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balance

[bal-uhns]

an even distribution of weight enabling someone or something to remain upright and steady

perky

[pur-kee]

jaunty; cheerful; brisk; pert

dungarees

[duhng-guh-ree]

work clothes, overalls, etc. made of blue denim

irk

[urk ]

to irritate, annoy, or exasperate

hootenanny

[hoot-n-an-ee, hoot-nan-ee]

a social gathering or informal concert featuring folk singing and, sometimes, dancing

flibbertigibbet

[flib-er-tee-jib-it]

a frivolous, flighty, or excessively talkative person

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)

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"

adorned

[ad-orn-ed]

decorated or embellished to make something more attractive.

harbingers

[hahr-bin-jerz]

indicators; bringers of warnings

engulf

[en-guhlf]

to flow over and enclose; to overwhelm.

dunce

[duhns]

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

inset

[in-set]

a small picture or map within a larger one

blend

[bl-end]

to mix different substances or elements to form a unified whole.

effortlessly

[ef-ert-lis-lee]

in a way that requires little or no effort.

stood

[stood]

rose to an upright position.

quell

[kwel]

to suppress; put an end to; extinguish

chutzpah

[hutz-pah]

informal shameless audacity; impudence

hobnob

[hob-nob]

to associate on very friendly terms (usually followed by 'with')

hubbub

[huhb-uhb]

a loud, confused noise, as of many voices

materialize

[muh-teer-ee-uh-lize]

to appear or become actual

dispel

[dih-spel]

to drive off in various directions; disperse; dissipate

flicker

[flik-er]

to shine unsteadily or briefly

protruding

[proh-troo-ding]

sticking out or extending beyond a surface