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smorgasbord

[smawr-guhs-bawrd]

a buffet meal of various hot and cold hors d'oeuvres, salads, casserole dishes, meats, cheeses, etc.

vitiate

[vish-ee-eyt]

to impair or weaken effectiveness and quality of

doting

[doh-ting]

excessively fond

proud

[proud]

feeling deep satisfaction from one's achievements or possessions

tisane

[ti-zan]

aromatic or herb-flavored tea

empirical

[em-pir-i-kuhl]

derived from or guided by experience or experiment

permeate

[pur-mee-eyt]

to pass into or through every part of

solipsism

[sol-ip-siz-uhm]

the theory that only the self exists, or can be proved to exist

disparage

[dih-spar-ij]

to speak of or treat slightingly; depreciate; belittle

malign

[muh-lahyn]

to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame

pervasive

[per-vey-siv]

spread throughout

inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

settled or confirmed in a habit, practice, feeling, or the like

intransigent

[in-tran-si-juhnt]

refusing to agree or compromise; uncompromising; inflexible

nomadic

[no-mad-dic]

wandering from place to place

plaza

[plah-zuh]

a public square in a city or town.

frenzied

[fren-zeed]

violently agitated; frantic; wild

triskaidekaphobia

[tris-kahy-dek-uh-foh-bee-uh]

a fear of the number 13

spondee

[spon-dee]

in poetry, a "foot" of two syllables, both of which are long in quantitative meter or stressed in accentual meter

clangor

[klang-er]

a loud, resonant sound

drowse

[drouz]

to be dull or sluggish

aberration

[ab-uh-rey-shuhn]

a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically one that is unwelcome

deprecate

[dep-ri-keyt]

to express earnest disapproval of

inject

[in-jekt]

to introduce a substance into something, typically a body or system

bolt

[bohlt]

a metal pin or fastener; to run away suddenly