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zest

[zest]

keen relish; hearty enjoyment; gusto

saunter

[sawn-ter]

to walk with a leisurely gait; stroll

corybantic

[kawr-uh-ban-tik]

wild; frenzied

taboret

[tab-er-it]

a stool-like seat for one person

skedaddle

[ski-dad-ld]

to run away hurriedly; flee

evanescent

[ev-uh-nes-uhnt]

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

gossamer

[gos-uh-mer]

of or like gossamer; extremely light, flimsy, or delicate

replete

[ri-pleet]

very full of or sated by food

quire

[kwahyuhr]

a collection of 24 or sometimes 25 sheets of paper of the same size and quality: one twentieth of a ream

milquetoast

[milk-tohst]

a very timid, unassertive, spineless person, especially one who is easily dominated or intimidated

concatenate

[kon-kat-n-eyt]

link (things) together in a chain or series

talisman

[tal-is-muhn]

any amulet or charm

parsimonious

[pahr-suh-moh-nee-uhs]

unwilling to spend money or use resources

scunner

[skuhn-er]

an irrational dislike; loathing

yeoman

[yoh-muhn]

performed in a workmanlike, valiant, and useful manner, especially in situations involving a great deal of effort

toplofty

[top-lawf-tee, -lof-]

condescending; haughty

recalcitrant

[ri-kal-si-truhnt]

having an obstinately uncooperative attitude toward authority or discipline

docile

[dos-uhl]

ready to accept control or instruction; submissive

impute

[im-pyoot]

to attribute or ascribe

pulchritude

[puhl-kri-tood]

physical beauty; comeliness

sauerbraten

[sou-er-braht-n]

a dish of German origin consisting of beef that is marinated in vinegar with peppercorns, onions, and other seasonings before cooking

curmudgeon

[ker-muhj-uhn]

a bad-tempered, difficult, cantankerous person

magnanimous

[mag-nan-uh-muhs]

high-minded; noble

cavalier

[kav-uh-leer]

haughty, disdainful, or supercilious