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turbulent
[tur-byuh-luhnt]
being in a state of agitation or tumult; disturbed
propinquity
[proh-ping-kwi-tee]
the state of being close to someone or something; proximity
oxymoron
[ok-si-mawr-on]
a figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect, as in “cruel kindness” or “to make haste slowly"
aerostat
[air-uh-stat]
an airship or hot-air balloon, especially one that is tethered
pharaonic
[fair-ey-on-ik]
impressively or overwhelmingly large, luxurious, etc.
auriferous
[aw-rif-er-uhs]
yielding or containing gold
legerdemain
[lej-er-duh-meyn]
sleight of hand; trickery
sycophant
[sik-uh-fuhnt, sik-uh-fant]
a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite
tutelary
[toot-l-er-ee]
serving as a protector, guardian, or patron
homonym
[hom-uh-nim]
each of two or more words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins
manavelins
[muh-nav-uh-linz]
miscellaneous pieces of gear and material
penumbra
[pi-nuhm-bruh]
the partial or imperfect shadow outside the complete shadow of an opaque body, as a planet, where the light from the source of illumination is only partly cut off
winebibber
[wahyn-bib-er]
a person who drinks a lot wine
piffle
[pif-uhl]
nonsense, as trivial or senseless talk
vocational
[voh-key-shuh-nl]
of, relating to, or connected with a vocation or occupation
ken
[ken]
know