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strident

[strahyd-nt]

making or having a harsh sound; grating; creaking

conflate

[kuhn-fleyt]

to fuse into one entity; merge

homonym

[hom-uh-nim]

each of two or more words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins

insolent

[in-suh-luhnt]

boldly rude or disrespectful; contemptuously impertinent; insulting

somnolent

[som-nuh-luhnt]

sleepy; drowsy

connive

[kuh-nahyv]

to cooperate secretly; conspire (often followed by with)

perpetuate

[per-pech-oo-eyt]

to enable or allow the continuation of into the future; keep alive (used most often in reference to something considered harmful or false)

caducity

[kuh-doo-si-tee]

the infirmity or weakness of old age; senility

holophrase

[hol-uh-freyz]

a word functioning as a phrase or sentence, as the imperative "Go!"

zwetschenwasser

[zwet-shun-waz-er]

a colorless plum brandy with a bitter almond taste

somber

[som-ber]

gloomily dark; shadowy; dimly lighted

tantamount

[tan-tuh-mount]

equivalent, as in value, force, effect, or signification

officious

[uh-fish-uhs]

objectionably aggressive in offering one's unrequested and unwanted services, help, or advice; meddlesome

bolide

[boh-lahyd]

a large, brilliant meteor, especially one that explodes; fireball

deleterious

[del-i-teer-ee-uhs]

injurious to health

efface

[ih-feys]

to wipe out; do away with; expunge

commodious

[kuh-moh-dee-uhs]

spacious and convenient; roomy

polemic

[puh-lem-ik]

a controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine, etc.

imbricate

[im-bri-keyt]

overlapping in sequence, as tiles or shingles on a roof

obelus

[ob-uh-luhs]

a mark (− or ÷) used in ancient manuscripts to point out spurious, corrupt, doubtful, or superfluous words or passages

elusive

[ih-loo-siv]

eluding or failing to allow for or accommodate a clear perception or complete mental grasp; hard to express or define

contemporary

[kuhn-tem-puh-rer-ee]

of the present time; modern

calumny

[kal-uhm-nee]

a false and malicious statement designed to injure the reputation of someone or something

eponym

[ep-uh-nim]

a person after whom a discovery, invention, place, etc., is named or thought to be named