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legerdemain
[lej-er-duh-meyn]
sleight of hand; trickery
provident
[prov-i-duhnt]
having or showing foresight; providing carefully for the future
pontificate
[pon-tif-i-keyt]
express one's opinions in a way considered annoyingly pompous and dogmatic
triskaidekaphobia
[tris-kahy-dek-uh-foh-bee-uh]
a fear of the number 13
corrie
[kor-ee]
a circular hollow in the side of a hill or mountain
tarantism
[tar-uhn-tiz-uhm]
a mania characterized by an uncontrollable impulse to dance, especially as prevalent in southern Italy from the 15th to the 17th century, popularly attributed to the bite of the tarantula
transcend
[tran-send]
to rise above or go beyond; overpass; exceed
desiccate
[des-i-keyt ]
to dry thoroughly; dry up
eponym
[ep-uh-nim]
a person after whom a discovery, invention, place, etc., is named or thought to be named
proliferate
[pruh-lif-uh-reyt]
to grow or produce by multiplication of parts, as in budding or cell division, or by procreation
aerostat
[air-uh-stat]
an airship or hot-air balloon, especially one that is tethered
plenteous
[plen-tee-uhs]
plentiful; copious; abundant
ballyhoo
[bal-ee-hoo]
a clamorous and vigorous attempt to win customers or advance any cause; blatant advertising or publicity
williwaw
[wil-ee-waw]
a sudden violent squall blowing offshore from a mountainous coast
embroil
[em-broil]
to bring into discord or conflict; involve in contention or strife
querulous
[kwer-uh-luhs]
full of complaints; complaining