December a⋅ma⋅ra⋅de⋅rie / ˌkɑ , -ˈræd , ˌkæm / Show Spelled Pronunciation [ kah-muh -rah -duh -ree , -rad -uh - , kam-uh - ] –noun comradeship; good-fellowship.
gas⋅tro⋅nome / ˈgæs / Show Spelled Pronunciation [ gas -truh -nohm] –noun a connoisseur of good food; gourmet; epicure.
29)ULULATE= ul⋅u⋅late / ˈʌl , ˈyul- / Show Spelled Pronunciation [ uhl -yuh -leyt, yool -] –verb (used without object), -lat⋅ed, -lat⋅ing. 1. to howl, as a dog or a wolf; hoot, as an owl.
2. to utter howling sounds, as in shrill, wordless lamentation; wail.
3. to lament loudly and shrilly.
pu⋅er⋅ile / ˈpyu , -əˌraɪl , ˈpyʊər , -aɪl / Show Spelled Pronunciation [ pyoo -er-il, -uh -rahyl , pyoo -il, -ahyl ] –adjective 1. of or pertaining to a child or to childhood.
2. childishly foolish; immature or trivial: a puerile piece of writing.
pu⋅gi⋅list / ˈpyu / Show Spelled Pronunciation [ pyoo -juh -list] –noun a person who fights with the fists; a boxer, usually a professional.
26)QUANDARY= quan⋅da⋅ry / ˈkwɒn , -dri / Show Spelled Pronunciation [ kwon -duh -ree, -dree ] –noun, plural -ries. a state of perplexity or uncertainty, esp. as to what to do; dilemma.
25)LACKADAISICAL= lack⋅a⋅dai⋅si⋅cal
/ ˌlæk / Show Spelled Pronunciation [ lak-uh -dey -zi-kuh ] –adjective 1. without interest, vigor, or determination; listless; lethargic: a lackadaisical attempt.
2. lazy; indolent: a lackadaisical fellow.
Zeit⋅geist
/ ˈtsaɪtˌgaɪst / Show Spelled Pronunciation [ tsahyt -gahyst] –noun German . the spirit of the time; general trend of thought or feeling characteristic of a particular period of time.
CANDOUR =(
US candor )
• noun the quality of being open and honest.
— ORIGIN Latin candor ‘whiteness, purity’.
PILLORY=pillory verb to severely criticize someone, especially in a public way: UNDULANT=undulant • \UN-juh-lunt\ • adjective 1 : rising and falling in waves2 : having a wavy form, outline, or surface20)FUGACIOUS= fu⋅ga⋅cious / fyuˈgeɪ / Show Spelled Pronunciation [ fyoo-gey -shuh ] –adjective 1. fleeting; transitory: a sensational story with but a fugacious claim on the public's attention.
2. Botany .
con⋅fab⋅u⋅la⋅tion / kənˌfæb / Show Spelled Pronunciation [ kuh uh -ley -shuh ] –noun 1. the act of confabulating; conversation; discussion.
2. Psychiatry .
lum⋅mox / ˈflʌm / Show Spelled Pronunciation [ fluhm -uh ] –verb (used with object) Informal . to bewilder; confound; confuse.
17)PARI-PASSU= pa⋅ri pas⋅su / ˈpɑ ; Eng. ˈpɛər , ˈpɛər / Show Spelled Pronunciation [ pah -r ee pahs -soo; Eng. pair -ahy pas -oo, pair -ee] Latin . 1. with equal pace or progress; side by side.
2. without partiality; equably; fairly.
/ ɛsˈtʃu / Show Spelled Pronunciation [ es-choo ] –verb (used with object) to abstain or keep away from; shun; avoid:
to eschew evil. 15)PECCADILLO=pec⋅ca⋅dil⋅lo / ˌpɛk / Show Spelled Pronunciation [ pek-uh -dil -oh ] –noun, plural -loes, -los. a very minor or slight sin or offense; a trifling fault.
14)
FEY=fey / feɪ / Show Spelled Pronunciation [ fey ] –adjective 2.
3. supernatural; unreal; enchanted: elves, fairies, and other fey creatures.
4. being in unnaturally high spirits, as were formerly thought to precede death.
5. whimsical; strange; otherworldly: a strange child with a mysterious smile and a fey man
13)
VIRAGO=vi⋅ra⋅go / vɪˈrɑ , -ˈreɪ- / Show Spelled Pronunciation [ vi-rah -goh , -rey - ] –noun, plural -goes, -gos. 1. a loud-voiced, ill-tempered, scolding woman; shrew.
2. Archaic .
12)
CARAPACE=car⋅a⋅pace / ˈkær / Show Spelled Pronunciation [ kar -uh -peys] –noun a bony or chitinous shield, test, or shell covering some or all of the dorsal part of an animal, as of a turtle.
11)
OROTUND=o⋅ro⋅tund / ˈɔr , ˈoʊr- / Show Spelled Pronunciation [ awr -uh -tuhnd, ohr -] –adjective 1. (of the voice or speech) characterized by strength, fullness, richness, and clearness.
2. (of a style of speaking) pompous or bombastic.
10)
RODOMONTADE=rod⋅o⋅mon⋅tade / ˌrɒd , -ˈtɑd , -mən- , ˌroʊ / Show Spelled Pronunciation [ rod-uh -mon-teyd , -tahd , -muh , roh-duh - ] noun, adjective, verb, -tad⋅ed, -tad⋅ing. –noun 1. vainglorious boasting or bragging; pretentious, blustering talk.
–adjective –verb (used without object) 3. to boast; brag; talk big.
09)
SEPULCHER=sep⋅ul⋅cher / ˈsɛp / Show Spelled Pronunciation [ sep -uh ] –noun 1. a tomb, grave, or burial place.
2. a. a cavity in a mensa for containing relics of martyrs.
b. a structure or a recess in some old churches in which the Eucharist was deposited with due ceremonies on Good Friday and taken out at Easter in commemoration of Christ's entombment and Resurrection.
–verb (used with object) 3. to place in a sepulcher; bury.
08)
LASCIVIOUS=las⋅civ⋅i⋅ous / ləˈsɪv / Show Spelled Pronunciation [ luh -siv -ee-uh ] –adjective 1. inclined to lustfulness; wanton; lewd: a lascivious, girl-chasing old man.
2. arousing sexual desire: lascivious photographs.
3. indicating sexual interest or expressive of lust or lewdness: a lascivious gesture.
07)
POPINJAY=pop-in-jay / ˈpɒp / Show Spelled Pronunciation [ pop -in-jey] –noun 1. a person given to vain, pretentious displays and empty chatter; coxcomb; fop.
2. British Dialect .
3. Archaic .
06)
NEBBISH=neb-bish / ˈnɛb / Show Spelled Pronunciation [ neb -ish] –noun a pitifully ineffectual, luckless, and timid person.
05).
CHAGRIN=cha⋅grin / ʃəˈgrɪn / Show Spelled Pronunciation [ shuh -grin ] noun, verb, -grined or -grinned, -grin⋅ing or -grin⋅ning. –noun 1. a feeling of vexation, marked by disappointment or humiliation.
–verb (used with object) 2. to vex by disappointment or humiliation: The rejection of his proposal chagrined him deeply.
04).
BOURGEOIS=bour-geois 1 / bʊərˈʒwɑ , ˈbʊər ; Fr. burˈʒwa / Show Spelled Pronunciation [ boo zhwah , boo -zhwah; Fr. boor -zhwa ] noun, plural -geois, adjective –noun 1. a member of the middle class.
2. a person whose political, economic, and social opinions are believed to be determined mainly by concern for property values and conventional respectability.
3. a shopkeeper or merchant.
–adjective 4. belonging to, characteristic of, or consisting of the middle class.
5. conventional; middle-class.
6. dominated or characterized by materialistic pursuits or concerns.
03).
TATTERDEMALION =
tat·ter·de·mal·ion / ˌtæt -ˈmæl- / Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation [ tat-er-di-meyl -yuh -mal - ] –noun 1. a person in tattered clothing; a shabby person.
–adjective 2. ragged; unkempt or dilapidated.
02).
VANDALISM =van·dal·ism/ ˈvæn / Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation [ van -dl-iz-uh ] –noun 1. deliberately mischievous or malicious destruction or damage of property: vandalism of public buildings.
2. the conduct or spirit characteristic of the Vandals.
3. willful or ignorant destruction of artistic or literary treasures.
01).
FORAY =
for·ay / ˈfɔr ˈfɒr / Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation / ˈfɔr ˈfɒr / Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation [ fawr -ey, for -ey] –noun 1. a quick raid, usually for the purpose of taking plunder: Vikings made a foray on the port.
2. a quick, sudden attack: The defenders made a foray outside the walls.
3. an initial venture: a successful foray into politics.
–verb (used without object) 4. to make a raid; pillage; maraud.
5. to invade or make one's way, as for profit or adventure: foreign industries foraying into U.S. markets.
–verb (used with object) 6. to ravage in search of plunder; pillage.
[kah-muh-rah-duh-ree, -rad-uh-, kam-uh-] 
r-il, -ahyl] 
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