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brain-teaser

[brayn-tee-zer]

a challenging puzzle or problem requiring thought to solve

adulate

[aj-uh-leyt]

to show excessive admiration or devotion to; flatter or admire servilely

dispel

[dih-spel]

to drive off in various directions; disperse; dissipate

flibbertigibbet

[flib-er-tee-jib-it]

a frivolous, flighty, or excessively talkative person

flicker

[flik-er]

to shine unsteadily or briefly

perky

[pur-kee]

jaunty; cheerful; brisk; pert

chutzpah

[hutz-pah]

informal shameless audacity; impudence

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"

stood

[stood]

rose to an upright position.

quell

[kwel]

to suppress; put an end to; extinguish

jubilee

[joo-buh-lee]

the celebration of any certain anniversaries, as the twenty-fifth (silver jubilee), fiftieth (golden jubilee), or sixtieth or seventy-fifth (diamond jubilee)

sprite

[sprahyt]

(in folklore) an elf, fairy, or goblin

funambulist

[fyoo-nam-byuh-list]

a tightrope walker

engulf

[en-guhlf]

to flow over and enclose; to overwhelm.

gargantuan

[gahr-gan-choo-uhn]

gigantic; enormous; colossal

inset

[in-set]

a small picture or map within a larger one

effortlessly

[ef-ert-lis-lee]

in a way that requires little or no effort.

razzmatazz

[raz-muh-taz]

razzle-dazzle, or showiness, brilliance, or virtuosity in technique or effect

hubbub

[huhb-uhb]

a loud, confused noise, as of many voices

degrading

[dih-gray-ding]

causing a loss of dignity or respect

vivify

[viv-uh-fahy]

to give life to; animate; quicken

dunce

[duhns]

a dull-witted, stupid, or ignorant person; dolt

accord

[uh-kord]

an agreement

materialize

[muh-teer-ee-uh-lize]

to appear or become actual