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lackadaisical
[lak-uh-dey-zi-kuhl]
without interest, vigor, or determination; listless; lethargic
aberration
[ab-uh-rey-shuhn]
a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically one that is unwelcome
embroil
[em-broil]
to bring into discord or conflict; involve in contention or strife
oeillade
[œ-yad]
an amorous glance; ogle
horripilation
[haw-rip-uh-ley-shuhn]
the erection of hairs on the skin due to cold, fear, or excitement
pecuniary
[pi-kyoo-nee-er-ee]
of or relating to money
quisling
[kwiz-ling]
a person who betrays his or her own country by aiding an invading enemy, often serving later in a puppet government; a traitor
validate
[val-i-deyt ]
to make valid; substantiate; confirm
facile
[fas-il]
moving, acting, working, proceeding, etc., with ease, sometimes with superficiality
cicerone
[sis-uh-roh-nee]
a guide who gives information about antiquities and places of interest to sightseers
stownlins
[stoun-linz]
secretly, stealthily
sagacious
[suh-gey-shuhs]
having or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense; shrewd
threnody
[thren-uh-dee]
a poem, speech, or song of lamentation, especially for the dead; dirge; funeral song
plumbeous
[pluhm-bee-uhs]
resembling or containing lead; leaden
lugubrious
[loo-goo-bree-uhs]
mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner
cromlech
[krom-lek]
(no longer in technical use) a megalithic chamber tomb