-naz-uhm]

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

myriad

[mir-ee-uhd]

a very great or indefinitely great number of persons or things

purl

[purl]

knitting; to knit with a reverse stitch

austere

[aw-steer]

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

svelte

[svelt]

slim; slender in figure or lithe

prevaricate

[pri-var-i-keyt]

speak or act in an evasive way