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stood

[stood]

rose to an upright position.

hobnob

[hob-nob]

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

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)

comet

[k-om-et]

a celestial object made of ice, dust, and gas, often with a glowing tail when near the sun.

ramshackle

[ram-shak-uhl]

loosely made or held together; rickety; shaky

adulate

[aj-uh-leyt]

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

hubbub

[huhb-uhb]

a loud, confused noise, as of many voices

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.

accord

[uh-kord]

an agreement

dispel

[dih-spel]

to drive off in various directions; disperse; dissipate

brain-teaser

[brayn-tee-zer]

a challenging puzzle or problem requiring thought to solve

inset

[in-set]

a small picture or map within a larger one

briskness

[brisk-nes]

the quality of being energetic or lively

perky

[pur-kee]

jaunty; cheerful; brisk; pert

chat

[chat]

to talk informally with someone

harbingers

[hahr-bin-jerz]

indicators; bringers of warnings

tintinnabulation

[tin-ti-nab-yuh-ley-shuhn]

the ringing or sound of bells

engulf

[en-guhlf]

to flow over and enclose; to overwhelm.

hodgepodge

[hoj-poj]

a heterogeneous mixture; jumble

sprite

[sprahyt]

(in folklore) an elf, fairy, or goblin

chutzpah

[hutz-pah]

informal shameless audacity; impudence

quell

[kwel]

to suppress; put an end to; extinguish

hootenanny

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

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